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10 great moments in Steelers career of Ben Roethlisberger
There were Super Bowl wins, big plays en route to getting to those Super Bowls, big passing-yardage games and last-second victories. Oh, and lots and lots of prized memories made against the Baltimore Ravens. With Thursday’s official announcement from Ben Roethlisberger on his retirement from the Pittsburgh Steelers, fans were...
Current, former Steelers pay tribute to Ben Roethlisberger
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s official retirement from the NFL brought tributes from current and former teammates, as well as from around the sports world. Bill Cowher was head coach for the first three years of Roethlisberger’s career, from 2004 to 2006. The duo won a Super Bowl together on...
Ben Roethlisberger announces retirement after 18 seasons with Steelers
Ben Roethlisberger made it official Thursday. The two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback is retiring from the NFL after spending 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Roethlisberger, who indicated in late December that the 2021 season would be his last, made the announcement by releasing a 2-minute, 16-second video on his website,...
First Call: Ben Roethlisberger was almost traded in 2009? Antonio Brown flirts with Ravens; Vegas interviews Brandon Hunt
Thursday’s “First Call” features a story about a 12-year-old vetoed trade that apparently involved Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The Las Vegas Raiders may raid the Steelers front office. Antonio Brown is lobbying to play in Baltimore. Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield is done with social media. And another ex-Robert Morris...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans do not like the idea of Aaron Rodgers coming to Pittsburgh at all
One thing became clear to me this week given my interactions with Pittsburgh Steelers fans. They don’t want Aaron Rodgers to be the quarterback of their team. Well, let me rephrase that. Steelers fans claim they don’t want Rodgers to be their quarterback. I mean, would you prefer Mason Rudolph...
Steelers’ T.J. Watt named Pro Football Writers of America’s NFL defensive player of year
Though it remains to be seen if he will end up with the most recognized annual NFL-wide defensive honor, T.J. Watt has been named an NFL defensive player of the year for the first time in his career. Watt was voted as the league’s best defensive player for the 2021...
Tim Benz: Attendance, TV ratings should serve as a wake-up call to Steelers front office
There are a significant number of issues facing the Pittsburgh Steelers beyond just replacing Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback. Building an offensive line. Addressing the run defense. Figuring out how to plug holes at wide receiver and in the secondary. That’s just the on-field stuff general manager Kevin Colbert and head...
Antonio Brown accuses Buccaneers of trying to bribe him into ‘the crazy house’
For Pittsburgh Steelers fans, this one has to be interesting to watch from afar. Another day, another chapter in the story of Antonio Brown versus Bruce Arians — aka A.B. versus B.A. The former Steelers wide receiver and the former Steelers offensive coordinator are in a mud-slinging battle that could...
First Call: A possible free agent destination for JuJu Smith-Schuster; Aaron Rodgers discusses his future; Flyers keep losing
In Wednesday’s “First Call,” Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster may already have a preferred destination in free agency. The USFL will stage an interesting television launch in April. Aaron Rodgers outlines his decision-making process for his future playing career. And while the Penguins just keep winning, the Philadelphia Flyers...
Steelers’ Najee Harris, Pressley Harvin III named to PFWA all-rookie team
Running back Najee Harris and punter Pressley Harvin III were two representatives of the Pittsburgh Steelers to earn spots on the NFL all-rookie team as announced Tuesday by the Pro Football Writers Association. Harris, the team’s first-round pick, finished fourth in the NFL with 1,200 rushing yards, and he also...
First Call: The favorite to land Aaron Rodgers; Steelers defensive coordinator plans; Keith Butler on Stephon Tuitt
Tuesday’s “First Call” looks at the odds of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers coming to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers. We search for an update on defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt. Another defensive coordinator candidate is interviewing with the Steelers for Keith Butler’s old job. A look at Pitt versus...
Steelers have a long history with OT rules, including 1st OT playoff game under current format
With the NFL’s overtime rules at the top of many fans’ minds in the wake of Sunday night’s thrilling playoff game between Buffalo and Kansas City, it has been largely forgotten that the first overtime played under the current format involved the Pittsburgh Steelers. In this town, it’s not remembered...
