When the Steelers released their initial training camp depth chart a few days ago, there were certainly a few surprises. However, the biggest might have been wide receiver Justin Brown, who was listed as the primary back up behind pro bowler Antonio Brown. Selected in the sixth round in the 2013 draft, Brown was one of the final cuts in training camp, and spent the remainder of his first season on the Steelers practice squad. Brown seems to be opening eyes in his second training camp with the ... Read More
Pittsburgh Steelers Sign WR James Shaw From Pittsburgh Power
The Pittsburgh Steelers today signed wide receiver James Shaw from the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League to an undisclosed deal. He will report to training camp immediately. Shaw played collegiate ball at Jacksonville State where he recorded 69 catches for 815 yards and eight touchdowns in his career. He was previously signed as an undrafted free agent out of college by the Carolina Panthers and signed onto the practice squad in 2013. Shaw had 21 receptions for 192 yards and ... Read More
Depth at safety a strength for Steelers
As the Steelers enter their second full week of training camp, there are a number of important questions to be answered after consecutive 8-8 seasons. One of the biggest questions will be whether or not the Steelers have enough depth at cornerback, a topic I discussed for PSN a couple of weeks back. Cornerback depth behind the top three of Ike Taylor, Cortez Allen and William Gay is still a hot topic at camp, but it's the outstanding depth at safety that might help ease some of those concerns ... Read More
Tomlin Releases First Depth Chart
On Sunday, less than a week in advance of the preseason opener at the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin released the team's initial depth chart. Established veterans at various positions such as quarterback, tight end, cornerback and safety were, of course, not surprisingly slotted into starting roles, but a handful of names and decisions made at this point in training camp were of note. Beginning with the offense and barring any injuries in preseason, QB Ben ... Read More
Questions at backup QB for the Steelers
In 2013, Ben Roethlisberger was able to do something he had only done once over his 10 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers — start the entire 16-game schedule. In fact, the Steelers 2008 championship team was one of those two seasons where Roethlisberger was healthy for an entire season, so clearly having Big Ben on the field is critical to the team's success in 2014. Obviously, the value of having a franchise quarterback can't be understated. Ask fans in places like Oakland, Tampa Bay or ... Read More
Steelers extend Suisham through 2018
On Friday, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced that they have extended Shaun Suisham's contract through the 2018 season. At the time of print, details of the contract were not disclosed. Suisham set an all-time Steelers record last year with his 93.8 conversion rate, as he hit 30-of-32 field goals on the year, while scoring 129 points. For his career, which includes stops in Dallas and Washington, as well as his second stop in Pittsburgh after being drafted by the Steelers in 2005, Suisham ... Read More
Joe Greene’s number to be retired.
For only the second time in the history of the organization, the Pittsburgh Steelers will officially retire a jersey number to honor a Steeler great. Hall of Fame defensive lineman and the first pick of the Chuck Noll era in 1969, Joe Greene will join fellow Hall of Famer Ernie Stautner as the only Steelers to be granted this special honor, as his No. 75 will officially be retired. Greene, generally considered the cornerstone of the "Steel Curtain" defense and one of the greatest defensive ... Read More
Ryan Shazier, other Steelers rookies off to good starts in camp
For the past couple of seasons, there has been the call for the Pittsburgh Steelers to get younger and more athletic on both sides of the ball. Even though the team only reported to camp on Friday and were in pads and hitting for the first time on Monday, some of the Steelers youth has already begun to open up some eyes. Granted it has only been a couple of days, but some of the players general manager Kevin Colbert drafted in May could make a strong case for a lot of playing time by turning ... Read More
Sanders Speaks, Steelers Nation (Over)Reacts
Stop! Before we all go crazy about a few unnecessary and probably ill-advised comments that a professional athlete has made publically and, likely, after provocation from a member of the media, let us first consider whether or not anyone really cares what Emmanuel Sanders has to say. Seriously! The number two wide receiver on last year's 8-8 Steelers squad, by default I might add, was probably the fourth most talented target quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had to throw to behind the ... Read More
Cortez Allen likely next Steeler due for an extension
The Pittsburgh Steelers made it clear before training camp began that they would not be extending the contract of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. That doesn’t mean they aren’t done taking care of their own though. It looks like cornerback Cortez Allen may be the next in line for an extension as it looks like Allen has become priority No. 1 for the Steelers front office. Allen is in the final year of his rookie contract, and with next to no up and coming talent on the corners, it makes ... Read More