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Mark Madden: Despite what Cameron Heyward says, NFL rookies need to attend minicamp
The Steelers’ Cameron Heyward wants those invited to not attend the team’s minicamp for rookies this weekend. He posted this on Instagram: “For the ROOKIES and FREE AGENTS find your vets tell them to get you up to speed. Trust me y’all ain’t missing anything you will still get your...
First Call: Steelers assign rookie jersey numbers; more spice for Tom Brady’s return game in New England
Friday’s “First Call” tells you what number to order for your favorite Steelers rookie jersey. JuJu Smith-Schuster reveals his list of circled games for 2021. Jameson Taillon gets touched up by an ex-Pirates teammate. And even more spice has been added to Tom Brady’s return to Foxborough. Got the digits?...
First Call: Steelers already underdogs in opener; ex-Penguin in mix for Rangers coaching job?
Thursday’s “First Call” shows little faith in the Pittsburgh Steelers to start 2021 on the right foot. A former Pitt Panther basketball player is getting his coaching start in the Bronx. Meanwhile, a former Penguin is hoping to continue his coaching career in Manhattan. And the Pirates need to get...
JuJu Smith-Schuster says he’ll be outside more often in Steelers offense this season
On Wednesday, we mentioned how JuJu Smith-Schuster voiced his displeasure with a 17-game season during a recent Adam Schefter ESPN podcast. Here’s another nugget from that conversation. Smith-Schuster said he is going to play outside more often in 2021. Schefter asked Smith-Schuster what NFL observers can expect out of him...
U mad, bro?: Some Steelers fans still prickly about draft, catering to Ben Roethlisberger; hockey fans hated Caps-Rangers fiasco
Touchy members of Steelers nation. Disgusted hockey fans. And irate Iron Maiden enthusiasts. Yup. It’s quite a collection in this week’s “U mad, bro?” A variety of venom. A prickly potpourri. A bundle of bile! So let’s get to it. “LR” took me to task for my column on T.J....
Steelers scheduled to play 5 prime time games during inaugural 17-game regular season
For the inaugural 17-game NFL season, the Pittsburgh Steelers will open and close their schedule on the road. They will play five games in prime time, including three at Heinz Field. And they will close the year with four games against teams that went a combined 47-17 last season. For...
Steelers to open season on road again, play at Buffalo Bills
The last three times the Pittsburgh Steelers have played the Buffalo Bills, the game has been contested in December. Not this season. When the 2021 NFL season kicks off, the Steelers will play the Bills at the newly named Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y. The...
First Call: Ravens star heard Ben Roethlisberger give plays to receivers; JuJu Smith-Schuster against 17-game schedule
Wednesday’s “First Call” informs us that the Pittsburgh Steelers were giving away their plays at the line of scrimmage last year. And, no. Before you ask, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots video crew were not involved. Also, James Conner is taking advantage of a new league rule in...
2021 NFL schedule release: What to know
Some of the biggest news of the NFL offseason is coming Wednesday: the 2021 NFL regular-season schedule. Next season’s schedule will be released at 8 p.m. and broadcast on NFL Network, NFL.com and the NFL app. The league is touting the upcoming campaign as the “biggest season ever” with the...
Steelers LB Devin Bush wonders why Tim Tebow got a job while Colin Kaepernick sits
Devin Bush is among the NFL players questioning the Jacksonville Jaguars’ decision to sign Tim Tebow following an eight-year absence from football. Tebow, who will turn 34 in August, is expected to convert from quarterback to tight end. The Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker appeared to take exception to the signing in...
Steelers’ rookie Tre Norwood used to playing multiple positions — often in same game
When Mike Tomlin announced the Pittsburgh Steelers’ seventh-round draft pick May 1 and called Tre Norwood a Swiss Army knife, he left out an important detail. Norwood didn’t just play multiple positions in the secondary during his redshirt junior season at Oklahoma. “He did it throughout the same game,” Oklahoma...
First Call: JuJu Smith-Schuster responds to Al Villanueva’s ‘TikTok’ comments; 2 favorite anniversaries for Penguins fans
In Tuesday’s “First Call,” JuJu Smith-Schuster is asked about Alejandro Villanueva’s TikTok remarks. The Penguins get to celebrate two milestone anniversaries. And the strangest triple you will ever see. Asked about Al When he signed with the Baltimore Ravens last week, former Steelers tackle Alejandro Villanueva seemed to take a...
