On March 10, 2015, the Carolina Panthers officially released running back DeAngelo Williams. He said he was told the Panthers didn’t plan on running the ball enough to justify keeping both him and Jonathan Stewart. Three days later, Williams signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. A year-and-a-half later, the Steelers have to be grateful Carolina decided it didn’t have enough rushes for Williams. Prior to Williams signing in Pittsburgh, there was no one to back up starter Le’Veon Bell. ... Read More
Steelers RB DeAngelo Williams named AFC Offensive Player of the Week
Once again proving that age is just a number — and that the Pittsburgh Steelers have found the fountain of youth — 33-year-old Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week. In Pittsburgh's Week 1 win over Washington, Williams rushed for 143 yards and had two touchdowns. He also had six catches for 28 yards. (You're welcome, fantasy owners.) 26 carries ✅ 143 rushing yards ✅ 2 TD ✅ AFC Offensive Player of the Week ✅ ? | ... Read More
Position grades for the Steelers’ win over Washington
The Pittsburgh Steelers opened up their 2016-17 NFL season with a dominant 38-16 win over Washington. A lot of pressure was put on the offense, what with the suspensions of Le’Veon Bell and Martavis Bryant and Markus Wheaton's injury. The Steelers’ defense also had some pressure on them, as their inconsistency last season led to the Steelers to drafting two defensive backs early in the 2016 NFL Draft. Without further ado, here are the first grades of the 2016-17 season. Quarterback: Ben ... Read More
Three up, three down: Steelers vs. Washington
So much for early concerns about the Pittsburgh Steelers, who made good on one of head coach Mike Tomlin's favorite coaching mantras. Despite of a myriad of losses of key contributors on offense, Tomlin assured anyone and everyone who would listen that the Steelers' high-octane offense would continue to get the job done. After the Steelers convincing 38-16 win over Washington in their season opener on Monday Night Football last night, it looks like Tomlin had reason to be confident. In our ... Read More
Steelers dismantle Washington in 38-16 win
Leading up to Monday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington, everyone was focused on who was missing from the Steelers’ side. Wide receiver Martavis Bryant? Suspended for the year. Wide receiver Markus Wheaton? Injured for the game. Running back Le’Veon Bell? Suspended for three games. Tight end Heath Miller? Retired. In fact, Pittsburgh came into Washington D.C. missing players who provided 41 percent of its yards from scrimmage last year. But Monday’s game ended up being ... Read More
Advantage of quarterback will lead Steelers to division title
The Pittsburgh Steelers head into the 2016 season as one of the favorites to represent the AFC in Super Bowl 51. Even though the team has significant questions defensively and will be forced to adapt to life without Heath Miller (retirement) and Martavis Bryant (suspension) on offense, it's the Steelers who seem to be the sexy pick for those willing to go out on a limb and not pick the New England Patriots. It's fair to be a little skeptical of the national pundits who have made the Steelers ... Read More
Despite player suspensions, consistency key for Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers have faced adversity for many years when it comes to their players. This year, however, the task could prove to be much more difficult. Heading into the start of the regular season, the Steelers are without several key components of their offense. Legendary (and fan-favorite) tight end Heath Miller retired, running back Le’Veon Bell will miss the first three games with a suspension, and wide receiver Martavis Bryant will miss the whole season with a year-long ... Read More
Steelers sign David DeCastro to six-year, $50 million extension
The gang's — still — all here. As the Pittsburgh Steelers continue to lock up top talents, the team reached an agreement Thursday with All-Pro guard David DeCastro that will keep him wearing the black and gold through the 2021 season. DeCastro's new contract is a six-year, $50 million extension with a $16 million signing bonus. The deal was first reported by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. DeCastro, Pittsburgh's first-round pick in 2012 out of Stanford University, was in the final year of ... Read More
Steelers select 2016 captains
The Pittsburgh Steelers have named their four team captains for the 2016-2017 NFL season. The team took a vote and, for the second year in a row, named Ben Roethlisberger, Cameron Heyward, William Gay and Robert Golden as the captains. Roethlisberger is the lone offensive captain, and Golden is the lone special teams captain, while Gay and Heyward both share the defensive captain role. Roethlisberger has been a captain for the Steelers eight times. He was elected captain in 2008 and 2009 ... Read More
Steelers place Bud Dupree on IR
The Pittsburgh Steelers have announced that linebacker Bud Dupree has been added to the injured reserve list after having surgery to repair a groin tear. However, Dupree wasn’t added to the season-ending injured reserve list. After six regular season weeks, Dupree could come back, if healthy. Dupree has not played once this NFL preseason. Dupree was the Steelers first-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, with the 22nd overall pick. Dupree appeared in all 16 regular season games last year, ... Read More