The Pittsburgh Steelers were supposed to have three-headed monster at tight end entering the 2025 season with Darnell Washington, Jonnu Smith and Pat Freiermuth under offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, whom many considered a tight end whisperer. Yet while Washington has enjoyed a breakout season, Smith has been a disappointment and Freiermuth has been largely forgotten […]

The Cleveland Browns have already started three different quarterbacks this season, and now there’s a potential four a fourth late in the year. The Browns designated quarterback Deshaun Watson to return from the Reserve/Injured list as he continues to rehab from his torn Achilles, opening up his 21-day window to potentially return to the 53-man […]

One of the top rivalry games in the NFL isn’t positioned to be the typical ratings boon that it normally is for television networks with both teams at 6-6. But there are still plenty of playoff implications for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens Sunday. CBS will show the broadcast in most major markets around […]

Former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end L.C. Greenwood is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026, the first time he’s been a finalist in 40 years of eligibility.

Greenwood is one of three finalists put forward by the Hall of Fame’s seniors committee. Those three finalists, along with one contributor and one coach finalist, will be voted on by the full selection committee.

The other seniors finalists are former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback and Steelers quarterbacks coach Ken Anderson and San Francisco 49ers running back Roger Craig. The coach finalist is former New England Patriots coach Bill...

Pittsburgh Steelers legend L.C. Greenwood has moved into the final stage of Hall of Fame voting for the Class of 2026, as voted on by the Blue-Ribbon committee, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced today. Along with Greenwood, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, former NFL head coach Bill Belichick and former players Roger […]

One of the tentpoles of the Steelers’ offseason plan was to strengthen their physicality, including drafting players like Jack Sawyer. While the defense hasn’t always seen the results it would like, however, the Steelers don’t believe physicality is the culprit. And by and large, it hasn’t been. The Steelers aren’t necessarily allowing teams to physically, […]

Lost in the shuffle of the growing dread and despair in Pittsburgh is that they are still very much alive in the AFC playoff hunt. Effectively tied with the Baltimore Ravens for first place in the AFC North, this week’s matchup will create a huge swing in either direction for the Steelers’ playoff chances. The […]

Where has Pat Freiermuth gone? That’s the question many Steelers fans have been wondering. Freiermuth’s usage has fallen off a cliff this season, as the Steelers have leaned more on Darnell Washington and Jonnu Smith, just one year after giving Freiermuth a four-year, $48 million contract extension. Through 12 games, Freiermuth has just 26 receptions […]

If you look at the Pittsburgh Steelers’ roster, one thing is abundantly clear — they bet big on once-great veterans in an attempt to force open a championship window that was painted shut. “This is Omar [Khan], Andy [Weidl], and Mike [Tomlin] wrapped all together. I think a lot of this is on Mike, though. […]

For the past month, we’ve been trying to seek out the positives in what feels like another lost season. We’ve found the silver linings in the Steelers’ long-term prospects, even if we haven’t felt many reasons to be optimistic about the chances of Pittsburgh finally snapping their playoff victory drought this season, let alone climbing that elusive Stairway to Seven.

However, the discontent in Steelers Nation has gotten too loud to ignore. Our own frustrations have hit a boiling point as well, with Ryland struggling to get his postgame column done, and Ryan presaging the post-halftime collapse during the second...

Steelers HC Mike Tomlin thought he was assembling a supergroup on defense this year. With most of the results in, maybe it’s a referendum on Tomlin. At least that’s what longtime former Steelers beat writer Ed Bouchette thinks, resurfacing on the Chipped Ham and Football podcast. Sure, it may be a podcast, but at least […]

Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger believes he knows how to help the team’s struggling offense.

The Pittsburgh Steelers offense has been struggling mightily during the team’s recent slide of losing five of its last seven games. However, former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger believes he knows how to get it back on track.

Roethlisberger thinks the team should rely less on offensive coordinator Arthur Smith and more on its four-time NFL MVP quarterback in Aaron Rodgers.

“I’ve heard some things that Aaron, this last game, when they finally moved the ball, Aaron was just calling plays,” Roethlisberger said on the...