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Joey Porter becomes latest ex-Steeler to rip Ben Roethlisberger’s leadership
The bashing of Ben Roethlisberger’s leadership skills continued from former Pittsburgh Steelers, with Joey Porter telling the NFL Network the quarterback is selfish with his power and waited too long to apologize to Antonio Brown. Porter, who was fired by the Steelers in January after four seasons as outside linebackers...
Antonio Brown not done being a nuisance in Pittsburgh
Antonio Brown might be gone from the Pittsburgh Steelers, but he’s not quite done causing a stir in the Pittsburgh area. The grass on Brown’s Pine property appears to have gone weeks without manicuring, and a neighbor called him out on Twitter on Thursday night in a tweet that since...
What Michael Thomas’ extension with Saints could mean for Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster
As a former second-round pick still on his rookie contract who has become a 100-catch centerpiece of an offense, the New Orleans Saints’ Michael Thomas has plenty in common with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster. As such, how likely contract-extension negotiations play out this summer between Thomas and the Saints...
Steelers’ latest Slash — Trevor Wood — knows tight end is how he’ll get noticed
He probably won’t ever sell as many Pittsburgh Steelers jerseys as Kordell Stewart did two decades ago. But Trevor Wood is the Steelers’ newest “Slash.” One of only two player on the team’s official 91-man offseason roster listed at two positions (center/guard B.J. Finney is the other), rookie undrafted free...
U mad, bro? Readers angry about Chris Archer, Steelers coverage
You should be mad. Why? Because “U mad, bro” is late this week. And waiting a few extra days seems to have allowed some of your venom to bubble quite a bit. Follow along as readers pop off about Chris Archer and coverage of the Steelers. A few readers didn’t...
Joe Haden: Steelers should embrace rare ‘underdog’ label
If there’s one player more than anyone else on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster who understands what it’s like to enter a season as an underdog, it’s probably Joe Haden. Haden spent his first seven NFL seasons with the Cleveland Browns – and they went 29-83 in that time. So with...
Tim Benz: NFL simplifies replay, poised to complicate Hail Marys
I’ll give this to the Pittsburgh Steelers secondary: They sure are a diplomatic bunch. I approached many of the defensive backs who were at organized team activities Thursday, looking for some reaction to the tweak of the new NFL pass-interference rules. In case you missed the news Wednesday, the league...
Steelers’ Jordan Dangerfield earns college degree, walks in Towson ceremony
Six years after leaving Towson University for the NFL, Jordan Dangerfield returned to his alma mater to receive his degree. The Pittsburgh Steelers safety was absent from the voluntary organized team activity practice session Thursday at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. “It means a lot,” Dangerfield told Steelers.com. “I’m just...
Steelers’ James Washington: I appreciate Ben Roethlisberger’s leadershipVideo
Antonio Brown was no fan of the way Ben Roethlisberger would criticize his play. But Brown’s former teammate feels much differently about the same thing. Brown wasn’t the only target of Roethlisberger during the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback’s weekly radio show two days after a loss against the Broncos last November....
Steelers’ James Washington sheds weight, memories of rookie season
The memory of a subpar rookie season wasn’t the only thing that now won’t be weighing James Washington down in Year 2 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Fifteen lost pounds also aren’t being carried in 2019, a slimmer and trimmer Washington said Thursday after an organized team activity session at the...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers tackle Jerald Hawkins should be saluted for comeback
Jerald Hawkins is approaching an anniversary, but instead of celebrating, the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle views it as symbolic of how much he wants to play football. It was almost a year ago — May 30, 2018 — when Hawkins suffered a painful and season-ending injury when he tore his...
David DeCastro misses 1st week of Steelers OTAs due to birth of child
The Pittsburgh Steelers had near-perfect attendance for the first week of organized team activities. Almost every player was on hand to either participate in the first three days of voluntary workouts or receive treatment at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. One notable exception was All-Pro guard David DeCastro, who had a...
Greensburg’s Offutt Field receives grant for new turf field through Steelers, NFL
Greensburg’s Offutt Field will get new turf after the Greensburg Salem School District was awarded a $150,000 grant from the Pittsburgh Steelers through the NFL Foundation Grassroots Program. The century-old stadium was chosen by the Steelers, the NFL Foundation and and Local Initiatives Support Corporation as part of $3 million...
