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Questions about Antonio Brown permeate NFL Combine interviews
INDIANAPOLIS – Not surprisingly, Antonio Brown’s future has been one of the hot topics at the NFL Combine. And not just with the Pittsburgh Steelers and general manager Kevin Colbert. While Colbert was pressed multiple times during his interview sessions Wednesday about trade talks involving Brown, he wassn’t the only...
Kevin Colbert dismisses idea that Steelers are involved in ‘huge drama’
INDIANAPOLIS — Although Kevin Colbert is general manager of a professional sports team, some think he oversees a drama club. Colbert doesn’t see it that way, and he made his feelings crystal clear Wednesday at the NFL Combine. Colbert took exception when a reporter asked about the off-field antics that...
Kevin Colbert: Ryan Shazier won’t play in 2019, but Steelers want him on roster
INDIANAPOLIS – As Ryan Shazier continues his comeback from spinal cord surgery, he and the Pittsburgh Steelers have an understanding that any return to the NFL won’t happen until at least the 2020 season. General manager Kevin Colbert said Wednesday at the NFL Combine that Shazier will be a part...
Trade talks involving Antonio Brown ‘very, very preliminary,’ says Kevin ColbertVideo
INDIANAPOLIS – Barely a week ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers acknowledged they would try to honor wide receiver Antonio Brown’s trade request. Little has changed in the interim and any discussions remain in the “very, very preliminary” stages, general manager Kevin Colbert said Wednesday at the NFL Combine. “Coming out of...
Steelers keeping door open for players to return prior to free agency
INDIANAPOLIS – Backup defensive lineman Tyson Alualu was the first potential free agent to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Could more players follow suit before NFL free agency begins March 13? “That could still happen within the next two weeks,” general manager Kevin Colbert said Wednesday at the NFL Combine....
Steelers, Colbert ready to hit the road to evaluate talent at NFL Combine
After conducting organizational meetings about free agency last week, Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert will take a break and do some longer-range planning when he brings the team’s front office, scouts and coaches to Indianapolis this week for the annual NFL Scouting Combine. As a team that traditionally builds...
Penguins struggle against the West again, get shut out by Sharks
Perhaps it’s a good thing the Pittsburgh Penguins play their next 10 games against teams from the Eastern Conference. They haven’t gotten anything to show from their recent matchups against the best the West has to offer. The Penguins have lost just twice in their past six games, and both...
Sharks present ‘different challenges’ for Crosby, Penguins
The only game the Pittsburgh Penguins have lost in their past five occurred against Calgary, the team with the most points in the Western Conference. The team with the second-most points in the West, the San Jose Sharks, present the latest challenge on Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena. Not...
Penguins turn to Casey DeSmith in goal against Sharks
With the Pittsburgh Penguins playing amid a stretch of five games in eight days, coach Mike Sullivan figured it was the right time to get backup Casey DeSmith another start. DeSmith will start in goal Thursday night when the Penguins play the San Jose Sharks, the team with the second-most...
Bragging rights at stake for Penguins’ Aston-Reese, Sharks’ Labanc
Zach Aston-Reese is looking forward to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ game Thursday night against San Jose, and not simply because it will be his fifth consecutive game on the ice since he missed 13 with an injury. Aston-Reese will be playing against Sharks right winger Kevin Labanc. Like Aston-Reese, Labanc is...
For Steelers, Chris Boswell must fight for job, Bud Dupree could be kept at $9.2M
The start of free agency will be a critical time for two Pittsburgh Steelers players that remain under contract for the 2019 season. Kicker Chris Boswell and outside linebacker Bud Dupree have unsettled contract situations that will be defined by what the Steelers do – or don’t do – by...
Kevin Colbert: Ben Roethlisberger is Steelers’ ‘unquestioned leader’
General manager Kevin Colbert doesn’t take issue with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger publicly criticizing his teammates, even one as talented — and fragile — as All-Pro receiver Antonio Brown. “He can call me out,” Colbert said Wednesday. “That’s fine.” Roethlisberger’s criticism of Brown reportedly is one of the reasons...
