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First Call: Bruce Arians’ quote about Ben Roethlisberger; Chris Drury not in mix for Penguins GM job
Bruce Arians and Franco Harris comment on the Steelers. A perceived general manager candidate is off the Penguins’ list. And Robert Morris hockey has a rare mid-week doubleheader. All that in Thursday’s “First Call.” Bruce on Brady and Ben Former Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians provided an interesting quote about...
Emotions finally in check, Antonio Brown seeks super ending that eluded him with Steelers
The Immaculate Extension continues to live on for Antonio Brown in Tampa Bay. No, not the lean-over-the-goal-line touchdown that won a division championship for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas 2016, perhaps the defining moment of Brown’s nine-year tenure wearing black-and-gold. The extension the 32-year-old Brown is experiencing these days pertains...
Steelers 2021 offseason positional outlook: Safeties
Editor’s note: This is Part 11 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: Starting safety is one position where the Pittsburgh Steelers don’t need much improvement. They do, however, have a couple of options...
Steelers in bottom half of NFL in betting odds for winning next year’s Super Bowl
This year’s Super Bowl has yet to be played. But that doesn’t mean sports books aren’t already taking bets on next year’s game. And Pittsburgh Steelers fans might not like where their team has been initially slotted into the NFL hierarchy. Ranked from most likely to least likely to win...
First Call: Best Super Bowl play ‘debate’; Steelers O-line supporting new hire
We may have a Steelers-Patriots Super Bowl dust up thanks to our friends “across the pond.” Steelers offensive linemen current and past are running to the defense of new offensive line coach Adrian Klemm. At least one big name quarterback is staying put. And the “cannons won’t thunder” in Tampa...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans are pushing back against media criticism, whether they are right or not
Steelers fans have had enough! It is time to fight for the flag! Or, in this case, the Terrible Towel. I suppose a month of ridiculing the Black and Gold during this winter of discontent has reached its saturation point. We’ve gotten far enough away from the team’s last loss...
Steelers 2021 offseason positional outlook: Cornerbacks
Editor’s note: This is Part 10 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 years of searching, the Pittsburgh Steelers finally found a pair of reliable, quality cornerbacks. It hasn’t come, though, without a...
Steelers make official promotion of Adrian Klemm to offensive line coach
After the public backing of some former and current Pittsburgh Steelers offensive linemen, Adrian Klemm’s promotion to the team’s offensive line coach became official Tuesday. News had leaked of the move involving the former assistant offensive line coach Monday, and the Steelers touted Klemm’s developmental bona fides in a press...
Former Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell doesn’t mind taking backseat for Chiefs’ Super Bowl run
Three years after last suiting up for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Le’Veon Bell continues to text and call some of his former teammates. Antonio Brown is not one of them. “We haven’t kept in contact like that,” Bell said Tuesday. They’ll be close — at least from a physical standpoint —...
Bradshaw, Bettis attempt Immaculate Reception for Super Bowl commercialVideo
It looks like the Steelers made it to Super Bowl LV after all. Well, a couple of former Steelers at least. Hall of Famers Terry Bradshaw and Jerome Bettis are among a bevy of former NFL stars making up the large ensemble cast of a Frito-Lay commercial premiering during Sunday’s...
First Call: Jerome Bettis’ take on Ben Roethlisberger’s issues; alumni support for new Steelers O-line coach
Tuesday’s “First Call” features Jerome Bettis’ take on Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. At least one person is a fan of the team’s new offensive line coach. An honor for Duquesne basketball as they get ready to open their new building. And Duquesne’s football team will have a 2020 season —...
JuJu Smith-Schuster addresses free agency, Ben Roethlisberger, his one ‘Browns is the Browns’ regret
Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is speaking publicly about his future, the infamous “Browns is the Browns” quote, logo dancing and offseason radio silence between him and Ben Roethlisberger. The TikTok star and former Pro Bowl pass-catcher is about to become a free agent. He appeared on Fox Sports Radio...
