Pittsburgh Steelers Articles - Page 131

It doesn’t take a genius to recognize the best teams in the NFL entering 2020. The Kansas City Chiefs just won the Super Bowl, so naturally, they’re at the top of the list. Then you have clubs like the San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots (unless the wheels come off this offseason), Green […]

The Baltimore Ravens took the AFC North by storm in 2019, with Lamar Jackson putting together an MVP season in just his second year in the NFL. The other teams in the AFC North will use this offseason to try and prevent the Ravens from defending their division title next season. There are only a […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have quite a few players that are going to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but so do the Dallas Cowboys. As a result, it has been reported that the Steelers and Cowboys will be playing in this year’s Hall of Fame game. For the Steelers, both Troy Polamalu and Bill […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers maintain their dominance in the NFL by relying on stacked draft classes. However, sometimes the team turns toward free agency for help. Needless to say, Pittsburgh drafts better players than it signs. The five worst free agent signings in Steelers history set the franchise back several years and cost the team millions […]

When Minkah Fitzpatrick was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019, he chose to wear the No. 39 in his 14 games with the team. In a post on social media on Monday, Fitzpatrick confirmed that he would be sticking with No. 39 in 2020. “I promised myself if it treats me well, if I […]

The Myles Garrett-Mason Rudolph situation sent shockwaves throughout the sports world back in Week 10 of the season. Well, after being suspended indefinitely by the league, Garrett was recently reinstated. Shortly after being reinstated, the Cleveland Browns star agreed to do an interview with ESPN. The only problem? The Browns apparently didn’t know of the […]

Unfortunately for Vikings fans, their favorite team is currently in what could quite possibly be the worst cap space situation in the league. Because of their financial situation not being ideal, the Vikings must have been happy to get back into the black with veteran defensive end Everson Griffen opting out of his contract and […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are planning on keeping tight end Vance McDonald, according to Dale Lolley of DK Pittsburgh Sports. McDonald has a $5.5 million option for 2020, which the Steelers intend to exercise. While there are certainly better tight end options in free agency, Lolley notes that Pittsburgh feels it would get the best bang […]

Vance McDonald had a dismal season in 2019 with the Pittsburgh Steelers and he realizes he has to correct his mistakes in 2020. After missing the playoffs, McDonald feels he took steps in the wrong direction last season. “I think I took some steps backwards unfortunately as a player,” McDonald said, via the team’s website. “I don’t […]

It appears that Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher Bud Dupree will be in yellow and black for at least one more season. Per Jenna Laine of ESPN, the Steelers are likely to place the franchise tag on the 27-year-old pass rusher. Each team may franchise tag one player per season which puts a player that is […]

Bud Dupree is an impending free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers this offseason, but the team wants to prevent him from leaving. Ahead of free agency, Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports believes that Dupree will be franchise tagged by Pittsburgh. The Steelers drafted Dupree in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft out […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are expecting Ben Roethlisberger to be ready for the 2020 season, but Mason Rudolph is also recovering from his own injury. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Rudolph has resumed throwing for the first time since his injury. Mason Rudolph recently resumed throwing footballs coming off surgery for a fractured AC joint. He’s […]

Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey is known for wearing his heart on his sleeve, and many would probably say he is one of the best leaders in football today. Well, on Wednesday morning, Pouncey spoke up on behalf of all NFL players regarding the new CBA proposal, and let’s just say that he isn’t very […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are expecting Ben Roethlisberger to return next season and Steelers GM Kevin Colbert made some interesting comments pertaining to the veteran quarterback. During the week of the NFL Combine, Colbert revealed an update on Roethlisberger’s health heading into the 2020 season. Steelers GM Kevin Colbert was really positive about Big Ben’s checkup […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers had quite the interesting season in 2019 and are focused on trying to return to being at the top of the AFC North. Of course, the injury to Ben Roethlisberger played a huge part in how Pittsburgh’s season went. With the Baltimore Ravens continually getting better, it is vital that the Steelers […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers missed the playoffs in 2019 after missing starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for the majority of the season. He suffered an elbow injury early in the year and was unable to continue playing. In his place, both Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges tried to replace him but were mainly unsuccessful. Speculation has been […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers somehow contended for a playoff spot this past season, and their stingy defense was a big reason why. But safety Terrell Edmunds doesn’t think the unit did anything particularly special in 2019 and is looking forward to an even stronger performance from the defense next year. “We never did anything great, spectacular,” […]

The arch-rival Baltimore Ravens quickly became one of the best teams in the entire NFL in 2019 while the Pittsburgh Steelers were ultimately forced to watch from home come playoff time. However, despite a slew of injuries on both sides of the football, the heralded AFC North franchise remained competitive through Week 17 of the […]

All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell didn’t play in 2018. He signed with the New York Jets following five seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. It didn’t go quite Bell’s way in the Big Apple, as he totaled just 789 rushing yards on 245 carries (3.2 yards per carry), scoring three touchdowns on the ground. (Bell also […]

