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The Pittsburgh Steelers have added some cornerback depth. The team announced that they signed Trevon Mathis, according to Pro Football Talk. This move doesn’t come across as hugely important. Mathis was an undrafted free agent after the 2018 draft and wasn’t able to hold on to a roster spot last year. Mathis played his college […]

Coming into the 2019 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be adjusting to life without Antonio Brown in the offense. For the time being, Donte Moncrief seems to be the front-runner for the second-receiver spot, per Dan Graziano of ESPN. The Steelers eventually traded Brown after their All-Pro wideout became disgruntled with the organization. Brown was […]

The NFL running back position has become as lucrative as ever after several enormous deals changed the market’s landscape. Todd Gurley and David Johnson led the way with massive extensions after superb campaigns coming into last season. With Le’Veon Bell’s historic holdout last season culminating in a bag of cash from the New York Jets, […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are hoping to erase the demons of their disappointing 2018 campaign in which they went 9-6-1 and missed the playoffs for the first time in five years, and they’ll get to begin their quest for redemption on Friday night when they play their preseason opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Steelers […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are hoping to bounce back from a disappointing 2018 campaign and reclaim their spot atop of the AFC North division, but what happened in practice on Wednesday might have a pretty adverse effect on those dreams, as cornerback Joe Haden was carted off of the field due to an injury, according to […]

There was some mystery surrounding Sean Davis’ absence from a week of training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers. But considering that the team announced his missed time was due to a hand injury and elected against elaborating further, the assumption was the fourth-year safety wasn’t feeling much pain – and could perhaps even return to […]

Luckily for the Pittsburgh Steelers, they have options for the backup quarterback position. As of now, third-year quarterback Josh Dobbs is slated to get the start in the team’s preseason opener, according to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. While this is a good sign for Dobbs, the position battle is far from over. Second […]

Le’Veon? That doesn’t ring a bell. In 2018, the Pittsburgh Steelers faced a running back problem with their former star not playing. Questions filled media rooms about who will lead their rush attack. Rather quickly, that was answered; 2017 third-round pick James Conner will be that guy. It turns out, that was the right choice. […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers made quite the investment to move up and take linebacker Devin Bush with the 10th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. Fortunately, it seems he has already started to make quite the impression on his new coaches and teammates. Bush has been getting ample work in with the first and second […]

Passing the torch from one legendary Pittsburgh Steelers receiver to another? JuJu Smith-Schuster and Santonio Holmes are making that happen. Future Hall of Fame wideout Santonio Holmes, who spent four seasons with Pittsburgh, appeared at the team’s training camp on Tuesday. He was spotted speaking to third-year receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster for a “good 20 minutes,” […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off of a very disappointing 2018 campaign in which they went 9-6-1 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2013, largely due to locker room issues. The Steelers’ locker room lost a couple of distractions this offseason, as Pittsburgh traded away Antonio Brown and saw Le’Veon Bell walk […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are enjoying a drama-free training camp, but not everyone has been available to reap the benefits. Head coach Mike Tomlin announced after their annual Family Fest night at Heinz Field, that wide receiver Diontae Johnson suffered a groin injury, via Steelers report Missi Matthews. Johnson has spent much of the offseason injured. […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers and veteran defensive back Joe Haden are reportedly close to a two-year contract extension, per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN on Twitter. Steelers and corner Joe Haden are making progress on a two-year contract extension, per source. Both sides have exchanged proposals. The two-time Pro Bowler is due $10 million in the last […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a penchant for developing undrafted front-seven talent; ask 2008 Defensive Player of the Year James Harrison. Now, 17 years after the Steelers found Harrison, a new, young, undrafted pass rusher is turning heads: Toledo product Tuzar Skipper. Former Steelers offensive tackle Tunch Ilkin, a current broadcast and radio analyst for the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t have the season they wanted to last year. 2018 was full of drama and Pittsburgh missed the playoffs. Now, a new year is about to begin. Fans and the team are hopeful for a revival and a return to the Steelers winning ways. Before we get to that point though, we’re […]

When the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted T.J. Watt in 2017, there was a lot of buzz surrounding the pass rusher. This was mostly due to his incredible talent and potential, but a little bit was thanks to his relation to his brother – J.J. Watt. Watt quickly made a name for himself though, racking up seven […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is entering the 2019 NFL season with a lot of pressure on his shoulders. After the team made a big move to trade star wide receiver Antonio Brown to the Oakland Raiders and star running back Le’Veon Bell left in free agency for the New York Jets, all eyes have […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, entering his 16th season with the franchise in 2019, told SiriusXM the team plans on playing more two-back sets on offense. The news doesn’t come as a shock in the wake of Le’Veon Bell leaving for the New York Jets following his holdout seasons in 2018. Jaylen Samuels, one of […]

Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner reached out and helped a girl with a breathing apparatus fulfill a small wish by giving the young fan a tour of the team’s locker room after training camp concluded on Saturday. Conner, 24, is the Steelers’ primary RB entering his third season in the NFL and second year […]

There are always training camp fights every year but the Pittsburgh Steelers are usually quiet in that department. Although, Alejandro Villanueva and Cam Heyward got into one—for an unusual reason. While speaking with the media about the scrum, the Steelers offensive tackle said the fight with Cam Heyward was over “Game of Thrones“. Villanueva was […]

