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George Pickens put together an overall solid rookie season for the Pittsburgh Steelers. But as Pickens enters year two, he is trying to take his and the Steelers game to the next level. The wide receiver is looking to make the Pro Bowl this season, via Bo Marchionte of College2Pro.com. Pickens felt like he was […]

Remember when Le’Veon Bell was among the chief targets of every fantasy football manager in the universe? Well, it appears part of the reason he was so good and productive on the field was weed. In a recent appearance on the Steel Here podcast, the former Pittsburgh Steelers superstar revealed that he used to smoke […]

Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan has made multiple moves in the offseason to bolster his team’s defensive back depth. For one, the Steelers reached an agreement on a one-year deal with cornerback Chandon Sullivan earlier this month. Sullivan hit free agency in March following a one-year run with the Minnesota Vikings. It took him […]

Le’Veon Bell’s Pittsburgh Steelers career ended in bitter fashion after a holdout and a couple of franchise tags, as the star running back bolted for the New York Jets and a $52.5 million contract they had offered him. Five years later, Bell, who remains a free agent, is admitting the move was a mistake. During […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett had his SUV stolen on Wednesday — and the team’s playbook was in the backseat. A man was charged in connection with the theft on Friday, telling the police it was him who stole the 24-year-olds vehicle. Christopher Carter, a 60-year-old from Pennsylvania, was subsequently charged in connection with the […]

Mason Rudolph legitimately did not expect to be back with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2023. But on May 17th, they offered him a new one-year deal, and the quarterback accepted. Now, he’s back with the only NFL team he’s ever known and will serve as the third-string option behind backup Mitch Trubisky and starter Kenny […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett was car jacked on Tuesday while he was being interviewed by a local radio station. The incident happened on Wednesday at Bowser Chevrolet on Route 286 in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, when Pickett was being interviewed by 93.7 The Fan-TV. The car has since been recovered by the police and an arrest […]

On the heels of a promising finish to the 2022 campaign, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett sees that there is still plenty of room for improvement in his play. Pickett struggled to get much going over the early stages of the 2022 season. He threw two touchdown passes and eight interceptions in the first five […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers narrowly missed the playoffs last season, finishing the year 9-8 and getting knocked out of postseason contention via tiebreaker. Apparently some players took it harder than others, one of them being Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward. TJ Watt said that he avoids Heyward in the offseason because of the latter’s detox strategy […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers finished last season with a 9-8 record, a disappointment for a franchise that expects Super Bowls. The Steelers’ season was also marred by star defender TJ Watt’s torn pectoral muscle injury. Watt played just 10 games in 2022, but is hoping for a better result in 2023. Watt sounded off recently on […]

Pittsburgh Steelers star T.J. Watt posted a hilarious video of himself falling into his pool last week which stopped the hearts of Steelers fans for just a second. Watt confirmed in the post that he was ok and re-upped on Thursday when speaking about the incident. “I am good. I don’t know how I missed […]

Kenny Pickett has already left quite a strong first impression on Allen Robinson after just three days of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ OTAs schedule. The Steelers kicked off their OTAs schedule on Tuesday, and Pickett has since spent plenty of time building early chemistry with multiple wideouts on the team, including Robinson. The Steelers acquired the […]

Kenny Pickett took over as QB1 of the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 4 of last season and never looked back. While his numbers didn’t exactly jump off the page, it’s clear the organization has itself a franchise quarterback for many years to come after how he performed toward the end of the campaign. Earlier this […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers agreed on a 1-year contract with former Arizona Cardinals linebacker Markus Golden, according to a Wednesday tweet from ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter. “Steelers reached agreement today on a one-year deal with former Cardinals LB Markus Golden, per source,” wrote Schefter. Golden has played in 111 games and started in 68 since […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers extended quarterback Mitchell Trubisky after just one season with the team. The extension covers him for the next three seasons as he prepares to make Pittsburgh his home for the foreseeable future. After starting last season as the starter, he will come into this one as a reserve. Trubisky said it was […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett doesn’t seem to have any hard feelings toward Ben Roethlisberger for his recent controversial comments. Ben Roethlisberger told Kenny Pickett that he initially wasn’t rooting for him at the start of his NFL career. When asked at Steelers OTAs about what his predecessor said, the current Pittsburgh quarterback appeared to […]

The free agent cycle in the NFL has slowed down dramatically, but there are still some moves to be made with OTAs kick-off. The Pittsburgh Steelers are one team that is still active in the market, and they are hosting Arizona Cardinals pass rusher Markus Golden for a visit, per Jordan Schultz of The Score. […]

Ben Roethlisberger recently admitted that he initially was not rooting for Kenny Pickett’s success initially with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Michael Robinson of NFL Network had an interesting take on the situation, saying it is not cool for Roethlisberger to do that. “He’s a hall of fame quarterback, Big Ben man, that’s whack, bro,” Michael […]

After an encouraging end to his rookie campaign in 2022, Kenny Pickett is going to be looking to take a big step forward in 2023 for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pickett won’t have to win any sort of quarterback battle this time around, and the hope is that Pittsburgh can sneak into a wild card spot […]

