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Game-worn Swann, Bettis jerseys among Steelers items in auction collection
A 1980 game-worn jersey sported by Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame wide receiver Lynn Swann is among the items up for auction at Lelands.com. A portion of the auction house’s Classic Auction Winter 2019 collection are 32 Steelers-related items, headed by the Swann jersey and a 2000 game-worn jersey by...
Steelers offseason positional outlook: Interior offensive line
Editor’s note: This is sixth of a 12-part series breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers at each position in the offseason. All salary cap information courtesy spotrac.com. Over the past 18 months, the long and prosperous Pittsburgh sports tenures of the likes of Marc-Andre Fleury, James Harrison and Andrew McCutchen came...
Steelers’ Antonio Brown smokes cigars with Chad Johnson
It all started 8 ½ years ago with #JagrWatch. Last year, it was “Where’s Le’Veon?” So far in 2019, the Pittsburgh sports scene is enamored with following Antonio Brown. Friday, Brown showed up on the social-media accounts of former Cincinnati Bengals star receiver Chad Johnson (nee Ochocinco), smoking cigars. During...
Steelers’ David DeCastro won’t play in Pro Bowl because of injury
Guard David DeCastro became the second Pittsburgh Steelers player to withdraw from the Pro Bowl because of an undisclosed injury when he was replaced in the all-star game Thursday by Cleveland Browns guard Joel Bitonio. Wide receiver Antonio Brown pulled out of the Pro Bowl last week with an injury....
Steelers offseason positional outlook: Offensive tackles
Editor’s note: This is the fifth of a 12-part series breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers at each position in the offseason. All salary cap information courtesy spotrac.com. Marcus Gilbert took to Twitter soon after the season ended to proclaim on his verified account that “2019 will be my best one...
One of the Steelers’ longest-tenured players, Daniel McCullers keeps surviving; will he again?
Only seven of the 55 other players who appeared in a game for the Pittsburgh Steelers during the recently-completed season have been with the team longer than Daniel McCullers. But as a pending unrestricted free agent, will Big Dan be back for a sixth season in black-and-gold? “We’ll just see...
Pine-Richland grad Kevin Rader signs futures deal with Steelers
With two tight ends set to hit free agency in March, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed former Pine-Richland and Youngstown State tight end Kevin Rader to a futures contract Wednesday. Rader was an undrafted free agent in 2018 and spent last summer in the Green Bay Packers’ training camp. Rader began...
The Steelers’ ‘other’ Edmunds, Trey, happy to land in Pittsburgh, hopes to stick
Seemingly every time he walked into or out of the locker room at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, Trey Edmunds had a smile on his face. A second-year running back who’s developed a reputation as a special-teams standout, Edmunds was beaming not only because he was with the Pittsburgh Steelers but...
Broncos pass on Steelers’ Mike Munchak as head coach
It looks like Mike Munchak will be staying around to coach the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line. Munchak was a finalist for the Denver Broncos’ coaching vacancy, but ESPN and NFL Network reported Wednesday afternoon that Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio will get the job. Munchak, 58, has coached the...
Can underwhelming rookie James Washington take on bigger role in Steelers offense?
While the debate rages on about if the Pittsburgh Steelers should trade superstar Antonio Brown, an under-discussed aspect of the situation is how the organization would replace him. It’s true, should Brown be shipped out, JuJu Smith-Schuster would assume the role as No. 1 wide receiver. But that leaves a...
Steelers offseason positional outlook: Tight ends
Editor’s note: This is the fourth of a 12-part series breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers at each position in the offseason. All salary-cap information courtesy spotrac.com. For a period of several years about a decade ago, typically tight-lipped general manager Kevin Colbert would be very open about one thing regarding...
Steelers sign former Wisconsin DE Conor Sheehy to reserve/future deal
The Pittsburgh Steelers added to their organizational depth at defensive end Tuesday, signing former Wisconsin lineman Conor Sheehy to a reserve/future contract. The 6-foot-4, 293-pound Sheehy was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers last spring but was cut at the end of training camp. He...
