The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed 10 players to the practice squad after having to trim their roster to 53 players this weekend. The following players, nine of which were part of Steelers training camp, will make up their initial practice squad group. Nick Williams, DE--The Steelers spent a seventh round pick on Williams in 2013, but a knee injury cost Williams a chance to make the team, and he spent the year on IR. With the Steelers deciding to go with only six defensive linemen to start ... Read More
Third annual PSN NFL predictions
Wow, it's hard to believe that just passed the two-year mark for Pittsburgh Sporting News. These two years have flown by for us, and we are thankful for the support from the readers. One of the first pieces I put out when the site started up was my NFL predictions for 2012. I continued it last year, and both times, I enjoyed going back to see how wrong I am. When it comes to the NFL, no other league has as much parity or turnover in the standings. So for the third straight year, here goes ... Read More
Pitt wins, Pirates show resiliency, Steelers preview show
And we are live! Tune in as the guys discuss the shutout win by the Pitt Panthers against Delaware, the resilient Pirates who just won't go away and look toward the start of the NFL season next Thursday. ... Read More
Steelers Finalize 53-Man Roster
With the preseason behind us and kickoff for the 2014 season less than a week away, tough decisions come for NFL organizations and prospective players realize harsh realities as teams need to cut their rosters down to 53 players. Notably for the Steelers, they have placed LB Jordan Zumwalt on injured reserve and claimed CB B.W. Webb off of waivers. Now to the cuts, by position: QB: Brendon Kay (Ben Roethlisberger, Bruce Gradkowski and Landry Jones remain on the roster) RB: Josh Harris ... Read More
James Harrison announces retirement from NFL
Former Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker James Harrison officially announced his retirement from the NFL on Saturday after being unable to land a contract in the offseason and during training camp. The five-time Pro Bowler said on his Facebook page: “I have made the difficult decision to retire today” he wrote. “My love for my family and the need to be there for them outweighs my desire to play the game. I have missed too many experiences with them because I devoted SO much time to my ... Read More
Shutout Ends Preseason As Steelers Prepare For Season Opener
A mostly unrecognizable collection of Pittsburgh Steelers was unable to light up the scoreboard Thursday night at Heinz Field as the Steelers (1-3) fell 10-0 to the visiting Carolina Panthers (2-2). With key starters including quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and Heath Miller on the sidelines throughout, and running backs Le'Veon Bell and LeGarrette Blount playing minimally, Pittsburgh's reserves generated no scoring drives, avoiding turnovers but punting nine times. With just 11 ... Read More
Carolina Visits To Close Preseason
A pair of 1-2 teams will try to avoid losing preseason records in the fourth and final tune-up before regular season action, when the Carolina Panthers (1-2) visit the Pittsburgh Steelers (1-2) Thursday at Heinz Field. Both teams are coming off troubling performances and could benefit from a positive performance to close out the exhibition season. Carolina lost 30-7 at New England last week after splitting two home games earlier in the month. Pittsburgh visited cross-state rival Philadelphia ... Read More
Steelers cut roster to 75
The Pittsburgh Steelers made 14 cuts today in order to get their roster down to 75 players before the 4 PM deadline. Jordan Hall, RB-- Hall, the local product from Jeannette High School, never really made an impression as a free agent invite to Steelers camp. After a solid but unspectacular career at Ohio State, Hall was a long shot to make the 53 man roster under the best of circumstances. Hall saw very little action in the preseason, and seems to have little to no chance of being placed on ... Read More
Steelers trim roster down by nine
The Steelers made their first cuts of preseason so far, as nine players were sent packing. As SteelersDepot pointed out, none of the players who were cut in the first wave last year were signed to the initial practice squad. Those cut were: Vic So'oto Jordan Dangerfield Kashif Moore C.J. Goodwin Lew Toler Devin Smith Eric Waters Jordan Hall Miguel Maysonet The Steelers wrap up preseason play as they'll host the Panthers this Thursday at Heinz Field. ... Read More
Lifeless Steelers Lose Big in Philly
As if the 24 hours-old news of the top two running backs on the depth chart being arrested on marijuana charges was not enough, tack on an ugly preseason loss to the list of problems for Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin. At Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field against the Eagles (1-2) on Thursday night, the Steelers (1-2) fell flat in an embarrassing 31-21 loss, a final score that was not indicative of how lopsided this game really was. Pittsburgh trailed 17-0 at halftime and 31-7 ... Read More