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Antonio Brown wanted on charges of attempted murder after shooting at celebrity boxing match
Former Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is wanted by police in Miami-Dade County in Florida in connection with a shooting at a celebrity boxing match in May, the Washington Post reported Thursday night. The newspaper said a judge signed a warrant for Brown’s arrest on charges of attempted murder with...
Steelers A to Z: Versatile Spencer Anderson returns for Year 3 as top reserve on interior OL
Editor’s note: From now until reporting day to training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2025 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day between...
Steelers A to Z: Calvin Anderson capable of playing multiple spots on offensive line
Editor’s note: From now until reporting day to training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2025 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day between...
Yes, sir — DK Metcalf making solid impression on new Steelers teammates on, off field
He’s embarking on his seventh NFL season closer to 30 years old than he is to 25. Because of a career that has included two Pro Bowl berths and a second-team All-Pro designation, DK Metcalf already commands plenty of respect among his teammates. Strange, then, that it Metcalf — among...
Mike Tomlin ‘optimistic’ Steelers, OLB T.J. Watt can negotiate deal but has no timetable
T.J. Watt is among a handful of NFL players who decided to skip mandatory minicamp this week while seeking a new contract. The next deadline for the 30-year-old outside linebacker is July 23 when the Pittsburgh Steelers report to training camp at Saint Vincent College. The first workout is scheduled...
President Aaron Rodgers? Bookmaker gives Steelers QB a 500-to-1 shot
So you’re saying there’s a chance? Newly signed Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has the best odds among current and former professional sports stars to become the next president of the United States, according to betonline.ag. At 500-to-1, he shares the same odds as LeBron James, Peyton Manning, Steve Garvey...
Steelers minicamp notebook: No. 2 WR spot ‘is all Calvin Austin’s’
For the second year in a row, Zach Azzanni’s job description involves presiding over a Pittsburgh Steelers position group that is widely recognized as in need of an upgrade. “Everyone’s downplaying (and) underplaying our group right now,” Azzanni, the Steelers’ wide receivers coach, said Wednesday. “I love it that way.”...
Steelers P Corliss Waitman happily submits jersey No. 8 – for free – to Aaron Rodgers
Corliss Waitman wasn’t about to play hardball with the newest addition to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The player who holds the gig as backup punter wasn’t about to exercise a rare piece of leverage against a future Hall of Fame quarterback. “You know, it’s funny because (someone) told me, ‘Man, you...
Steelers OC Arthur Smith wants to build offense around strengths of Aaron Rodgers, DK Metcalf
Three teams in the NFL ran the ball more frequently than the Pittsburgh Steelers last season. One quarterback attempted more passes than Aaron Rodgers. As he prepares for his second season as the team’s offensive coordinator, Arthur Smith would like to find a workable balance between the two extremes. He...
Mark Madden: Aaron Rodgers’ performance will depend a lot on the man protecting his blind side
Myles Garrett, Cleveland’s All-Pro edge rusher, had an odd response when asked about the prospect of playing against new Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers twice this season: “I think it’s a good opportunity to put him in the graveyard.” Garrett’s tongue appeared to be in cheek so as to not...
On Sports: Kenny Pickett, Diontae Johnson get started at Browns minicamp; another hard-luck loss for Mitch KellerVideo
Highlighted by Aaron Rodgers meeting the Pittsburgh press for the first time Tuesday, as well as T.J. Watt’s absence, Day 1 of Steelers minicamp contained plenty of notable storylines. But in Wednesday’s On Sports, we take a glance across the AFC North to Berea, Ohio, where the Cleveland Browns got...
Steelers minicamp notebook: Derrick Harmon already a starter, Jack Sawyer quickly impresses
This time, there was no pretense of making the rookie prove it for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round pick. Derrick Harmon is running with the first-team starters in the base defense during spring workouts, defensive line coach Karl Dunbar said before the start of minicamp Tuesday. “He goes out there with...
Aaron Rodgers signed with Steelers because they were right fit for his ‘soul’
Aaron Rodgers wasn’t thinking with his head when he ended what seemed like an interminable wait and signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers over the weekend. He wasn’t necessarily thinking with his heart, either. Rodgers reached deeper and decided the Steelers were the best fit for this stage of his career...