With the Pittsburgh Steelers losing both Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell this offseason, you would expect that the Steelers’ offense would undergo some significant changes in terms of style, but apparently, not much is going to change at all, and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is okay with that. “Nope. We’re going to be the same, boring […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is entering his 16th NFL season, but somewhere along the way, it seems that he lost some of his passion for the game of football. Well, now, Roethlisberger says that his joy for the sport is back: “I feel like I love football again,” said Roethlisberger, according to Gerry Dulac […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are finding depth in all the right places. Former undrafted linebacker Ola Adeniyi is showing out in the early weeks of training camp. Adeniyi, who spent all of last year on injured reserve, is looking to earn a spot as a backup linebacker. Adeniyi was signed as an undrafted rookie out of […]

Some things get better over time. Think wine, Tim Duncan, Frank Gore, or even the grueling hours of an NFL training camp. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is entering his 16th training camp with the team. By now, the 37-year-old isn’t laboring over the practice, he’s having with it. Perhaps, appreciating the limelight of his […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced, on Wednesday, that they have been awarded wide receiver Brandon Reilly off of the waiver wire. They also waived cornerback Alexander Myres to make room for him. We have been awarded WR Brandon Reilly off waivers & have waived CB Alexander Myres.@BordasLaw TRANSACTION: https://t.co/hd81JdW2t7 pic.twitter.com/0r6RPYB2cZ — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) July 31, […]

Former Toledo Rockets wide receiver and return specialist Diontae Johnson has not been atop the highest level that is the NFL for long. However, the soon-to-be rookie pass-catcher is already turning heads in the “Steel City” as the Pittsburgh Steelers newcomer continues to impress at this year’s installment of training camp. However, it is not […]

This offseason was a tumultuous one for the Pittsburgh Steelers lost both Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown. With the trade of Antonio Brown, the Steelers are in a special group of teams in the NFL. According to Spotrac, Pittsburgh has the fourth-most dead cap space in the NFL. Dead cap space is when you have […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are making a move to clear up some cap space, restructuring Stephon Tuitt’s contract. Per Field Yates of ESPN, the Steelers converted $5.195 million of his base salary into a signing bonus. The move added nearly $4 million in cap space for Pittsburgh. Source: the Steelers have converted $5.195M of DL Stephon […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is one of the most likable guys in the NFL, as he is very accessible, great with the media and the fans, and does not take himself too seriously. He is also known for being an avid Fantasy Football player, and this year, he is hosting a league in […]

Pittsburgh Steelers guard Ramon Foster is the teams player representative for the NFLPA, and he is on board for expanding the playoff. Most of the talk has been about an expanded regular season which most of the players aren’t for, but Foster thinks that rewarding more teams by putting them in the playoffs would be […]

Chemistry matters. With quarterbacks and wide receivers, that is even more the case. If a signal-caller doesn’t trust his pass catcher, a passing offense can stagnate. With Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, that couldn’t be truer. He has declared his trust or distrust of a receiver; it then shows on the field. With Antonio Brown […]

Jason La Canfora reports that Mason Rudolph is most likely the next man up in the quarterback battle for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the franchise may be open to trading backup Joshua Dobbs. The Steelers selected Rudolph, an Oklahoma State alumnus, in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft and may be looking to […]

Le’Veon Bell sat out the entire 2018 season and cost some people a chance to win in fantasy football. The New York Jets running back knows he may have let some people down, but he’s ready to make up for it in 2019. Recently on Twitter, Bell jokingly apologized to fantasy football owners who picked […]

Being a top-10 pick in the NFL Draft comes with high expectations and replacing an icon for the Pittsburgh Steelers — Ryan Shazier — adds to that. Both statements become truer when that top pick was acquired on the basis of a bevy of picks given up. Devin Bush, the No. 10 overall pick and […]

Minority owners usually don’t have much of say in terms of coaching and player changes, but that didn’t stop some of the Pittsburgh Steelers minority owners from trying to stop the team from giving Mike Tomlin an extension. Ed Bouchette of TheAthletic.com reported that some of the owners tried to talk Art Rooney II to […]

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Bud Dupree is entering the final year of his contract, and while some players might see that as a distraction, Dupree is actually embracing it, saying that it’s “fun”: “For one year, I’m going to go out and do my thing,” Dupree said, according to Chris Adamski of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “I’m […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Juju Smith-Schuster has a strong personality. It shines through quite often and has made him a fan favorite in Pittsburgh. Now he’s adding another quirky reason to the list of why fans love him so much. Smith-Schuster autographed a fans head. Then he told the fan he’d give him season tickets […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have endured an offseason that has been all about reducing the drama in the locker room. Their training camp will test the waters and hopefully shape a team which will contend for yet another season. With a team ready to make its mark, the Steelers could become that team. Before then, some […]

Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert has not signed an extension with the franchise, he clarified to media on Saturday. The Pittsburgh front-office leader is working “year-to-year.” Per Mike Florio of NBC Sports’ Pro Football Talk: “When I did the last extension it was under the understanding that the end of this one that I […]