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
PSN Steelers mock draft: Round one
Despite of drafting defensive players in the first round the past two years, it seems likely the Steelers will once again focus on defense with the 22nd selection of the upcoming NFL draft that begins on April 30. Assuming the Steelers look to bolster their defense with that pick, the question becomes who do they select? The 2015 draft class is certainly not short on defensive talent worthy of a first round grade, and it's possible the Steelers could select a pass rushing outside linebacker, ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness: North and South Side Elite Eight
Sixty-four of Pittsburgh's best athletes started, but only eight remain. It's crunch time, folks. Today, we will look at the left side of the bracket, where two athletes will make the venture to the Final Four. Let's take a look at the match ups. #1. Ben Roethlisberger (Steelers quarterback) vs. #2. Maurkice Pouncey (Steelers All-Pro center) [poll id="122"] #16. Monica Wignot (Pitt women's basketball) vs. #10. Francisco Liriano (Pirates Opening Day Starter) [poll id="123"] ... Read More
Running back depth in draft gives Steelers plenty of options
With the NFL draft set to begin in less than a month, talk regarding the Steelers needs has mainly revolved around the defense. That is understandable considering the un-Steelerlike work by the unit in 2014, and it has many fans expecting a run on defensive talent when it comes time to make their picks when the draft commences on April 30. However, even with Le'Veon Bell and recent free agent signee DeAngelo Williams potentially becoming an outstanding 1-2 punch at running back, the Steelers ... Read More
Jerome Bettis’ legacy speaks for itself
Since 1970 there have been 18 Hall of Fame running backs that left their marks on the game. One of the most overlooked players in the group is former Pittsburgh Steelers’ back Jerome Bettis. Bettis was drafted out of Notre Dame by the then Los Angeles Rams with No. 10 overall pick in the 1993 NFL Draft. Bettis got off to a fast start in the NFL rushing for 1,429 yards in his rookie year and won the Rookie of Year Award in 1993. After three years with the Rams, Bettis was traded to the ... Read More