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When the Pittsburgh Steelers made their final roster cuts ahead of their 2023 NFL season, defensive back Elijah Riley was not on the list of waived players. The fourth-year corner faced tough competition in training camp just to make the team, but now Riley is the Steelers’ sneaky roster cut survivor who will make an […]

After 18 years with Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback, the Pittsburgh Steelers entered the 2022 NFL season with a genuine QB competition. Veteran Mitchell Trubisky won out, but the team started slowly and entered its bye week with a 2-6 record. Then rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett took over, nearly leading Pittsburgh to a playoff spot. The […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers narrowly missed the playoffs last season. As the team looks to improve for the upcoming season, they will need to make some key additions to their roster. One position that the Steelers should focus on is linebacker, and one player who could help fill that need is Nicholas Morrow. Morrow was recently […]

Like every team in the NFL, the Pittsburgh Steelers are currently focused on getting their roster down to 53 players ahead of Week 1. But as the Steelers subtract from their roster, Pittsburgh made sure to make one potent addition. The Steelers are expected to sign cornerback Desmond King, via Ian Rapoport of the NFL […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are freeing up some roster spots and traded away an offensive lineman for a draft pick ahead of Tuesday’s cut-down deadline. The Steelers traded Kendrick Green to the Houston Texans for a 6th-round pick in 2025, according to Ian Rapoport. Green started 15 games at center in 2021 after being drafted by […]

Two years ago, Najee Harris emerged as one of the best running backs in the entire league. The then-Pittsburgh Steelers rookie had an incredible first year, being one of the main reasons for the team’s playoff berth. However, in his sophomore year, Harris’ stats took a bit of a nose dive. Some people attributed Harris’ […]

One of the reasons the Pittsburgh Steelers are gaining a lot of traction as a potential playoff team this season is because of the number of young breakout candidates they have on their roster. While most of the focus is naturally going to be on quarterback Kenny Pickett, one of the players he will be […]

Rookies like Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Broderick Jones often struggle with the rigor of professional football in their first NFL season. However, Jones isn’t that worried as he claims that Georgia football practices were tougher than Steelers practices, which Steelers coach Mike Tomlin can’t be thrilled to hear. Reporters caught up with the No. 14 […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ended their 2023 NFL preseason schedule with a record of 2-1. They bounced back from a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers with wins over the New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens. Bucs quarterbacks Kyle Trask and Baker Mayfield combined for 227 passing yards and two touchdowns in Tampa’s win over the […]

It’s no secret that Antonio Brown has been on a downward spiral ever since he walked off the field mid-game while a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And with an arrest warrant currently out for AB after he refused to pay child support, the former Pittsburgh Steelers superstar isn’t loving the things being written […]

After finishing the preseason games undefeated, the Pittsburgh Steelers have turned more heads and garnered increased expectations about the upcoming 2023 NFL season. Preseason games are not a reliable barometer, but in any case, former NFL head coach Herm Edwards is buying the hype on Kenny Pickett and company. “I really like the Pittsburgh Steelers. […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers ended their 2023 NFL preseason schedule with a 3-0 record. They earned victories over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falcons. Steelers quarterbacks Kenny Pickett, Mitchell Trubisky, Mason Rudolph and Tanner Morgan combined for 136 passing yards in Pittsburgh’s 24-0 win over the Falcons in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Running back Anthony […]

Coming off of a 5-12 season, the Los Angeles Rams are looking to turn things around with a healthier squad this upcoming year. Right before the Rams kickoff for Week 1, Los Angeles swung a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers for some added offensive line help. The Rams have traded for guard Kevin Dotson, via […]

Kenny Pickett may be on the verge of a breakout season. The young quarterback has excelled during the NFL preseason and experts around the league believe 2023 may be Pickett’s year. Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris recently discussed Pickett’s perfect NFL preseason QB rating. “Ah, man, I think that all of us just coming […]

Every year, there is a trendy sleeper pick who really catches fans’ attention. While the Detroit Lions certainly have a crowded bandwagon for the upcoming season, the NFL-watching world also appears enamored with the always steady Pittsburgh Steelers. Head coach Mike Tomlin, defensive juggernauts like T.J. Watt and Cam Heyward and second-year quarterback Kenny Pickett […]

The hype for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett is only growing. ESPN analyst Louis Riddick is the latest person to join the Pickett bandwagon after Pickett’s excellent preseason. Riddick raved about Pickett, who played in all three preseason games and only threw two incomplete passes in three games. “The sky’s the limit. Kenny is doing […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are entering the 2023 season with playoff hopes. If they want to make it, Kenny Pickett is going to need to take a giant step forward. After an up-and-down rookie season, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has seen quite a difference from Pickett, per Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. “The […]