Steelers 2021 offseason positional outlook: Outside linebackers
Editor’s note: This is Part 9 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: In regards to glamour and star power, outside linebacker has arguably been the “money” position of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense over...
Steelers promote assistant Adrian Klemm to full-fledged OL coach, per report
Just like last time, the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t go too far to find a new offensive line coach. Adrian Klemm has been promoted from assistant OL coach to the full-time gig, according to a report from the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Klemm replaces Shaun Sarrett, who two years ago made...
Study: Pittsburgh the best U.S. city for football fans, State College 4th among ‘small’ cities
It’s Super Bowl week. And as the unofficial national holiday of game day approaches, so do the lists celebrating America’s favorite sport. And, at least according to a popular personal finance website, in no U.S. city is it better to be a football fan than Pittsburgh. Buoyed by an NFL...
Madden Monday: ‘It’s really grim for the Steelers,’ and not enough people will say that out loud
Based on the information coming out from Steelers headquarters last week, it sounds like the organization is taking a slow and steady approach to fixing the issues present with the team at the end of 2020. In fact, Steelers owner Art Rooney II went so far as to tell reporters...
Tim Benz: A return to the 1980s Pittsburgh sports scene? Sadly, it may have already started.
The 1980s were good for a few things. Hair metal. Karate. Tom Cruise movies. Acid wash jeans. Just a few things that leap to mind. However, they weren’t a great time for the Pittsburgh sports scene. No titles were won in Pittsburgh from 1979 (when the Steelers and Pirates both...
Patricia Rooney, wife of late Steelers chairman, remembered as ‘pillar of strength and grace’
For the NFL’s 100th anniversary season in 2019, the NFL commissioned a documentary examining the lives of four women in influential ownership families. Titled “A Lifetime of Sundays,” it included Patricia Rooney, wife of former Pittsburgh Steelers chairman and Ambassador to Ireland Dan Rooney. It showed how each woman —...
‘I have to go’: Steelers fan who has been to every Super Bowl will continue streak
PORTLAND, Maine — The Super Bowl is going to look different this year for three friends who’ve attended every installment of the big game. But Don Crisman, Tom Henschel and Gregory Eaton have tickets in hand and say they will be there, as they have every year since the first...
Steelers 2021 offseason positional outlook: Inside linebackers
Editor’s note: This is Part 8 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 position group on the Pittsburgh Steelers defense was hit harder by injuries than inside linebacker. Heading into the 2020 season,...
Patricia Rooney, wife of late Steelers owner Dan Rooney, dies at age 88
Patricia Rooney, the wife of late Pittsburgh Steelers chairman and Ambassador Dan Rooney, died Saturday night at her home, the team announced. She was 88. The matriarch of the Steelers, Mrs. Rooney had nine children, including Art Rooney II, the team’s president. “My family and I are mourning the passing...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Talk of Steelers’ one last shot at Super Bowl is pipe dream
It seems Ben Roethlisberger is going to play in 2021. He’ll extend his contract a few more years but retire after the coming season. He’ll probably convert the $19 million he is due to a signing bonus to spread out the cap hit. He’ll talk center Maurkice Pouncey into playing...
Buccaneers, Chiefs head into Super Bowl littered with connections to Steelers, region
Before being pushed into “retirement” after the 2011 season, Bruce Arians enjoyed an eight-year run with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including the final five as offensive coordinator. Although Arians’ departure was turbulent, he didn’t forget the connections and friendships he made during his time with the organization. That is apparent by...
Steelers 2021 offseason positional outlook: Defensive line
Editor’s note: This is Part 7 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: One of the biggest questions surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive line entering the 2020 season was how well Stephon Tuitt would...
Steelers 2021 offseason positional outlook: Interior offensive line
Editor’s note: This is Part 6 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: Faced with an aging — and high-priced — interior of the offensive line, the Pittsburgh Steelers began preparing for the future...
