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Steelers announce plans for Acrisure Stadium membership-only club
The Pittsburgh Steelers are planning a new premium club to open for the 2026 NFL season. The 1933 Club will be a membership-only speakeasy-inspired space within Acrisure Stadium that the Steelers say will provide an elevated experience for fans. Nodding to Pittsburgh’s history, the club’s name is a reference to...
Cam Heyward ‘sleeping a lot better’ after securing incentives in Steelers contract
Cameron Heyward didn’t want his contract to remain unsettled until the eve of the Pittsburgh Steelers season opener. But he’s happy to have negotiations in the rearview mirror. “I only realized how I’m more relieved because I’m sleeping a lot better,” Heyward said Thursday, speaking publicly about his contract for...
First Call: Examining the Steelers’ alleged interest in Tyreek Hill; more Seahawks secondary issuesVideo
Thursday’s “First Call” follows up on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ alleged interest in Miami wide receiver Tyreek Hill. There are two stories of interest surrounding the Seattle Seahawks’ secondary in advance of their trip to Pittsburgh. And an error made by a New York Jet in their loss to Pittsburgh has...
U mad, bro?: Cam Heyward, Keeanu Benton, Broderick Jones take heat from Steelers fans even after win
After the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Jets, 34-32, on Sunday, quarterback Aaron Rodgers summed up the victory perfectly. “The best part about Week 1 victories like this is there’s so much correctable tape,” Rodgers said. “It’s like a coach’s dream journal. To win, but also to have some correctable moments?...
8 years after almost connecting with the Steelers on draft night, Jabrill Peppers happy he has now
Separately and on consecutive days this week, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and veteran NFL safety Jabrill Peppers acknowledged they had eyes for each other during the lead-up to the 2017 draft. It never will be known with certainty if the Steelers would have selected Peppers with the No. 30...
Longtime Seahawk DK Metcalf downplays facing them in 1st home game with Steelers
Bemused by the multiple attempts to elicit a change of tone, DK Metcalf finally had enough. Smiling, he playfully mocked the reporters gathered around him. “Y’all are gonna make it a big deal,” Metcalf said of facing his former team, “but I’m not.” Try as they collectively might via several...
Steelers’ Broderick Jones ready to work on ‘everything’ after forgettable debut at left tackle
Broderick Jones didn’t want to start his season that way. He didn’t want Aaron Rodgers to be sacked on the first snap. He didn’t want to be responsible — directly or otherwise — for three of the four sacks taken by Rodgers in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 34-32 victory Sunday against...
Steelers place Malik Harrison, Skylar Thompson on injured reserve, announce Jabrill Peppers signing
Safety Jabrill Peppers officially joined the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday, but he wasn’t the only player added to the 53-man roster. Cornerback James Pierre was signed from the practice squad, and the Steelers placed two players on injured reserve. Linebacker Malik Harrison and quarterback Skylar Thompson were added to the...
Mark Madden: Steelers don’t have solution for Broderick Jones’ struggles
The Pittsburgh Steelers have problems. Some can be fixed. The eventual return of injured rookie defensive lineman Derrick Harmon should help the run defense, which got gashed this past Sunday at New York. The rushing attack has two established pros in Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell. If neither step forward,...
First Call: Terry Bradshaw changes his tune on Aaron Rodgers; something to watch with the refs in Steelers-Seahawks
In Wednesday’s “First Call,” Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw is singing a different tune about Aaron Rodgers. The fancy stats seem to like Justin Fields’ performance better than how Rodgers played in the Steelers’ win over New York on Sunday. We know the officiating crew for this week’s...
Tim Benz: The easier the analysis, the harder the answers for Steelers’ run defense
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin knows what needs to improve when it comes to his team’s struggling run defense. “I want us to be stouter,” Tomlin said Tuesday. OK. Great. Sounds good. We’ll see everybody Sunday at Acrisure Stadium against the Seattle Seahawks. Problem identified. Problem solved. Of course,...
Did the Steelers get ‘hosed’ by the officials in New York? CBS rules analyst Gene Steratore weighs in
After Sunday’s 34-32 season-opening win in New York, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said that he believed the Steelers “got hosed” by the officials on a crucial call late in the game. It turns out he may have been right. With just over a minute remaining in the game, trailing...
