Steelers/NFL category, Page 270
Keep ’em? Let ’em walk? Making a case for each of the Steelers’ pending free agents
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in a much better spot with the salary cap now than they were a year ago when they lost five starters to free agency. Ben Roethlisberger’s salary is off the books, and the league-wide cap is bloated as the revenue-sapping effects of covid diminish. The Steelers...
Steelers confirm 4 more candidates interviewed for GM job
Add four names to the list of candidates interviewed by the Pittsburgh Steelers to be the organization’s next general manager. The team’s verified Twitter account revealed Friday evening that Green Bay Packers co-director of player personnel John Wojciechowski, Indianapolis Colts college scouting director Morocco Brown, Carolina Panthers assistant GM Dan...
Mark Madden: Steelers current quarterbacks should get public support from T.J. Watt, Najee Harris
NFL Defensive Player of the Year T.J. Watt spoke on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ succession plan at quarterback: “We’ll see what happens at the quarterback position. I trust the guys upstairs to be able to bring a guy in that can win us some games, and I’m going to do everything...
Steelers’ T.J. Watt confirms NFL fine, discloses allergy that resulted in emergency hospital escort from James Harrison
On a recent episode of Barstool’s “Pardon My Take” podcast, the newly crowned Defensive Player of the Year disclosed that he has a wicked tree nut allergy. Tree nuts include the likes of almonds, pecans, pistachios, walnuts and Brazil nuts. Among the incidents that the Steelers linebacker has encountered is...
First Call: Ryan Clark doubts Mason Rudolph; ex-Steelers assistant hired in Green Bay; Aaron Donald to keep playing?
Friday’s “First Call” has a less-than-optimistic opinion on the Steelers offense from one of the team’s former players. We have updates on the post-Super Bowl retirement talk surrounding Sean McVay and Penn Hills alum Aaron Donald. A former Steelers assistant may factor into the Aaron Rodgers situation in Green Bay....
After near-historic rookie season, Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth vows improvement in Year 2
Before taking the field of the Hall of Fame Game in August, Pat Freiermuth had been limited to four live football games over the previous 20 months. He would play in 21 over the ensuing 23 weeks. That’s almost as many as he played throughout the entirety of his career...
U mad, bro?: No Valentines this week, but lots of agitation about Steelers offensive line, quarterbacks, Kenny Pickett’s hands
My inbox this week was stuffed with plenty of emails about the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback conundrum. Offensive line concerns. Journalism lectures. Penguins negativity. And hamburger commercials. I didn’t get any Valentine’s Day e-cards though. That was sad. But in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, “U mad, bro?” is like a...
With the 2021 NFL season complete, Steelers have underwhelming public perception, expectations for 2022
When you think of the Pittsburgh Steelers compared to other NFL franchises, do these names pop into your head immediately? The Atlanta Falcons. The Washington Commanders. The Carolina Panthers. How about some other long-standing organizations with a history of winning Super Bowls that have fallen on hard times recently? Teams...
First Call: Huge local Super Bowl TV ratings; ESPN picks cities for 2 Steelers free agents, puts QB and CB in Pittsburgh
We’ve talked plenty about what the Steelers may or may not do on the trade market and at the draft. But what about free agency? ESPN has some guesses. They also have some suggestions for new homes for two current Steelers free agents. Pittsburgh was one of the best cities...
Steelers name Pat Meyer as new offensive line coach
For the second time in a week, the Pittsburgh Steelers filled an open position on their offensive coaching staff with a former Carolina Panthers assistant. On Tuesday, the Steelers announced the hiring of Pat Meyer as offensive line coach. On Feb. 8, the Steelers named Frisman Jackson their wide receivers...
Cameron Sutton evolved into every-down leader for Steelers in ‘21
Throughout his NFL career, Cameron Sutton has been the man who could do everything for the Pittsburgh Steelers. It wasn’t until Year 5, though, when Sutton did do everything for them, and on a full-time basis. Only one Steelers player (Terrell Edmunds) was on the field more often during the...
The longshot Steelers? Only 7 teams have worse odds to win next year’s Super Bowl
The end of the Super Bowl means the NFL world is already looking forward to next year’s championship. Locally, they might not like what they see. The odds for who will win Super Bowl LVII are out — and they aren’t kind to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Only seven of the...
Jerome Bettis, Terry Bradshaw, Troy Polamalu, JuJu Smith-Schuster represent Steelers in Super Bowl adsVideo
While their team wasn’t in the big game, several past and one present Pittsburgh Steelers players starred in Super Bowl LVI commercials on Sunday. • Road to Super Bowl LVI In a Pepsi and Frito-Lay commercial, former Steelers running back and Super Bowl XL champion Jerome Bettis brings the bus...
