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Forbes ranks Steelers 30th most-valued sports franchise in the world
When it comes to sports team ownership, it pays to be tapped into the NFL. For the fourth consecutive year, the Dallas Cowboys are estimated as the world’s most valuable sports franchise, worth $5 billion, and 26 of the NFL’s 32 teams are among the Top 50 valued franchises, according...
Steelers’ T.J. Watt cracks NFL Network list of Top 100 playersVideo
With 20 sacks in his first two seasons combined, Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt is starting to gain recognition from his NFL peers. Watt was named to the NFL Network’s list of Top 100 players Monday, coming in at No. 93. The network unveiled the Nos. 91-100 players on...
Positive returns thus far for Steelers rookie Diontae Johnson
Danny Smith visited Toledo in the offseason with the purpose of scouting Diontae Johnson, a talented wide receiver who doubled as a kick and punt returner for the Rockets. Confirming what Smith saw on tape, the Pittsburgh Steelers special teams coach was impressed with what happened when Johnson got the...
Steelers training camp preview: 4 money-related questions
Not all training camp questions pertain to matters on the field. Historically, the Pittsburgh Steelers use August and early September to take care of “future business,” which is getting their financial house in order for beyond the upcoming season. It is the time of year the Steelers dole out new...
Steelers training camp preview: 5 positional battles to watch
As the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare to report to training camp Thursday at Saint Vincent, they do so knowing that much of the roster is set. Such is the case for a veteran team that carries Super Bowl aspirations a year after missing the playoffs for the first time in five...
Steelers training camp preview: 3 players on the hot seat
One is coming off his worst NFL season. Another lost his starting job, confidence and a huge payday. The other is pushing for a bigger role in the offense. A look at three players on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster who will be on the hot seat when training camp opens...
WVU’s Marcus Simms not selected in NFL supplemental draft
Former West Virginia wide receiver Marcus Simms was considered one of the few prospects available to NFL teams in the supplemental draft that was held Tuesday afternoon. After the draft concluded, Simms remains a free agent. Washington State defensive back Jalen Thompson was the only player chosen Tuesday, going to...
NFL Network to carry both Steelers preseason home games
The NFL Network will air 13 preseason games live this summer, and two of the Pittsburgh Steelers games are on the list, although viewers will have to live outside the region to watch them. The preseason opener Friday, Aug. 9 against Tampa Bay and the Saturday, Aug. 17 game against...
Pro Football Focus lists Steelers as 3rd-best offensive line in preseason rankings
Despite offseason upheaval that included the trade of wide receiver Antonio Brown and the official departure of running back Le’Veon Bell, one area of the Pittsburgh Steelers offense remains a constant. And Pro Football Focus took notice. The web site devoted to analyzing NFL players and teams compiled its preseason...
Jordan Berry seeks better start to training camp, season with Steelers
The first two balls that left Jordan Berry’s right foot foreshadowed the type of season the Australian punter would have for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2018. On the fourth play of season, in the season opener at Cleveland, Berry hit a punt that traveled just 31 yards and went out...
Former Steeler Charlie Batch ‘doing a little better’ after being hospitalized
After participating in a series of youth football camps, one in Mexico, former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch landed in the hospital this weekend with what he termed a bacterial infection and “severe” dehydration. “I’m doing a little better,” Batch said via text Sunday afternoon. “At home relaxing at this...
Receiver Donte Moncrief catching on with Steelers
On the retreat to his Georgia lakehouse in May, Ben Roethlisberger brought along 10 of the Pittsburgh Steelers skill position players. Among the collection of wide receivers, tight ends and a running back, nine were Roethlisberger’s teammate last season. The 10th was someone who had been with the organization for...
Ryan Shazier holds out hope to resume career, be ‘best linebacker in the NFL’
Ryan Shazier won’t play football for a second consecutive season while he rehabilitates a spinal cord injury that partially paralyzed him in December 2017. His goals, however, remain unchanged. Not only does the 26-year-old inside linebacker plan a return to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL, he plans on reaching...
