Welcome to the Steelers Afternoon Drive, our new daily podcast featuring all the latest Steelers news and analysis.

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.

On today’s episode, Derrick Bell fills in for Smitty, who is at the dentist, while Alan checks in from vacation to give a full episode about the Steelers defense, including whether Patrick Graham can be better than his resume, how will offenses attack the Pittsburgh secondary, are Joey Porter Jr.’s penalty problems causing another issue, and what to make of the recent history of the team’s linebacker position.

Let’s go for another...

Broncos

• Broncos CB Riley Moss is entering the final year of his contract. Jeff Legwold of ESPN notes that there hasn’t been much movement on an extension to Moss.
• Legwold points out that Denver also has decisions to make regarding S Brandon Jones and CB Ja’Quan McMillian, who are both entering the final year of their contracts.

Chiefs

• Jeremy Fowler had new Chiefs RB Kenneth Walker ranked in his top ten ahead of the new season: “He reminds me a lot of a mix between peak Kareem Hunt and Maurice Jones-Drew,” an AFC executive said....

It’s ranking season across the NFL right now. Just over a month ago, Windy City Gridiron ranked our top 50 players in the NFC North heading into 2026. The NFL Top 100 is being revealed slowly but surely leading up to the season, and ESPN has been ranking the top 10 players at each position according to NFL executives, scouts, and coaches. Most notably for the latter, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams cracked the top 10.

Pro Football Network recently dropped its top 100 players in the NFL heading into the new season. I had the privilege of not only being...

While most of the focus this offseason has been on Mike McCarthy, he’s not the Pittsburgh Steelers’ only new coach. They overhauled almost their entire staff this offseason, only keeping two coaches from the previous regime. Some fans might not be too familiar with some of the new names, but I’ve put together a list […]

We’re officially into the second half of Silver and Black Pride’s Mendoza Mania series, diving into every game from Fernando Mendoza’s last season at Indiana, breaking down film from his Week 10 outing against Maryland.

The Las Vegas Raiders’ new quarterback and No. 1 pick of the 2026 NFL draft didn’t have an eye-catching stat line, completing 14 of 21 pass attempts (66.7%) for 201 yards, a touchdown and one interception. Part of that had to do with a combination of drops, batted passes and him getting hit while throwing. It was also a result of the Hoosiers rushing for...

Even though their roster as a whole is relatively young, the New England Patriots have some immense experience within their ranks. Players such as Mack Hollins, Hunter Henry, Morgan Moses, Harold Landry or Kevin Byard have played dozens of games over their multi-year careers in the NFL and garnered experience with multiple teams.

In that latter aspect, however, one player has them all beat: Sebastian Gutierrez, the ultimate journeyman on the Patriots roster. He is on his seventh team in five years in the league right now.

Hard facts

Name: Sebastian Gutierrez

Position: Offensive tackle/Guard

Jersey number: 61

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Colts

• Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated names Colts’ third-round S A.J. Haulcy as a rookie to watch in Indianapolis’ offseason program, given his “instincts and feel for the game” have quickly shown up in practice.
• Breer mentions that Haulcy looks like the favorite to start opposite S Cam Bynum.
• According to Breer, second-year CB Justin Walley also had an “outstanding spring” and has no limitations after missing all of last year with a torn ACL.

Jaguars

Jaguars OT Anton Harrison is entering the fourth year of his career after being a first-round pick back in...

In Year 5 post-Tyreek Hill, the Chiefs are still waiting for their wide receiver plan to pay off. They have been unable to count on any of their wideouts since trading the all-time NFL speed merchant. Injuries, suspensions and poor evaluation at the position has led to aerial inconsistency.

The Chiefs have seen Patrick Mahomes‘ production dip from his stratospheric first five seasons, and even as two more Super Bowl berths came during the period since Mahomes’ 2022 MVP season, limitations have surfaced on offense. Kansas City ranked 15th in scoring offense in 2023 and ’24 before slinking to 21st...

In many ways, the story around the Cleveland Browns has remained the same heading into the 2026 season: What is the deal at the quarterback position? The offensive line has been upgraded, and the wide receiver room saw an update this offseason, while RB Quinshon Judkins and TE Harold Fannin Jr. are the bedrock of the offense’s future.

The defense is looking to replace two key components: DE Myles Garrett and DC Jim Schwartz. Adding DE Jared Verse in the Garrett deal puts a lot of pressure on the young defensive end, while [CBs Denzel Ward and Tyson Campbell are...

The long, boring offseason is almost over, which means it is almost time for the Seattle Seahawks and head coach Mike Macdonald to take to the field to defend their throne as World Champions. It’s a title earned back in February by thumping the New England Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl LX, after having already dispatched the division rival Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers earlier in the postseason.

However, in spite of bringing the franchise its second Lombardi Trophy, and defeating Sean McVay and the Rams two out of the three times the teams faced off, AP writers...

Mike McCarthy could’ve united with Aaron Rodgers one season sooner. Now paired back up with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the two spent 13 campaigns together in Green Bay.

Ex-Steelers running back Merril Hoge revealed McCarthy, then the San Francisco 49ers’ offensive coordinator, wanted to take Rodgers with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2005 NFL Draft.

“Mike McCarthy, all of his training, all of his tutoring, Aaron Rodgers is the foundation of that,” Hoge said on Friday’s episode of the “Straight Facts Homie!” podcast. “He’s crossed paths with him (back to the 2005) draft, because (McCarthy) was in San Francisco....