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Steelers want Ben Roethlisberger back in 2021 … but at reduced salary-cap number
Team president Art Rooney II said Ben Roethlisberger wants to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers for an 18th NFL season in 2021. The Steelers would like to have their franchise quarterback return for one more year, too, but under one condition: They have to negotiate around a $41.25 million salary...
Steelers offseason positional outlook: Tackles
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...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans fire back after criticism of Ben Roethlisberger, while others demand more
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...
First Call: Time for Ben Roethlisberger to ‘ride off into the sunset’? Former Steelers teammate says ‘100%’
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”...
Steelers offseason positional outlook: Tight ends
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...
Steelers linebacker Bud Dupree says he’s ‘feeling great’ in recovery from ACL injuryVideo
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Bud Dupree said that he is feeling good and on track to be ready for camp next season … although he didn’t mention anything about his contract status with the team. Dupree joined the crew of NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football” on Wednesday to talk about his...
Mark Madden: Where would Steelers be had Bruce Arians not ‘retired’?
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....
First Call: Bruce Arians likens Tampa Bay to Super Bowl XL Steelers; huge night for (many) ex-Penguins
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...
Stan Savran enjoys 45th anniversary in Pittsburgh sports media, embraces what’s to come
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...
Tim Benz: As Tom Brady prepares for Super Bowl, time for Steelers fans to do some reassessing
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...
Steelers offseason positional outlook: Wide receivers
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’s Mel Kiper Jr.’s 1st mock draft shows Steelers selecting OLB
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...
First Call: Support from Washington for new Steeler Dwayne Haskins; celebrating ‘Send it in, Jerome!’
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...
Mark Madden says T.J. Watt angrily refused his exit interview, Steelers linebacker refutes story
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...
Steelers name Matt Canada as offensive coordinator
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...
Steelers offseason positional outlook: Running backs
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...
Steelers hire former Chargers assistant Alfredo Roberts to coach tight ends
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...
Mark Madden: This will be a strange Super Bowl for the Steelers to watch
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...
First Call: Steelers touted as potential new team for Aaron Rodgers, ‘Duck’ Hodges flies west, Super Bowl odds
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...
Madden Monday: Another Super Bowl ring puts Tom Brady up with Ali, Jordan, Ruth
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...
Steelers offseason positional outlook: Quarterbacks
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...
Kevin Dotson provides rare hope for Steelers as later pick
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...
Mark Madden: Offseason decisions show Steelers are in a bad place
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....
Steelers tight end Vance McDonald retires
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...
First Call: 3rd Steelers offensive coordinator candidate emerges, Chase Claypool’s welcome for Dwayne Haskins
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...
