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Bill Cowher honored with Ireland Funds award named after late Steelers chairman Dan Rooney
Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher was bestowed with an award Monday named in honor of the team’s former president and chairman, the late Dan Rooney. Cowher was presented with the Daniel M. Rooney Ambassador’s Award at the Ireland Funds Pittsburgh Dinner on Monday evening at Heinz Field. According to...
First Call: Idea floated for Steelers to acquire former WPIAL star; who may be interested in trading for Adam Frazier?
Monday’s “First Call” looks at the idea of the Steelers swinging a trade with the New England Patriots to bring a former WPIAL star back to Pittsburgh. We wonder why the Steelers may want guard Trai Turner and who may offer a trade for Pirates infielder Adam Frazier. Plus, we...
Madden Monday: ‘We’re pretending Dwayne Haskins might be good, and he won’t be’; Pirates’ Derek Shelton ‘is an amateur’
Mark Madden is back from an extended weekend, and he has opinions stored up and ready to fly. In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, we start by discussing the rumors that PLB Sports & Entertainment CEO Ty Ballou wanted to buy the Pirates, even though they aren’t for sale. Madden...
Steelers’ Diontae Johnson eyes more consistent season after leading NFL in drops
Diontae Johnson purchased a tennis ball machine in the offseason. It wasn’t so he could improve his volley or sharpen his backhand. After leading the NFL in drops last season, the young Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver bought the machine so he could improve his concentration and hand-eye coordination. “It’s a...
Steelers’ Mike Sullivan chasing another Lombardi Trophy, not Stanley Cup
If he didn’t realize it when he was hired in February by the Pittsburgh Steelers, it didn’t take long to discover he isn’t the only Mike Sullivan coaching in the city. One has been part of two world championships and worked closely with a long-time leader and captain who is...
First Call: Some confidence in Steelers’ Chuks Okorafor; an award for Sidney Crosby as his coach is snubbed
Friday’s “First Call” has some faith in Steelers tackle Chuks Okorafor. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby gets a little love while his head coach does not. Plus, a confusing look at the future of NHL divisional play. And a milestone for a local hockey program. Take a chance on Chuks One...
Tim Benz: More money, more responsibility, but Steelers’ Cameron Sutton is still moving around so others can flash
Even as he ascends the Steelers depth chart at cornerback, Cameron Sutton’s role may not be changing all that much. For now, he’s still the guy who plays in the secondary wherever he’s asked based on whoever else is on the field at a given time. That’s not exactly untraveled...
Steelers, Mike Tomlin await decision on training camp dates, location
The start of training camp remains unknown for the Pittsburgh Steelers. So does its location. Could be Saint Vincent College, the team’s summer home in Unity Township for 54 years until the coronavirus pandemic surfaced. Could be Heinz Field, the site of the 2020 camp because of the covid-19 outbreak....
After abrupt exit in Washington, Dwayne Haskins enjoying fresh start with Steelers
Dwayne Haskins has never whistled a football through a car wash — like Ben Roethlisberger recently wondered — to see whether it would get wet. The metaphor, though, could be an apt description of Haskins’ young NFL career. After his two-year experience in Washington left him covered with dirt on...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans are fretting; Penguins fans are pushing back; Pirates fans are just fed up
This edition of “U mad, bro?” touches all the bases. Oops. Sorry. Too soon? Ke'Bryan Hayes hits a home run for the Pirates, but missed first base. #Dodgers win the challenge. It remains 0-0 pic.twitter.com/uLa7FzTFVP— AM 570 LA Sports (@AM570LASports) June 9, 2021 This week we’ve got Steelers fans fretting...
Tim Benz: Alex Highsmith’s 3-point plan to replace Bud Dupree as T.J. Watt’s OLB running mate
We already know that Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Alex Highsmith is one of the team’s biggest variables heading into 2021. Replacing Bud Dupree effectively will be no small task. Dupree had a total of 19.5 sacks and six forced fumbles over his last 27 games as a Steeler prior to...
Joe Haden trying to keep up to speed with changes in Steelers secondary
The legs usually are the first thing that goes south for a boxer in a prize fight, and Joe Haden believes that theory also holds true for an NFL cornerback as he gets to the later rounds of his career. As he enters his 12th pro season and fifth with...
Mark Madden: Steelers OC Matt Canada’s real changes will start with Ben Roethlisberger’s successor
Matt Canada is the Steelers’ new offensive coordinator — kind of. If there was any doubt regarding who’s the real boss, Canada erased that Tuesday when he said, “We are going to do what Ben (Roethlisberger) wants to do and how he wants to do it.” Meet the new bobo....