The NFL owners have reportedly voted to approve Thursday Night Football flex scheduling, but only a handful of games could be affected by the change for the 2023 NFL season. Among the games that could potentially be flexed, the Thursday Night Football matchup between the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers might have the best […]

The NFL owners voted to approve Thursday Night Football flex scheduling for weeks 13-17, which will start in the 2023 season, and the eight teams that voted against it were revealed by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The New York Giants, New York Jets, Chicago Bears, Las Vegas Raiders, Detroit Lions, Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers all […]

Recently, Ben Roethlisberger admitted that he initially did not root for Kenny Pickett to succeed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Pat McAfee said on his show that it is cool that Roethlisberger admitted that, and that it shows the real emotions that a human goes through when retiring from the NFL. “Everybody just assumes that […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ draft brought six new players into the team along with a handful of undrafted rookies. Pittsburgh’s first two picks, Georgia offensive tackle Broderick Jones and Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr., should make an immediate impact on the team. But which Steelers’ rookie sleeper will step up and make his mark on […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are hoping that the transition from Ben Roethlisberger to Kenny Pickett is a smooth one, but Roethlisberger made a stunning admission regarding how he hoped Pickett would perform, all while Pickett was a guest on his podcast. “I’ll be completely honest,” Ben Roethlisberger said on his Footbahlin podcast, according to Alex Kozora […]

Ezekiel Elliot is one of the most accomplished running backs in the NFL and is currently a free agent; the Pittsburgh Steelers have ample cap space and a need to improve their ground game after Najee Harris averaged fewer than four yards per carry over the last few years. So, naturally, Elliot showing up at […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have high expectations that quarterback Kenny Pickett is going to be a successful leader in his second year in the league and will be able to lead the team to a memorable season. However, despite the high expectations of Pickett himself and Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, not all the critics remain […]

Pittsburgh Steelers rookie tight end Darnell Washington takes his position very seriously and firmly believes there should be a distinction between elite tight ends and receivers. Therefore, the stickler purposefully omitted Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce from his top-5 TE rankings. Yes, he’s listed as a tight end,” Washington said on the latest edition […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will soon have to address a notable dilemma regarding Alex Highsmith’s future with the team. Highsmith has a mere one year left on his rookie contract. He is set to hold a cap hit of $2.951 million in the 2023 season. Steelers general manager Omar Khan is hoping to keep Highsmith in […]

After 18 years with Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback, the Pittsburgh Steelers entered the 2021 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 and backup QB Mitchell Trubisky are reportedly working on a contract extension. The deal is reportedly for two years, with Trubisky set to make $8 million guaranteed during the first season, per ESPN’s Brooke Pryor and Jeremy Fowler. Kenny Pickett is considered the Steelers’ QB of the future. He took over starting […]

TJ Watt gave every coach, player, and fan associated with the Pittsburgh Steelers a terrifying scare for a Thursday afternoon. He posted a video of himself falling into his pool while trying to clean it, phone in pocket and all. Steelers TJ Watt took a splash while cleaning his pool with his phone inside his […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers knew the player they wanted to take in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft and traded up to get him. The Steelers gave up two picks to move up three spots in the draft to select Georgia tackle Broderick Jones. They moved right in front of the New York Jets, […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been a relatively ordinary team the last two years. They did not make the playoffs in 2022, and while they did in 2021, they were defeated in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. However, as quarterback Kenny Pickett enters his second season in the NFL, head coach Mike Tomlin has […]

Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan appeared on The Pat McAfee Show, and said he is finishing up an extension for quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, according to Brooke Pryor of ESPN. Mitchell Trubisky was the week 1 starter for the Steelers in the 2022 season, but Kenny Pickett eventually took over the role. Trubisky is expected […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers signed guard Isaac Seumalo to a three-year $24 million contract in free agency, and his old Philadelphia Eagles teammate Jason Kelce raved about his ability, which should be a good sign for quarterback Kenny Pickett. “I think he’s one of the best guards in the NFL, and I think he has been,” […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers released cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon, NFL insider Ian Rapoport said. Witherspoon is the second veteran Steeler cornerback to be released in the last week. Pittsburgh dismissed cornerback Arthur Maluet, who played in 33 games in the last two seasons, May 10. Witherspoon, who was selected in the third round of the 2017 NFL […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are looking to the XFL to get Kenny Pickett some more help for the 2023 NFL season. St. Louis Battlehawks wide receiver Hakeem Butler has signed a contract with the Steelers. If Butler can be nearly as productive with the Steelers as he was with the Battlehawks, Kenny Pickett will have another […]

The AFC North might be the most… for lack of a better word, brutal division. Whenever you watch two division rivals play, it often feels like a gritty boxing match between two heavyweights. Every team is out to get each other’s head. Even amongst retired players, that seems to be the case. Ex-Pittsburgh Steelers RB […]

Former Pittsburgh Steelers star Le’Veon Bell used to be one of the most unstoppable offensive forces in football. These days, Bell just seems more interested in fighting rivals inside the boxing ring than playing football again. Recently, Le’Veon Bell appeared on the Misfits Boxing podcast and said that he would love to fight someone in […]