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. The eyes of not only Pittsburgh Steelers fans but of those around the entire NFL community will be watching closely how the Antonio...
Running back unlikely to be offseason priority for Steelers
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. Maybe the Pittsburgh Steelers would have run the ball more frequently — and perhaps more effectively — if Le’Veon Bell had reported for...
Antonio Brown withdraws from Pro Bowl; JuJu Smith-Schuster to replace him
Citing an injury, wide receiver Antonio Brown will not play in the Pro Bowl, opening the door for teammate JuJu Smith-Schuster to replace him in the all-star contest, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced Monday. Brown missed the season finale against Cincinnati with what the Steelers said was a knee injury. But...
Mark Madden: No logical connection between Roethlisberger, Steelers’ circus
Mike Freeman covers the NFL for Bleacher Report. When the Steelers’ latest round of turmoil went viral, Freeman tweeted, “Three people deserve blame for the Steelers’ predicament: Ben , and Tomlin. But my point has been that Tomlin and AB catch all the heat while Ben skates....
RBs coach James Saxon let go after 5 years with Steelers
Running backs coach James Saxon became the second Steelers assistant to lose his job when coach Mike Tomlin announced Monday that he wasn’t renewing his contract. Saxon had been with the Steelers for five years. Outside linebackers coach Joey Porter didn’t have his contract renewed by Tomlin last week. Saxon...
Antonio Brown’s agent talks briefly about his client’s future
The agent for Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is ready to see what the offseason brings for his client. With Brown’s future with the organization up in the air, Drew Rosenhaus spoke about Brown on Sunday during an appearance on 7 Sports Xtra, a Miami-based sports show. “I’m just...
John Steigerwald: Time for Mike Tomlin to walk away as Steelers coach
You’d have to be pretty old or dead to remember the last time the Steelers fired a head coach. Everybody knows the Steelers like to hold on to their head coaches, and they’ve only had three in the last 50 years, but what’s even more amazing is they haven’t fired...
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. The top of the Steelers quarterback depth chart at quarterback is obvious: Ben Roethlisberger is the starter for the foreseeable future. Figure the...
Jesse James among 14 Steelers entering unrestricted free agency
The number of Pittsburgh Steelers players entering unrestricted free agency reads like a laundry list, ranging from a player who was on the field for every snap (Ramon Foster) to one who didn’t play a down (Le’Veon Bell). In between, there are 12 players with varying degrees of experience and...
Report: Steelers expected to hear trade offers for Antonio Brown
Citing unnamed sources, the NFL Network reported Saturday morning the Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to consider trade requests for disgruntled star receiver Antonio Brown. NFL Network reported the Steelers “have not closed the door on the thought of Brown playing for someone else, provided they could receive adequate compensation.” The...
Report: Ben Roethlisberger contract extension with Steelers coming by March
What widely was expected to happen over this offseason reportedly is going to get done before March 13, according to ESPN. The Pittsburgh Steelers are “expected to restructure and extend” the contract of 36-year-old Ben Roethlisberger before the 2019 league year begins, Adam Schefter wrote Saturday afternoon. This season’s NFL...
Retired agent: Steelers can go after some of Antonio Brown’s money
By skipping the walkthrough last Saturday and a meeting at the team hotel later that night, did Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown violate the terms of his contract, giving the team a chance to withhold his game check and possibly recoup a portion of his signing bonus? A retired...
Steelers add former CFL WR and young LB to roster on futures contracts
A 22-year-old linebacker and a journeyman 26-year-old wide receiver are the latest players the Pittsburgh Steelers signed to futures contracts on Friday. The new additions are linebacker Tegray Scales, a first-year linebacker who spent the final two weeks of the 2018 season on the Indianapolis Colts practice squad, and wide...
