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Tim Benz: 4 reasons why this year’s Steelers training camp may be more important than most
Training camp is a high priority for the Pittsburgh Steelers, as it is for the rest of the NFL’s franchises. That importance is increasing with players frequently balking at in-person offseason workouts these days and with the reduction of the preseason schedule to three games. The Steelers are “lucky” (if...
Steelers’ final unsigned draft pick, center Kendrick Green, agrees to 4-year contract
When the Pittsburgh Steelers players begin reporting Wednesday for training camp, they will have all of their draft picks under contract. Third-rounder Kendrick Green, the No. 87 overall player selected, agreed to his four-year rookie contract, agent Jason Bernstein announced on his verified Twitter account. The slot value for Green...
Steelers make Melvin Ingram signing official, add veteran OT Chaz Green
The Pittsburgh Steelers continue to sharpen their 90-man roster as training camp approaches in two days. On the day they made the signing of veteran pass rusher Melvin Ingram III official, the Steelers also announced the signing of journeyman tackle Chaz Green to a one-year contract. Green, a third-round pick...
First Call: Steelers’ contract terms known for Melvin Ingram; Seattle prediction on Penguins expansion pick for Kraken
Tuesday’s “First Call” gives us the numbers behind Melvin Ingram’s new contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pitt’s odds of winning the ACC football conference have been released. We found a prediction from Seattle regarding which Penguins player will go to the Kraken via the expansion draft. Also, a Steelers preseason...
Steelers sign 3-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Melvin Ingram
The Pittsburgh Steelers shored up one of the most shallow positions on their roster, and they did it with an accomplished name. Free-agent edge defender Melvin Ingram agreed to a one-year contract with the Steelers. Ingram adds depth to the Steelers’ outside linebackers corps that never truly was addressed after...
First Call: Steelers have interest in former Pro Bowl pass rusher; Kevin Dotson tries first pitch at PNC Park
Monday’s “First Call” gives us reason to think that the Steelers may bolster their pass rushing depth. Kevin Dotson’s pitching mechanics need work. The hype surrounding Tom Brady’s return to New England is building already. And the Pirates actually have reason to believe that they are much better than their...
WR Diontae Johnson tops 5 players under the microscope for Steelers as training camp nears
When compiling a list of players on the proverbial hot seat for the Pittsburgh Steelers, it’s hard to ignore the 39-year quarterback who is returning for an 18th season after dealing with a decline in productivity at the end of 2020. Ben Roethlisberger was covered in our initial training camp...
Offense will face more questions than usual when Steelers open training camp
For a team that won its first 11 games and returned to the top of the AFC North after a two-year absence, the Pittsburgh Steelers will enter training camp facing more issues than candidates at a political debate. That tends to happen to an organization when it loses four of...
As Steelers prepare to open camp, T.J. Watt’s contract represents biggest off-field issue
When he reported to mandatory minicamp after skipping all of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ optional organized team activities, T.J. Watt said he wasn’t going to talk about his contract situation. No long-term deal has been struck since the Steelers broke for their summer hiatus in mid-June, meaning Watt’s contract uncertainty will...
Steelers 2021 training camp preview: Breaking down the specialists
The Pittsburgh Steelers open 2021 training camp Thursday. Here’s a look at each of the specialists on the roster. SPECIALISTS 9 CHRIS BOSWELL · 6-2 · 185 Boswell’s poor 2018 appears to have been the aberration, as his production the past two seasons (48 for 51 on field goals, 62...
Steelers 2021 training camp preview: Breaking down the offense
The Pittsburgh Steelers open 2021 training camp Thursday. Here’s a look at each of the offensive players on the roster. Quarterbacks 7 BEN ROETHLISBERGER · 6-5 · 240 An MVP candidate through Thanksgiving last season, Roethlisberger might have been one of the NFL’s worst QBs after that. At 39 and...
Steelers 2021 training camp preview: Breaking down the defense
The Pittsburgh Steelers open 2021 training camp Thursday. Here’s a look at each of the defensive players on the roster. Defensive linemen 97 CAMERON HEYWARD · 6-5 · 295 Remember when Heyward was frustrated he couldn’t get national recognition? He made his first Pro Bowl in Year 7 and has...
Former Steeler Ryan Shazier describes the impact of Troy Polamalu’s mentorship
One of the things that made Ryan Shazier’s career-ending spinal injury so sad is that, for Pittsburgh Steelers fans, they could sense a little Troy Polamalu in what he brought to the field. Shazier (a linebacker) played a different position than Polamalu (a safety), and the defense around him wasn’t...
