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Steelers officially will not play outside U.S. in 2020
The Pittsburgh Steelers will be staying stateside in 2020. The Arizona Cardinals on Friday announced that they will shift one of their home games this season in order to be the “host team” in Mexico City. Steelers president Art Rooney II had previously said the Steelers would “raise their hand”...
Dane Jackson gets inspiration from former Pitt teammates as he preps for NFL CombineVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — For the second year in a row, the Pitt football program has just one representative at the NFL Combine. Dane Jackson, however, doesn’t feel like he is alone for the event. Former teammates Avonte Maddox, Jordan Whitehead and Quadree Henderson were among the players who provided words of...
Tim Benz: How the Steelers should address the dirty little secret about their defense
The word “luck” wasn’t often used in connection to the 2019 Pittsburgh Steelers. Especially relating to injuries. • The team lost the top two quarterbacks on the depth chart. • The starting running back sat out six games and parts of four others. • The starting tight end missed two...
Boise State pass-rushing LB Curtis Weaver to visit SteelersVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers can’t attend every college’s pro day, particularly those in the Mountain and Pacific time zones, which is why they visit with some prospects from those locations when everyone is gathered at the NFL Combine. One such player is Boise State outside linebacker Curtis Weaver, who said he...
McKeesport’s Khaleke Hudson draws comparisons to Troy Polamalu
INDIANAPOLIS — Khaleke Hudson grew up in McKeesport, returned home between semester breaks at Michigan and worked out at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex with other former WPIAL players. It’s safe to say Western Pennsylvania is a part of his DNA. As he prepares for the NFL Draft, Hudson would welcome...
Retired Steelers star James Harrison the latest to come out against NFL CBA proposalVideo
Seeing as how he has been retired for two years, James Harrison doesn’t have a vote or formal say in the latest NFL collective bargaining agreement proposal. But as someone who was outspoken in his dislike for the previous terms between the league and its union, Harrison expressed a strong...
Michigan’s Josh Uche would like to follow Devin Bush to SteelersVideo
INDIANAPOLIS – Josh Uche spent the past four years wearing maize and blue at Michigan. He agrees with a prominent draft analyst’s opinion that he also would look good in black and gold. Uche, a 21-year-old outside linebacker, let out a wide smile Thursday at the NFL Combine when he...
U mad, bro? Readers vent about Penguins trades, Pitt coverage, potential Antonio Brown return
This week’s “U mad, bro?” is really rough on Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford. It’s also unkind to former Steeler Antonio Brown. And I didn’t come off very well either. John emailed me about the Penguins trades in recent weeks. He’s not thrilled with general manager Jim Rutherford dealing Dominik...
Steelers’ Kevin Colbert endorses NFL Combine going to prime time
INDIANAPOLIS — The first workouts of the NFL Combine began Wednesday with the bench press inside the Indianapolis Convention Center. The fun stuff starts Thursday. For the first time, the workouts at Lucas Oil Stadium will be conducted in prime time, with NFL Network providing seven hours of coverage in...
Lack of respect for RBs could play into Steelers’ favor in NFL Draft
INDIANAPOLIS — When it comes to running backs in the NFL Draft, the respect level is about on par with Rodney Dangerfield. A year after Alabama’s Josh Jacobs was the only running back taken in the first round — and he didn’t come off the board until No. 24 —...
Steelers’ Maurkice Pouncey posts profanity-laced tirade against proposed NFL CBA
It’s fair to say that Maurkice Pouncey is against the proposed collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and its players. In a 43-second, not-safe-for-work video message posted to his verified Instagram account Wednesday, Pouncey blasted the proposal that was ratified by the league’s owners and has been sent to a...
First Call: Steelers talk with WR; Le’Veon Bell staying with Jets?; Zamboni goalie honoredVideo
Wednesday’s “First Call” is packed. The Steelers talked with a high-profile wide receiver at the NFL Scouting Combine. A radio host in Cleveland got suspended for ripping Baker Mayfield. “Zamboni Goalie” David Ayers was honored in Carolina. Le’Veon Bell may be staying in New York after all. And all of...
