Heath Miller, one of the best tight ends and biggest fan favorites in Pittsburgh Steelers history, announced his retirement Friday after a storied 11-year NFL career. Miller spent every single season of his career with the black and gold after being drafted in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Virginia. Originally recruited as a quarterback, Miller made the transition to tight end in Charlottesville and became easily one of the best tight ends in ... Read More
Steelers face tough choices to find quarterback depth
The Pittsburgh Steelers learned the hard way how difficult it is to get consistent contributions from the backup quarterback position after Ben Roethlisberger battled the injury bug last season. Add a season-ending injury during camp to veteran Bruce Gradkowski, and the Steelers were forced to lean on Michael Vick and Landry Jones to carry the load. Vick struggled mightily in three starts and though Jones did have a few bright spots in his two starts, there were plenty of ugly moments for the ... Read More
James Harrison to return for 2016-2017 season
James Harrison, linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has announced he will be returning for another NFL season. Harrison, who will be 38 during the 2016-2017 NFL season, made the announcement on Tuesday. According to Harrison's agent Bill Parise, Harrison plans to honor the one year left on his contract. He is due for $1,250,000 this upcoming season. However, all the money can't account for how much Harrison's presence is valued in the locker room. Harrison has been showing the younger ... Read More
Steelers backup QB job is Jones’ to win
Landry Jones seemed to secure his role as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ backup quarterback. But he’s also shown signs he may not be the best option for that job. With veteran quarterbacks Bruce Gradkowski and Mike Vick set to hit free agency, the Steelers have a decision to make in the coming weeks on if Jones will be the next man up if starter Ben Roethlisberger goes down. If not, they may be forced to sign a free agent quarterback, or draft one for competition. After three underwhelming ... Read More
Mike Ditka heads home in ESPN feature “Back to School”
In 2011, ESPN did a feature on Mike Ditka visiting his hometown of Aliquippa, PA. He visits his mother, visits the football team, and discusses how football and growing up in Aliquippa shaped him into who he is today. ... Read More
Steelers sign Greg Warren to one year extension
The Pittsburgh Steelers re-signed veteran long snapper Greg Warren to a one-year extension on Friday, the team announced. Warren, who has been with the Steelers for 11 years, has been a major veteran presence on special teams with the mentoring of rookie kicker Chris Boswell and punter Jordan Berry. Warren starred in all 16 regular season games with the Steelers this past season and was there for the Steelers two playoff games against the Cincinnati Bengals and the Denver Broncos. Warren did ... Read More
Steelers linebackers big reason for success
A big reason to why the Pittsburgh Steelers made the playoffs this past season was because of the defense. Specifically the linebackers were the reason for plenty of the success. Luckily for the Steelers, only two of their linebackers are on the free agency list.Sean Spence and Terence Garvin are the free agents. Both are inside linebackers, but Spence has the higher cap space hit with a total of $816,345. Spence and Garvin are both to be 25 years old by the start of the 2016 campaign. Garvin ... Read More
Steelers among early Vegas Super Bowl favorites
Now that the Denver Broncos are officially Super Bowl champions, all eyes can turn to next season and who will be drinking a lot of Budweisers as Peyton Manning and his teammates did Sunday night.Vegas already gives the Pittsburgh Steelers a very good shot to be that team.Immediately after the Super Bowl concluded, odds were released on the favorites to capture the Lombardi Trophy next season, and three teams that watched this year’s event are the early favorites.The Steelers, along with the New ... Read More
Steelers have bad, unlucky recent history of kick returners
There is one question asked about possible Pittsburgh Steelers draft picks almost every year: Can he be a quality kick returner?The Steelers have tried numerous avenues to enhance their kickoff return unit since Mike Tomlin was hired in 2007, and most of them have failed.Willie Reid, who was drafted by Bill Cowher, was a dud after excelling as a returner at Florida State. Former All-Pro Eddie Drummond couldn’t make the team after the 2008 pre-season. Using big backs like Najeh Davenport and Gary ... Read More
Tough free agency decisions loom with Beachum and Foster
When the Pittsburgh Steelers offense takes the field next season, it will boast arguably the most dangerous group of skill players in the NFL. Franchise quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will have a embarrassment of riches at his disposal starting with the rushing duo of Le'Veon Bell and DeAngelo Williams along with an array of outstanding receivers led by Antonio Brown, Heath Miller and Martavis Bryant. Things are not quite as clear for an offensive line that will be expected to be the vital cog ... Read More