Tim Benz: Forget those other lists and rankings, Steelers fans. Here’s one that’ll really get you upset
This time of year, Pittsburgh Steelers fans spend a lot of time getting fired up over lists and rankings published by various NFL media entities. Where Ben Roethlisberger ranks on the list of quarterbacks in the AFC North. Where T.J. Watt stands on the pass rusher rankings. Where Mike Tomlin...
4 NFL teams reportedly under 50% vaccinated; Steelers among teams with highest rateVideo
Four NFL teams remain under 50% vaccinated less than two weeks from the start of training camp, a person familiar with the vaccination rates told the Associated Press. Washington, Indianapolis, Arizona and the Los Angeles Chargers had the four lowest covid-19 vaccination rates in the league as of Thursday, according...
Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins denies having tooth dislodged during altercation with wife
Dwayne Haskins is disputing the report that he is missing part of a tooth following a July 3 altercation in Las Vegas that resulted in domestic battery charges being filed against his wife. Kalabrya Gondrezick-Haskins faces an Aug. 3 hearing as a result of a disagreement that resulted in facial...
Alan Faneca lobbies for Steelers teammate Hines Ward to join him in Canton: ‘He is a Hall of Famer’
When he is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 8, Alan Faneca will become the third player and fourth member from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Super Bowl XL championship team to be enshrined in Canton, Ohio. Jerome Bettis, of course, is already a member. Troy Polamalu and...
First Call: Troy Polamalu planning Pittsburgh return; Dwayne Haskins breaks tooth in Las Vegas incident
Pittsburgh Steelers legend Troy Polamalu may return to Heinz Field. Backup quarterback Dwayne Haskins reportedly lost a tooth during an incident in Las Vegas. An update on when Pirates fans may get to see Jacob deGrom. And we’ll let you know how WPIAL and Pitt product Cam Johnson did in...
Wife of Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins faces charges after domestic altercation in Las Vegas
The wife of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and former first-round draft pick Dwayne Haskins has been charged with domestic battery after an altercation July 3 in Las Vegas. Kalabrya Gondrezick-Haskins is accused of knocking out of one Haskins’ teeth at The Cosmopolitan when she punched him during a disagreement, TV station...
Troy Polamalu ‘nervous’ about Hall of Fame induction; Donnie Shell ready to join contemporaries
One waited more than a quarter century before he was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The other made it in his first year of eligibility. The two safeties who will represent the Pittsburgh Steelers next month in Canton, Ohio, followed different timelines to reach the sport’s ultimate...
First Call: Steeler takes a swat at his time in New England; differing national opinions on Ben Roethlisberger; RMU hockey updates
Wednesday’s “First Call” features a Steeler ripping the New England Patriots, on-air hosts singing very different tunes about Ben Roethlisberger and a few nuggets about the Robert Morris hockey teams. Cassius chimes in Steelers linebacker Cassius Marsh is taking another swat at one of his former teams: the New England...
With extra year to reflect, ex-Steelers coach Bill Cowher ready for time in Hall of Fame spotlightVideo
Something felt refreshingly familiar to Bill Cowher as he prepared to talk to the media about his upcoming Pro Football Hall of Fame induction. He noted it was a Tuesday, the day of the week he used to conduct news conferences during his 15 years as Pittsburgh Steelers head coach....
Former Steelers fullback Roosevelt Nix announces retirement
Former Pittsburgh Steelers fullback and special-teams standout Roosevelt Nix announced his retirement from football in a Tuesday social-media post. “To the Steelers and Steeler nation,” read a message on Nix’s verified Instagram page, “there is no other fan base or stadium I would have wanted to play in front of...
First Call: Steeler most likely to make Pro Bowl debut; Steelers draftee who almost missed his call; Pierre McGuire’s new job
Tuesday’s “First Call” takes a peek at potential Steelers who could make their Pro Bowl debuts. One Steeler almost missed Mike Tomlin’s draft day phone call. Remembering “Mr. Wonderful’s” football career. And a new job in the NHL for Pierre McGuire. Sounds like a good idea Last week, NFL.com compiled...
First Call: A former Steeler retires; is Ben Roethlisberger tipping off plays before the snap?
Monday’s “First Call” gives us news of a former Steeler retiring. We examine the details of Ben Roethlisberger allegedly tipping plays pre-snap. Pirates All-Star Adam Frazier is in pretty exclusive company. Ex-Pirates pitchers in the Bronx are finding a better rhythm. And we had some sassy tempers in a Pirates...