In a surprising twist, the Pittsburgh Steelers played some of their starters in the final game of the preseason. It was just one drive, but the offense and defense had an impressive showing. Admittedly, it was against Atlanta’s backups. Still, it’s a good sign to see from a Steelers squad looking to contend this year. […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers continued their stellar preseason performance on Thursday with a convincing 24-0 win against the Atlanta Falcons. With the win, the Steelers finished their preseason campaign with a perfect 3-0 record. While the preseason doesn’t actually matter for anything, it’s still good to see the young guys gelling together and performing well. There […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wideout George Pickens is seizing the fanbase’s attention. In Thursday night’s preseason win over the Atlanta Falcons, Pickens made a monster two-handed grab near the end zone that set Pittsburgh up in scoring position. GEORGE PICKENS 🔥pic.twitter.com/WRUlLSc93N — PFF (@PFF) August 24, 2023 It was an all-around great night for Pittsburgh, who picked […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers finished the 2023 NFL preseason unscathed after demolishing the Atlanta Falcons on the road in a 24-0 victory Thursday. However, the same can’t be said about the health of the team’s roster, with some bodies nursing injuries, including that of veteran defensive lineman Cam Heyward. The 34-year-old Heyward did not see action […]

Kenny Pickett turned in an encouraging rookie season as quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team won seven of the 12 games he started, and after throwing eight interceptions in his first five games, he threw just one the rest of the season. But Pickett, who attended nearby University of Pittsburgh, knows the expectations Year […]

Count Rich Gannon among the Kenny Pickett believers. A former NFL MVP and long-time quarterback, Gannon has high hopes for what Kenny Pickett can do in his second season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Gannon recently explained for The 33rd Team why the Steelers have found their franchise quarterback. “What I like about Pickett is that […]

Back in the day, Terry Bradshaw was considered to be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. He won four Super Bowl championships, a pair of Super Bowl MVPs, and an NFL MVP. Given Bradshaw’s accomplishments in the NFL, have you ever wondered how a guy like him lives? Well, wonder no more. This […]

It is the final tune-up for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Atlanta Falcons before the games count. It is time to continue our NFL Preseason odds series with a Steelers-Falcons prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. For the Steelers, it has been a solid pre-season. They have gone 2-0 with them scoring 27 points in both games. The […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Atlanta Falcons will meet up Thursday for each team’s final preseason contest of the year. Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming clash and how to watch the game. Both the Steelers and Falcons are undefeated this preseason. The Steelers put up 27 points in wins over the […]

Troubled former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is again facing arrest, this time for unpaid child support. The former Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers wideout can have the arrest order expunged, but he has to pay up. TMZ is reporting that a judge in Miami-Dade County ruled that Brown missed a $15,000 child support […]

Kenny Pickett’s first preseason as the starting quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers has gone about as well as anyone could have hoped. The second-year signal-caller is taking full control of Pittsburgh’s offense and he’s made things look easy through two preseason games, albeit a small sample size. Pickett and the Steelers’ offensive starters scored two […]

Pittsburgh native Antoine Fuqua is an acclaimed director known for his work with Denzel Washington, including Training Day and The Equalizer series. He has also worked in the documentary sphere and revealed to ClutchPoints his plans to make a Pittsburgh Steelers documentary. ClutchPoints spoke to Fuqua about his latest film, The Equalizer 3, and asked […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are working to manage the workload of Najee Harris as they head towards the regular season, and haven’t used the third-year RB much in their preseason contests. Harris has nearly 700 touches since joining the Steelers in 2021, including almost 600 rushes in that span. It is is the most usage of […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are building toward a level of sustainable winning around Kenny Pickett and George Pickens. But in order to get that young duo flying high, another young player will have to step up in a big way: rookie offensive lineman Broderick Jones. Jones, the standout from Georgia that the Steelers selected with the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are not going to sneak up on anybody in the year 2023. Having one of the most consistent coaches in the game and a storied tradition of hard-hitting defenses makes overlooking them almost impossible to do. Despite residing in what could end up being the NFL’s deepest division, this season’s outlook for […]

Unlike in 2022, Kenny Pickett will enter the 2023 NFL regular season as the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback. The second-year quarterback has pressure on his shoulders to deliver on the field, but it should make things easier for him knowing that his teammates trust him. Take for example tight end Pat Freiermuth, who shared some […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t exactly viewed as a top-tier Super Bowl contender in the upcoming 2023 NFL season, with many even doubting whether the team is deep and talented enough to make the playoffs. For former NFL cornerback and ESPN personality Domonique Foxworth, however, the Steelers are already in a position to make loud noises […]

One of the most asked questions to NFL veterans is how they will spend retirement when they finally hang up their cleats. For former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, that question has been answered with a quick return to the gridiron, as he signed on to coach youth football in Pennsylvania. The legendary QB retired […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are excited for their new rookie linebacker, and he has made quite an impression on superstar edge rusher T.J. Watt. The team selected Nick Herbig in the fourth round of this year’s NFL Draft, and he is already putting on a show in preseason action. Watt and Herbig have a connection traced […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett is not only focused on his own development, but improving his chemistry with second-year wide receiver George Pickens. For Pickett, stepping up his game in year two also involves working with his teammates and pass-catchers to build chemistry together. While Pickett has worked with wide receivers Diontae Johnson and recently […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are hoping to build on a 9-8 campaign in 2023 that saw the Steel City’s favorite team find a starting QB in Kenny Pickett. Head Coach Mike Tomlin and the Steelers are hoping for improved play in 2023, and improved toughness in the trenches. The team’s offensive coordinator spoke highly of his […]

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada is expecting big improvements for the Steelers offense heading into quarterback Kenny Pickett’s sophomore year. After having the 10th worst offense in the NFL last year, Canada enters his third year as Steelers OC with the expectation to help Pickett continue his development. Ahead of the Steelers second preseason […]