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When you’re an opponent in Pittsburgh, it’s going to be hard to receive praise from the Steelers fanbase. One of the most passionate groups in sports, Steelers nation bleeds yellow and black — ask Wiz Khalifa. However, they can make an exception for one of their own. On Sunday, Steelers nation and the Terrible Towel […]

If you were to ask ten Pittsburgh Steelers fans about what the highlight of their football season is, nine out of ten of them will probably say JuJu Smith-Schuster. The young wide receiver has become a vital component of the Steelers and will become an irreplaceable part of their offense. Head coach Mike Tomlin is […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers face off with the Los Angeles Rams in Week 10. At 4-4 they’ve done a nice job turning their season around (winning three straight games). However, they face a tall-task in Los Angeles this week. If they want to win, it would benefit the Steelers to have star running back James Conner […]

If the Pittsburgh Steelers really did make a push to acquire New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell at the trade deadline, head coach Mike Tomlin did not know about it. Bell said that he was told the Steelers were one of four teams who inquired about him ahead of the Oct. 29 deadline, but […]

The NFL is fining the Pittsburgh Steelers and head coach Mike Tomlin for an incident weeks ago. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the league has given the team a $75,000 fine and the coach a $25,000 fine for not accurately listing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on the practice injury report before their Week 2 […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have received underwhelming production from quarterback Mason Rudolph since he has returned to the lineup following a concussion. Despite the recent struggles, head coach Mike Tomlin’s confidence in the quarterback hasn’t been shaken. He mentioned that the team has always chosen to ‘rally around him’ and that they ‘believe in him.’ “We’ve […]

Amid the firing of Jay Gruden, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has been linked to the same job for the Washington Redskins. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, that is not going to happen. For Washington to make Tomlin their head coach — who has two years left on his Pittsburgh deal –, the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered a bitter defeat at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens. What made the loss all the worse for Mike Tomlin’s team was the fact that Mason Rudolph was taken out in the process. It was a terrible injury that saw him hit his head the wrong way. Plenty of fans and […]

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was asked about the rumors that he could be a frontrunner for the Washington Redskins job, and it wasn’t something he was too interested in talking about. Tomlin pointed out that he was currently a coach of a 1-4 football team, so he doesn’t have much time to worry about […]

Jay Gruden is no longer the head coach of the Washington Redskins; as the team fired him on Monday morning. According to Ed Werner of ESPN, when Dan Snyder makes his list of candidates to replace him, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is going to be on it. Tomlin is an interesting choice, considering […]

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin didn’t mince his words when he offered some advice to rookie wide receiver Dionte Johnson according to Joe Rutter of triblive.com. “Don’t fumble anymore.” Johnson fumbled on the Steelers second play from scrimmage on Monday night and it led to the Cincinnati Bengals getting an early field goal. After the […]

After seeing all of their Killer Bs — Bryant, Brown and Big Ben — change teams or go down with an injury, one would expect the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense to struggle in search of a new identity. A large part of the Steelers’ struggles has come from trying to find players that can fill those […]

Maybe the Pittsburgh Steelers should play on Monday night every week. The Steelers picked up their first win of the season on Monday evening, routing the Cincinnati Bengals by a score of 27-3. Under head coach Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh is now 15-2 on Monday Night Football, winning all six of its home games. Of course, […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers picked up their first win of the season on Monday night, defeating the Cincinnati Bengals by a score of 27-3 behind a strong performance from young quarterback Mason Rudolph. Rudolph completed 24 of his 28 passes for 229 yards and a couple of touchdowns, and afterward, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin lauded […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers may have to bring Heath Miller out of retirement with the number of tight ends that are injured on their roster. As Vance McDonald was seen with his arm in a sling this week, Xavier Grimble has been placed on injured reserve with a calf issue. Earlier in the week, Mike Tomlin […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers fell into a big hole over the weekend, when their 24-20 loss to the San Francisco 49ers dropped them to an 0-3 start for the season. With quarterback Ben Roethlisberger out all season with an elbow injury, the Steelers now face an uphill battle to get back into the playoff race. According […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Donte Moncrief has had some major struggles in the first couple of weeks of the season and coach Mike Tomlin seems to be at a loss for words. Through two games, Moncrief has five drops and only two receptions for seven yards. For a guy who is signed to a two […]

