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Steelers’ T.J. Watt, Cameron Heyward, Minkah Fitzpatrick named all-NFL
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense continues to rack up the accolades. Three Steelers players were named to the Professional Football Writers of America all-NFL team announced Monday. Similar to the AP All-Pro teams announced earlier this month, all three were on the defense. T.J. Watt (outside linebacker), Cameron Heyward (defensive tackle)...
Tim Benz: The complicated case of Steelers RB James Conner
If there’s one thing we’ve learned about Mike Tomlin and his dealings with the media, it’s this: If he doesn’t want to answer a question directly, he won’t. He’ll no comment. He’ll respond but not really answer. He’ll talk around an inquiry. He’ll say a lot without saying anything. If...
Pittsburgh sports teams hope 2020 won’t be another injury-filled yearVideo
As the calendar flipped to 2020, the happiest people in Pittsburgh were likely the players, coaches and fans of the Steel City’s professional sports teams. A spate of injuries to high-profile athletes across all sports in 2019, including some of the most recognizable names in pro football, baseball and hockey,...
Former Steelers coach Bill Cowher elected to Pro Football Hall of FameVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers will have another coach in the Hall of Fame. Bill Cowher was announced Saturday as a member of the Centennial Slate, a group that will be part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020. The Centennial Slate will be unveiled Wednesday in its entirety,...
Who are ex-Steelers Troy Polamalu, Alan Faneca up against to make the Hall of Fame?
News broke Saturday night that former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the one-time-only Centennial Class in conjunction with the NFL’s 100th anniversary. But will the Steelers get more representation for the Class of 2020 this summer in Canton,...
RB Kerrith Whyte shows worth to Steelers sought him, but will he be back in 2020?Video
The first time Kerrith Whyte carried the ball in an NFL regular-season game, he showed burst and ran 21 yards. It was the longest run of his rookie season, but it provided a glimpse of what Whyte can provide if deployed under the right circumstances. It also provided enough justification...
From big-time Alabama recruit to the AAF to the Steelers, J.C. Hassenauer carving out role
Did a season that went from Iron to Steel provide J.C. Hassenauer with enough mettle to make it over the long term in the NFL? An interior offensive lineman who was part of a national championship team at Alabama, Hassenauer began last year as property of the Alliance of American...
Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger funding Sacramento’s next police K-9Video
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger awarded a grant to the Sacramento Police Department that has allowed it to add a dog to its K-9 unit. Though Roethlisberger was sidelined this season with an elbow injury, he pledged to distribute grants toward the K-9 units of police and...
Steelers sign former LSU safety John Battle to reserve/future contractVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers added another defensive back to their offseason roster, announcing the signing of safety John Battle to a reserve/future contract Thursday. Battle was a two-year starter at LSU, posting four interceptions, two forced fumbles and 52 tackles over 22 games those seasons. The 6-foot, 201-pound Battle was signed...
Tight end Nick Vannett believes he showed Steelers enough to return to teamVideo
Five days after he arrived in Pittsburgh, Nick Vannett was in the starting lineup for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played more than three-quarters of the offensive snaps Sept. 30, not only playing as an in-line tight end but also going in motion, lining up in the backfield and out wide....
U mad, bro? Readers trash NFL overtime, JuJu Smith-Schuster, James Conner, Tom Brady. But mostly Tim Benz.
Most of the heat in this week’s “U mad, bro?” comes down on me because of my thoughts on Tom Brady and NFL overtime. Well, me and Brady himself. And JuJu Smith-Schuster. And James Conner. And Mike Tomlin. Ok. Maybe it’s not all me. Anyway, let’s see who the readers...
Steelers add prolific former University of Buffalo WR to offseason roster
The Pittsburgh Steelers continued to bolster their offseason roster, adding a big and productive former college wide receiver Wednesday. Anthony Johnson was signed to a reserve/future deal. The 6-foot-2, 209-pound Johnson had 133 catches for 2,367 yards and 25 touchdowns in two seasons at the University of Buffalo. He was...
