Monday, June 10, 2024

Question Of Who Starts At QB ‘Does Nothing To Dampen The Optimism’ For George Pickens, NFL Analyst Says

George PickensThe Pittsburgh Steelers are pairing a new quarterback, likely Russell Wilson to start the season, with George Pickens as the team’s clear-cut top receiver in 2024. Justin Fields will challenge Wilson for the job, but whoever wins will have an emerging young wideout to throw to, and NFL.com’s Kevin Patra writes that the question of […]

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Sunday, June 9, 2024

‘No Indication’ 49ers Will Rescind Brandon Aiyuk’s Fines Like They Did For Nick Bosa, Says 49ers’ Reporter

Brandon AiyukWhen a star player around the NFL is linked to possible trade rumors, the Pittsburgh Steelers typically aren’t involved. For better or for worse, outside of the trade for Minkah Fitzpatrick, the Steelers haven’t usually made big swings of that nature. Until recently, they hadn’t even spent a ton of money on free agents. However, […]

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Russell Wilson On What Game He’s Looking Forward To Most: ‘All 17, Plus Three Or Four’

Russell Wilson Pittsburgh SteelersRussell Wilson has certainly done his part in endearing himself to Pittsburgh Steelers fans since signing with the team this offseason. Wilson was in attendance at a celebrity basketball game that featured Damar Hamlin among other former Pittsburgh athletes. During the game, he was quickly interviewed by Prospect Media, who asked which game he’s looking […]

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Previewing Steelers’ 2024 Opponents: Indianapolis Colts

Steelers ColtsWith the 2024 NFL schedule announced, I want to go through each of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ opponents and dive deep into the makeup of each team, including a recap of their offseason moves, key storylines to watch, and their series history against the Steelers. Today we will be looking at Week 4 against the Indianapolis […]

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Saturday, June 8, 2024

Cameron Heyward Studying Powerlifters As He Pushes Into Late 30s

Cameron Heyward Pittsburgh SteelersPower and technique have always been the staple of Cameron Heyward’s game. Over the first 13 years of his career, that hasn’t changed. In fact, he’s only gotten stronger, which is seemingly hard to believe, yet the truth. Even as he ages, Heyward isn’t losing that strength. So, entering his age 35 season and wanting […]

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Ranking The Rooms: AFC North iDL

Larry OgunjobiYear to year, the interior of the defensive line in the AFC North gets better and better. Last season alone, Baltimore Ravens’ defensive tackle Justin Madubuike had a breakout season, leading to a huge contract extension with the Ravens, while Steelers’ rookie Keeanu Benton put himself on the map as potentially the next big-name Steelers’ […]

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Russell Wilson v. Justin Fields Tabbed As One Of Most Exciting Preseason Storylines

Russell Wilson Justin Fields SteelersThis offseason, the Pittsburgh Steelers completely overhauled their quarterback room, bringing in Russell Wilson and Justin Fields to compete for the starting job. While Wilson has the inside track to starting come Week One, that isn’t guaranteed as training camp and preseason could change that. Both Wilson and Fields started for their respective teams last […]

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Friday, June 7, 2024

Dulac: Steelers WR Room Has ‘Nice Potential’

Quez Watkins Roman Wilson Zach Azzanni Pittsburgh SteelersThe biggest issue on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ roster on paper is their wide receiver room. The team traded Diontae Johnson this offseason and didn’t add another legitimate No. 2 receiver. Instead, the Steelers opted for more project-type players like Van Jefferson, Quez Watkins and Scotty Miller, although the team did draft Michigan WR Roman Wilson […]

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After Stepping Down, Kevin Colbert Didn’t Want To Micromanage Omar Khan

Kevin ColbertThough Kevin Colbert was always willing to lend an ear to Omar Khan, when he stepped down as the Pittsburgh Steelers general manager in May 2022, he wanted a clean break. To remove himself from the football side of the team and allow Khan to be his own man. A difficult task after running the […]

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PFF Ranks Russell Wilson, Justin Fields Among Best Deep Passers In The NFL

Russell Wilson Justin Fields SteelersSince Ben Roethlisberger rode off into the sunset, the Steelers have lacked that “wow” factor on offense. Their strategy of slowing the game down and winning with death by a million cuts rendered their offense boring, predictable and lazy. While some of that can be attributed to former offensive coordinator Matt Canada, Kenny Pickett and […]

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‘This Was Mike’s Decision’: Beat Writer Details Why DBs Coach Grady Brown Won’t Return

Not renewing secondary coach Grady Brown’s contract was a rather shocking move by the Pittsburgh Steelers, especially after Brown was very c...