Steelers won’t take discount for Antonio Brown on trade market
Kevin Colbert is willing to grant Antonio Brown’s trade request. With one condition. “By no means are we going to make a trade or any type of move that will not be beneficial to the Pittsburgh Steeler organization,” Colbert said Wednesday during a meeting with reporters. “We will not be...
Steelers won’t use transition tag on RB Le’Veon Bell
It’s official: Le’Veon Bell will become a free agent in three weeks. General manager Kevin Colbert told reporters Wednesday the Pittsburgh Steelers will not use the franchise or transition tag on the 27-year-old running back, which will allow him to enter free agency March 13. Colbert said the cost of...
ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. likes inside linebacker depth beyond 1st round for Steelers
With a second NFL Draft approaching since the Pittsburgh Steelers lost Pro Bowl inside linebacker Ryan Shazier to a spinal cord injury, the team is still searching for his replacement, a versatile player who can stay on the field for every down. Jon Bostic wasn’t the answer after being signed...
Steelers’ Antonio Brown after meeting with Art Rooney II: ‘time to move on’
It looks like Antonio Brown is going to get his wish. One week after formally requesting a trade, Brown tweeted he and team president Art Rooney II have agreed it is “time to move on” following their meeting Tuesday morning to discuss the wide receiver’s future. Rooney and Brown met...
Tag season for the Steelers, Le’Veon Bell begins on Tuesday
Le’Veon Bell celebrated his 27th birthday Monday, and he’s searching for a belated gift that has eluded him the past two years: unrestricted free agency. The Pittsburgh Steelers running back has been trying to hit the open market since his four-year rookie contract expired after the 2016 season. Keeping him...
Steelers players to take part in NFLPA externship program
Four players on the Pittsburgh Steelers offseason roster are among the 66 players that have been accepted into the NFL Players Association’s externship program, which will take place over the next three weeks. Taking part from the Steelers are tight ends Christian Scotland-Williamson and Jake McGee, defensive back Malik Golden...
ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. pegs Georgia CB Deandre Baker to Steelers in 1st round of NFL Draft
Cornerback is a position the Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to address early in the NFL Draft, and ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. thinks he has the perfect prospect for the organization. In his second mock draft of the offseason, Kiper has Georgia cornerback Deandre Baker going to the Steelers...
Report: Antonio Brown, Art Rooney II to meet in Florida
Art Rooney II might finally get his meeting with Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown after all. After initially reporting Brown refused to meet with Rooney during the Steelers team president’s trip to Florida, NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport said Friday that Brown changed his mind and will meet with Rooney,...
Justin Schultz said decision to return will be his to makeVideo
Justin Schultz isn’t making any promises about when he will return to the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup, but the veteran defenseman said Thursday the decision is his to make. “It’s up to me (and) when I feel I’m ready to play, I’ll be in,” Schultz said after taking part in an...
Pucks hitting the net but not getting past Penguins’ Matt Murray
In back-to-back games, goalie Matt Murray has faced a combined 90 shots. That he has turned aside 88 of them has as much to do with the Pittsburgh Penguins’ modest two-game winning streak as anything else. Murray backstopped the Penguins to a 4-1 win on Monday at Philadelphia and a...
Short-handed goal brings ‘energy’ to Rust, Penguins in win over Oilers
The Pittsburgh Penguins hold the distinction of giving up the most short-handed goals in the NHL this season. They have taken steps lately to counter that dubious accomplishment by becoming among the league leaders in scoring them. Bryan Rust’s short-handed goal at 2:30 of the second period erased a one-goal...
Before Joe Flacco leaves AFC North, a look at his 3 best, worst games vs. Steelers
Joe Flacco’s 11-year run as Baltimore Ravens quarterback officially will end March 13, when he will be traded to the Denver Broncos for a fourth-round pick. The announcement Wednesday of the impending trade signifies an end to the second-longest tenure among AFC North quarterbacks, with Flacco trailing only Ben Roethlisberger...
Fourth-liner Aston-Reese ready to build on return from hand injury
With his first game in over a month out of the way, Zach Aston-Reese is looking to increase his hockey conditioning for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Skating on a fourth line Wednesday night in a 3-1 victory against the Edmonton Oilers, Aston-Reese played in his first game since Jan. 8 when...
