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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger would like to believe that he’s the sheriff of his team. The one whose job description doesn’t just include running the offense from under center, but also keeping everyone’s attitude and approach to the game in check. Big Ben made an appearance this week on 93.7 the Fan and tried […]

For many, Antonio Brown is a magician on the field, one who’s able to turn grabs into touchdowns. For former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark, Brown’s show doesn’t end there, though you may have to peep over the façade Brown is projecting to know the true Antonio Brown. Clark, who now works for ESPN as […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown doesn’t feel there’s a need for anyone to dwell on the tantrum he threw on the sidelines during a 26-9 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. Speaking to reporters after the game, Brown said that he doesn’t have any regrets for his actions and implied that he and […]

In preseason predictions and power-rankings, the New England Patriots were constantly placed at the top, and rightfully so. They are, after all, the defending Super Bowl champions, and they added impact players such as WR Brandin Cooks, CB Stephon Gilmore, TE Dwayne Allen, and RB Mike Gillislee. One team that many thought would be able […]

NFL Week 4 of the 2017 season brought about many star performances (Todd Gurley shines again) and disappointing losses (the Patriots defensive struggles continue). Here is a look at the highs and lows of the weekend in professional football: Highs 1. Todd Gurley’s dominance The Los Angeles Rams upset the Dallas Cowboys 35-30, thanks in […]

There is so much to process following another eventful week in the NFL. A lot of it has something to do with injuries to some popular fantasy football starters. It’s a shame to see the likes of Julio Jones and Derek Carr suffer setbacks, but that doesn’t mean those players’ owners should fold their laptops […]

The 2-1 Pittsburgh Steelers are still the favorite to win the AFC North, but that doesn’t mean the team is satisfied with their start, particularly with their offense underperforming despite all of the talent they have on that side of the ball. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger brought up the issue following the team’s 24-17 overtime […]

It’s not a complete week for the Chicago Bears if they don’t have a boneheaded play in a game. Chicago cornerback Marcus Cooper delivered one on Sunday when he wasted a grand opportunity to score a defensive touchdown. Just before the end of the second quarter of the Bears’ Sunday matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers, […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are sitting at 2-0 coming into their Week 3 matchup against the Chicago Bears. Although the team is sporting a perfect record, the offense hasn’t exactly been firing on all cylinders despite 47 points scored over the course for the first two games. Veteran quarterback Ben Roethlisberger recently talked about the Steelers […]

The Minnesota Vikings will head into their Week 2 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers without quarterback Sam Bradford. Bradford has been put on the Vikings’ inactive list just before Sunday’s game at Heinz Field against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and according to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk, backup Case Keenum will be the one calling […]

The Minnesota Vikings kicked off their season like a house on fire, beating the New Orleans Saints in Week 1, 29-19. However, the biggest player in that win is battling uncertainty in regards to his availability for this coming Sunday’s road game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Quarterback Sam Bradford, who had his knee examined after […]

In the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 21-18 season opening win over the Cleveland Browns, Pro Bowl running back Le’Veon Bell had a noticeably light workload, rushing for just 32 yards on 10 carries along with three catches for 15 yards. That is significantly below the production level that has come to be expected from Bell. In response […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers were barely able to get by the Cleveland Browns in Week 1. A hot topic of discussion following the close call against Browns was Le’Veon Bell’s lack of touches and whether that would change in Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was recently asked about Bell’s performance and the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers were barely able to come out on top against the division rival Cleveland Browns in Week 1. Pittsburgh won by three and rarely got one of their best offensive weapons involved with Le’Veon Bell rushing for only 32 yards on 10 carries. Apparently, the team wanted to run the ball more against […]

Los Angles has been blessed with two of the best quarterback prospects in the nation in USC’s Sam Darnold and UCLA’s Josh Rosen. As it sits right now, these young signal-callers will likely go number 1 and number 2 overall in 2018 NFL Draft, respectively. Are either of these quarterbacks worth tanking for?  Before we […]

While the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t exactly look like the 8.5-point spread favorites in Sunday’s too-close-for-comfort 21-18 road win over the Cleveland Browns, that shouldn’t diminish in any form the fantastic NFL debut of Pittsburgh’s rookie linebacker, T.J. Watt, the 30th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. Against the Browns, Watt, younger brother of Houston […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are welcoming their new cornerback in Joe Haden with open arms, though that doesn’t mean Steelers safety Robert Golden would just give up his jersey number to the former Pro Bowl cornerback for free. Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Haden had to flash some cash in order for him to get the […]

Few players in the NFL are as charismatic and as entertaining on the football field as superstar wide receiver Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers, especially when he reaches the end zone. Ahead of the Steelers Week 1 matchup against the division rival Cleveland Browns, Brown took to Twitter to give a preview of his […]

A new season of football brings a clean slate to any and all teams and players, and perhaps there’s no other player in 2017 who are poised to have a monstrous campaign than Pittsburgh Steelers star running back, Le’Veon Bell. The 25-year-old has not had the smoothest of paths towards NFL stardom. Following his breakout […]

The AFC North is traditionally up for grabs. In the last five years, three of the four teams in the North have been crowned as division champions. It’s been well represented in the Wild Card as well. Overall, in the last three seasons, the North has sent six teams to the playoffs [Steelers (3), Bengals […]

