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Game-worn Jack Lambert jersey highlights list of Steelers’ memorabilia up for auction
Jack Lambert rarely has attended team functions since his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990, and his reclusive nature has contributed to a rising interest in his memorabilia from an 11-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Famed auction house Lelands.com has secured a game-used 1977 white...
First Call: Sleepers may prove to be biggest contributors from 2020 Steelers draft
NFL first-round picks are usually supposed to contribute in at least some significant capacity as rookies. Just look at the Steelers’ track record over the past decade. Maurkice Pouncey started all 16 games as a rookie center in 2010. T.J. Watt started 15 at outside linebacker in 2017. David DeCastro...
Tim Benz: Gov. Wolf’s comments about sports fans were arrogant and inaccurate
While exploring the prospect of major sports events returning to Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf put his foot in his mouth. Even while wearing a facemask. Yup, for this guy, that’s possible. Apparently, Wolf isn’t satisfied telling Pittsburgh’s quarterback whether he can get his haircut. He’s also telling Pittsburgh fans whether...
From a distance, T.J. Watt taking Steelers rookie LB Alex Highsmith under his wing
T.J. Watt has spent the past month mentoring a teammate he likely still hasn’t met in person. Since the NFL Draft concluded April 25, the Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker has been in the ear of rookie third-round pick Alex Highsmith, who was picked to provide depth at a position sorely...
Mark Madden: Changes to Rooney Rule should have trickle-up effect
The Rooney Rule that promotes minority hiring in the NFL is a noble idea and very worthy of having the late Dan Rooney’s name attached. But right now, it’s just not working. Minorities fill four head coaching jobs in the NFL and two general manager slots. The Rooney Rule requires...
‘U mad, bro?’: Fans hot over Harrison’s envelope, Pirates payroll, Crosby comparisons
This week’s “U mad, bro?” hits on the Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins and Pirates alike. So all the Pittsburgh pro sports fan bases can be satisfied with those who are unsatisfied! We look for balance here at “Breakfast With Benz,” and we aim to please. Or agitate. Whatever comes first. It...
First Call: How to bet on Big Ben. Why some national guys won’t. Bad options for his backup.Video
In Wednesday’s “First Call,” we look at how you should — or shouldn’t — bet on some individual Pittsburgh Steelers. One national take on the Steelers I like. One I don’t. And the ugly reality of the NFL quarterback situation. Who wants to bet big on Big Ben? FoxBet.com has...
Curtis Martin on Pitt Hall of Fame, advice for James Conner, beating Steelers in playoffs
Curtis Martin’s relationship with football has always been complicated. Especially since it seems like the sport chased him more than he pursued it. Martin’s mother, Rochella, essentially dragged her son onto the field to keep him occupied and out of trouble. So, for his senior year at Taylor Allderdice High...
NFL adopts changes to Rooney Rule, providing more chances for minority, female candidates
The Rooney Rule will be getting a makeover this season. NFL owners agreed to changes Tuesday that will expand requirements for teams to interview minority and female candidates for on-field and off-field positions, including coordinator, head coach, general manager and other front-office positions. Under the amendments announced as part of...
Gov. Wolf voices ‘general concern’ over Ben Roethlisberger’s trip to barbershop
Ben Roethlisberger’s visit to a barbershop wasn’t enough to make Tom Wolf pull his hair out, but Pennsylvania’s governor wasn’t pleased the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback violated the state’s yellow phase reopening after the coronavirus shutdown. During his daily press briefing Tuesday, Gov. Wolf criticized Roethlisberger’s decision to get a haircut...
‘I’m Pittsburgh through and through’ — James Conner says it would be hard to leave SteelersVideo
After excelling at high-level football in Pittsburgh since 2013, James Conner might be in his final year of playing for the Steel City. The running back and Erie native is entering the final year of his contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. During an appearance on a podcast hosted by ESPN’s...
Steelers RB, cancer survivor James Conner ‘not concerned’ about playing in covid-19 age
James Conner might be the only member of the Pittsburgh Steelers who has worn a surgical mask while doing football workouts long before anyone heard of covid-19. But Conner’s status as a cancer survivor is causing him zero additional anxiety and puts him at no additional risk if and when...
Steelers to put limited individual tickets on sale for 10 home games
Individual tickets for the 10 Pittsburgh Steelers home games this season — eight regular season, two preseason — will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. A limited number of tickets are available for purchase. Fans may purchase up to eight tickets per household in any combination for the eight...
