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With Artie Burns struggling, Steelers could choose cornerback in first round
Artie Burns had tears in his eyes as he stood at his locker after a Saturday practice in September, two days before the Pittsburgh Steelers would play their third game of the season. Burns had been informed he would be sharing playing time at cornerback with Coty Sensabaugh. That decision...
3 best, worst Steelers cornerback draft picks in the Kevin Colbert era
Editor’s note: This NFL draft will be the 20th under the eye of Steelers’ general manager Kevin Colbert. His two-decade tenure has produced two Super Bowls and a consistent playoff contender. Colbert’s drafts mostly reflect that. Like all NFL personnel men, though, he’s had some picks he’d like to have...
First call: JuJu connects with Hines Ward; strange Steelers mock draft idea
Friday’s “First Call” gives us a connection between Hines Ward and JuJu Smith-Schuster. There’s a really strange Steelers mock draft idea on ESPN. And the Pirates and Giants may play three 1-0 games this weekend. Better luck this time The last time JuJu Smith-Schuster reached out to a great Steelers...
Steelers’ Art Rooney II talks Le’Veon Bell, Antonio Brown, schedule, draft
Steelers owner and team president Art Rooney II was on the “DVE Morning Show” Thursday to announce an extension of an agreement to keep WDVE (iHeartRadio) as the club’s radio broadcast partner until 2023. One of the morning show’s most popular segments during the season is “The Tomlin Translator.” That’s when...
Bengals 3 best, 3 worst draft picks of the past 5 years
Editor’s note: While much of the Trib’s coverage leading up to the April 25 start of the NFL draft will focus on the Steelers, we’ll also look at the league at large. Particularly, the Steelers’ divisional rivals. Between April 18-20, we’ll examine each of the three best – and three...
Steelers’ 3 best, 3 worst specialist picks in Kevin Colbert era
Editor’s note: This NFL Draft will be the 20th under the eye of Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert. In conjunction with the Trib’s daily positional previews leading up to the April 25 start of the draft, we’ll look back at Colbert’s three best — and three worst — picks...
Best, worst third-round picks of Kevin Colbert’s Steelers tenure
Editor’s note: This NFL draft will be the 20th under the eye of Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert. His two-decade tenure has produced two Super Bowls and a consistent playoff contender. Colbert’s drafts mostly reflect that. Like all NFL personnel men, though, he has had some picks he would like...
NFL Draft K/P breakdown: Experienced options available
The NFL Draft is April 25-27 in Nashville, Tenn. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. Today: Kickers/Punters Kickers 1. Cole Tracy LSU, 5-10, 184 After completing a successful college career at Division II Assumption College, Tracy...
Steelers could look to kickstart special teams at NFL Draft
Coming off a season in which they each faced outsiders brought in to compete for their jobs, kicker Chris Boswell and punter Jordan Berry received financial votes of confidence from the Pittsburgh Steelers. Boswell had his $2 million roster bonus picked up, and Berry received a two-year, $3.7 million contract...
Steelers, 102.5 FM extend broadcast pact through 2023
For the past 20 seasons, Pittsburgh Steelers fans who can’t be in front of a TV on gameday have known where to turn to hear the games. The Steelers and iHeartMedia will keep that familiarity going through the 2023 season after reaching an extension of their broadcast agreement. “We are...
Steelers channel Mister Rogers as NFL teams get creative with schedule
Every team Twitter account in the NFL did a Twitter schedule release montage. USA Today ranked some of the best, so go ahead and check that out. Naturally, the Steelers channeled Misters Rogers with a little help from Bill Hillgrove. It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Let’s head to...
First call: Le’Veon Bell gets Jets bobblehead; top-seeded Flames on the ropes
Thursday’s “First Call” features NFL schedule-reveal creativity. The Le’Veon Bell bobblehead. And a Major League Baseball statistic you’ve never seen before. Bell bobblehead Well, it’s official now. It wasn’t before. But it is now. Le’Veon Bell is no longer a Pittsburgh Steeler. He is a New York Jet. Why is...