For Najee Harris, there’s only one Steelers RB to emulate for rookie 1st-round success
Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft choice Najee Harris will be following in the footsteps of many Pro Bowl running backs in franchise history. Franco Harris, Jerome Bettis, Le’Veon Bell and John Henry Johnson. Just to name a few. Willie Parker, Barry Foster and Dick Hoak to name a few more. But...
Steelers’ Hall of Famer Alan Faneca named coach at Virginia high school
Alan Faneca will have more on his plate this summer aside from being one of the newest members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Faneca, 44, was hired Monday as head football coach at Frank W. Cox High School in Virginia Beach, Va. The former Steelers All-Pro guard previously...
Steelers’ John Mitchell, Pittsburgh native Larry Brown earn NJCAA Hall of Fame honors
Pittsburgh will be well represented when the National Junior College Athletic Association Foundation Hall of Fame inducts its inaugural class virtually June 24. The seven-member class includes two honorees with ties to the city: Schenley graduate and Clairton native Larry Brown and Steelers assistant head coach John Mitchell. Others in...
First Call: Steelers’ selection of Quincy Roche getting some national praise; Andrew McCutchen heating up; Pitt hoops news
Monday’s “First Call” features some optimism for a late-round Steelers draft choice. Also, a tough recruiting loss for Pitt basketball, and a look at the Pirates’ upcoming series at PNC Park. Plus, former Pirate Andrew McCutchen is starting to get things right at home plate. Sure would be nice On...
Football Footnotes: Latest interview shows JuJu Smith-Schuster still doesn’t grasp mistake of ‘Browns is the Browns’ quote
With the draft over and training camp still a few months away, we are in a down cycle for news surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL. But since the league is the Goliath that it is — and with the Steelers’ constant ability to find their way into headlines...
Steelers rookie center Kendrick Green plays through pain, then inflicts it on opposing defenses
An injury at center forced guard Kendrick Green to move into the middle of the Illinois offensive line during the final game of the 2019 season. Green was penciled in to start again in the pivot for the Redbox Bowl when he injured his groin while the Illini were practicing...
Steelers add former Jets safety Arthur Maulet on 1-year contract
In a move designed to add veteran depth to the position room, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed safety Arthur Maulet to a one-year contract Friday afternoon. Maulet, 27, spent the past two seasons with the New York Jets. He started 11 games and appeared in 23 over those two seasons. The...
With eye on more fans in stands, the Steelers, Penguins and Pirates urge people to get covid vaccine
Representatives of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Steelers and Penguins joined U.S. Sen. Bob Casey on Friday to reiterate their commitment to help educate and facilitate vaccination of people who remain hesitant to get the covid-19 vaccine. The teams were among the first organizations in the region to open venues to host...
First Call: JuJu Smith-Schuster’s admission about free agency; Marc-Andre Fleury now 3rd all-time in wins; Rangers-Caps brawl
In Thursday’s “First Call,” Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster opens up about free agency. Steelers rookies are getting rated for upcoming fantasy football drafts. The Washington Capitals and New York Rangers lived down to expectations Wednesday night. And former Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury jumps another notch on that all-time NHL...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans are fired up about Steelers draft. ‘More linemen! Why take a running back? And … a punter?’
The NFL Draft has Pittsburgh Steelers fans in a tizzy. Why did the team take a running back in the first round? Should they have taken more linemen earlier in the draft? Was their judgment clouded by some Steelers who stayed in free agency? And, good God, what was with...
Carnegie Mellon seminar to tackle the sweet science of sports analytics
About two decades ago, even the most hardcore baseball fans never had heard of OPS. At that point in time, the concept of an NBA team scoring more points on field goals behind the 3-point line than in front of it? Folly. Back in the olden days of the early...
Steelers cornerback Justin Layne takes plea deal in Ohio case, felony gun charge dropped
Steelers cornerback Justin Layne on Wednesday had a felony gun charged dismissed as part of a plea deal in Ohio, landing him probation and a suspended jail sentence, court records show. Layne was pulled over early April 23 for speeding in Willoughby, a Cleveland suburb, and cited for speeding, driving...
Alejandro Villanueva embraces joining Ravens, takes veiled shot at JuJu Smith-Schuster
As is customary for most NFL teams when their signings in free agency become official, Alejandro Villanueva was made available to the media Wednesday. The veteran left tackle’s comments might raise some eyebrows with the fans and players of his former team. Villanueva joined the Baltimore Ravens for a reported...
