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Report: Antonio Brown, Art Rooney II to meet in Florida
Art Rooney II might finally get his meeting with Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown after all. After initially reporting Brown refused to meet with Rooney during the Steelers team president’s trip to Florida, NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport said Friday that Brown changed his mind and will meet with Rooney,...
Steelers’ Josh Dobbs proud of 2018, vows to progress more in ’19
It was only 12 pass attempts spread out over 30 snaps, mostly in six possessions, in five games. But to Josh Dobbs, the satisfaction of getting his first taste of NFL regular-season action outweighed its brevity. “It was great to get out there, and I am definitely fiending for some...
Before Joe Flacco leaves AFC North, a look at his 3 best, worst games vs. Steelers
Joe Flacco’s 11-year run as Baltimore Ravens quarterback officially will end March 13, when he will be traded to the Denver Broncos for a fourth-round pick. The announcement Wednesday of the impending trade signifies an end to the second-longest tenure among AFC North quarterbacks, with Flacco trailing only Ben Roethlisberger...
Steelers announce death of longtime scouting coordinator Ron Hughes
Ron Hughes, a longtime member of the Pittsburgh Steelers scouting department before his retirement in 2015, has died, the team announced Tuesday. Hughes was 75. Hughes joined the Steelers in 2001 when he was hired by Kevin Colbert, who was coached by Hughes at North Catholic High School. After two...
Social media takes on Antonio Brown’s latest cryptic tweet are hysterical
It’s Tuesday — which, of course, means that Antonio Brown has tweeted something very telling. Or not really. Or … well, he’s tweeted and everyone is reacting. And while you might be kind of sick of the Pittsburgh Steelers (for now) wide receiver’s Twitter feed, the responses are well worth...
Steelers WR Antonio Brown says it’s ‘time to move on’ in farewell message to fans
If there was any doubt about Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown wanting out of Pittsburgh, he erased it Tuesday afternoon on social media. The subject of trade rumors since he was inactive for the final game of the season for skipping a team walkthrough and meetings, Brown penned a brief...
Gambling site ignores other needs, has QB Kyler Murray on Steelers’ radar
By using draft picks on a quarterback in the past two years, the Pittsburgh Steelers have no need to address the position in 2019. That’s especially true with starter Ben Roethlisberger, the NFL’s passing yardage leader in 2018, hoping to play several more seasons. Josh Dobbs is entering his third...
If Antonio Brown is traded, 49ers have best odds of getting him
Current and former San Francisco 49ers players have courted Antonio Brown over the past six weeks, and that appears to be the destination that makes the most sense for the disgruntled Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver. According to Bookmaker.eu, the 49ers are the favorite to land Brown, who formally has requested...
Steelers’ esports partner, Pittsburgh Knights, receives sponsorship deal
The Pittsburgh Knights, an esports organization that includes the Pittsburgh Steelers as a partner, received official sponsorship Monday from HyperX, a leader in the professional video game industry. HyperX will provide the Knights with gaming headsets, keyboards, mousepads and internal memory products, the company said in a news release. “The...
With Browns signing Kareem Hunt, how do AFC North running back groups fare?
By signing controversial running back Kareem Hunt on Monday, the Cleveland Browns reinforced what already was a formidable position group heading into free agency and the NFL Draft. When Hunt is activated from the commissioner’s exempt list after the NFL completes its investigation into his alleged assault incident – a...
Former Steelers players, prospects get chance to shine in inaugural AAF games
The Alliance of American Football is a second chance for professional football players who didn’t make the cut the first time in the NFL. The Pittsburgh Steelers have their share of former players competing in the league, with several taking center stage in the upstart AAF’s opening weekend. No former...
Linebacker L.J. Fort hits free agency after breakout season for Steelers
At age 29, seven seasons after a memorable NFL debut in 2012, L.J. Fort finally has achieved a level of workplace-choice freedom. “It’s wild,” the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker said soon after this season ended. “Seven years in the league, and this is the first time I have been a free...
