The NFL announced Wednesday it has cleared three of four players who were being investigated for PED usage, including Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison. The NFL said it found “no credible evidence” that the three, who were said to be using illegal performance enhancing drugs in an Al-Jazeera America report, were doing so. The two other players cleared in the investigation were Green Bay Packers linebackers Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers. An investigation into the fourth player, ... Read More
Steelers, Antonio Brown restructure contract for 2016-17 season
The Pittsburgh Steelers have reached a new deal with wide receiver Antonio Brown for this season. The two parties agreed to restructure Brown’s deal, which will last until the end of the season. The Steelers’ top receiver will now make $10.25 million in 2016-17. With his old contract, Brown was only set to make $6.25 million. The deal also includes an $8.975 million signing bonus and the promise of a new deal for next season. Brown signed a six-year, $43.04 million deal in 2012, an ... Read More
Final preseason game provides many storylines for Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers head into their final exhibition game tomorrow night in Carolina looking to move past a preseason that clearly did not go as well as the team would have wanted. Injuries, question marks and the occasional unwelcome distraction marred the weeks leading up to final cutdown to the 53-man roster expected to be set later this weekend. The good news is the team is ready to move past a mostly dreadful camp and focus on their opening game of the season against the Washington ... Read More
Steelers TE Ladarius Green placed on PUP list
The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed tight end Ladarius Green on the physically unable to perform list, keeping him from practicing or playing until after the sixth week of the regular season — at the earliest. He has until Week 11 to be healthy enough to be activated. Green, a former San Diego Charger, was brought on to fill a hole at tight end, largely due to the retirement of former Steeler Heath Miller. Green signed a four-year, $20 million free agent deal in March. His move to the PUP ... Read More
Steelers tackle Alejandro Villanueva on Colin Kaepernick protest
Before he was a Pittsburgh Steeler, Alejandro Villanueva was an Army Ranger. And, as such, the left tackle has a pointed perspective on the Colin Kaepernick situation that arose when the San Francisco 49ers quarterback didn’t stand for the national anthem before a preseason game. Villanueva agreed with Kaepernick’s frustration over racial tensions in the U.S.—Villanueva is of Spanish descent—but he doesn’t agree with the way Kaepernick went about expressing that frustration. The ... Read More
James Harrison and Roger Goodell walk into a room
On Thursday, the long-awaited conversation between James Harrison and the NFL regarding PED allegations made in an Al Jazeera America report finally happened. The meeting lasted about 45 minutes, at the Steelers’ training facility. Harrison — and Green Bay Packers Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers, also named in the report — have claimed the allegations were made up. Another person named, Peyton Manning, has been cleared by the NFL. The man who made the accusations, Charlie Sly, has recanted ... Read More
Three positives from preseason game between Steelers and Saints
Friday, the Pittsburgh Steelers settled some fans’ nerves with the team's first preseason win, in Week 3, against the New Orleans Saints. The Steelers defeated the Saints 27-14 in the Superdome. Here are three positives from the win. Landry Jones steps up Backup quarterback Landry Jones might have thought he was getting a free ride to the Steelers' 53-man roster with the injury of backup quarterback Dustin Vaughan. However, the Steelers wanted to make Jones work for his roster spot, so ... Read More
Brown, Bell and Big Ben all in midseason form in preseason win
After two mediocre performances in preseason games, the Pittsburgh Steelers made a statement Friday night. Against the New Orleans Saints, the Steelers reminded everyone that—oh, yeah—they’ve got an offense and—hey—it’s pretty darn good. Pittsburgh won the game, 27-14, but it was more how they won the game that matters. Here are some key takeaways from Pittsburgh’s win: Sometimes a ‘B’ is best The Steelers’ three ‘Bs’—Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell—all were ... Read More
Battle for third RB spot heats up for Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers have plenty of confidence when it comes to who is standing behind Ben Roethlisberger. Le’Veon Bell has proven to be one of the best, young running backs in the NFL. Behind him, DeAngelo Williams is a seasoned veteran who carried on the load last year with Bell’s injury. Now, he’ll be doing so again for the first three games of the season, as Bell is serving a suspension for violating the NFL’s Substance Abuse policy. Now, Williams will need someone behind him. ... Read More
COLUMN: Landry Jones, it’s time to go
The talk before the start of the Pittsburgh Steelers preseason was all about Landry Jones and Dustin Vaughan. Many thought it was Jones’ job to lose. During the Week 2 preseason game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles, it’s clear that Jones is certainly losing the job. Jones had a night he’ll want to forget, as he threw four interceptions - all coming from the first half. One of his interceptions was taken back for a touchdown by the Eagles’ Nolan Carroll II. Jones ... Read More