Ben Roethlisberger’s elbow injury will deprive the Pittsburgh Steelers of their starting quarterback for the entirety of 2019. Said Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, via ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler: “He fully intends to come back from his injury, and everything we’ve heard, we’re comfortable that’s a strong possibility.” Tomlin believes Roethlisberger will be back, and so […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers typically field a great offense. Despite losing wide receiver Antonio Brown in the offseason, the team is set to continue the tradition. Third-year pass-catcher JuJu Smith-Schuster is expected to take on more responsibility in 2019. Part of that responsibility is taking on double-teams, and head coach Mike Tomlin believes he can do […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers were dominated by the New England Patriots in the 2019 NFL season opener. Fortunately, it appears they may have dodged a bullet concerning wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. Smith-Schuster suffered an apparent toe injury late in the 33-2 loss. According to NFL Network’s James Palmer, head coach Mike Tomlin doe not seem to […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered an abysmal 33-3 loss against the New England Patriots on Sunday Night Football in Week 1. An NFL coach simply described Pittsburgh’s blowout loss to the Patriots a “horror movie.” Per Mike Sando in The Athletic: “It’s like I’ve seen this horror movie and I still keep watching the thing and […]

No team wants to get blown out in week one, but Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin thinks it’s a good wakeup call for his team. After the game Tomlin said there was nothing to sugar coat about what happened, they weren’t ready for the bright lights of prime time. “Man, no need to sugar coat […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a tough season opener against the New England Patriots, and fans can still remember the disaster that happened the last time they met in Week 1. However, head coach Mike Tomlin believes that the team will be able to do fine. The team was plagued with technical issues: their headsets stopped […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are slated to square off against the Tennessee Titans in their penultimate preseason game. It appears quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is set to make his preseason debut. Roethlisberger has watched their first two preseason games unfold from the sidelines. According to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk, head coach Mike Tomlin says he […]

The NFL season kicks off in a few weeks. It’s that time again when predictions are made for the upcoming year. The only constant in football seems to be the New England Patriots’ utter dominance of their division. That shouldn’t change this year, but who else will seize division titles in the AFC in 2019? […]

When the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Devin Bush in April, there were talks about him playing the same role that Ryan Shazier had before he went down with his devastating injury. Bush played in his first preseason game last week, and for Mike Tomlin, the debut reminded him of Shazier’s just a few years ago. “I […]

Mike Tomlin is the third longest-tenured head coach in the NFL right now, as he has been coaching the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2007. However, Tomlin’s footing in Pittsburgh does not appear to be all that stable at the moment. After some were calling for his job following the Steelers’ second-half meltdown that resulted in a […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers coach Darryl Drake tragically passed away on Sunday morning, and his life and legacy are being remembered. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin had kind words to say about the 62-year-old Drake, who was hired by the organization in 2018 after years with the Arizona Cardinals and Chicago Bears and a long […]

There was some mystery surrounding Sean Davis’ absence from a week of training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers. But considering that the team announced his missed time was due to a hand injury and elected against elaborating further, the assumption was the fourth-year safety wasn’t feeling much pain – and could perhaps even return to […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers had a very rough season last year, and the tumultuous offseason that followed resulted in both Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell leaving the team. Now, the Steelers will head into 2019 with a fresher outlook, and a suddenly very competitive AFC North conference. Despite the turmoil, the team still has full confidence […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been a perennial force to be reckoned with in the AFC with some talented players leading the way on both sides of the football. However, this year will be different with two of their best players on offense, Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown, heading elsewhere. Despite the void left by these […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are entering uncharted territory going into 2019. Typically favorites, there don’t seem to be many people picking the Steelers to win the AFC North division title this coming season. Pittsburgh went 9-6-1 and missed the playoffs this past year, largely due to locker room issues. The Steelers then traded Antonio Brown during […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers, particularly Mike Tomlin, have a big season ahead of them. Last year was a massive disappointment, there’s no denying that. Pittsburgh had a very talented roster but underachieved, collapsing in the final few weeks to miss the playoffs. The Steelers were dealing with Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell — and the dramas […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to great lengths to change the culture within their locker room. It started with the departures of running back Le’Veon Bell and receiver Antonio Brown. After a season in which the team played through drama, in some form, all year long, the focus now is one that focuses on football […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers traded up to acquire the 10th overall pick from the Denver Broncos in Thursday night’s NFL Draft, and with the pick, the Steelers selected University of Michigan linebacker Devin Bush. Pittsburgh’s normally stout defense has slipped a bit in recent years, so the Steelers are hoping that Bush can bring some of […]