Antonio Brown filing for custody of his daughter after alleged domestic incident
Antonio Brown is filing for custody of his daughter in the wake of the mother of the child accusing the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver of domestic misconduct, according to his family attorney. Jaclyn Soroka, who represents Brown, said in a statement provided to ESPN that Brown has taken legal action...
Steelers add linebacker, running back to offseason roster
The Steelers added depth to their 90-man roster Friday by signing linebacker Robert Spillane and running back Malik Williams to contracts. Williams, 22, spent the 2018 training camp with the Atlanta Falcons and was waived/injured with a shoulder injury on Sept. 1. Williams spent his final two college seasons at...
Mason Rudolph reflects on rookie season on Steelers’ bench
It wasn’t easy, Mason Rudolph acknowledges, serving as a No. 3 quarterback and not playing in meaningful football games for the first autumn of his competitive life. But as his rookie season with the Pittsburgh Steelers was ending, Rudolph was able to reflect on how far he came in 2018....
After 4 years with Steelers, B.J. Finney mentally prepared for anything
After four full seasons of camps and practices, 44 meaningful games in uniform, nine starts and more than 700 regular-season offensive snaps, B.J. Finney is prepared for anything the Pittsburgh Steelers could need or ask of him going forward. “Obviously, I feel like I am progressing and getting better every...
Police: Antonio Brown allegedly pushed mother of his daughter
Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown allegedly pushed the mother of his daughter to the ground when she asked him to repay her for the girl’s hair appointment, according to a Florida police report. Brown was not charged in connection with the Jan. 17 incident that happened about 11 p.m. at...
Steelers’ Matt Feiler looks ahead after establishing himself in 2018
Matt Feiler entered his fifth NFL training camp last year with all of five regular-season games and 75 offensive snaps to his credit. So it had to be gratifying to Feiler that in 2018 for the Pittsburgh Steelers he proved he was a viable, NFL starting-caliber player. “It’s nice to...
Steelers hire former NFL lineman Adrian Klemm as assistant line coach
Shaun Sarrett will get some help coaching the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line. Sarrett, promoted from an offensive assistant when veteran offensive line coach Mike Munchak joined the Denver Broncos, will be aided by Adrian Klemm, who was hired Tuesday to serve as the team’s assistant offensive line coach. Klemm, a...
Steelers’ Antonio Brown involved in domestic dispute, not arrested
Antonio Brown is back in the news again for all of the wrong reasons. The star Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, already the subject of trade rumors because of his behavior at the end of the season, was investigated for domestic misconduct against a woman in a January domestic dispute, according...
Steelers could face Patriots in 2019 NFL season opening game
In recent years, the Super Bowl winning team has hosted the following season’s opening game on a Thursday night, usually in a marque matchup, before a full slate of games kicks off on Sunday. So after the New England Patriots again hosted the Lombardi Trophy by defeating the Los Angeles...
Steelers open as 22-1 odds to win Super Bowl next season; Patriots favored again
With the Super Bowl fresh in the history books, the New England Patriots have been installed as 6-1 favorites to win a seventh Lombardi Trophy after the 2019 season, according to the gambling site BetOnline.ag. The Pittsburgh Steelers, coming off a 9-6-1 season that did not include a playoff berth,...
Ex-Steeler Alan Faneca falls short of Hall of Fame; Ty Law makes cut
Alan Faneca didn’t get the knock on his hotel room door for the fourth year in a row, which signified he missed the cut for the Pro Football Hall of Fame again. Aliquippa native Ty Law was more fortunate. Law was among five modern-era candidates selected Saturday, making the Hall...
Will Hall of Fame come knocking on former Steelers lineman Alan Faneca’s door?
Sometime on Saturday afternoon or evening, Alan Faneca will learn whether he has been selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As the late Tom Petty memorably sang, the waiting is the hardest part — at least for Faneca, a perennial Pro Bowl guard during his decade with the...
Ryan Shazier remains hopeful about resuming football career
It might not happen for another season, but Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier remains set on resuming his NFL career despite his devastating spinal cord injury. “Yeah, definitely,” Shazier told New York station WFAN on Friday morning while visiting radio row at the Super Bowl in Atlanta. Shazier said he...