T.J. Watt, Cameron Heyward named to Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL team
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive standouts T.J. Watt and Cameron Heyward were named to the Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL team for the 2021 season, the organization announced Monday. Watt, who was honored for the third consecutive season, shared the outside linebacker position with former Penn State star Micah Parsons. Parsons,...
Mark Madden: Winning matters most in NFL playoffs; that’s why Steelers shouldn’t want Aaron Rodgers
At 39, Ben Roethlisberger was one-and-done in the playoffs. At 38, Aaron Rodgers did the same. Rodgers quarterbacked a better team, got a first-round bye and had home field. Do you still want Rodgers to be the Steelers’ next quarterback? You shouldn’t. These playoffs feel like a changing of the...
Madden Monday: As for Aaron Rodgers coming to the Steelers — ‘He’s a big mouth’
When it comes to how things went in the first non-Steelers playoff weekend of the year, our Mark Madden had one big takeaway during this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast. “It’s a changing the guard at quarterback. You’ve got (Tom) Brady out in the divisional round. You got (Aaron) Rodgers and...
Tim Benz: If quarterback mobility is in question, do the Steelers need to look elsewhere for an answer?
The season-ending press conference for Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin featured a moment similar to one we had seen numerous times in that setting throughout 2021. That was Tomlin discussing mobility at the quarterback position. “Quarterback mobility is valued, not only by me but by everyone. It’s just a component...
Rookie Dan Moore stated his case in 2021 as Steelers’ long-term left tackle of the future
Dan Moore Jr. never redshirted in college. He didn’t when he got to the pros, either. Outside observers of the Pittsburgh Steelers presumed from the time Moore was drafted with the 128th overall pick all throughout the summer and until the latter portions of the preseason that Moore would take...
Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler announces retirement
After 19 seasons on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ staff and the past seven as defensive coordinator, Keith Butler announced his retirement from coaching Saturday. In a statement released by the team, Butler thanked the Rooney family, head coaches Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin as well as the scores of other coaches...
Free agents, draft prospects abound as Steelers weigh best way to land quarterback
Trades involving high-profile quarterbacks returned to fashion last offseason with the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions swapping starters Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff and the Philadelphia Eagles sending Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts. Such deals don’t come along every offseason, and they are even rarer when they involve...
No bull: Isaiahh Loudermilk shows as rookie what Steelers saw in trading up to draft him
Despite his Great Plains roots and an alma mater in America’s dairyland, Isaiahh Loudermilk’s choice of home décor isn’t supposed to represent a vocation of life passion as a rancher or farmer. Loudermilk laughed when he was asked this past week if there was significance to a black-and-white framed photo...
Mark Madden: Steelers are underinvested at 3 most important positions
The three most important positions in football are quarterback, cornerback and left tackle. The Pittsburgh Steelers are woefully underinvested at those positions. Rookie Dan Moore Jr. did a creditable job at left tackle. But he is a fourth-round pick. Pegging him as the long-term solution at that crucial position is...
Report: Domestic violence charges dropped against wife of Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins
Charges related to domestic violence against the wife of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins were dropped earlier this month, according to a Friday report from TMZ.com. Court records from Clark County, Nevada, indicate the case against Kalabrya Gondrezick-Haskins was dismissed Jan. 10. Police had responded to a July incident at...
Tim Benz: Mike Tomlin says ‘all options are on the table’ for a new quarterback. Let’s hope he means it
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is saying that “all options are on the table” for the franchise at quarterback next year. It sure feels like either of the team’s current backups — Mason Rudolph or Dwayne Haskins — will be the man under center to replace Ben Roethlisberger, though. At...
First Call: Former Steeler honors Ben Roethlisberger; T.J. Watt explains how he got the bad news about the sack record
Friday’s “First Call” flashes back to a happy Pittsburgh Steelers memory. A former teammate waxes nostalgic about Ben Roethlisberger. T.J. Watt’s tale of woe about the sack record chase. And the Penguins gear up for the second of back-to-back games. Big props from Big Bud Former Steelers linebacker Bud Dupree...
Steelers punter Pressley Harvin deals with grief off field, adversity on it to finish season on high note
That the Pittsburgh Steelers lost to end their season wasn’t going to put a damper on this past Sunday’s game for Pressley Harvin III. “Honestly,” Harvin said of the AFC wild-card playoff defeat at the Kansas City Chiefs, “that was one of the most fun games of my life. “Unfortunately...