Aaron Donald’s trainer not surprised by retirement rumors: ‘He might as well go out on top’
When NBC announcer Rodney Harrison discussed the “strong possibility” that Aaron Donald could retire if the Los Angeles Rams won Super Bowl LVI, DeWayne Brown wasn’t the least bit surprised. Through his 2/10ths Speed and Agility program, Brown has trained Donald since he played at Penn Hills and watched his...
Mark Madden: It’s unrealistic to think the Steelers can reload right away
The notion that the Pittsburgh Steelers can reload a mediocre team immediately after their Hall of Fame quarterback retires seems insane, but par for the course locally. (Ben Roethlisberger might not have always looked the part in his final campaign, but his guile and guts engineered six fourth-quarter comebacks on...
Tim Benz: Super Bowl weekend of quarterback news may refocus offseason Steelers speculation
If the Pittsburgh Steelers are to take part in the 2022 offseason quarterback carousel, there needs to be a few ponies on the ride when it starts spinning. And some big-name horses may have been removed before the calliope music even begins to play. Based on reports over the weekend,...
First Call: Ryan Shazier’s endorsement for next Steelers quarterback; tough play for Pitt’s Tyler Boyd in Super Bowl
Monday’s “First Call” looks at Ryan Shazier’s idea for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ next quarterback. A bad break for a Pitt alum in the Super Bowl. Antonio Brown’s temper-tantrum glove sold at auction. And Sidney Crosby is staring at the prospect of goal No. 500 against the hated Philadelphia Flyers. Bad...
Watching Aaron Donald win Super Bowl an emotional moment for ex-Penn Hills coach
Demond Gibson watched as Aaron Donald couldn’t contain his tears of joy as confetti swirled around the Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle amid the Super Bowl LVI championship celebration. “I wanted this so bad,” Donald told NBC’s Michele Tafoya in a postgame interview. “I dreamed this, man. I dreamed this....
Reliving Ben Roethlisberger’s Super Bowl XLIII game-winning drive, the most memorable in team history
The Steelers’ last Super Bowl win was 13 years ago in Tampa Bay, Fla. They beat the Arizona Cardinals, 27-23, in Super Bowl XLIII for the franchise’s sixth Vince Lombardi Trophy. It couldn’t have happened without quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who retired from the NFL after the Steelers finished their 2021...
Ben Roethlisberger’s career highlights span more than 2 decades
1997-2000 Benjamin Todd Roethlisberger stars in three sports at Findlay High School in his native northwest Ohio hometown. He did not start at quarterback until his senior season, after the head coach’s son had graduated. 2000-03 In part because of his limited high school game exposure, big-time college programs bypass...
Superstition led to Ben Roethlisberger’s agent watching 2005 AFC title game from home
Leigh Steinberg, the inspiration for cinematic sports agent Jerry Maguire, has shown dozens of clients the money in his four decades representing professional athletes. His NFL clientele consists of 62 first-round draft picks, including eight No. 1 overall selections. He has represented 12 Pro Football Hall of Fame players, and...
Ben Roethlisberger capped a storybook career as a surefire Hall of Famer; what’s next is anyone’s guess
As he stood at a podium, located in a tiny room inside the bowels of Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium, Ben Roethlisberger was reflecting on what would be the final loss of his 18-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers when he was asked about his future. What’s next? What’s next for...
Bengals DB Mike Hilton discusses emotions toward Steelers in advance of Super Bowl
When former Pittsburgh Steeler Mike Hilton came back to Heinz Field with the Cincinnati Bengals in September, he definitely relished his new team’s 24-10 victory over his former franchise. Bengals teammate Tyler Boyd said Hilton spoke to the team twice in the days leading up to that game, claiming he...
Black NFL coaches lament hiring policies that fall short
Veteran NFL coach Anthony Lynn designed a personal defense in response to the league policy that requires teams to interview minority candidates for their top jobs. While he appreciates the intent of the policy, Lynn, who is Black, long ago added his own amendment to it: As his star rose...
Former Steelers star Louis Lipps enters ARD program in drunken driving case
Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Louis Lipps Jr. entered an accelerated probationary program Friday following a drunken driving crash in November. As part of the deal, Lipps must serve 12 months of probation, attend safe driving school and undergo a 60-day license suspension. Lipps entered the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program...