Arguably the best wide receiver in the NFL is getting ready to take advantage of the league’s new celebration rules. Pittsburgh Steelers star Antonio Brown already planning for what he’s going to do in the end zone this season. Brown recently made an appearance on The Herd with Colin Cowherd and talked about his plans […]

The start of the regular season is just a few days, which has shifted things into high gear with teams making their final preparations. According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, the Pittsburgh Steelers have decided to roll with rookie outside linebacker T.J. Watt as the starter over former Pro Bowler, James Harrison. The Steelers have named rookie T.J. […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers were finally able to get star running back Le’Veon Bell to sign his franchise tender this week and concentrate on the team’s first matchup of the 2017 NFL campaign against the division rival Cleveland Browns this weekend. Although Bell is back in the fold, the fact he missed out on training camp and […]

The Cleveland Browns released former Pro Bowl cornerback Joe Haden this week in a move that stunned the league. The move makes sense financially for the Browns, but other factors play a role in such a decision. Haden’s injury struggles weighed heavily on the Cleveland front office. His on-field performance suffered in the last two […]

Pittsburgh Steelers star running back Le’Veon Bell made his return to the practice field on Monday after officially ending his holdout last Friday. He signed his tender earlier today. Following his first practice session with the team, Bell told Aditi Kinkhabwala of ESPN that he was “a little winded” from the on-field work, but stated […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers were finally able to secure the upcoming season with star running back Le’Veon Bell on Monday. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, Bell has officially signed his franchise tender with the team. #Steelers RB Le'Veon Bell has officially signed his $12.1M franchise tag. Team gets a roster exemption for up to 2 […]

Earlier this week, Pro Bowl cornerback Joe Haden was surprisingly released by the Cleveland Browns after seven seasons. It didn’t take long for the Pittsburgh Steelers to swoop in and add Haden on a three-year, $27 million deal. According to Teresa Varley of Steelers.com, general manager Kevin Colbert sees the 28-year-old as a huge addition […]

The holdout is over for Le’Veon Bell. Bell was spotted arriving in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ facility on Friday, as reported by the NFL Network’s Aditi Kinkhabwala. Upon arrival, Bell underwent a physical and upon passing it, left the location. Le'Veon Bell has arrived!! — Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) September 1, 2017 While it has yet to […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ signed general manager Kevin Colbert to a two-year contract extension on Thursday. According to Michael McClymont of TheScore, Colbert’s deal is scheduled to run through the 2020 NFL Draft. Colbert has been with the team since 2000, spending the first 11 years as the team’s director of football operations and the last […]

In a surprising move on Wednesday, the Cleveland Browns parted ways with cornerback Joe Haden. Rumors surfaced about the team gauging trade interest in the veteran, but to no avail with the Browns releasing him. Haden wasn’t a free agent for long as it appears he’s staying in the AFC North with the Pittsburgh Steelers […]

Ben Roethlisberger was devastated when Heath Miller retired a little over a year ago. His safety blanket for over a decade was gone, but general manager Kevin Colbert went out and signed the young, athletic tight end Ladarius Green to fill the opening and hopefully solve the issue. Mission failed. Ladarius Green suited up in […]

After falling to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game, the Pittsburgh Steelers are hoping to contend for a Super Bowl title in 2017. They have a secondary that improved immensely in the second half of last season, their rookies T.J. Watt and James Conner are generating a lot of buzz, and they […]

During Saturday’s NFL preseason game against Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Martavis Bryant suffered what appeared to be a late hit from safety Matthias Farley. The play saw Bryant make a catch on a screen play that saw him get initially taken down and wrapped up by Colts cornerback Vontae Davis but was hit by […]

Earlier this week, star Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell finally set a return date from his holdout. Answering a question on Twitter, the Michigan State product said he’ll report to camp on September 1st. There has been no shortage of takes on both sides of the equation. Some critics believe Bell’s decision to hold […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been without the services of star running back Le’Veon Bell for over the last several weeks, but there is finally have a return date in place. In light of that, Pro Bowl quarterback Ben Roethlisberger told Jeremy Fowler of ESPN that he has no hard feelings toward Bell’s absence from the team […]

Tuesday was a sigh of relief for the Pittsburgh Steelers, their fans, and all fantasy football aficianados. Running back Le’Veon Bell announced on social media that he will be returning to Steelers’ camp on Friday, September 1. However, Bell has not signed his franchise tag and cannot resume team activities until he does so. So […]

The last time Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Martavis Bryant played a regular season game, the idea of Donald Trump becoming president of the United States was still considered as much of a joke as the Cleveland Browns winning the Super Bowl. But a 19-month absence from the NFL didn’t seem to have diminished Bryant’s skills […]

With the start 14th season with the Pittsburgh Steelers rapidly approaching, veteran quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had one goal in particular during training camp. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Roethlisberger was determined not to throw an interception during training camp with the Steelers. Apparently, it was mission accomplished for the two-time Super Bowl champion. Ben Roethlisberger […]

An argument can be made that the Pittsburgh Steelers have the best offense in the NFL. The team is stacked on that side of the football with a two-time Super Bowl champion under center and arguably the two best players in the league at running back and wide receiver. Although Pittsburgh has a high-powered offense, […]