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NFL Draft DL breakdown: Auburn’s Derrick Brown tops talented groupVideo
The NFL Draft is April 23-25. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. 1. Derrick Brown Auburn, 6-5, 326 Brown was a potential first-round pick after the 2018 season, but he opted to return to Auburn for...
Penn State DT Rob Windsor could provide late-round depth for Steelers line
Once overlooked by recruiters in his home state, Robert Windsor is hoping he fares better on a national scale. The former Penn State defensive tackle, who left home five years ago when Wisconsin was too late in offering a scholarship, is looking to find a place in the NFL. His...
JuJu Smith-Schuster among 4 Steelers to rank in Top 50 of NFL merchandise sales
JuJu Smith-Schuster didn’t lead the Pittsburgh Steelers in any major receiving category in 2019, but he still managed to top all of his teammates in NFL merchandise sales. In the fiscal year merchandise report conducted by the NFL Players Association, Smith-Schuster was among four Steelers players to rank in the...
First Call: Ben Roethlisberger’s thoughts on Steelers drafting QB; Mason Rudolph works out with JuJu
Friday’s “First Call” looks at some quotes from Ben Roethlisberger about the talk that his team may draft a quarterback next week. Video of Mason Rudolph and JuJu Smith-Schuster working out together. A new Steelers draft candidate emerges at linebacker. And the latest on the Penguins-Capitals playoff series. Huh?! The...
Gov. Wolf won’t commit to Steelers, Eagles hosting games to start 2020 season
In recent days, President Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease director, have each talked about the prospect of America’s sports world getting back on track after the nation’s battle against covid-19. All sports were effectively shut down during NCAA basketball conference championship week...
NFL Draft G/C breakdown: Michigan’s Cesar Ruiz top center in lackluster classVideo
The NFL Draft is April 23-25. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. CENTER 1. Cesar Ruiz Michigan, 6-3, 307 Ruiz was the top center prospect coming out of IMG Academy in Florida, but he got on...
Ben Roethlisberger post-surgery: ‘This is not the end for me. This is not how I’m going out’Video
Helplessly watching his teammates for the final 14½ games of last season was difficult, Ben Roethlisberger acknowledged during a satellite radio interview Thursday, but what he saw out of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense reinvigorated Roethlisberger to come back at his best in 2020. “I am excited to come back,” Roethlisberger...
Steelers seek interior OL depth, but group lacking in NFL DraftVideo
If draft positional groups were assembled like NFL power rankings, this year’s interior offensive linemen crop would be the equivalent of the Cincinnati Bengals. “Welcome to the weakest area of the 2020 draft,” NFL.com analyst Lance Zierlein wrote in his annual listing of 11 positions. Unlike tackle, which Zierlein —...
Steelers add 4 players, including 3 from XFL, to offseason roster
The Pittsburgh Steelers added four players to their offseason roster Thursday, including three with experience in the recently disbanded XFL. Signed to one-year contracts were free agents Breon Borders, Anthony Coyle, John Keenoy and Arrion Springs. Borders and Springs are defensive backs, Coyle is a tackle and Keenoy is a...
Steelers favored in 10 of 16 games in preseason betting linesVideo
It’s almost five months in advance of when the NFL season is supposed to begin, if it begins at all with the nation battling the novel coronavirus. But already, sportsbooks allow patrons to bet each of the season’s games. While the schedule by date has not been released, wagering on...
First Call: Todd Haley’s Twitter mishap, Odell Beckham Jr. trade talk, Derek Watt’s new number
Thursday’s “First Call” features a funny Twitter faux pas from Todd Haley. Trade rumors are swirling around a big-name player with the Cleveland Browns. Hilarious draft rules are in place for homebound prospects. And the worst … sports … Jeopardy answer … EVER! What day is it? A lot of...
U mad, bro? Shut-in readers gnash teeth about Ben Roethlisberger; Mike Tomlin vs. Bill Cowher; MLB’s future
It appears the longer we stay locked inside because of coronavirus fears, the angrier our audience is getting. Yeah. Me, too. This week’s readers go after Mike Tomlin, Ben Roethlisberger, spitting baseball players and me. Mainly me. And I’m getting a little too pent up to let it go. “Treston”...