Super Steelers defensive coach George Perles dies at 85
The coordinator for one of the greatest defenses in NFL history, George Perles, died Tuesday. Perles was 85 and living in East Lansing, Mich., when he died from complications of Parkinson’s Disease. Perles served on Chuck Noll’s Pittsburgh Steelers staff for 11 years, the greatest decadelong span in team history....
Steelers free-agent-to-be Tyler Matakevich hopes value earns him new contract
Tyler Matakevich was at his locker the day after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season ended last week. About a quarter of the team was gathered within a few feet of him whooping it up around a finger-soccer game set up on a pool table, and Matakevich scanned the group reflectively. “All...
VideoChart: Winningest NFL head coaches in Super Bowl eraVideo
Who are the winningest NFL head coaches in the Super Bowl era? Are Steelers coaches Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin on the list? Here’s a VideoChart of the coaches with the most regular-season wins from 1966 to 2020. Want to see more animated stats? Check out all of...
Tim Benz: There’s no perfect NFL overtime fix. So stop complaining.Video
Another round of NFL postseason games. Another round of overtime results. Another round of whining from people who think the tiebreaking system is unfair. In other words, whining from New Orleans. Or people who bet on New Orleans. OK, maybe Buffalo, too. This is becoming an annual event, much like...
Steelers sign former Pitt running back Darrin HallVideo
For the third time in the past 10 weeks, former Pitt star Darrin Hall signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. A 1,000-yard rusher for the Panthers in 2018, Hall signed a reserve/future deal Tuesday. Hall twice over the second half of this past season had short stints on the...
Ex-Ohio State QB J.T. Barrett keeps chasing NFL dream with Steelers
J.T. Barrett was one of football’s biggest stars on Saturdays. For four years, he started at quarterback for one of college football’s marquee programs, winning a national championship and playing in other major bowl games for Ohio State. But accounting for 147 touchdowns and 12,000 yards of offense in the...
Tim Benz: Even Steelers fans would forget hatred of Tom Brady if he lands in PittsburghVideo
It’s the opposite of what any Steelers fan wants to envision. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is working out over the next two months. He looks down at his surgically repaired elbow and says, “This thing ain’t healing right. I’m not close. It’s getting worse. Not better. I’m not going to be...
Mark Madden: Patriots dynasty is over unless Tom Brady returns with a couple star players
After nearly two full decades, the New England dynasty is over. (Probably.) That’s the good news. But the Pittsburgh Steelers never got a signature playoff win against that dynasty. That’s the bad news. That’s why Steelers fans shouldn’t gloat about New England’s elimination by Tennessee in Saturday’s wild-card playoff round...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden talk Penguins trade options, NFL playoff weekendVideo
With football season in Pittsburgh now over, the focus turns full tilt to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tim Benz and Mark Madden look over potential trade candidates to replace the injured Jake Guentzel. Among them: New York Rangers’ Chris Kreider, Tyler Toffoli from the Los Angeles Kings, and Florida Panthers’ Mike...
First Call: Browns favorite to sign Tom Brady if he leaves Patriots; Antonio Brown wants in, too
This can’t happen. Can it? Tom Brady is about to become a free agent. After nearly two decades of dominance, he could leave the New England Patriots. Hey, Michael Jordan was a Washington Wizard. Joe Montana became a Kansas City Chief. And Babe Ruth ended his career with the Boston...
Steelers’ Mike Hilton has (slightly) more leverage this offseason as restricted free agent
Mike Hilton politely made it clear last season he wanted a multiyear contract. The Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback did not get one, but after another solid season, he finds himself in a similar spot. Hilton again is not assured of getting a multiyear extension. However it plays out, Hilton said he...
Tim Benz: Don’t kid yourself. Steelers never could’ve done what Titans did to PatriotsVideo
Yeah. It crossed my mind, too. Watching the New England Patriots crumble at home against the Tennessee Titans in the first round of the AFC playoffs. Could this have been the year? What if the Steelers didn’t fall apart down the stretch and had managed to scratch their way past...
John Steigerwald: Patriots QB Tom Brady looked his age without Rob Gronkowski, Antonio Brown
The Patriots’ party appears to be over. They won’t be going to the Super Bowl this year, and they won’t even be going to the AFC championship game, which you might have thought was on their schedule since they had been to eight consecutive. They’ve also reached the Super Bowl...
