While all the talk leading up to camp has been about how good the Pittsburgh Steelers offense can be this upcoming season, there could be just as much talk about how much trouble the Steelers defense could create for the team if their young players don’t mature quickly. The Steelers defense is loaded with young players and a new defensive coordinator in Keith Butler. On the surface that is a positive sign for the black and gold as the Steelers defense has needed an injection of youth for some ... Read More
Steelers’ Devin Gardner willing to do whatever it takes to make team
As NFL training camps across the country near their starting dates, plenty of rookies will get their first taste of what an eye opening experience NFL training camps can be. It’s tough enough for rookies that were drafted to pick up on everything, but it is even tougher for all of the undrafted free agents reporting to camps to learn enough about their job to impress the coaching staffs enough just to make the team. That job becomes ever tougher when trying to learn two different ... Read More
Steelers looking to host 2023 Super Bowl
For a while now there have been whispers about the Pittsburgh Steelers wanting to host a Super Bowl in the near future. It looks as if seeds are being planted in order for that to potentially happen. According to Chris Adamski of the Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh mayor Bill Peduto other local dignitaries met with Steelers executives Wednesday morning concerning the city and stared to lay the ground work to bring Super Bowl LVII to Heinz Field in 2023. “We met this morning with local ... Read More
Reese Dismukes one of several intriguing free agent signees for Steelers
Considering the career offensive lineman Reese Dismukes had at Auburn University, it would have been pretty easy to think he would be selected at some point in the 2015 NFL Draft. After all, Dismukes resume speaks volumes. As a 50-game starter and two-time All-SEC performer, Dismukes was a key player for one of the top programs in the country. He was the anchor of an offensive line that helped pave the way for one of the most explosive offenses in the NCAA. Last season, his stellar career ... Read More
Kelvin Beachum awaiting new contract from Steelers
As training camp approaches, the Pittsburgh Steelers have some work to do in terms of contract extensions before the end of camp. We have already heard that defensive end Cameron Heyward is expected to get a new deal and there were also some early rumblings that wide receiver Antonio Brown would like a new contract as well. Yet one guy that has seemed to get lost in the shuffle when talking about new contracts is just as important as anyone else that needs a new deal. Offensive tackle ... Read More
Army vet Villanueva not just a good story for Steelers
With the Pittsburgh Steelers set to begin training camp at Saint Vincent College on July 26th, there will be plenty of intriguing story lines to follow. One of the best might be Alejandro Villanueva's battle to find a way onto the Pittsburgh Steelers roster as an offensive tackle. For Villanueva, the challenges that await him in Latrobe are nothing compared to what he has faced off the field. That's because Villanueva is more than just a football player. He's a West Point grad, and a ... Read More
Steelers to wear striped throwback jerseys again in 2015
The Pittsburgh Steelers will once again wear a third jersey during the 2015 season and it will be a look that fans have become accustomed to seeing the past few years. The team announced on Wednesday that they will their 1934 throwback uniforms for the team’s Nov. 1 contest vs. the Cincinnati Bengals. It marks the fourth consecutive season that the Steelers will wear the striped uniforms. While the bumble bee look has been called the ugliest uniform in sports by some, the look has brought ... Read More
Markus Wheaton looks to break out in 2015
The Pittsburgh Steelers offense was as good as it has ever been during the 2014 season and looking at the potential weapons on paper, it could be even better this season. That especially rings true if wide receiver Markus Wheaton has a breakout season, which is something that many are predicting from the third-year pro. Wheaton, a 2013 third-round pick out of Oregon State, caught 53 passes for 644 yards and two touchdowns last season. What makes that impressive is that even though it was his ... Read More
Cortez Allen has a lot to prove in 2015
With training camp just over a month away for the Pittsburgh Steelers, there are several players who must use camp to take a big step forward. While Jarvis Jones’ name comes to mind on the Steelers defense, perhaps no player must show that he can have a bounce back season more than cornerback Cortez Allen. In fear of perhaps losing another young corner, the Steelers rushed to give Allen a five-year, $26-million contract extension prior to last season. Needless to say that decision ... Read More
Mike Munchak needs to continue to improve Steelers offensive line
When the Pittsburgh Steelers added Mike Munchak to the coaching staff as the offensive line coach, Munchak became the third assistant on the staff to have head coaching experience; joining now retired defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau and offensive coordinator Todd Haley. That's a luxury few teams have, and it became clear in year one of Munchak being a part of the coaching staff that the Steelers were better for it, as the offense finished second in the league in yards per game, along with ... Read More