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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 […]

As everyone knows, the Pittsburgh Steelers lost a couple of their big offensive weapons this offseason. Despite the losses, Art Rooney II believes they have a talented roster still. In an article by Gerry Dulac of the Post Gazette, Art Rooney II said he likes the “pieces we have on the chessboard right now.” Rooney […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Terrell Edmunds with the 28th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. In his second season, Edmunds is ready to show Pittsburgh that they didn’t make a mistake drafting him. According to Albert Breer of NFL Network, Pittsburgh hopes Terrell Edmunds takes a “big step” in 2019. Edmunds was forced into […]

Ben Roethlisberger is fully aware of not just how much easier the presence of Antonio Brown made the game on him, but also the pair’s historical standing among other elite quarterback-receiver tandems. While the two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback understands the challenges facing he and his team this season without his longtime favorite target, ,too, […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have reported to training camp with players eager to get back on the field. One player who won’t be on the field, for now, is T.J. Watt. According to Mike Tomlin, Watt has been placed on Pittsburgh’s PUP list to begin training camp. Although, the Steelers head coach doesn’t believe that Watt […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had a bit of tumultuous offseason, which saw the quarterback lose his superstar wide receiver in Antonio Brown, and also dealt with rumors that he threw teammates and coaches under the bus. With a new season fast approaching, Roethlisberger is now reportedly on the fence about whether or not he […]

Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joe Haden is entering the final year of his deal, and both sides would like to come to some agreement, so a contract extension has been discussed. Haden hopes the deal can get done soon and doesn’t seem all that concerned: “We’re communicating, so that’s a good thing,” Haden said, according to […]

As training camp got underway this week for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team decided to give head coach Mike Tomlin some short-term security with the upcoming 2019 season looming. The Steelers inked Tomlin to a contract extension, but this time around it wasn’t a long as anticipated. Pittsburgh only gave Tomlin a one-year extension rather […]

Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joe Haden is entering the final year of his contract and has made it clear that he would like a new contract to stay with the Steelers. There has been a lot of talk about what the Steelers will do with Haden, and according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN the two sides […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are giving Mike Tomlin a little more job security. The team is signing their longtime head coach to a one-year extension, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. As Rapoport points out, this means Tomlin is now locked up through the 2021 season. Tomlin wasn’t entering the final year of his deal, […]