Tim Benz: Six-pack of thoughts on Steelers’ 2019 schedule
Here is a six-pack of thoughts after a quick first-look at the Steelers 2019 schedule. 1. Again? Really? The NFL is making the Steelers open in Foxborough, Mass., for “Sunday Night Football” on Sept. 8. On banner-raising night. Haven’t we suffered enough? That happened in 2002 to open Gillette Stadium...
Steelers open season at Patriots in 1st of 5 prime-time games
The first team to win six Lombardi trophies will be on hand to witness the second franchise raise its record-tying championship banner. Thanks to the NFL schedule makers, the Steelers will open the 2019 season on Sunday, Sept. 8 in New England when the Patriots celebrate the sixth Lombardi Trophy...
Best, worst 4th-round picks of Kevin Colbert’s Steelers tenure
Editor’s note: This NFL draft will be the 20th under the eye of Steelers’ general manager Kevin Colbert. His two-decade tenure has produced two Super Bowls and a consistent playoff contender. Colbert’s drafts mostly reflect that. Like all NFL personnel men, though, he’s had some picks he’d like to have...
Steelers’ 3 best, worst G/C draft picks in Kevin Colbert era
Editor’s note: This NFL Draft will be the 20th under the eye of Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert. In conjunction with the Trib’s daily positional previews leading up to the April 25 start of the draft, we’ll look back at Colbert’s three best — and three worst — picks...
Browns 3 best, 3 worst draft picks of the past 5 years
Editor’s note: While much of the Trib’s coverage leading up to the April 25 start of the NFL draft will focus on the Steelers, we’ll also look at the league at large. Particularly, the Steelers’ divisional rivals. Between April 18-20, we’ll examine each of the three best – and three...
Wisconsin LB Andrew Van Ginkel visits with Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers concluded the predraft visit process Wednesday by hosting a linebacker who has a knack for getting after the quarterback. The Steelers hosted Wisconsin’s Andrew Van Ginkel, who projects as an outside linebacker in a 3-4 scheme. The 6-foot-3, 241-pound Van Ginkel played at three schools. He started...
Steelers reportedly will open season at Patriots in prime time
The Pittsburgh Steelers will open the 2019 regular season on Sept. 8 at New England, with the Patriots raising their sixth championship banner, according to a report by The Athletic. The Patriots tied the Steelers by winning a sixth Lombardi Trophy in February when they defeated the Los Angeles Rams...
NFL Draft C/G breakdown: Oklahoma’s Cody Ford top optionVideo
The NFL Draft is April 25-27 in Nashville, Tenn. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. Today: Guards/Centers 1. Cody Ford Oklahoma, 6-4, 329 Ford played guard and tackle at Oklahoma, but he is projected to move...
Steelers unlikely to spend premium draft pick at center, guard
The last time the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted a guard was in 2012, when David DeCastro fell to them with the No. 24 overall pick. The last time the Steelers selected a center was in 2010, when Maurkice Pouncey was the No. 18 player off the board. Clarification: Those two seasons...
Tim Benz: Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger says a lot by saying little
For those of you hoping to finally read some Ben Roethlisberger quotes in the wake of all the slings and arrows he has taken from departed ex-teammates, prepare to be excited. For those of you hoping to see Roethlisberger retaliate in the same fashion, prepare to be disappointed. Actually, don’t...
Ben Roethlisberger among big-name Steelers present for start of offseason program
Ben Roethlisberger speaks. … but only to Steelers.com. And only about the start of the Pittsburgh Steelers offseason programs. Roethlisberger was one of a number of big-name Steelers at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Monday, the official beginning of Phase 1 of spring workouts as governed by the collective bargaining...
Best, worst fifth-round picks of Kevin Colbert’s Steelers tenure
Editor’s note: This NFL Draft will be the 20th under the watch of Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert. His two-decade tenure has produced two Super Bowls and a consistent playoff contender. Colbert’s drafts mostly reflect that. Like all NFL personnel men, though, he’s had picks he would like to have...
NFL Draft OT breakdown: Florida’s Jawaan Taylor shows versatilityVideo
The NFL Draft is April 25-27 in Nashville, Tenn. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. Today: Tackles ———— 1. Jawaan Taylor Florida, 6-5, 312 Taylor shed weight after tipping the scales at 380 pounds in high...
