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Gaining confidence in leg is last step for Penguins’ Justin Schultz
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...
Steelers announce death of longtime scouting coordinator Ron Hughes
Ron Hughes, a longtime member of the Pittsburgh Steelers scouting department before his retirement in 2015, has died, the team announced Tuesday. Hughes was 75. Hughes joined the Steelers in 2001 when he was hired by Kevin Colbert, who was coached by Hughes at North Catholic High School. After two...
Penguins place Olli Maatta on injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without defenseman Olli Maatta for an undetermined amount of time after the team placed him on injured reserve Tuesday afternoon. Maatta, 24, sustained an upper-body injury after taking a hit Monday night in the Penguins’ 4-1 victory in Philadelphia. Maatta left the ice favoring his...
Steelers WR Antonio Brown says it’s ‘time to move on’ in farewell message to fans
If there was any doubt about Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown wanting out of Pittsburgh, he erased it Tuesday afternoon on social media. The subject of trade rumors since he was inactive for the final game of the season for skipping a team walkthrough and meetings, Brown penned a brief...
Gambling site ignores other needs, has QB Kyler Murray on Steelers’ radar
By using draft picks on a quarterback in the past two years, the Pittsburgh Steelers have no need to address the position in 2019. That’s especially true with starter Ben Roethlisberger, the NFL’s passing yardage leader in 2018, hoping to play several more seasons. Josh Dobbs is entering his third...
If Antonio Brown is traded, 49ers have best odds of getting him
Current and former San Francisco 49ers players have courted Antonio Brown over the past six weeks, and that appears to be the destination that makes the most sense for the disgruntled Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver. According to Bookmaker.eu, the 49ers are the favorite to land Brown, who formally has requested...
Steelers’ esports partner, Pittsburgh Knights, receives sponsorship deal
The Pittsburgh Knights, an esports organization that includes the Pittsburgh Steelers as a partner, received official sponsorship Monday from HyperX, a leader in the professional video game industry. HyperX will provide the Knights with gaming headsets, keyboards, mousepads and internal memory products, the company said in a news release. “The...
With Browns signing Kareem Hunt, how do AFC North running back groups fare?
By signing controversial running back Kareem Hunt on Monday, the Cleveland Browns reinforced what already was a formidable position group heading into free agency and the NFL Draft. When Hunt is activated from the commissioner’s exempt list after the NFL completes its investigation into his alleged assault incident – a...
Former Steelers players, prospects get chance to shine in inaugural AAF games
The Alliance of American Football is a second chance for professional football players who didn’t make the cut the first time in the NFL. The Pittsburgh Steelers have their share of former players competing in the league, with several taking center stage in the upstart AAF’s opening weekend. No former...
Antonio Brown filing for custody of his daughter after alleged domestic incident
Antonio Brown is filing for custody of his daughter in the wake of the mother of the child accusing the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver of domestic misconduct, according to his family attorney. Jaclyn Soroka, who represents Brown, said in a statement provided to ESPN that Brown has taken legal action...
Steelers add linebacker, running back to offseason roster
The Steelers added depth to their 90-man roster Friday by signing linebacker Robert Spillane and running back Malik Williams to contracts. Williams, 22, spent the 2018 training camp with the Atlanta Falcons and was waived/injured with a shoulder injury on Sept. 1. Williams spent his final two college seasons at...
Curtis Martin, Jim Leyland to be honored by Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation
The 15th annual Aspire Gala in Baltimore will have a decided Pittsburgh flavor later when the noted charity event is held later this month. Hall of Fame running back Curtis Martin and former Pirates manager Jim Leyland are two of the three honorees by the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation’s gala...
Qadree Ollision gets only Pitt invite to NFL Combine
If one is the loneliest number, then former Pitt running back Qadree Ollison will feel like the ultimate outcast at the NFL Combine. Ollison is the only Pitt football player to receive an invitation to the annual college football testing showcase, which will be held from Feb. 26-March 4 at...