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said the team has no interest in bringing back Antonio Brown at this time. Tomlin made an appearance on ESPN’s First Take, to talk Steelers and the controversy surrounding Myles Garrett’s racial slur claim towards Mason Rudolph. When asked about Brown, Tomlin said: “We have no current business interest at […]

The 2019 NFL campaign was not kind to Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. First, Roethlisberger put forth a rather nightmarish outing in a 33-3 Week 1 loss to the New England Patriots, and the following week, the veteran suffered what ended up being a season-ending elbow injury in a defeat at the hands of the […]

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is none too pleased with Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Myles Garrett, who is sticking by his assertion that Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph hurled a racial slur at him prior to Garrett hitting Rudolph over the head with a helmet back in Week 11 of this past season. While appearing […]

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has doubled down on his accusations that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph used a racial slur during their duel in Week 10 of the 2019 NFL season. Rudolph has since taken to social media to deny this notion adamantly, and it seems the saga could be taken to court. […]

Antonio Brown has had one of the wildest last 12 months you will ever see. He got his wish when the Pittsburgh Steelers traded him to the Buffalo Bills. Then that didn’t go through. Soon he was traded to the Oakland Raiders. Brown never even got to the regular season with the Raiders before they […]

Just one day after being reinstated to the NFL, Myles Garrett once again claimed that Mason Rudolph uttered a racial slur during their altercation in Week 11 of the 2019 season. Following Garrett’s claim, the NFL has reiterated that they have no evidence of Rudolph using a racial slur. “As we said at the time […]

Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns reaffirmed his stance that Mason Rudolph of the Pittsburgh Steelers called him a racial slur in their altercation in Week 11. After Garrett’s recent interview where he spoke about the altercation, Rudolph’s agent released a statement pertaining to Garrett’s racial slur claims. A statement from Mason Rudolph’s agent with […]

Earlier in the week, Myles Garrett doubled-down on his allegations that Mason Rudolph called him a racial slur in the infamous incident between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers. After seeing Garrett’s recent comments, Mike Tomlin reacted to Garrett claiming Rudolph used a racial slur. A strong statement from #Steelers coach Mike Tomlin in support […]

There wasn’t a lot of great things to talk about for Pittsburgh Steelers fans, but one of the biggest talking points for the season was the scuffle that happened at the end of their Week 11 game against the Cleveland Browns. The moment Myles Garrett hammered Mason Rudolph with his helmet sparked a lot of […]

Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Myles Garrett has been reinstated from his indefinite suspension, a ban that stemmed from an incident back in Week 11 of the 2019 campaign when he hit Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph over the head with a helmet. Days after the melee occurred, Garrett accused Rudolph of hurling a racial slur […]

Diontae Johnson had a promising rookie campaign with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but he finished with a sports hernia. He addressed the issue and prevented it from getting worse by underggoing surgery to sort it out. The 23-year-old wide receiver is reported to have had a successful procedure and should easily be able to return to […]

Ryan Shazier has been making steady progress in recovering from a scary injury he suffered in 2017. He still has his sights set on a return to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Even though there are risks involved, Shazier is still working to get back on the playing field. “When you’re dealing with Ryan, you’re not dealing […]

Ben Roethlisberger has been the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise quarterback for a very long time. However, 2019 saw the franchise attempt to win without him, as Roethlisberger got hurt in the second game of the year. The Steelers held up pretty nicely without the star quarterback, but you could easily argue they would have made the […]

Back in November, the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers squared off with one another. This was a matchup between two teams that would end up not even making the playoffs. Despite that, it was one of the most noteworthy and talked about games of the entire season. The lone reason for that being the massive […]

Antonio Brown had mostly bashed Ben Roethlisberger since leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers, but it appears he has had a change of heart again. Brown posted on Instagram a picture of Big Ben patting him on the helmet and he said he never realized how good it was with Big Ben, and apologized for the negative […]

Given how miserable the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback situation was in 2019, you would think the team would be thrilled to have Ben Roethlisberger back from injury in 2020. Not so fast. Fox Sports analyst and former NFL defensive lineman Chris Canty reported on First Things First on Tuesday morning that “there are people in the […]

Antonio Brown is out of the NFL while JuJu Smith-Schuster has become the face of the Pittsburgh Steelers receiving corps. No one ever thought that it would end up this way, but a lot of Steelers fans are happy with JuJu picking up where Brown left off. Brown is far from impressed with what he’s […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers faced some issues when Ben Roethlisberger went down with an injury in 2019, and the team could find a reliable backup this offseason. In an attempt to solve the issue, Brooke Pryor of ESPN believes that Pittsburgh could pursue a veteran quarterback in free agency. Back in Week 2 of the 2019 […]

Minkah Fitzpatrick found a home with the Pittsburgh Steelers this past season, as he went on to make a Pro Bowl while also earning a First-Team All-Pro selection after racking up 68 tackles, five interceptions, a couple of forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, nine passes defended, and a pair of defensive touchdowns. But the defensive […]

The NFLPA held a meeting in Los Angeles on Thursday and the union still isn’t on the same page for an expanded NFL regular season. While the players continue to discuss the topic, it is evident that the players are still resisting a 17-game schedule. In the past few months, the NFL and NFLPA have […]