Antonio Brown is human after all. Well, at least last Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals he was. He only had four catches for 39 yards. He let an easy catch bounce off his hands and fall to the dirt. No scores for the wide receiver. Still, Pittsburgh's offense did just fine. Running back DeAngelo Williams continues to make his case as one of general manager Kevin Colbert's best signings after he chugged along with 94 rushing yards on 32 carries. The NFL's oldest running back also ... Read More
Steelers select 2016 captains
The Pittsburgh Steelers have named their four team captains for the 2016-2017 NFL season. The team took a vote and, for the second year in a row, named Ben Roethlisberger, Cameron Heyward, William Gay and Robert Golden as the captains. Roethlisberger is the lone offensive captain, and Golden is the lone special teams captain, while Gay and Heyward both share the defensive captain role. Roethlisberger has been a captain for the Steelers eight times. He was elected captain in 2008 and 2009 ... Read More
Steelers place Bud Dupree on IR
The Pittsburgh Steelers have announced that linebacker Bud Dupree has been added to the injured reserve list after having surgery to repair a groin tear. However, Dupree wasn’t added to the season-ending injured reserve list. After six regular season weeks, Dupree could come back, if healthy. Dupree has not played once this NFL preseason. Dupree was the Steelers first-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, with the 22nd overall pick. Dupree appeared in all 16 regular season games last year, ... 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
Report: Bruce Gradkowski tears hamstring
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in a familiar place that they were in last season. However, it’s not positive and where they want to be. According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, backup quarterback Bruce Gradkowski has a “sizable hamstring tear.” The Steelers have Landry Jones and Dustin Vaughan as their fellow backups to starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. According to Fowler, head coach Mike Tomlin noted that the hamstring injury involves “soft tissue.” As for a timetable on Gradkowski’s ... Read More
Artie Burns vs. Ross Cockrell: Who starts Week 1?
The Pittsburgh Steelers already have one of their well-known starters for the secondary heading into the 2016 NFL season. William Gay, the 10-year veteran, is a lock to start. He’s the only one on the Steelers roster, at the cornerback position, that has more than five years of experience. However, the starter on the other side of the field at cornerback is still up in the air. With Senquez Golson being carted off the field with a knee and ankle injury on Monday, according to Beaver County ... Read More
Should Steelers pursue Nick Foles?
The Pittsburgh Steelers have no question marks when it comes to who their starting quarterback is heading into the 2016 season. Ben Roethlisberger has been the starting quarterback for the Steelers for years now, and he’s not done with his football career just yet. However, the depth chart behind him is a little shaky, with the Steelers having trouble with finding a solid second - or even third - string quarterback. Bruce Gradkowski could make the argument that he is a solid backup ... Read More
Report: Le’Veon Bell facing 4-game suspension
First Martavis Bryant, now Le'Veon Bell? The Steelers high-powered offense could be taking another hit, as ESPN's Dan Graziano is reporting that running back Le'Veon Bell is facing a four-game suspension for a missed drug test. Sources close to the situation tell me Steelers RB Le'Veon Bell is facing a four-game suspension for violation... https://t.co/6CWpS45NSm — Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) July 22, 2016 ESPN's Adam Schefter also posted on Twitter that it is over a missed test, citing ... Read More
Steelers release TE Spaeth
The Pittsburgh Steelers have announced the release of veteran tight end Matt Spaeth. The team announced the news early Thursday afternoon. The team cited a failed physical as the result of Spaeth’s termination from the team. According to a statement from the team, Spaeth, who was drafted by the team in the 2007 NFL Draft in the third round, never fully recovered from his knee surgery in the offseason. “Matt never fully recovered from knee surgery that occurred this past offseason, and he ... Read More