Steelers hire former NFL lineman Adrian Klemm as assistant line coach
Shaun Sarrett will get some help coaching the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line. Sarrett, promoted from an offensive assistant when veteran offensive line coach Mike Munchak joined the Denver Broncos, will be aided by Adrian Klemm, who was hired Tuesday to serve as the team’s assistant offensive line coach. Klemm, a...
Steelers’ Antonio Brown involved in domestic dispute, not arrested
Antonio Brown is back in the news again for all of the wrong reasons. The star Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, already the subject of trade rumors because of his behavior at the end of the season, was investigated for domestic misconduct against a woman in a January domestic dispute, according...
Steelers open as 22-1 odds to win Super Bowl next season; Patriots favored again
With the Super Bowl fresh in the history books, the New England Patriots have been installed as 6-1 favorites to win a seventh Lombardi Trophy after the 2019 season, according to the gambling site BetOnline.ag. The Pittsburgh Steelers, coming off a 9-6-1 season that did not include a playoff berth,...
Ex-Steeler Alan Faneca falls short of Hall of Fame; Ty Law makes cut
Alan Faneca didn’t get the knock on his hotel room door for the fourth year in a row, which signified he missed the cut for the Pro Football Hall of Fame again. Aliquippa native Ty Law was more fortunate. Law was among five modern-era candidates selected Saturday, making the Hall...
Will Hall of Fame come knocking on former Steelers lineman Alan Faneca’s door?
Sometime on Saturday afternoon or evening, Alan Faneca will learn whether he has been selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As the late Tom Petty memorably sang, the waiting is the hardest part — at least for Faneca, a perennial Pro Bowl guard during his decade with the...
Ryan Shazier remains hopeful about resuming football career
It might not happen for another season, but Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier remains set on resuming his NFL career despite his devastating spinal cord injury. “Yeah, definitely,” Shazier told New York station WFAN on Friday morning while visiting radio row at the Super Bowl in Atlanta. Shazier said he...
Jersey worn by Lynn Swann approaches $20K with auction deadline nearing
As time winds down on the latest chance to bid on Pittsburgh Steelers’ game-worn memorabilia, a 1980 Lynn Swann jersey has gotten a high bid of $19,488. The jersey worn by the Hall of Fame wide receiver is the top item in a collection of 32 Steelers-related memorabilia available for...
Hines on Ben criticizing Steelers teammates: ‘You should know better.’
Making the media rounds at the Super Bowl in Atlanta, Hall of Fame wide receiver Hines Ward has not shied away in his criticism of former teammate Antonio Brown. Ward also used his time on radio row Thursday to target quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. It was Roethlisberger’s reported altercation with Brown...
Is Art Rooney II softening his stance on Antonio Brown’s return to Steelers?
Art Rooney II isn’t closing the door on Antonio Brown returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 10th season. In fact, the door may be open a little wider than in previous weeks. On a conference call with fans Wednesday, the Steelers president indicated the team can mend its fractured...
Art Rooney II wants more consistency in protecting quarterbacks
On the heels of a controversial call in the AFC championship game, Art Rooney II said it’s time for the NFL to re-examine the standards of roughing-the-passer penalties. The Pittsburgh Steelers president said Wednesday that NFL officials need to be “very consistent” in calling penalties on hits against quarterbacks. Rooney...
Rooney: Steelers have started negotiations on extension with Roethlisberger
The Pittsburgh Steelers have started conversations about extending quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s contract, team president Art Rooney II said Wednesday afternoon. In a 20-minute conference call with Steelers Nation Unite members, Rooney said negotiations have started with Roethlisberger and his agent, Ryan Tollner. Roethlisberger has one year left on his contract,...
Art Rooney ‘feels good’ about Steelers running backs heading into 2019
For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers are facing the prospect of playing a season without one of their star playmakers. While it’s too early to know what life will be like without wide receiver Antonio Brown in 2019, team president Art Rooney II liked the way...
