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Tim Benz: Cameron Heyward follows Steelers legacy of Brett Keisel, Aaron Smith. Now he’ll try try to outlast it.
There are multiple reasons why the Pittsburgh Steelers reworked the contract of defensive end Cameron Heyward to the tune of $75.1 million between now and the end of the 2024 season. He’s an All-Pro. He’s a stabilizing locker room influence in an unstable time. He’s a tremendous fan, media and...
Madden Monday: Whose window will stay open longer? The Steelers or Penguins?
If Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford is really trying to keep his core players together, let’s look at what that means. Sidney Crosby is signed through 2025. Jake Guentzel is locked up until the end of the 2024 playoffs. But Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin both only have two years...
Extension comes to fruition quickly for Cameron Heyward, SteelersVideo
At various points over the past eight months, Cameron Heyward and representatives of the Pittsburgh Steelers brain trust said all the right things about hammering out a contract extension. But it often also was said over a malaise of doubt. “There was a time where this was almost dead, to...
Steelers sign veteran punter Dustin Colquitt, release Jordan Berry
The Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday signed 16-year veteran punter Dustin Colquitt, the son of the team’s punter during Super Bowl seasons of four decades ago. Dustin Colquitt missed only two Kansas City Chiefs games from the time he was a third-round draft pick in 2005 until his release by the...
T.J. Watt, Jordan Dangerfield 1st-time Steelers captains among 5 named for 2020
Three familiar faces were joined by two newcomers to the ranks of the Pittsburgh Steelers captaincy. Outside linebacker T.J. Watt and safety Jordan Dangerfield were among the five Steelers captains announced by the team Monday. An All-Pro last season, Watt is entering his fourth NFL season. He shares the defensive...
Tall, athletic CB James Pierre pleased to make Steelers as undrafted free agent
He was arguably the biggest surprise to make the team Saturday when the Pittsburgh Steelers announced their initial 53-man roster for the 2020 season. Undrafted free agent James Pierre insisted he never let himself get too overconfident or too discouraged about his chances throughout training camp. “Just being even keeled,...
Mark Madden: Kudos to Steelers for final roster tweaks
For the Pittsburgh Steelers, the final cuts usually offer few surprises. They could have picked the roster before training camp. You could have picked the roster before training camp. But this year, the Steelers made some wise moves at their depth chart’s fringes. The No. 3 quarterback rarely comes into...
Steelers notes: Smallwood added to practice squad, DeCastro still helps out while injured
The Pittsburgh Steelers officially filled one of their two remaining practice-squad spots by announcing the signing of running back Wendell Smallwood. A former star at West Virginia, Smallwood signed with the Steelers at the outset of training camp in late July. The 5-foot-10, 208-pound Smallwood played for Washington last season...
Steelers, defensive captain Cameron Heyward agree to 4-year contract extension
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cameron Heyward came to an agreement with less than eight days to spare. Heyward, their veteran defensive lineman and captain, agreed to a four-year contract extension Sunday. According to an ESPN report, the contract includes $65.6 million in new compensation and is considered to be the...
Steigerwald: Tomlin or Cowher as Steelers’ 2nd-best coach? Right now, it’s a tie
Who is the second best coach in Pittsburgh Steelers history? Is it Bill Cowher or Mike Tomlin? Right now, it’s a close call. Both are 1-1 in the Super Bowl. Cowher coached 15 years and was 149-90-1, a .623 winning percentage. Tomlin is starting his 14th year and is 133-74-1,...
Antoine Brooks, Deon Cain added to practice squad as Steelers fill 14 of 16 spots
The lone draft pick that did not make the active roster, Antoine Brooks Jr., was among 14 players the Pittsburgh Steelers added to their practice squad Sunday. A safety out of Maryland taken in the sixth round, Brooks was among 27 players the Steelers cut by a league-imposed deadline Saturday...
Steelers release Devlin ‘Duck’ Hodges, bring back Josh Dobbs
The Pittsburgh Steelers brought back a pair of veterans of past seasons Sunday, signing quarterback Josh Dobbs and safety Sean Davis. Dobbs was claimed off waivers from the Jacksonville Jaguars, to whom he was traded 50 weeks ago for a 2020 fifth-round draft pick. Davis was signed after he’d cleared...