Steelers injury report: Joey Porter Jr. does not practice, Nick Herbig limited
Three days after leaving the season opener during the second half because of a hamstring injury, Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. did not participate in the first practice of the week. The top reserve at outside linebacker, Nick Herbig, was listed as a limited participant on the injury report....
Mike Tomlin assesses play of Steelers LT Broderick Jones in opener: ‘It could be better’
Mike Tomlin made one thing clear about his offense Tuesday at his weekly news conference: He doesn’t want to see his 41-year-old quarterback on his backside four times on a weekly basis. Aaron Rodgers was sacked four times — and hit seven overall — in the Steelers’ 34-32 victory against...
Acrisure ranks 3rd-worst stadium in NFL for game-day traffic
Acrisure Stadium, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, ranked the third-worst stadium for game-day traffic in the NFL, according to a new Pickswise study. Each NFL stadium was scored out of 100 in the rankings, factoring in congestion levels, rush hour travel time and pollution levels around the stadiums. Acrisure received...
Steelers live: Mike Tomlin previews Week 2 matchup with SeahawksVideo
What will Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense do for an encore? That’s the question fans of the home team will be waiting to have answered Sunday when the Steelers host Seattle in the home opener at 1 p.m. at Acrisure Stadium. Rodgers threw for 244 yards and four...
Steelers to sign veteran safety Jabrill Peppers with DeShon Elliott ruled out for Week 2
Mike Tomlin thinks so highly of Jabrill Peppers that he mistakenly thought the former Michigan star safety was a high first-round pick when he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 2017. Tomlin seemed to be taken aback when asked Tuesday whether the Steelers, who had shown pre-draft interest in...
First Call: Seahawks injury news; Giants sticking with Russell Wilson; Tyler Glasnow exits during no-hitter
Tuesday’s “First Call” has injury news for the Seattle Seahawks as they get ready to arrive at Acrisure Stadium for Sunday’s game against the Steelers. We check in on Russell Wilson’s status in New York, and we update the health of a former Steeler who was injured for Miami. Plus,...
Broderick Jones, Payton Wilson, Keeanu Benton absorb criticism from ex-Steelers
Some ex-Steelers are unhappy with what they are seeing from a trio of current players in black and gold. Retired Steelers offensive lineman Trai Essex has gotten into the media game. He hosts the “Snap Count Show” with former teammate Charlie Batch on the Big Play Sports Network. The two-time...
Tim Benz: Let Aaron Rodgers write the Steelers’ future. He can’t erase the past
Aaron Rodgers was excellent in his debut as the starting quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. He was 22 of 30 (73%) for 244 yards, four touchdowns, no interceptions and a passer rating of 136.7 en route to a 34-32 victory over the New York Jets. That statement and...
Veteran safety Chuck Clark gets unexpected expanded role in debut with SteelersVideo
Chuck Clark has played in 109 NFL games over the past nine seasons. He’s started every game he’s played since 2019. And yet he began the season slotting in at sixth or seventh on a theoretical depth chart among pieces in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ secondary. After not one but two...
Steelers laud Jalen Ramsey’s physicality in season-opening win against JetsVideo
The last play for the Pittsburgh Steelers defense featured a hit that left a lasting impression. Jalen Ramsey’s jarring shot that dislodged the ball from New York Jets receiver Garrett Wilson on fourth down was the buzz of the locker room after the Steelers escaped with a 34-32 victory Sunday at...
Steelers sign veteran wide receiver Rakim Jarrett to practice squadVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Rakim Jarrett to their practice squad Monday. Jarrett, 24, has appeared in 21 games (including playoffs) over the past two seasons since making the team as an undrafted free agent in 2023. The 6-foot, 190-pound Jarrett has 13 catches for...
Jaylen Warren? Kaleb Johnson? No — Kenneth Gainwell served as RB1 in Steelers opener
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Some fans might have raised eyebrows at how much running back Kenneth Gainwell played in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season opener Sunday. Even Gainwell himself admitted that when he joined the Steelers via a one-year, $1.79 million contract in March that he did not even envision playing...
5 things: Steelers’ usage of receivers, tight ends comes into focus in season opener
Five things we learned from Steelers 34, Jets 32: 1. Dreaming big For the first time since the 2015 season, the Steelers put up 34 points in a second opener. For the first time since 2020 when Ben Roethlisberger was in his penultimate season, a quarterback had four touchdown passes...