First Call: Mike Tomlin avoids Steelers minicamp health questions; Tyler Glasnow blames MLB pitch-grip policy for injury
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is playing coy about some injury questions at minicamp. Tyler Glasnow went off about his injury and a possible connection to pitch-grip regulations. Marc-Andre Fleury is the new Conn Smythe favorite. And former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue still has concerns about gambling. All that...
Stats show Matt Canada’s approach and Ben Roethlisberger’s preferences even further apart than Steelers may have thought
For those of us in the media suggesting Matt Canada’s offense will be a big change for Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, we were wrong. It’s actually going to be gigantic. Well, it will be if Canada decides to incorporate many of his tendencies and preferences from his college coaching days...
Mike Tomlin: Steelers ‘tops in the league’ in vaccinations
If the NFL is concerned about its players being slow to receive a covid-19 vaccination, it shouldn’t cast an eye toward the Pittsburgh Steelers. That was the news coach Mike Tomlin relayed Tuesday, the first day of the team’s mandatory minicamp. Tomlin said he is “really comfortable” with the number...
Steelers have near 100% participation for opener of 3-day minicamp at Heinz Field
The first day of minicamp began Tuesday for the Pittsburgh Steelers with 89 of the 90 players on the offseason roster in attendance. The exception was defensive end Stephon Tuitt, who was excused because of the recent death of his brother. Tuitt’s brother, Richard Bartlett III, was killed two weeks...
Steelers OC Matt Canada: ‘We’re going to do what Ben wants to do’
Matt Canada made one thing clear Tuesday in discussing changes he is bringing to the Pittsburgh Steelers in his first year as offensive coordinator: Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger won’t bend to his system. The system will bend to Roethlisberger’s comfort level. “We’re going to do what Ben wants to do,” Canada...
T.J. Watt shutting out contract talk during Steelers minicamp
T.J. Watt isn’t going to let his contract situation become a distraction during Pittsburgh Steelers minicamp. On the first of the three-day session at Heinz Field, the veteran outside linebacker shot down a question about negotiations on a long-term deal. “With respect to the process, I’m not going to be...
Without 5th-year option, Steelers safety Terrell Edmunds ready to ‘bet on myself’ in 2021
Terrell Edmunds has a chance to enter free agency a year earlier than expected given that the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t exercise the fifth-year option on his contract for the 2022 season. That doesn’t mean Edmunds is guaranteed to test the open market in March. “Of course I’d love to come...
First Call: Tyrann Mathieu claps back at Le’Veon Bell; Tyler Glasnow injured; Marc-Andre Fleury outduels Carey Price
Former Pittsburgh Steeler Le’Veon Bell is now getting heat from ex-teammates in Kansas City after ripping Chiefs coach Andy Reid. Super Bowl winner Chris Godwin looks back on how his Penn State days aided his career. Marc-Andre Fleury claims Game 1 in his goalie duel against Carey Price. Tyler Glasnow...
Antwaan Randle El on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot, Steelers Super Bowl memories, being a QB 20 years too soon
Former Pittsburgh Steeler Antwaan Randle El wasn’t on the other end of a FaceTime conversation. It was just a phone call. But as soon as the question was asked, you could easily picture the smile coming across his face. You could certainly hear it in his voice during the answer....
5 storylines to follow when Steelers begin 3-day minicamp at Heinz Field
For the first time since they were unceremoniously bounced from the playoffs by Cleveland in the wild-card round, the Pittsburgh Steelers will return to Heinz Field this week. Five months after that 48-37 loss and with a fresh start awaiting them later this summer, the Steelers conclude Phase III of...
First Call: Le’Veon Bell doubles down on Andy Reid criticism; former WPIAL standout still on market if Steelers want him
Monday’s “First Call” gives us a fired up Le’Veon Bell. We look at some important variables on the 2021 Steelers roster. The notion of bringing a former WPIAL star back to Pittsburgh may be in the cards for the Steelers. And one Kansas City Chiefs superstar sees a Steelers rival...
Madden Monday: Steelers will give JuJu Smith-Schuster what he wants and play him outside more often; Penguins vs. Isles fallout
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster keeps talking about his desire to play outside more often this year. That may not be a great idea. Smith-Schuster is good in the slot, and if bouncing outside takes away snaps from Chase Claypool or potentially Diontae Johnson, that doesn’t sound like a...