NFL Draft OT breakdown: Alabama’s Jedrick Wills grades highest at deep position
The 2020 NFL Draft is April 23-25. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. 1. Jedrick Wills Jr. Alabama, 6-4, 312 The NFL comparison assigned to Wills in his draft profile is Jason Peters, a nine-time Pro...
With Steelers candidates to deal on draft day, ex-NFL executives discuss strategies
Next week’s NFL draft is unlike any other over the past century for the Pittsburgh Steelers — and not just because of its virtual nature. After trading away their first- and third-round picks in separate deals for Devin Bush and Minkah Fitzpatrick, the Steelers own just one pick over the...
Time might be right for Steelers to find replacements at tackle in NFL Draft
The makeover of the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line, a unit that had been together since 2015, began last winter with the trade of right tackle Marcus Gilbert to the Arizona Cardinals. It continued last month with left guard Ramon Foster’s retirement. With age and expiring contracts creeping up on the...
Mark Madden: Signing LeSean McCoy would lessen Steelers’ draft needs
This year’s NFL Draft means a lot to the Steelers. They have plenty of holes. James Conner isn’t a No. 1 back, not even when he’s healthy (which is rarely). The Steelers don’t have a true No. 1 receiver: JuJu Smith-Schuster tried, but isn’t. He’s a complementary piece, maybe just...
Tim Benz: OK, ESPN. Here’s your ‘alternate reality’ path for Steelers to draft a QB.
“Inglourious Basterds” is one of my favorite movies. It’s got an alternate outcome to World War II at the end. The device of an alternate-outcome premise is popular on television lately. HBO’s “The Plot against America” is along those lines. So was Amazon’s “Man in the High Castle.” Perhaps our...
Lack of need at TE comes during good year for SteelersVideo
Since selecting Heath Miller with the No. 30 overall pick in 2005, the Pittsburgh Steelers have drafted a tight end in the first three rounds on just one occasion. In 2007, they used a third-round pick on Matt Spaeth. In the dozen drafts that followed, only Jesse James in 2015...
NFL Draft TE breakdown: Notre Dame’s Cole Kmet leads thin classVideo
The 2020 NFL Draft is April 23-25. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. 1. Cole Kmet Notre Dame, 6-6, 262 When he wasn’t catching passes in the fall, Kmet struck out batters in the spring as...
A QB with Steelers’ 1st pick? ESPN’s Mel Kiper projects team will draft Jalen HurtsVideo
It’s mock draft season — and with no “real” sports seasons going on, NFL Draft projections are arguably getting more publicity than ever. No one’s mock drafts get more play than Mel Kiper’s, either. And Kiper has quite the eyebrow-raising projection for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first pick in next week’s...
First Call: Rod Woodson’s weird logic on Roethlisberger vs. Bradshaw debate
Tuesday’s “First Call” takes a look at how Steelers legend Rod Woodson entered the fray regarding the recently spicy Ben Roethlisberger versus Terry Bradshaw debate. Steelers Hall of Famer Rod Woodson appeared on FS1’s “Speak for Yourself” on Monday. He was asked if Terry Bradshaw was right when he deferred...
NFL Draft WR breakdown: CeeDee Lamb, Alabama receivers highlight classVideo
The 2020 NFL Draft is April 23-25. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. 1. CeeDee Lamb Oklahoma, 6-2, 198 In his final season at Oklahoma, Lamb became the favorite receiver of Jalen Hurts, catching 62 passes...
TCU’s Jalen Reagor could be playmaker Steelers seek in 2nd round of NFL DraftVideo
In JuJu-Smith Schuster, James Washington and Diontae Johnson, the Pittsburgh Steelers have one of the youngest wide receiving trios in the NFL. If the organization follows through on its intention of grabbing another playmaker on the second day of the NFL Draft, that group could get even younger and become...
Mark Madden: Steelers should start Stefen Wisniewski at left guard, but they won’t
There won’t be OTAs or mini-camp. Training camp is a long way off. There might not even be a 2020 season. But when the NFL does play, the Steelers will make a big mistake. The right decision is so obvious. It’s equally obvious the Steelers will make the wrong one....
Steelers add former Penn State WR Saeed Blacknall to offseason roster
The Pittsburgh Steelers continued to fortify their offseason roster with former XFL players, signing wide receiver Saeed Blacknall to a one-year contract Monday. Blacknall, a former Penn State pass catcher, most recently played for the Los Angeles Wildcats of the upstart league, which ceased operations last week after having its...
