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Chris Harlan’s Steelers mock draft: If team gets chance to pick Penn State guard, take it
The Pittsburgh Steelers partially addressed one of their biggest needs by trading for receiver Michael Pittman Jr. in March, but the team’s offensive line went largely unaddressed in free agency. They can fix that in the NFL Draft. The Steelers need a replacement for left guard Isaac Seumalo, who signed...
Chris Adamski’s Steelers mock draft: Start with playmaking WR, worry about O-line later
After a free-agency period in which general manager Omar Khan did an excellent job filling out the top of the depth chart across offense and defense, the initial general consensus was the Pittsburgh Steelers would not have to draft for need. As that draft clock on the North Shore ticks...
Pittsburgh transforms as NFL Draft festivities begin ahead of expected influx of fansVideo
Golden arches and steel beams — the backbone of Pittsburgh’s famous bridges — completed the backdrop of the 2026 NFL Draft stage, where hopeful prospects will soon accept the golden ticket to their future football career. Construction crews scrambled Wednesday to complete work on the NFL Draft theater viewing area...
With NFL’s eyes on North Shore, Steelers football staff will be plotting team’s future on the South Side
Mike McCarthy first worked on an NFL coaching staff in 1993. A Super Bowl winner and potential future Hall of Famer, McCarthy has seemingly seen it all over that time. Well, except for one thing. “I laugh,” the Pittsburgh Steelers coach said this week, “because my mother asks me every...
NFL Draft top prospect profile: Fernando Mendoza, Indiana QB
TribLive is highlighting the top prospects leading up to the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh. The three-day event is Thursday-Saturday. Fernando Mendoza Position: Quarterback Height/weight: 6-foot-4¾/236 pounds College: Indiana The Las Vegas Raiders are on the clock and haven’t hidden their affinity for Mendoza as the No. 1 pick. The...
Cup of Joe (Starkey): Domed stadium for Steelers? Art Rooney II has the perfect take
Cup of Joe: Starkey on sports in 400 words or less (sometimes more) I am saddened to report the following, but it’s true: By the year 2031, the majority of NFL teams will have a domed stadium. It’s all about the revenue, of course (the answer to all your questions...
Mark Madden: Why are the Steelers letting Aaron Rodgers drag them around again?
Aaron Rodgers still hasn’t agreed to play a second season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. What’s the holdup? Ex-Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch suspects it’s about money. ESPN’s Adam Schefter says that’s not the case. The stooge media says Rodgers’ return is a lock. That the Steelers know with certainty when Rodgers...
First Call: Mike McCarthy ‘would love to have 4′ QBs; another potential Steelers trade partner; Pens’ history down 0-2
Wednesday’s “First Call” has an interesting quote from Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike McCarthy about quarterbacks. The Steelers may have another trade partner in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night. NHL television ratings look good. The Penguins have some history on their side when it comes to...
Art Rooney II on waiting for Aaron Rodgers: ‘I wish I could tell you we’re at the end of the discussion’Video
For the first time, Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II expressed a little fatigue with the Aaron Rodgers situation. Last year’s starting quarterback still hasn’t signed a contract for 2026 as he decides whether to play in Pittsburgh for a second year, retire or try to latch on elsewhere. Last...
Mike McCarthy wants versatility in his wide receivers — this draft class offers that for Steelers
For the Pittsburgh Steelers’s bad luck with this weak quarterback draft class, they seem to have more than made up for it at another important offensive position of need. Over the past couple years, the Steelers believed they could target a long-term QB of the future in 2026 — only...
QBs Will Howard, Mason Rudolph ‘splitting reps’ at Steelers voluntary minicamp, per Mike McCarthy
Will Howard is pleased to be dubbed QB1, but the Pittsburgh Steelers’ second-year player put the label in perspective. “It’s obviously for minicamp,” Howard said Tuesday, following the second day of voluntary veteran workouts. “We’ve got a long way to go to the season. We’re in April right now.” Yes,...
Report: Former Steelers coach Mike Tomlin to join NBC as studio analyst on ‘Football Night in America’Video
Mike Tomlin will remain involved with the NFL after all, just not on the sidelines. Tomlin, who stepped down as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach in January, has been hired as a studio analyst for NBC’s “Football Night in America,” a pregame show to “Sunday Night Football,” according to a...
Joe Starkey’s Mailbag: What happened to the Penguins? Is Aaron Rodgers drama hijacking feel-good week for Steelers?
