The Pittsburgh Steelers announced their 2015 preseason schedule on Thursday afternoon. As previously announced, the Steelers will kick off the NFL preseason in the Hall of Fame Game on August 9 against the Minnesota Vikings. The game will be played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, which is adjacent to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Legendary Steelers running back Jerome Bettis will be inducted into the hall of fame that weekend. The game will be televised on NBC at 8 ... Read More
COLUMN: Bell suspension is just another example of NFL overreach
After months of speculation on how many games Steelers All-Pro running back Le'Veon Bell would be suspended after his DUI arrest last August, the news broke earlier this morning that <a href="http://www.pittsburghsportingnews.com/leveon-bell-suspended-three-games/21435">Bell would miss the first three games of the 2015 season</a>. Though not exactly shocking news, it's a blow to a team that will have to start the season without arguably the best running back in the NFL today. When ... Read More
Le’Veon Bell suspended three games
The Pittsburgh Steelers knew that they would have to be without Pro Bowl running back Le’Veon Bell to begin the 2015 season. Now they know for how long. Bell was handed a three-game suspension on Thursday by the NFL and fined one game check for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. He is appealing that decision. The suspension comes from a DUI arrest back in August 2014 during a traffic stop in Pittsburgh in which Bell and former Steelers running back LeGarrette Blount were ... Read More
Who the hell is Monica Wignot?
When the Pittsburgh March Madness started, everyone had the same expectations. It was going to be the four No. 1 seeds — Ben Roethlisberger, Sidney Crosby, Andrew McCutchen and Antonio Brown — in the Final Four. That’s just how it works. Except this time, it wasn’t. In the first round, when we logged on to check the results to see who advanced, one result made our jaw drop: #16. Monica Wignot - 459 votes vs. #1. Andrew McCutchen - 455 votes. For the first time ever in a tournament, a ... Read More
Super Bowl XIV is underrated from a competitive standpoint
When it comes to the Pittsburgh Steelers, two things cannot be disputed. One is that they have the most Super Bowl wins in league history and secondly they won three of the most exciting Super Bowls ever. For whatever reason, many people don’t consider Super Bowl XIV to be one of them. Super Bowl XIV pitted the veteran ladened Steelers versus the up-and-coming Los Angeles Rams. Going into the game, the Steelers were 12-4 in the regular season and had already won three of the last five Super ... Read More
PSN Steeler mock draft: Rounds 5-7
After drafting a safety, cornerback, linebacker and running back, the Steelers now look to add some late round gems into the fold. Note that the Steelers will have two sixth round picks thanks to a compensatory pick awarded to the team on March 25. "With the 160th pick in the fifth round, the Pittsburgh Steelers select..." Josh Shaw, cornerback, USC: The Steelers add more defense with their fifth round selection, and bolster their secondary by selecting their third defensive back of ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness Final Four
On TV today, four legendary coaches will go to battle in the NCAA Tournament for the right to play in the title game. Here at PSN, we have the Pittsburgh March Madness Final Four, which has three No. 1 seeds, and one Cinderella #16 seed. How they got here: No. 1 seed in the North Side region was Ben Roethlisberger. He cruised to the Final Four with victories over Marcquise Reed, Heath Miller, Starling Marte and Maurkice Pouncey. His opponent, No. 16 seed Monica Wignot, opened eyes by ... Read More
PSN Steelers Mock Draft: Rounds 2-4
After selecting University of Alabama All-American safety Landon Collins in the first round, the Pittsburgh Steelers begin day two of the draft with the No. 56 pick in the second round. With a number of potential needs left to fill, let's take a look at what the Steelers might do in rounds two through four. "With the 56th pick of the second round, the Pittsburgh Steelers select..." Alex Carter, CB, Stanford University: Steeler fans rejoice; you finally get a cornerback. Though there are a ... Read More
Steelers sign linebacker Shayon Greene
The Pittsburgh Steelers made another minor move in free agency this offseason on Thursday by signing linebacker Shayon Greene. Greene played both defensive end and middle linebacker at the University of Miami and should get a look at both linebacker spots in camp. It will be a tough road for Greene to make the team, but that is nothing new for the former Hurricane. Greene tore his ACL twice while in college, but turned in a productive college career nonetheless, recording 143 tackles ... Read More
Steelers re-sign DE Clifton Geathers
The Pittsburgh Steelers made a minor depth move on Wednesday, re-signing defensive end Clifton Geathers to a one-year contract. Financial terms of the deal were not released, but it will likely be for the league minimum or close to it. Geathers is a six-year pro and signed with the Steelers in December of last season after veteran Brett Keisel went down with a season-ending injury. He didn’t make an impact as Geathers was inactive for the team’s final four regular season games as well ... Read More