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Editor’s note: This is Part 5 of a 12-part series breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers at each position in the offseason. All salary cap information courtesy spotrac.com or overthecap.com. No group on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster has more impending free agents than the tackle position. With three players set to...

Steelers and Pirates fans seem to be in a Goldilocks kind of mode this week. Some think my porridge is too hot. Some think it’s too cold. Some think I’m serving it up to the wrong people. Personally, I think it’s just right. You be the judge in this week’s...

A prediction on Ben Roethlisberger’s future from a former Steelers teammate. Also, a Pittsburgh-area product has a big night in the NHL. The Baltimore Ravens are losing an assistant coach. And the Duquesne Dukes may have a freshman star on their hands. All that in a well-balanced football-basketball-hockey “First Call”...

Editor’s note: This is Part 4 of a 12-part series breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers at each position in the offseason. All salary cap information courtesy spotrac.com or overthecap.com: After their tight ends finished with the NFL’s fewest receiving yards in 2019, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran Eric Ebron in...

The Steelers have won three playoff games in the past 10 seasons, badly collapsing at the conclusion of each of the past three. The Steelers had a Hall of Fame quarterback, a generational talent at receiver and arguably the best back of his era. They currently have an elite defense....

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians shares some fond memories of the Steelers Super Bowl XL team. Matt Stafford’s Detroit mansion is up for sale. So obviously he’s coming to Pittsburgh. And a lot of ex-Penguins had big nights in the NHL. Well, not every ex-Penguin. See if you...

Shortly after the calendar flipped to 2021, it struck me that I was beginning my 25th year in the sports media business. Nineteen of them in Pittsburgh. That felt like a little bit of an accomplishment. Until I turned on the radio and heard my ESPN Pittsburgh and WDVE colleague...

I know what Steelers fans will think as they read this post. “Tim, this is nothing but one giant ‘I TOLD YOU SO!’” Let me tell you in advance, yes. Yes, it’s exactly that. No more. No less. It is one giant “I told you so.” Because I did. Now...

Editor’s note: This is Part 3 of a 12-part series breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers at each position in the offseason. All salary cap information courtesy spotrac.com or overthecap.com: Since the Pittsburgh Steelers played the 2016 AFC championship game with Cobi Hamilton as the No. 2 receiver and Sammie Coates,...

ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. released his first projections for the 2021 NFL Draft on Tuesday, with the Pittsburgh Steelers choosing Tulsa outside linebacker Zaven Collins at No. 24. In eight games this season, Collins had 53 tackles, including 11.5 tackles for loss, plus four sacks, four interceptions and...

New Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins is getting some support from a former teammate as he leaves Washington. And it comes from a guy who helped keep him on the bench. We also flashback to a great moment in Pittsburgh sports. A Duquesne player gets a mid-season honor. And an update...

During his 105.9 The X radio show on Monday, TribLive columnist Mark Madden stated that he’d been told Steelers All-Pro T.J. Watt refused to participate in his exit interview with the team. They were held with players in the days after the club lost its playoff game to the Cleveland...

For the second consecutive time, the Pittsburgh Steelers have promoted their quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator. Matt Canada was named offensive coordinator Monday, replacing Randy Fichtner, whose contract was not renewed after three seasons. Canada, 49, just completed his first year as quarterbacks coach — and first year in an...

Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a 12-part series breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers at each position in the offseason. All salary cap information courtesy spotrac.com or overthecap.com: The participants in Super Bowl LV are proof having a strong running game isn’t a prerequisite to achieving playoff success. Neither...

Coach Mike Tomlin began reshaping his Pittsburgh Steelers staff on offense Monday with the hiring of Alfredo Roberts as tight ends coach. Roberts, 55, coached the tight ends last season for the Los Angeles Chargers. He also coached the Chargers running backs from 2017-19. Roberts brings 17 years of NFL...

It’s an odd Super Bowl from the Steelers’ perspective. Former offensive coordinator Bruce Arians got fired by the Steelers after the 2011 season. The Steelers said he retired, which was a whopper of a lie. Arians has since won NFL Coach of the Year twice and has Tampa Bay in...

Monday’s “First Call” gives us a dream scenario for the Steelers quarterback situation. Well, a pipe dream anyway. Speaking of Steelers quarterbacks, Devlin “Duck” Hodges has signed with another NFL team. We also look at some Pitt and Steelers connections to the Super Bowl. Plus, we give you the early...

The Steelers have been out of the playoffs for two weeks. Super Bowl LV is set as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 7. And it features two demons of Steelers history in Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski with Tampa Bay. Also, two reviled...

Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a 12-part series breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers at each position in the offseason. All salary cap information courtesy spotrac.com or overthecap.com: For the first time since George W. Bush’s first term as president, the Pittsburgh Steelers head into an offseason facing decisions...

The returns are early, but through four NFL starts and significant playing time in two other games, rookie fourth-round pick Kevin Dotson showed plenty of reason to believe he will become a full-time, multiyear starter for the Pittsburgh Steelers. That’s good, because it’s been some time since the Steelers found...

The Steelers went from 11-0 to a stink sandwich. They collapsed in each of the past three seasons. They have won three playoff games in 10 years despite talent that merited far better. They lost a playoff game at home to a six-point underdog, trailing 28-0 in the first quarter....

Vance McDonald was Man of the Year, it turns out, during his final year as an NFL player. McDonald announced his retirement Friday, six weeks after being named the Pittsburgh Steelers nominee for the prestigious Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award. A 30-year-old tight end, McDonald said he...

Friday’s “First Call” takes a look at a third Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator candidate. Chase Claypool is happy about the team’s latest quarterback addition. Bill O’Brien’s new gig is official. And a few college sports teams in Pittsburgh are getting creative to deal with covid-19 scheduling hassles. Next up On...

There is a lot of speculation over what the signing of former Washington quarterback Dwayne Haskins “really” means for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Is it an indicator that Ben Roethlisberger is going to retire? Is Haskins being brought on board to goose Roethlisberger in that direction? Does it mean that Mason...