Joe Rutter stories, Page 61

The private collector who sold Tom Brady’s rookie card for $2.25 million wasn’t the only winner at an online auction that concluded over the weekend. Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame linebacker Jack Lambert had 23 pieces of his memorabilia fetch $193,281 when bidding ended early Saturday at Lelands.com. Lambert’s items...

As the Pittsburgh Steelers continue to construct their offseason 90-man roster, they added a pair of players who went undrafted in 2020. Signed to contracts were linebacker Jarvis Miller and wide receiver Mathew Sexton. That increases the number of players under contract to 68. Miller spent three years at Penn...

The container that once housed Hall of Fame linebacker Jack Lambert’s false teeth has gotten a fair share of nibbles on the auction block. With the deadline to purchase an unusual piece of football memorabilia approaching, Lambert’s false teeth container has fetched a high bid of $1,514 on Lelands.com as...

The implementation of a 17th NFL regular-season game became official Tuesday, which means the Pittsburgh Steelers will play a ninth home contest next season and the opponent will be the Seattle Seahawks. The NFL schedule had enjoyed a 16-game format since 1978. The additional game will be an AFC vs....

Kalen Ballage is on his fourth team in four years with the Pittsburgh Steelers signing the 25-year-old running back to a one-year contract Tuesday. Ballage, who is listed at 6-foot-2, 231 pounds, spent last season with the New York Jets and Los Angeles Chargers after playing two years with the...

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ new nose tackle is their old nose tackle. After having a change of heart, Tyson Alualu is returning to the organization where he spent the past four seasons. NFL Network reported Saturday night that Alualu, who agreed to terms on a two-year, $6 million contract with the...

To keep some players from hitting free agency while remaining compliant with the salary cap, the Pittsburgh Steelers have gotten creative with their contract structuring, implementing deals that include voidable years. It’s not the avenue the organization will take when they try to re-sign Pro Bowl outside linebacker T.J. Watt,...

Linebacker Cassius Marsh, whose three-team tour of the NFL last season ended with a brief appearance with the Steelers, returned to the organization Wednesday after signing a one-year contract. Marsh previously played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts last season before the Steelers signed him from Indy’s practice squad...

Bud Dupree wanted to say goodbye to Pittsburgh and Steelers fans after spending six seasons wearing the black and gold. It was a farewell that didn’t quite fit into 280 Twitter characters. One week after joining the Tennessee Titans in free agency, the 28-year-old outside linebacker penned a lengthy goodbye...

Inside linebacker Robert Spillane, who emerged as a starter last season after Devin Bush’s season-ending ACL injury, signed his exclusive rights tender with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday. Spillane was tendered his one-year contract before the start of the new NFL calendar season March 17, but he was vacationing and...

Tight end Eric Ebron appears to be the latest Pittsburgh Steelers player to have his contract restructured to create salary-cap space for the team. According to an ESPN.com report Wednesday, Ebron agreed to have the final year of his two-year contract with the Steelers reworked, which would clear $3.9 million...

Unable to find a trade partner for cornerback Steve Nelson, the Pittsburgh Steelers terminated his contract Tuesday afternoon. The decision, which cleared $8.25 million in salary-cap space, came four days after reports surfaced the Steelers were giving permission to Nelson to seek a trade and less than an hour after...

Continuing their raid on former Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebackers, the Tennessee Titans on Monday agreed to terms with Ola Adeniyi on a one-year contract. NFL Network, citing Adeniyi’s agent as the source, reported the signing. This deal, of course, pales in comparison to the five-year, $82.5 million contract that the...

Being in the right place at the right time landed Tyler Simmons an unlikely contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Simmons, a 6-foot, 205-pound wide receiver, finalized a one-year deal Monday with the Steelers, less than a week after general manager Kevin Colbert was impressed by his workout at Georgia’s pro...

Dipping their toes into the free agency waters Saturday, the Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to contracts with former Detroit Lions special teamer Miles Killebrew and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers guard/tackle Joe Haeg, the NFL Network reported. Killebrew’s signing, which was confirmed by the Tribune-Review, is for one year. Killebrew and Haeg...

The Pittsburgh Steelers are getting their top free agent wide receiver back in the fold, but they could be losing one of their top cornerbacks. JuJu Smith-Schuster is returning to the Steelers on a one-year, $8 million contract after failing to land a lengthier deal earlier in free agency. ESPN...

After losing starting nose tackle Tyson Alualu to free agency, the Steelers maintained some depth on their defensive front by re-signing defensive end Chris Wormley to a two-year contract. The signing, which was confirmed by the Tribune-Review, was first reported by WTOL-TV in Toledo, which is Wormley’s hometown. Wormley, 27,...

Bill Cowher chose Pittsburgh Steelers team president Art Rooney II to present him at his induction ceremony to the Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer. Cowher made his decision shortly after being elected as part of the Centennial Slate in January 2020, but he waited until Wednesday to announce...

Vince Williams hinted at his departure from the Pittsburgh Steelers with a cryptic tweet Monday night. “I can hear the streets calling,” Williams wrote. On Tuesday, the Steelers sent Williams to the unemployment line when they terminated the contract of the eight-year veteran inside linebacker. Williams had one year remaining...

Zach Banner announced his return to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Banner posted a video on his verified Twitter account Tuesday afternoon saying he will be returning to the team for the 2021 season. Banner, a 27-year-old tackle, was set to become an unrestricted free agent at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Banner’s two-year...

Mike Hilton is leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers, but he’s staying in the AFC North. Hilton, the 5-foot-9 slot cornerback who was a regular member of the Steelers secondary the past four seasons, agreed to a contract with the Cincinnati Bengals, according to ESPN and NFL Network reports. The deal is...

Tyson Alualu is leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers after four seasons to return to his former employer. Alualu, an 11-year veteran nose tackle, has agreed to a two-year, $6 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, his agent announced Tuesday. The deal won’t become official until 4 p.m. Wednesday when the NFL...

On the first day NFL teams could begin negotiating with free agents, the Pittsburgh Steelers lost two starters — one on each side of the ball. Matt Feiler, who has started at right tackle and left guard the past two seasons, signed a three-year, $27 million contract with the Los...

Keeping the most versatile member of their secondary, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed cornerback Cameron Sutton to a two-year, $9 million contract Monday afternoon. NFL Network first reported the signing, which the Tribune-Review has confirmed. Sutton, a third-round pick of the 2017 NFL Draft, was set to become an unrestricted free...

Kevin Colbert will remain with the Pittsburgh Steelers for at least one more year. The Steelers announced Monday that Colbert, 64, has signed a one-year contract extension that runs through the 2022 NFL Draft. Colbert has been employed by the Steelers since 2000, serving first as director of football operations...