Steelers’ Terrell Edmunds owns up to Twitter gaffe, ready to improveVideo
Terrell Edmunds may be a second-year player on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster, but on social media he still is prone to making a rookie mistake. Edmunds admittedly erred earlier this week when he liked a tweet from Antonio Brown, whose “Two face” post was viewed as a jab at quarterback...
Ex-Steeler Brett Keisel hosts fishing party for kids at UPMC Children’s HospitalVideo
Kids at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh got a chance Wednesday to get outside and party with former Steelers defense end Brett Keisel. Keisel hosted the patients for a BBQ and fishing event at the Alpine Hunting and Fishing Club in Bridgeville. They grilled dinner, played some backyard games, and...
First Call: Antonio Brown makes Raiders debut; Pirates pierogies sexist?
Thursday’s “First Call” features your first look at Antonio Brown practicing with the Raiders. Tyler Boyd’s stance on free agency. Landry Jones’ release. Jon Bostic’s signing. And sautéed sexism at PNC Park. Brown’s debut Antonio Brown made his debut at Raiders organized team activities yesterday. Here’s your first look at...
Tim Benz: Quieter Steelers on social media? So far, no good
An early question has been raised about the 2019 Pittsburgh Steelers. Did the team purge itself of players who do distracting, corrosive, nitwit-like things such as Antonio Brown, Le’Veon Bell, Martavis Bryant and James Harrison? Or did they just pave the way for younger, louder, less-accomplished nitwits to emerge? Unfortunately,...
Ryan Shazier, James Conner nominated for George Halas Award
Two Pittsburgh Steelers players are nominees for this year’s George Halas Award. Running back James Conner and linebacker Ryan Shazier are among the five finalists for the award, which is given to the NFL player, coach or staff member who overcomes the most adversity to succeed. The award is presented...
Make no mistake, Cleveland awarded NFL Draft in 2021
Fans who want to see the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round draft pick being selected in two seasons will need to make a short drive up the turnpike. At the NFL spring meeting in Key Biscayne, Fla., commissioner Roger Goodell announced that Cleveland has landed the 2021 NFL Draft. The timing coincides...
Kevin Gorman: Vince Williams welcomes Steelers’ new inside linebackersVideo
If you expected Vince Williams to sound insecure or insulted about the Pittsburgh Steelers signing a free-agent inside linebacker and selecting another inside linebacker with their top draft pick, you don’t know Vince Williams. Williams never is at a loss for words, but he directed his vitriol toward what he...
Another interception for Steelers 1st-team defense at OTAs
One of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ priorities for this season was to increase their takeaways. It’s extremely early — but so far, so good in that department. For the second consecutive day at organized team activities, the Steelers first-team defense intercepted Ben Roethlisberger during the “seven shots” drill that traditionally opens...
Rookie Matthew Wright given shot to unseat Chris Boswell as Steelers kicker
Matthew Wright took an internship in his chosen field of studies – aerospace engineering – as a senior, and he got a job after his December graduation at Lockheed Martin. Just in case this whole football thing didn’t work out. But the Pittsburgh Steelers called during the draft, and there...
JuJu Smith-Schuster ready to lead young group of Steelers receivers
When JuJu Smith-Schuster joined the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2017, he was the youngest player in the NFL and trailed Antonio Brown and Martavis Bryant on the depth chart. When Smith-Schuster stepped onto the fields at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex this week for the start of organized team activities, he still...
CB Mike Hilton unsigned but present at Steelers OTAs
He’s officially not under contract, but Mike Hilton is holding down his customary spot at Pittsburgh Steelers organized team activities. After Wednesday’s session at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, Hilton confirmed both that he has yet to sign the exclusive-rights free agent tender the Steelers have presented him with and...
Vince Williams ‘excited’ to see Steelers plug top pick Devin Bush into defenseVideo
Vince Williams wouldn’t say he was impressed, but Pittsburgh Steelers first-round pick Devin Bush certainly has made a strong first impression on the veteran inside linebacker. Bush has lined up next to Williams in the Steelers’ first-team defense in the first two days of organized team activities at UPMC Rooney...
