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Jon Bostic hopes he found a home with Steelers, who have decisions to make at ILB
It’s not difficult to track the trend of Jon Bostic’s role in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense last season. The veteran linebacker played a season-high 59 defensive snaps in the season opener. He played a season-low six snaps on defense in the finale. At least Bostic appeared in all 16 of...
Tim Benz: Did the Patriots create a trade destination for Antonio Brown?
Buy into this one if you want. I’m all for taking a leap. If you don’t, though, I don’t blame you. Let me lay it out, and you make up your own mind. If one national report is right, the New England Patriots — of all teams — may have...
John Steigerwald: Players need to shut up, grow up and play
The word is that Antonio Brown and Steelers president Art Rooney II will meet face-to-face in Florida this week, possibly at Brown’s home. If so, the conversation could/should go something like this. ROONEY: Antonio, nice place you got here. Great view. Not sure if it was a good idea to...
Tag season for the Steelers, Le’Veon Bell begins on Tuesday
Le’Veon Bell celebrated his 27th birthday Monday, and he’s searching for a belated gift that has eluded him the past two years: unrestricted free agency. The Pittsburgh Steelers running back has been trying to hit the open market since his four-year rookie contract expired after the 2016 season. Keeping him...
Steelers players to take part in NFLPA externship program
Four players on the Pittsburgh Steelers offseason roster are among the 66 players that have been accepted into the NFL Players Association’s externship program, which will take place over the next three weeks. Taking part from the Steelers are tight ends Christian Scotland-Williamson and Jake McGee, defensive back Malik Golden...
ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. pegs Georgia CB Deandre Baker to Steelers in 1st round of NFL Draft
Cornerback is a position the Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to address early in the NFL Draft, and ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. thinks he has the perfect prospect for the organization. In his second mock draft of the offseason, Kiper has Georgia cornerback Deandre Baker going to the Steelers...
First call: Antonio Brown dons fur coat at NBA All-Star Game
In Monday’s “First Call,” Antonio Brown as a pancake. Sick NBA All-Star Game dunk. Stunning college hoops point total. Leader for “Hard Knocks?” Can’t wear it just once Well, it was cold and damp in Charlotte on Sunday. So Antonio Brown busted out the fur coat again for his appearance...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden talk Penguins roller coaster, Steelers’ meeting with Antonio Brown
It’s our weekly Madden Monday podcast with Mark Madden of 105.9 the X. We break down the Penguins’ victory over the Rangers. Their up and down season so far. Kris Letang’s highlights. Goaltending. Line combinations. LISTEN: Tim Benz, Mark Madden talk Penguins roller coaster, Steelers` meeting with Antonio Brown When...
Tim Benz: Art Rooney II should forget about ‘smoothing things over’ with Antonio Brown
The first time I heard about Steelers owner Art Rooney II desiring a meeting in Florida with Antonio Brown, it was during a sports radio top-of-the-hour update. It included the phrase, “in hopes of smoothing things over with his star wide receiver.” On TV and radio talk shows, social media...
Steelers’ Chuks Okorafor confident after rookie season
On New Year’s Eve, less than 24 hours after the Pittsburgh Steelers season ended, Chuks Okorafor paused for a moment as he stood in the locker room at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Looking back on 2018 caused the eyebrows of the Steelers’ young offensive tackle to rise. “Honestly it’s been...
Mark Madden: Antonio Brown only thinks he runs the Steelers
As we brace for the summit meeting between the man who owns the Pittsburgh Steelers and the man who thinks he owns the Steelers, the question begs: Is Antonio Brown’s behavior carefully calculated to ramrod his way out of Pittsburgh, or is he just nuts? Here’s betting the latter, because...
Antonio Brown tweets that Ben Roethlisberger has ‘owner mentality’
He. Just. Won’t. Quit. Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown won’t stop using social media as a means to stir conflict. Brown on Saturday morning replied to a Twitter user, presumably a fan who used the “AskAB” hashtag, who asked him about the origins of the rift between Brown and quarterback...
Steelers OT Jerald Hawkins moving past losing 2 seasons to injury
Spring can’t get here fast enough for Jerald Hawkins. He is certain his torn quadriceps injury will be fully healed in time for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ organized team activities that take place between late April and early June. “Oh yeah, most definitely,” the affable offensive tackle said just after the...
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...
