Antonio Brown made his best catch of the season: a new contract. The Pittsburgh Steelers are sure putting their money where their mouth is. Just hours after announcing they'd placed the franchise tag on running back Le'Veon Bell, the team announced it had reached an extension agreement with wide receiver Antonio Brown. Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, Brown and the Steelers have agreed to a deal that will make him the highest-paid WR in the league. Steelers and Antonio Brown have reached ... Read More
Steelers place franchise tag on RB Le’Veon Bell
Le'Veon Bell is staying in the Steel City for at least one more season. Monday, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced they placed the exclusive franchise tag on star running back Bell, two days before the deadline to do so. We have placed the franchise tag on RB Le'Veon Bell. MORE: https://t.co/arRJJrbY4h pic.twitter.com/auifC2Z89C — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) February 27, 2017 The franchise tag is projected to be for a little more than $12 million (the average of the salaries of the ... Read More
Report: Antonio Brown “pouted” after Steelers TD, too concerned with stats
There may be no “I” in team, but there is one in “Antonio.” According to NFL Network's Aditi Kinkhabwala, the Pittsburgh Steelers have become concerned that wide receiver Antonio Brown cares more about his individual statistics than his team's performance. Sunday, in the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots, Brown apparently “pouted” after quarterback Ben Roethlisberger found running back DeAngelo Williams for the touchdown and not Brown — while the rest of the ... Read More
Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier named to 2017 Pro Bowl
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier got some good news Monday night: He's going to the Pro Bowl. Shazier will replace Baltimore Ravens linebacker C.J. Mosley, who pulled out of the 2017 Pro Bowl because of a calf injury he sustained in Week 17. Shazier, who had been arguably one of the biggest Pro Bowl snubs, was an obvious choice for a replacement. Thank you. Steelers Nation for all the support. We're going to the pro bowl bowl baby. A photo posted by Ryan Shazier (@shazier) ... Read More
Grades: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New England Patriots
Houston, we have a problem. That problem is simply that the New England Patriots beat the Pittsburgh Steelers to once again to head to yet another Super Bowl. The Steelers, in reality, didn’t do much to halt the Patriots' passage to Houston, where Super Bowl LI will be held. For New England, it seemed like another walk around Boston Park. Plenty of Steelers fans made the trip to sit in the trenches of Gillette Stadium and cheer on the Black and Gold. However, those fans had to ... Read More
Three up, three down: Steelers vs. Patriots
Another playoff matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots, another frustrating, season-ending loss for the Black and Gold. Although it'd been 12 years since the two teams last met in a playoff contest, the Patriots (16-2) once again found a way to ruin an otherwise rewarding season for the Steelers (13-6) with a resounding 36-17 win in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. It's the Steelers' third loss to the Patriots in the AFC title game ... Read More
Best tweets from the AFC Championship Game
Sunday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers fell to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game by a score of 37-16. In case you feel like laughing instead of crying, here are the game's best tweets: 1. These boring NFL semifinal games prove Penn State should’ve been selected instead. — Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) January 23, 2017 2. Me when someone tries to cut the line at Chipotle. https://t.co/lfYlzlosRa — Chris Burke (@ChrisBurke_SI) January 23, ... Read More
Steelers no match for Patriots, Brady in 36-17 loss in AFC Championship Game
Today was going to be the day. It was going to be the day the Pittsburgh Steelers finally beat the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game to get a spot in the Super Bowl. It was going to be the day Ben Roethlisberger finally proved himself against Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. It was going to be the day because the Steelers finally had Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell healthy for the playoffs. Coming into the game, the Steelers were 2-9 against the Brady-led Patriots. ... Read More
Fire alarm pulled Sunday morning at Steelers’ hotel in Boston
The Pittsburgh Steelers got an extra-early wake-up call Sunday morning. At the Hilton Hotel at Logan Airport in Boston, a man intentionally pulled the fire alarm around 3:00 a.m. The Steelers are in Boston getting ready to take the field in the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots later tonight. #BREAKING: Fire alarm pulled at #Steelers hotel in Boston, guests being evacuated. Fire Dept investigating. #KDKA pic.twitter.com/CYt70UeQFG — Ian Smith (@ismithKDKA) January 22, ... Read More
5 keys to Pittsburgh beating New England in AFC Championship Game
For the first time since the 2004 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots will face off in the AFC Championship Game with kickoff set for 6:40 p.m. EST at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. The Patriots have certainly had the Steelers' number in the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick era (New England holds a a 9-2 record in meetings with Brady under center), but the Steelers — on a nine-game winning streak — come in as the hottest team in the NFL. There are plenty of things that ... Read More