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A June swoon? Not for “U mad, bro?” At least not to start the month. We are already coming in hot for the early summer. Who is catching the heat? A two-time Stanley Cup champion. Both Steelers QBs. Derek Shelton and Ben Cherington. And the entire Steelers wide receiver depth...

Jaray Jenkins was part of a national championship team. He caught a touchdown pass in a bowl game. One during an SEC championship game, too. Jenkins believes that résumé – one that included 14 touchdowns against SEC competition for LSU – means much more than the 40-yard dash time of...

After 19 interceptions and being a statistical part of 28 turnovers over his first five NFL seasons, Minkah Fitzpatrick’s stat line in 2023 was a bunch of zeroes across the board for interceptions, forced fumbles and fumble recoveries. How, Fitzpatrick was asked Wednesday, can he begin to again rack up...

Released by the Detroit Lions in March after an arrest on domestic violence charges, Cam Sutton is getting a second chance with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers signed the veteran cornerback, who spent his first six seasons with them before leaving in free agency, to a one-year contract Wednesday. After...

The Pittsburgh Steelers added an option with NFL experience to the competition for their vacant nickel/slot cornerback job in signing Grayland Arnold to a one-year contract Wednesday. Arnold, who will be 27 by the time the regular season begins, has appeared in 26 NFL regular-season games. Though he was with...

Van Jefferson revealed Tuesday that, despite an admiration for his new head coach from afar, upon joining the Steelers he might have been the only person in Pittsburgh unaware of an oft-recited factoid of admiration for Mike Tomlin. “I didn’t know,” Jefferson said Tuesday from the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex,...

Ready to rejoin his teammates on the practice field but not ready to concede his desire for a new contract, Cameron Heyward ended his absence from the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday. After skipping the first phases of offseason workouts and the first two weeks of organized team activities, Heyward returned...

Pittsburgh Steelers free agent defensive back Patrick Peterson says he has always wanted to play at least 14 years in the NFL. Now he has to wait to see which organization is going to give him a shot to do that. Based on what the eight-time Pro Bowler just told...

First-round draft pick Troy Fautanu signed his rookie contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team announced Monday. An offensive tackle from the University of Washington, the 6-foot-4, 317-pound Fautanu was selected at No. 20 overall. Though draft analysts had predicted Fautanu could play at virtually any spot along an NFL...

The Pittsburgh Steelers still might not know who their No. 2 receiver is this season, but they continue to add candidates to who might be part of the wide receivers corps. Jaray Jenkins signed with the Steelers on Monday. A 6-foot-2, 204-pound former LSU receiver, Jenkins signed with the Jacksonville...

Since the Pittsburgh Steelers took steps toward remaking their offensive line before the 2022 season, they sought to become one of the NFL’s top rushing teams. Thanks to slow starts the past two seasons, they couldn’t crack the top 10. The Steelers continued to add pieces along their line this...

Monday’s “First Call” features some introspective analysis from Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft pick Troy Fautanu. We also get an update on Gerrit Cole’s rehab. James Conner makes his future intentions known. And we have a belated anniversary to celebrate on the Penguins front. Figuring it ‘aht Steelers’ first-round draft choice...

The Pittsburgh Steelers still have a need at wide receiver. Former Steeler JuJu Smith-Schuster might be looking for a job sometime soon. Could a reunion be possible in Pittsburgh? From a content standpoint, Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X is completely on board. “God, I hope so,” Madden...

It doesn’t seem very long ago that Isaiahh Loudermilk was considered potentially significant to the future of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defensive line. Check the calendar. The roster too. And look at Louder­milk’s bio. Now 26, Loudermilk can hardly believe he is embarking on his fourth year as a pro. “It...

For fans, the thought of the Pittsburgh Steelers entering the season without an adequate replacement for No. 2 wide receiver Diontae Johnson might be more terrifying than a Stephen King novel. Consider that, aside from starter George Pickens, none of the eight other non-rookie receivers attending organized team activities has...

With his fifth NFL franchise over a six-year span, Kyle Allen doesn’t flinch at joining a completely revamped Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks room. “I have been on a lot of teams,” Allen said with a smile after an organized team activities session last week. “So I am used to getting to...

Friday’s “First Call” shows us yet another Pittsburgh Steeler heading to New York. An ex-Steeler describes why he was surprised at his release from Pittsburgh. Isaiah Buggs got sassy with the media covering his animal cruelty case. And the Pirates have a Spider-Man meme opponent in Canada this weekend. Big...

For all that can be said about Mark Robinson going from small-school college running back to young NFL linebacker, he certainly can’t complain he’s had no one to look up to and learn from in plying his craft. Since the Pittsburgh Steelers made him a seventh-round draft pick in 2022,...

A three-game suspension at the end of the 2023 regular season convinced Damontae Kazee he must alter his approach to tackling. Kazee was suspended for his violent hit on Indianapolis’ Michael Pittman in a mid-December game that sent the Colts wide receiver to concussion protocol. He was ejected and then...

Sixty-five players appeared in at least one game for the 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers. Only two earned AP NFL All-Pro status. One was T.J. Watt. The other entered the offseason as a free agent. But to hear Miles Killebrew talk, there wasn’t much desire to sign with another team. “I’m a...

As it currently stands, this is the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle situation. • Last year’s first-round pick, Broderick Jones, was drafted with the goal of being a left tackle. For the second year in a row, it looks like he is preparing to play more often at right tackle. •...

Thursday’s “First Call” features Russell Wilson’s reaction to the idea of the Pittsburgh Steelers using Justin Fields in a Kordell “Slash” Stewart, or Taysom Hill type of role. We also discuss James Daniels’ future in Pittsburgh, disturbing news about a former Steelers defensive lineman and Bronny James’ decision to stay...

No fewer than four times this offseason, when confronted with the mammoth hole that existed in the middle of the offensive line, Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan or coach Mike Tomlin mentioned Nate Herbig as a viable center candidate. All those statements were made before the NFL Draft, before...

If the old saying that the best way to a man’s heart is his stomach is true, consider the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive linemen smitten with their new quarterbacks. Russell Wilson and Justin Fields footed the bill for an elaborate outing involving the men who block for them early during organized...

Not all of the NFL’s players are wild about the reported changes that the Players Association are mulling over when it comes to the offseason calendar. In fact, many of the Steelers interviewed Wednesday were lukewarm about them at best. According to a report from NFL.com Tuesday, “The NFLPA is...