Tyson Alualu embracing position change on defensive line for Steelers
When the Pittsburgh Steelers asked Tyson Alualu, a 10-year NFL veteran, to return to a position he played only sparingly in recent seasons, he took it as a challenge. He also took the switch from defensive end to nose tackle as a compliment. “I think so,” Alualu said during training...
WR Ryan Switzer cut as Steelers reduce roster to 53 players
The biggest and smallest players in Pittsburgh Steelers training camp failed to make the opening 53-man roster. When the Steelers got down to the limit Saturday afternoon, they did so by releasing 352-pound nose tackle Daniel McCullers and 5-foot-8, 185-pound slot receiver/return specialist Ryan Switzer. McCullers, who had spent the...
Joe Haden, Steven Nelson give Steelers rare combo on outside
For an organization that has arguably become the NFL’s gold standard in drafting and developing its roster, the Pittsburgh Steelers finally found themselves a quality cornerback duo in an unconventional way. They paid for it. Using free agency to fill holes? Signing veteran retreads? That’s the way of Dallas, or...
Roster spot secure, Zach Banner looking to do bigger, better things with Steelers
For the first time in four NFL seasons, Zach Banner won’t be wondering whether he still will have a job come Labor Day. When the Pittsburgh Steelers make roster cuts Saturday, Banner can relax and leave the worrying to others on the team’s 80-man roster. “I’m extremely grateful that I’m...
Reliable through 1st 2 seasons, Steelers’ Terrell Edmunds aims for more playmakingVideo
In some ways, Terrell Edmunds’ 2020 training camp was a mirror image of his first two seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Edmunds’ best attributes since being taken with the 28th overall pick in 2018? Reliability and durability. But what largely has been missing the most have been big plays and...
In camp delayed by positive covid-19 test, Steelers’ Jaylen Samuels carves out role
After a long offseason without organized team activities or other in-person work amidst Pittsburgh Steelers teammates and coaches, Jaylen Samuels was again shut down less than a week into on-field team work. On Aug. 2, Samuels was placed on the NFL’s reserve/covid-19 list. The running back confirmed Friday that he...
Steelers’ roster cutdown day looms, Mike Tomlin takes stock
So many of the circumstances surrounding it have changed. But among the items on the NFL calendar that remained at the same time on the same day and with the same potentially life-altering consequences for those involved is “cutdown day.” Cutdown day remains the Saturday before Labor Day at 4...
David DeCastro again misses Steelers practice; Mike Tomlin hopeful he’ll return next week
The unique 19-day, 14-practice Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2020 training camp began and ended with David DeCastro missing the first week and the last week. Coach Mike Tomlin left it open for interpretation when the Pro Bowl guard will return to practice as it shifts back to UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. “He...
Ex-Steeler scores big renovating Mt. Washington homeVideo
Any Pittsburgh Steelers looking to buy a house? A former teammate may have just the deal for you. Ian Wild, a veteran of the Canadian Football League who spent the 2015 preseason with the Black and Gold, is selling a Mt. Washington home with sweeping views of downtown Pittsburgh —...
Steelers’ Ryan Shazier takes stadium seats to fans in new Pepsi videoVideo
Pepsi gives a nod to a pair of Pittsburgh Steelers fans missing the Heinz Field experience this year in a new video as part of the soft drink maker’s national “Made For Football Watching” campaign. In the 4-minute “Every Game Is a Home Game” video, Ryan Shazier, who played linebacker...
Leonard Fournette isn’t coming to Steelers. What that means for your fantasy football draft.
So much for the “Leonard Fournette to the Steelers” talk. The former Jacksonville Jaguars running back signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week, ending any discussion about him coming to Pittsburgh. But now, from a fantasy football perspective, the speculation is rampant as to what that may mean for...
David DeCastro continues to sit out practice for Steelers as camp nears conclusion
With one practice remaining until the end of training camp, the Pittsburgh Steelers continue to work without All-Pro right guard David DeCastro. DeCastro missed another practice Thursday because of an unspecified lower body injury. He hasn’t practiced since leaving early in the team’s scrimmage Friday night. DeCastro also missed the...
Chris Wormley not quite on the ‘nose’, but assimilating into Steelers’ defenseVideo
Of the 80 players listed on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ roster, only one has an “NT” under the “position” column, and that player on Thursday confirmed he’s not even playing nose tackle. Chris Wormley, as expected, has been playing defensive end in the base defense during his first training camp with...