You ask. I answer. It’s time for “Mailing It In,” a weekly Q&A that appears Tuesdays at TribLive.com. Most of the questions come via X, but you can also hit me up at jraystarkey@gmail.com. Let’s gooooooo … Scoops, @Scoops1616: Dr. Joseph, Would it be possible to not utter the word...
First Call: Steelers pumping up USC WR Makai Lemon; Pirates face Andrew McCutchen in Texas
Tuesday’s “First Call” has high praise from the Pittsburgh Steelers for a potential first-round wide receiver. Kicker Chris Boswell was probably happy to hear some news from Dallas. While the Penguins and Flyers are slugging it out in one Metropolitan Division matchup, the other is now up 2-0. And the...
Tim Benz: Want the Steelers to make a splash at the draft? Here’s a way to do it that makes sense
Perhaps the most overcooked angle surrounding what the Steelers should do at the NFL Draft is whether the team should make a splashy pick to satisfy the masses in the live audience outside of Acrisure Stadium. Of course, the answer is no. They shouldn’t. And my sincere hope is that...
NFL Draft offers a stage for visitors to understand the depth of Steelers fandomVideo
On Super Bowl Sunday 2006, I was entering my final hour of broadcasting for the week on ESPN Radio 1250. I had done multiple shows per day, every day, plus phone hits, television hits and interviews all over Detroit in advance of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ showdown against Seattle for Super...
NFL Draft top prospect profile: Akheem Mesidor, Miami DE
TribLive is highlighting the top prospects leading up to the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh. The three-day event is April 23-25. Akheem Mesidor Position: Defensive end Height/weight: 6-foot-3/259 pounds College: Miami (Fla.) Mesidor started his college career as a Freshman All-American at West Virginia, but that was six seasons ago...
Short arms, big game: Clemson DT Peter Woods expected to be 1st-round pick
Four years ago, Pittsburgh’s mainstream football fans were introduced to the minutiae of body-part size and how it relates to the NFL Draft by way of the discussion of Kenny Pickett’s hands. The measurement causing discussion ahead of the 2026 draft is the arm length for Peter Woods. Woods, a...
Point State Park readies for NFL Draft with Steelers fan hub, red carpet
Massive concrete blocks and metal framing — accentuated by a sprawling red carpet — are taking over Pittsburgh’s Point State Park for the NFL Draft. Forklifts were shuttling heavy equipment Monday, while workers continued erecting giant tents and a stage. Steelers Country, the team’s official fan hub, is taking shape...
Steelers prepare for 2-minute reduction in 1st round of NFL Draft
Call this the 2-minute hurry-up. The Pittsburgh Steelers and all other teams must make their first picks a little faster this year, thanks to a league effort to speed up the NFL Draft. Teams have only eight minutes per pick in the first round Thursday night, down from 10 minutes...
Steelers in ‘great communication’ with Aaron Rodgers — but still eager to add QB in draft
Before either he or coach Mike McCarthy took any questions during the annual Pittsburgh Steelers pre-draft news conference Monday, general manager Omar Khan wanted to get the requisite Aaron Rodgers update out of the way. “I know you guys are going to ask me on Aaron,” Khan said from UPMC...
NFL mock draft: TribLive’s Chris Adamski’s predicts the 1st round in Pittsburgh
With the level of anticipation befitting an official countdown clock not far from the draft stage’s site on the North Shore, the NFL Draft finally begins Thursday in Pittsburgh. Rest assured that each of the 32 teams began their draft preparations for just about as long as the clock has...
NFL Draft HQ 2026: Who the Steelers might pick, position breakdowns, mock drafts and more
Pittsburgh will be the center of the football universe when the NFL Draft takes place on the city’s North Shore this week. The first round is set for Thursday, with rounds 2-3 on Friday and rounds 4-7 on Saturday. The 2026 NFL Draft kicks off at 8 p.m. Thursday and...
First Call: How Steelers could deal with Broderick Jones’ ‘setback’; Will Howard to get QB1 reps if Aaron Rodgers doesn’t signVideo
After a busy weekend, we wrap up a lot of what’s going on in Monday’s “First Call.” Broderick Jones might be dealing with a neck setback. Art Rooney II spoke about the prospect of drafting a quarterback. We also discuss the crowded National League Central, check in on a former...
Steelers LT Broderick Jones ‘limited’ at minicamp, ‘nothing’s changed’ in neck injury recovery
The Pittsburgh Steelers opened up their voluntary minicamp Monday with starting left tackle Broderick Jones on hand and participating — to a degree. Jones did not play in the final six games last season after he suffered a neck injury, one from which he has not yet recovered fully. “Obviously,...