T.J. Watt absent from Steelers mandatory minicamp
On the day one future first-ballot Hall of Famer made his debut in a Pittsburgh Steelers uniform, another such transcendent player made similarly big news by not showing up at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Outside linebacker T.J. Watt was absent from the first day of mandatory minicamp Tuesday. Entering the...
Aaron Rodgers takes part in 1st workout with Steelers as minicamp begins
For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers opened minicamp with a Super Bowl-winning, future Hall of Fame quarterback wearing a black-and-gold uniform. This year, it is Aaron Rodgers, who worked out with his new team for the first time Tuesday at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex to kick...
On Sports: Aaron Rodgers’ incentives include Steelers playoff berth, playoff wins; Pirates are No. 1 in something at lastVideo
Aaron Rodgers will earn some cash if he helps the Pittsburgh Steelers break their playoff losing streak. He’s already golfing in the area. The Pirates — for the moment — have the No. 1 at something. And was a Pitt legend snubbed? All that and more in Tuesday’s “On Sports.”...
Not quite as big but still massive, TE Darnell Washington aims for big season for Steelers
Darnell Washington knows this season is a big one for his career trajectory. So he made himself smaller. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ massive tight end wasn’t quite so large when he showed up for organized team activities last month. Visibly more chiseled and lean than he’d been for his first two...
Mark Madden: Steelers have lost the sense of who they are … or were
Aaron Rodgers will wear No. 8 for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Not No. 12. That was never a possibility. There’s no comparing him to Terry Bradshaw in Pittsburgh, just like there was no comparing him to Joe Namath in New York. Rodgers will talk to the media in Pittsburgh on Tuesday....
On Sports: Pirates’ top prospect earns quick promotion; Pitt gets touted 4-star RB recruitVideo
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ top hitting prospect is on an impressive fast track, Pitt football gets a big recruiting win, James Franklin throws his proverbial 2 cents in on the College Football Playoff selection format and a prominent Steelers player makes a life decision. All in a Monday morning edition of...
Steelers receivers prepared for more change to come to position room
As a newcomer to the offense, veteran wide receiver Robert Woods is an example of the ever-changing nature at his position on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Signed six weeks ago to help fortify the roster, Woods was speaking with reporters after the conclusion of organized team activities last Thursday while the...
Analyzing the good and bad about an aging Aaron Rodgers taking over as Steelers QB
In the waning days of Ben Roethlisberger’s career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, coach Mike Tomlin was looking at traits he desired in his next quarterback. It was during the 2021 bye week that Tomlin studied quarterback mobility and its impact on the NFL product. He analyzed trends and ways mobility...
‘It provides clarity’: Mason Rudolph reacts to Steelers signing 4-time MVP QB Aaron Rodgers
While Aaron Rodgers signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers was dominating the news cycle, Mason Rudolph was talking baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon at PNC Park. The Steelers quarterback, along with tight end Connor Heyward, chatted with Pirates relievers David Bednar and Chase Shugart about everything from favorite...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: By signing Aaron Rodgers, the Steelers are selling hope, however misguided
The prevailing wisdom is that Aaron Rodgers gives the Pittsburgh Steelers a better chance to win. Win what, exactly? It would be tangibly better for the Steelers to go 4-13 than to go 9-8. (See Commanders, Washington.) This is 41-year-old Rodgers, not MVP Rodgers. The Steelers roster is dotted with...
Aaron Rodgers — finally — has joined the Steelers. Now what do they do?
If any of his new Pittsburgh Steelers teammates have an issue with Aaron Rodgers waiting until June to sign a contract to join the team, none of that will matter if and when Rodgers performs on the practice field during mandatory minicamp next week. “If you come in and you’re...
Tim Benz: Aaron Rodgers better be worth the wait
Now that Aaron Rodgers has agreed to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he has one job. Make this whole agonizing, prolonged exercise worthwhile. Does another nine- or 10-win season with another curb-stomp loss in the postseason constitute “worthwhile?” I don’t think so. That’d just be maintaining mediocrity. Going with Mason...
