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The Pittsburgh Steelers got a taste of what life without running back Le’Veon Bell was like this past season, as Bell held out the entire year due to a contract dispute. Now, Bell is off the roster entirely, so the Steelers are officially beginning the post-Bell era in 2019. With James Conner, Jaylen Samuels and […]

The talk for most of the offseason surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers has been about Antonio Brown but according to general manager Kevin Colbert, the team has moved past the saga. It seems every time it gets out of the media for a couple of days Brown gets into a fight with someone from the Steelers […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers traded up to the 10th overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on Thursday night just to take University of Michigan linebacker Devin Bush, and the Steelers seem thrilled with their choice. “When you make a trade up to the top 10, we were very excited to make […]

Many NFL teams have different ways of ranking players when it comes to the NFL Draft, including doing mock drafts, holding their own specific rankings, and many other ways. According to Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert, they’ve have their own way of doing things for some time, and it seems to have worked. Speaking […]

Morgan Burnett has asked the Pittsburgh Steelers for a release, and the Steelers seem prepared to honor the safety’s request. However, the Steelers are also steadfast on doing so on their own time. At first, Pittsburgh said it would release Burnett by April 1, but then, a report surfaced that the team would try to […]

It’s safe to say the Pittsburgh Steelers harbor some regret over re-signing Antonio Brown to a five-year, $73 million contract in February 2017. At the time, however, general manager Kevin Colbert was apparently so enamored with the six-time Pro Bowler that he was using Brown’s status as one of the league’s best players to criticize […]

Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers Emmanuel Sanders and Antonio Brown had a falling out this offseason, but there was a time when they were Steelers teammates. Both wide outs came into the league in 2010, with Pittsburgh drafting Sanders in the third round and later selecting Brown in the fifth round. While Sanders was certainly […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers traded star wide receiver Antonio Brown to the Oakland Raiders earlier this week in a deal that may very well shift the balance of power in the AFC. On Wednesday, as Brown was introduced as a Raider for the first time, Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert released a statement on the blockbuster […]

Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert is trying to find a trade partner to unload Antonio Brown, but if a trade partner can’t be found, he thinks that Brown and Ben Roethlisberger will make up. Aditi Kinkhabwala of NFL Network asked Colbert how Roethlisberger could want to play with Brown after everything he has said, […]

Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert found himself in a bit of hot water after his comments about his team in regards to Ben Roethlisberger, but instead of back peddling from them when talking to Antonio Brown, he confirmed them. Last week, Colbert told reporters that Roethlisberger had 52 kids under him which meant that the […]

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier suffered a devastating spinal injury in December 2017 and missed the entire 2018 campaign as a result. If you were expecting Shazier back in 2019, you are going to be disappointed, as he will not be cleared to play next season, meaning he will not be back on the field […]

Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert appears to be gaining some traction in regards to trading wide receiver Antonio Brown. “Interest has grown.” — #Steelers GM Kevin Colbert, on a possible Antonio Brown trade. “Ideally you’ll like to trade him to someone you’d never play. But if a team comes through with the best compensation […]

Late in the 2017 campaign, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier suffered a devastating spinal injury that knocked him out for the entire 2018 season. Shazier was one of the Steelers’ top defensive players prior to the injury, so, naturally, the team missed him dearly during his absence. Pittsburgh general manager Kevin Colbert recently acknowledged how […]

This past week Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert backed down on his comments earlier this week. He discussed the team’s plan to trade away Antonio Brown. Colbert also told reporters about how Ben Roethlisberger had been criticizing other players within the organization. The gist of his comments was pretty demeaning to players underneath Roethlisberger. He said […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown has made it clear that he wants to move on from the team and place elsewhere. General manager Kevin Colbert says that he has been receiving calls regarding a trade for Brown. #Steelers GM Kevin Colbert says on NFL Network that three teams have reached out about a potential […]

Dan Orlovsky never played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He’s not intimately familiar with the leadership style of Ben Roethlisberger, and doesn’t claim to personally know general manager Kevin Colbert. With 12 years of experience in NFL locker rooms, though, the ESPN analyst certainly knows a thing or two about the sometimes beneficial and sometimes problematic […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are between a rock and a hard place. Following his Tuesday meeting with team owner Art Rooney II, it now seems like it’s only a matter of time until Antonio Brown gets his wish and is traded before the start of next season. The league at large has been following the situation […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have to face the reality that they will be playing next season without wide receiver Antonio Brown, but they aren’t letting him go easily. Kevin Colbert said he told Brown: "We will not be discounted you on the trade market and we certainly not releasing you. All the being said, we will […]

Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert isn’t interested in getting in a battle over Le’Veon Bell and doesn’t want to let it drag out through the media. After Bell’s agent, Adisa Bakari appeared on SiriusXM NFL Radio and said things have changed and he wouldn’t give specifics on when his client will show up. Colbert told ESPN’s […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are less than a week from kicking off their season and Le’Veon Bell is still nowhere to be found. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert is very “disappointed” that the star running back hasn’t reported to camp. No Le’Veon Bell, still. Steelers GM Kevin Colbert said: “We […]

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has received a lot of criticism this offseason and most of came by surprise. Former Steelers star James Harrison bashed Tomlin saying that he needs to be more disciplined and do a better job of keeping his players on the same page. Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert tried to dispute those […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have quite the offseason ahead of them if they are to solidify their championship-caliber team moving forward. Of course, their first order of business will be signing running back Le’Veon Bell to a lucrative contract extension. There has been optimism from both sides regarding the potential long-term deal. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, general manager […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off a disappointing end to a promising 2017 season that saw them finish with one of the best records in the league. They fell in their first playoff game in the divisional round against the Jacksonville Jaguars, leading to the team’s top brass voicing that changes are coming. One of […]

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier has made tremendous progress since undergoing spinal surgery to repair the serious injury he suffered against the Cincinnati Bengals last season. He’s out of the hospital and is already working his way toward walking on his own power in a relatively short span of time. But regardless of what happens […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers finished their 2017 campaign with a 13-3 record, their best since they went 15-1 way back in 2004, but the team’s regular season success is apparently not enough to convince general manager Kevin Colbert that Pittsburgh is going to win a Super Bowl title next season. For Colbert, changes have to be […]

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 […]

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 […]