First Call: Odell Beckham Jr. jabs Myles Garrett over helmet swing; Watt brothers’ ‘Ultimate Tag’ to debut
How do you connect the dots between ESPN’s “Last Dance” documentary about Michael Jordan and the Pittsburgh Steelers? Follow along. One of the scenes from Monday’s finale of the documentary depicted some exaggerated backside slapping between Dennis Rodman and Karl Malone during the 1998 NBA Finals. Cleveland Browns defensive lineman...
VideoChart: NFL passing yards leaders in the Super Bowl eraVideo
Our latest VideoChart ranks the NFL’s passing yards leaders each year during the Super Bowl era. How high do Steelers quarterbacks Terry Bradshaw and Ben Roethlisberger climb the charts? Want to see more animated stats? Check out all of our VideoCharts here....
Tim Benz: A link between the Rooney Rule and the NFL Draft is bad. What it says about the league is worse.
The NFL’s plan to expand the Rooney Rule is bad. The commentary the league is making about itself for even considering such a proposal is even worse. The NFL has only four minority head coaches (Mike Tomlin, Steelers; Brian Flores, Miami Dolphins; Anthony Lynn, Los Angeles Chargers; and Ron Rivera,...
NFL making changes to expand Rooney RuleVideo
The NFL is amending the Rooney Rule to require more interviews of minority candidates for head coaching and coordinator positions, two people familiar with the decision told the Associated Press. Reacting to a lack of diversity progress in hirings for those jobs, the league will require teams to interview at...
Forbes: Steelers to lose more than $156 million in stadium revenue if there are no fansVideo
As sports leagues around the world stage events without fans, the clock is ticking on the scheduled start of the NFL’s 2020 season. And if the coronavirus pandemic dictates empty stadiums in the fall, that would put a significant dent in team revenues. According to Forbes.com, the NFL would lose...
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger throws passes to teammates, trims beard
The beard isn’t exactly sheared, but it is neatly trimmed. Before undergoing right elbow surgery in September, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said he wouldn’t cut his hair or shave until he was able to throw a “legit NFL pass” to one of his teammates. That time apparently occurred over...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz, Mark Madden break down James Harrison’s ‘envelope’ story, NFL debacles, NHL’s futureVideo
It’s amazing what a comment about an envelope can cause. In this week’s “Madden & Benz Unfiltered”, Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss former Steelers linebacker James Harrison’s comments about receiving an envelope after a hit on Browns receiver Mohammed Massaquoi in 2010. The guys also get into whether it...
Mark Madden on JuJu Smith-Schuster: ‘He wasn’t unmotivated, he was unfocused’
Some sports are starting to play without fans. Golf. NASCAR. Soccer. How can the four major North American sports — and the NCAA — learn from what they are seeing so far? That’s how Mark Madden and I start off this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast. Mark has been watching the...
Tim Benz: The ‘Dumb, Dumber, Dumberest’ of James Harrison’s envelope story
Back in a different lifetime — a fuzzy, faded memory known as 2014 — I used to host “The X Morning Show” on 105.9 The X. My cohost/producer, Bob McLaughlin, and I used to produce a weekly bit called “Dumb, Dumber, Dumberest.” It was essentially a collection of the dumbest...
Rookie RB Anthony McFarland’s size not a deterrent in Steelers’ plans for him
The NFL’s leading rusher last year in the regular season and postseason stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 247 pounds. The NFL often is a copycat league, but the incoming class of rookie running backs has little resemblance to the Tennessee Titans’ Derrick Henry. Of the 16 running backs taken in last...
Mark Madden: Time for Steelers to cut ties with James Harrison
James Harrison went too far…again. He threw Mike Tomlin and the Steelers logo under the bus…again. It’s time for the Steelers to excommunicate Harrison. Make him persona non grata. Harrison should never again be welcome at Heinz Field. When Harrison said Tomlin “handed me an envelope” after Harrison got fined...
Steelers to join other NFL clubs in reopening team facilities Tuesday
With NFL commissioner Roger Goodell giving teams permission to reopen their facilities Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Steelers plan to take advantage. “We will begin the process of opening our facilities on Tuesday, May 19, with a limited number of staff being permitted in our buildings,” Steelers spokesman Burt Lauten said in...
