The Pittsburgh Steelers are hoping their second-round pick brings some good juju to the Steel City. With the No. 62 overall pick, the Steelers selected USC wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. As a Trojan, Smith-Schuster (the youngest player in the 2016 NFL Draft at 20 years old) tallied 10 touchdowns in each of his last two seasons and had 2,368 receiving yards. His best season came in 2015, when he had 89 catches for 1,454 and averaged 16.3 yards per catch. PITTSBURGH WHAT'S ... Read More
Bryant stirs up trouble with reaction to Smith-Schuster draft pick
Martavis Bryant has only been back in the NFL for a few days — after sitting out all last season due to a marijuana-related suspension — but he's already causing problems. After the Pittsburgh Steelers selected USC WR JuJu Smith-Schuster in the second round (with the No. 62 overall pick), Bryant had this to say about his team's draft pick: lol that's Sammie coates replacement not minds take it how you want to I am back. — Martavis Bryant (@ThaBestUNO) April 29, 2017 Bryant followed ... Read More
Steelers’ wideouts need to step up vs. Dallas
Through eight games, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is averaging a little over 84 yards per game. And he has over 100 yards in just three of those games — against Washington (126 yards), the Philadelphia Eagles (140 yards) and the New England Patriots (106 yards). The rest of the Steelers’ wide receiving corps hasn’t fared much better. Pittsburgh’s wideouts have been riddled with injury — Markus Wheaton (shoulder), Eli Rogers (toe) and Darrius Heyward-Bey (foot) will all ... Read More
Will Bryant’s suspension change Steelers draft plans?
The Pittsburgh Steelers normally focus their NFL Draft on their defense. In their draft last year, the Steelers’ first two rounds had defensive players being chosen. It wasn’t until the third round that the Steelers drafted a wide receiver in Sammie Coats. The Steelers, in their last 10 NFL Drafts, have only selected four offensive players in the first round. As for the wide receivers, the Steelers last wide receiver was selected in 2006, when Santonio Holmes walked across the stage to ... Read More
Martavis Bryant doesn’t appeal; suspended for season
As reported over the weekend, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Martavis Bryant has been suspended for a minimum of one year for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. The league officially announced Bryant's suspension on Monday. Bryant quickly dropped his appeal and will begin serving the suspension immediately. The third-year pro received a four-game suspension last season for a failed drug test. Once he returned, Bryant caught 50 passes for 765 yards and six touchdowns in 11 ... Read More
Who will replace Martavis Bryant?
Martavis Bryant has put the Pittsburgh Steelers into a bit of a problem. Or maybe a big problem. The two-year veteran failed a drug test, as first reported by DKPittsburghSports.com, and is facing a two-year suspension from the NFL for violating its substance abuse policy. Now the Steelers are scrambling to figure out what to do with Bryant, and who will take his place on the field. The Steelers have Antonio Brown, Markus Wheaton, Darrius Heyward-Bey and Sammie Coates all on their roster. ... Read More
Martavis Bryant reportedly facing year-long suspension
The Pittsburgh Steelers got a small glimpse of how troubled third-year wide receiver Martavis Bryant was last season. Now they are getting a full view of Bryant's troubles and it looks to prove costly for the upcoming season. Dejan Kovacevic of DK Sports was the first to report that Bryant, who was suspended for the first four games of last season for violating the NFL's drug policy, is likely now facing a full year suspension for once again violating the NFL's substance abuse ... Read More
Three up: Season in review part one
In the wake of the Pittsburgh Steelers gut-wrenching loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional playoff this past Sunday, many fans are still trying to cope with the fact that a season with so many ups and downs is now over. The loss to the Broncos was in many ways a caricature of the season as a whole; agonizingly close, yet in the end, something would happen to sabotage the Steelers in the end. Although the loss in Denver meant hopes of a seventh Super Bowl title will have a to wait ... Read More
Three up, three down: Steelers vs. Broncos
Agonizingly close to earning a trip to New England to play in the AFC Championship game, the Pittsburgh Steelers were unable to hold a one-point fourth-quarter lead and would eventually falter to the Denver Broncos, 23-16. It was a gutty peformance by a Steelers team ravaged by injuries, but ultimately their efforts came up just short and will leave everyone to wonder what could have been with healthy group playing in Denver. In our final installment of Three up three down, let's take a look ... Read More
Steelers vs. Bengals: AFC Wild Card game grades
The Pittsburgh Steelers narrowly left Paul Brown Stadium with a win against the Cincinnati Bengals. The two teams didn't disappoint NFL fans who were expecting a tough, physical game. At times, the game had gotten a bit too physical, and there were plenty of moments where the referees had to split up Bengals players from Steelers players. Nonetheless, it was a hectic start to the NFL Playoffs. Earlier in the day, there wasn't much excitement when the Kansas City Chiefs blew out the Houston ... Read More