The Pittsburgh Steelers are in the process of finalizing a two-year contract with free agent RB LeGarrette Blount. Blount will come in to Pittsburgh and immediately be the primary backup to starter Le’Veon Bell. Blount will also be used as the Steelers primary short-yardage and goal-line running back. Blount had received interest from several teams, including the Ravens, Patriots, and Steelers. The four-year veteran is 6-foot, 1-inch and weighs 250lbs. Last season with New England, Blount ... Read More
Steelers sign Moats, Blount to visit, RIP Ralph Wilson
- The Steelers signed free agent OLB Arthur Moats to a one-year, $795,000 contract on Monday. Moats was a sixth-round selection of the Buffalo Bills in the 2010 NFL Draft. The 26-year-old Moats started 20 games for Buffalo in his four-year career, including 12 in 2013. Capable of playing both inside and outside linebacker, Moats will bring some much needed depth to the Steelers linebacking corps. - Free agent DE Alex Carrington, who was courted heavily by Pittsburgh, signed ... Read More
Today’s NFL is hurting young quarterbacks
Today’s NFL is changing. Back in the day, teams were filled with players like Barry Sanders, Earl Campbell, Eric Dickerson and Jerome Bettis. The game was geared toward the rushing attack. It ate up clock and it allowed a team to control the tempo of the game. There were few two-back systems or air raid offenses. Ground and pound with one work-horse back was the name of the game. Now, the NFL has shifted to an aerial assault. Peyton Manning and Tom Brady highlight the league’s top ... Read More
PSN Videocast Episode 9: Rewind
If you missed our show on Sunday, Michael Waterloo and Jon Pennline take a look at Pitt's tournament play, go over the Steelers signings and give part one of the PSN baseball preview. Be sure to catch a live show each and every Sunday at 11 a.m. ... Read More
Steelers push visit with Blount back, no MJD, other notes
- The Steelers meeting with free agent RB LeGarrette Blount has been moved to this coming Friday. Originally scheduled for this Sunday, the meeting has been pushed back to allow Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and General Manager Kevin Colbert to attend. Both will be attending league meetings this week, forcing the rescheduling. Blount is also drawing interest from the Baltimore Ravens and his former team, the New England Patriots. - The team re-signed TE Michael Palmer on ... Read More
Pittsburgh Sporting News video cast: March 23, 2014
Join us for our LIVE baseball preview show, with a little Pitt and Steelers thrown in. ... Read More
Steelers Sign Lance Moore, Will Visit With LeGarrette Blount
The Pittsburgh Steelers made a significant addition to their depleted wide receiver depth chart today, signing 30-year old WR Lance Moore to a two-year deal. Financial terms have not been immediately disclosed. Moore was released by the New Orleans Saints after spending eight seasons with the team. He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Toledo in 2006, and was due to make $3.8 million in 2014 before becoming a salary cap causality. Moore caught 37 passes for 457 yards and two ... Read More
Steelers, AFC North Rivals Continue Building Rosters
- The Steelers met with free agent RB Maurice Jones-Drew on Wednesday and Thursday, but the veteran back did not leave Pittsburgh with a contract. The team is looking for an experienced back-up to starter Le’Veon Bell. Jones-Drew is receiving interest from several additional teams. Perhaps if the former Pro Bowler does not find a starting job with another team, the issue can be reexamined down the line. - The rumored deal between the Carolina Panthers and free agent WR Jerricho Cotchery has ... Read More
March 19 Steelers free agency update
- The Steelers brought back free agent OL Guy Whimper on a one-year, veteran-minimum contract. Whimper’s cap hit will be $635,000. - Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has reported that the Steelers and OLB Jason Worilds have not begun talks yet on a long-term contract extension. Worilds signed a one-year transition deal on March 4 that puts his salary cap hit at $9.7 million. The plan is to sign Worilds to a multiyear deal, thus lowering his 2014 salary to help with ... Read More
Steelers draft preview: Linebackers
The identity of the Pittsburgh Steelers has essentially always been tied to two positions – running back on offense, and linebacker on defense. From Jack Lambert to Jack Ham to Robin Cole to Mike Merriweather to Greg Lloyd to Kevin Greene to Levon Kirkland to Jason Gildon to Joey Porter to James Farrior to James Harrison to LaMarr Woodley – and everywhere in between, the Steelers have been a linebacker factory since 1970. The Steelers are now moving forward without LaMarr Woodley (now ... Read More