List of top 40 quarterbacks puts Ben Roethlisberger at No. 6
Ben Roethlisberger made an appearance on a quarterback rankings list that already generated some controversy before his inclusion on it. Chris Simms, a former NFL quarterback and current NBC analyst, unveiled the final six spots on his Top 40 list this week with Roethlisberger accompanying the No. 6 position. Ranked...
No rest for Steelers rookie Benny Snell as he prepares for 1st NFL training camp
When the Pittsburgh Steelers concluded offseason workouts and entered a six-week break before training camp, rookie running back Benny Snell Jr. took a moment to reflect on a whirlwind start to his NFL career. In the span of a few months, he went from training for the NFL Combine and...
Steelers set date for third Hall of Honor announcement
The third Hall of Honor class will be unveiled by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday, July 27, and the event will coincide with the team’s third annual charity walk at Saint Vincent College. The Steelers inducted 27 members into the inaugural class in 2017. Last year, the inductees were Rocky...
Terrell Edmunds ‘starstruck’ about meeting former Steelers safety Donnie Shell
Terrell Edmunds is entering his second season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. That familiarity doesn’t mean the 22-year-old strong safety isn’t in awe when in the company of one of the best to play his position. Several former and current Steelers players recently conducted a fan camp in Mexico City. Edmunds...
Ouch! Bengals lose another first-round draft pick to injury
Another year, another first-round draft pick that is down and out for the lowly Cincinnati Bengals. Already picked to finish at the bottom of the AFC North, the Bengals didn’t help their cause for escaping the basement Tuesday when they announced that first-rounder Jonah Williams, the No. 11 overall selection...
Study suggests Steelers rank No. 5 in NFL ‘fandom’
In one metric, the Pittsburgh Steelers remain behind the New England Patriots once again. They also trail the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants. The category is NFL fandom, a study that Emory University business school professor Michael Lewis has compiled in recent years. In data that Lewis...
Son of Mel Blount earns Hall of Fame Fellowship
Akil Blount, son of Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Mel Blount and a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offseason roster two years ago, was named the first recipient of the James Harris-Doug Williams Fellowship on Monday. The Fellowship was created through a collaboration between the Pro Football Hall of...
Jack Lambert jersey from 1982 fetches $50K at auction
Thirty-five years after he retired from the NFL, Jack Lambert remains one of the most popular Pittsburgh Steelers legends, particularly on the memorabilia circuit. A game-used jersey worn by the Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker during the 1982 season fetched $50,131 at a recent auction of Steelers memorabilia held...
Holdout hasn’t ‘crossed my mind,’ Mike Hilton says as he awaits new deal
Mike Hilton exited minicamp without a contract and without assurances he will get a favorable deal from the Pittsburgh Steelers prior to training camp. Because he has not signed his $645,000 exclusive-rights tender, the 25-year-old slot cornerback remains the Steelers’ only player without a contract. The Steelers don’t report to...
Steelers wrap minicamp; Mike Tomlin turns attention on training camp
It’s no secret that coach Mike Tomlin enjoys the three weeks the Pittsburgh Steelers spend each summer at training camp. If Tomlin had his way, the Steelers would skip the nearly six-week break until they report to Latrobe on July 25 and get the process started immediately. Tomlin joked as...
No Steelers make Pro Football Focus list of Top 50 players
When a team is coming off a 9-6-1 non-playoff season, individual accolades are not expected. Still, the Pittsburgh Steelers not placing a single player on the Pro Football Focus Top 50 list is a bit surprising considering the team employs the NFL’s 2018 passing yardage leader in Ben Roethlisberger, perennial...
At minicamp, Steelers work on improving 2-minute situations
The first two days of minicamp practices for the Pittsburgh Steelers each ended with the first-team offense, followed by the second-team offense, trying to drive the length of the field and score a touchdown in a simulated 2-minute drill. It wasn’t by happenstance. Each of the final seven games last...