Tim Benz: NFL is insane for reinstating Vontaze Burfict
The National Football League is welcoming back longtime Steelers nemesis Vontaze Burfict. The NFL deserves whatever comes next as a result of this decision. Unfortunately, whatever player Burfict attacks next does not. According to NFL.com, the former Oakland Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals linebacker quietly got reinstated by the NFL last...
Steelers Hall of Famers Donnie Shell, Bill Cowher to be part of separate ceremonies
Steelers fans will have two chances to attend a Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony this year. The Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the 20-member Centennial Class will be inducted in separate events, with the traditional ceremony in August and a Centennial Celebration in September. Safety Troy Polamalu...
Kevin Colbert wants Bud Dupree to finish career with SteelersVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL and its players association agreed to push back the time frame when teams can use the franchise and transition tag by two days, but that change likely means little for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Although teams can begin tagging players Thursday and face a March 12 deadline...
Kevin Colbert expects ‘better Ben Roethlisberger’ for Steelers in 2020Video
INDIANAPOLIS — Kevin Colbert readily admits Ben Roethlisberger might not be the same caliber of quarterback when he returns to the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers next season at age 38. That doesn’t mean Colbert is anticipating Roethlisberger’s skills diminishing after the two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback underwent season-ending elbow surgery...
Antonio Brown will ‘always be one of us,’ Steelers GM Kevin Colbert says
INDIANAPOLIS — General manager Kevin Colbert is ready to roll out the welcome mat for former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown — but not necessarily as a player. Colbert reiterated Tuesday at the NFL Combine what coach Mike Tomlin told ESPN earlier this month: that Brown always will be...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz, Mark Madden break down Penguins losses, Pitt violations, Pirates at spring training
TribLIVE columnists Tim Benz and Mark Madden recap the weekend sports news. The Penguins have lost three in a row, including a Saturday game against the Buffalo Sabres at home and a tough loss to the Washington Capitals on Sunday that knocked them out of first place in the Metropolitan...
Could Steelers be scouting Bud Dupree’s successor at NFL Combine?
Keeping Bud Dupree on the payroll — at least for the 2020 season — is a priority for the Pittsburgh Steelers. That’s what coach Mike Tomlin emphatically said the day after the 2019 season ended. His statement was affirmed by team president Art Rooney II and general manager Kevin Colbert...
First Call: NFL CBA missing the boat; what if Steelers made playoffs under proposed format?
For Monday’s “First Call,” we take a look at the many threads of conversation surrounding the NFL collective bargaining talks, a 17-game schedule, and the potential expansion of the playoff field to seven teams per conference. • J.J. Watt and Richard Sherman say the players shouldn’t like what has become...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden tackle Penguins’ recent losses, Pitt violations, Steelers’ needs, Pirates spring training
Last Monday, it was tough to come up with a negative thing to say about the Pittsburgh Penguins. This Monday, it’s tough to find something good. The Pens have lost three games in a row. They’ve given up 14 goals in the defeats, and the Philadelphia Flyers are closing in...
Steelers will encounter deep wide receiver class at NFL Scouting CombineVideo
After a three-year run of using a high-round pick on a wide receiver, the Pittsburgh Steelers entered another offseason in which a talented pass catcher may be too good to pass up early in the NFL Draft. When general manager Kevin Colbert, coach Mike Tomlin and their staffs head to...
Steelers head to NFL Combine ‘very comfortable’ with no 1st-round pickVideo
For the first time since the NFL Combine took up residence in Indianapolis in 1987, the Pittsburgh Steelers will head to the event without a first-round pick. In fact, you’d have to go back 20 more years — long before NFL execs decided to gather in one location to evaluate...
Ben Roethlisberger throws football in video posted by Steelers
Big Ben has taken a big step forward in his rehabilitation from right elbow surgery. The Pittsburgh Steelers posted a five-second video clip on their web site Saturday that shows quarterback Ben Roethlisberger throwing a football. It’s the first time Roethlisberger has thrown since September when he left at halftime...
Mark Madden: NFL players deserve better than owners are offering in new CBA proposal
There are many reasons the NFL Players Association should turn down the owners’ CBA proposal. Not least among them: • It adds a 17th game, probably starting in 2022. Football is the most physically damaging of sports. The players don’t need more risk. The NFL doesn’t need to play more...
