Per Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 on Twitter, the New York Giants have signed former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman DeMarvin Leal to a Reserve/Futures deal. With the season over for most teams, many players are signing on for a chance to make a roster when offseason activities ramp up. #Giants Demarvin Leal to reserve future deal […]
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Instead of being someone Pittsburgh Steelers fans will cheer on, Jesse Minter will be someone the black and gold fanbase detests.
Minter, now formerly the Los Angeles Chargers’ defensive coordinator, is taking over for the Baltimore Ravens, succeeding longtime leader John Harbaugh.
“Your next coach of the Baltimore Ravens,” the Ravens wrote Thursday evening on X. “We have agreed to terms with Jesse Minter to be our next head coach.”
“I am truly honored to serve as the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens,” Minter said in a statement posted by the team. “This is an organization where values, culture...
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The Baltimore Ravens have hired Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter as their next head coach, the team announced Thursday evening. This doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Recent reports indicated that the Ravens were zeroing in on Minter to replace John Harbaugh, whom the organization fired after Baltimore’s heartbreaking Week 18 loss […]
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The Pittsburgh Steelers wasted no time in beginning the search for their next head coach. Just a day after Mike Tomlin resigned, Art Rooney II described what he was looking for and how long the search might take. Later on Wednesday, reports of interview requests started flooding in. For a search that Rooney said will […]
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The Pittsburgh Steelers will host a second, presumably in-person interview with at least one of the Los Angeles Rams’ assistant coaches next week. Per the PPG’s Gerry Dulac, the team plans to meet with defensive coordinator Chris Shula and/or passing game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase after the weekend’s NFC Championship game against the Seattle Seahawks. “It […]
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Former Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker and defensive lineman DeMarvin Leal has signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants, according to the NFL transactions page for Thursday.
That ends the tenure of Leal, the team’s third-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, with the club that drafted him.
Leal had spent most of the 2025 season on the Steelers’ practice squad. He was released from the practice squad on Monday, Jan. 12, ahead of the team’s Wild Card loss to the Houston Texans.
Leal had been released from the roster and cleared waivers twice this season, joining the practice...
As head coach candidates—and, more importantly, their agents—maneuver for position with NFL teams and the media, reporters are inundated with claims that various coaches impressed teams in their interviews. With that said, two of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach candidates appear to have left good first impressions on the team. ESPN’s Peter Schrager gave the […]
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The Steelers added another name to their offseason roster Thursday, signing defensive end Jahvaree Ritzie per a team announcement.
Ritzie went undrafted in 2025 out of North Carolina. As a Tar Heel, he recorded 40 total tackles and 6.5 sacks in his final collegiate season, along with one incredibly memorable interception:
The 6’4, 294-pound defender ran a five-second 40-yard dash coming out of college, scoring a 9.49 RAS.
Ritzie signed with the New England Patriots following the draft, briefly spending time on the practice squad at the start of the season. Now, he joins the Steelers roster at the start...
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A new candidate has been mentioned in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coaching search. According to NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger, the Steelers are very interested in University of Miami head coach Mario Cristobal. Cristobal led the Hurricanes to a 13-3 season and National Championship Game appearance, falling to the Indiana Hoosiers 27-21.
“Not out here trying to play reporter or doing any of that nonsense, but I hear the Steelers are very interested in Mario Cristobal, the coach at the University of Miami,” Baldinger said recently on* The Best Football Show *podcast. “I think Mario Cristobal actually would really translate...
The 2026 East-West Shrine Bowl will be held on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at Ford Center at The Star, in front of NFL scouts and a national television audience. With the game less than a week away, we can pass along the official rosters for the historic annual college all-star contest. This is complete with […]
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed defense tackle Jahvaree Ritzie to a reserve/future contract for the 2026 season, the team announced on Thursday.
Ritzie, 22, was an undrafted free agent out of North Carolina last spring, signing with the New England Patriots. He spent some time on the New England practice squad this year before being released.
A 6-foot-4, 294-pound defensive tackle, Ritzie spent four seasons at North Carolina and was a three-year starter.
He broke out statistically as a senior in 2024, posting 40 tackles, 6.5 sacks, and he returned an interception for a touchdown.
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