The 2025 Pittsburgh Steelers season ended the same way their most recent ones have. They made the playoffs, but they got blown out in the first round. While things seemed different because the Steelers won their division, it was another mediocre year. Many fans blamed that on Mike Tomlin, but with him stepping down this […]

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, we wrap up the team’s minicamp. What do we make of TJ Watt saying his stubbornness is the reason we haven’t seen him rush much other than over the RT? Alex Highsmith was absent with an illness per the team, after several questions were raised about him not being in attendance. Could Keeanu Benton be the next guy in line for an extension? What do we make of the...

Nick Herbig made it clear that he wants to stay with the Pittsburgh Steelers for his entire career, and the team clearly feels the same way about him. They gave him a huge four-year contract extension, giving Herbig a huge payday despite the fact that he hasn’t been a starter. However, former Philadelphia Eagles center […]

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Bengals DE Shemar Stewart is entering the second year of his career after appearing in just eight games as a rookie, recording just one sack, two tackles for loss, and 11 tackles. Stewart admitted that he would have moments where he would “overthink” in 2025.

“Last year I would go out there and I’m saying, ‘I somewhat know what I need to do, but I’m not 100 percent sure,” Stewart said, via Jay Morrisson of SI. *“And then I go out there and I overthink. Then I don’t make a play. Then it’s just a whole lot of...

The New York Giants are in a new era of football, and the hope is that they can find success for years to come under John Harbaugh. Everyone in New York is probably feeling a sense of rejuvenation, especially since the Knicks are in the Finals. There’s no doubt they’re giving other teams motivation, and Harbaugh was honest about what their success is doing for the team.

“You get a little selfish – you want to see that for the Giants. We’d like to get there too,” Harbaugh said.

"You get a little selfish – you want to see...

Raiders star pass rusher Maxx Crosby said Wednesday he has moved on since his trade to Baltimore was nixed in March by the Ravens, and his focus is on getting ready for another season in Las Vegas. "It's water under the bridge," Crosby said in his first comments to Las Vegas reporters. "It's a long time ago. A lot of things I learned about what's going on and what this league can bring. A lot of adversity, a lot of different things you can't really anticipate. But I've been through a lot in my life. It's nothing to me. "I'm...

The Pittsburgh Steelers loaded up at wide receiver this offseason, trading for Michael Pittman Jr. and drafting Germie Bernard. That position has been a weakness for them for the past few years, and they aimed to change that. However, their presence figures to eat up opportunities in the wide receiver room, and that might not […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are widely expected to have one or two roster spots at wide receiver up for grabs during training camp, giving undrafted free agent signing Corey Rucker from Arkansas State a chance to fill out the depth chart. It helps that he’s tied with Cian Slone as the Raiders’ highest-paid UDFA in the 2026 class, per Spotrac.

Rucker had an interesting college career, spending the 2020 and 2021 seasons with the Red Wolves before transferring to South Carolina for a year and then returning to Arkansas State. He was productive during his five years in Jonesboro, collecting...

The Los Angeles Rams may have paid a high price to acquire Myles Garrett in a trade with the Browns, but the actual cost to the team in money is a discount. According to OvertheCap’s Jason Fitzgerald, the Rams only owe $99 million in cash to Garrett over the next three seasons. An enormous sum to us, but a bargain for a pass rusher of Garrett’s caliber.

“Garrett’s contract is pretty much designed to ensure that he is a member of the roster thru the 2028 season, which is the final year of the contract with any meaningful guarantee....

JUNE 3: Kamara was at the Saints’ facility today, as noted by Matthew Paras of NOLA.com. That marked his first appearance for voluntary offseason work, something Kamara usually declines to take part in. As the wait for clarity in this case continues, team and player are at least managing to avoid a public rift.

JUNE 1: With A.J. Brown and (perhaps unexpectedly) Myles Garrett having been traded, focus will now shift to Saints RB Alvin Kamara. We heard yesterday that while other teams have expressed interest in the veteran, the Saints have yet to determine whether they’ll move on from...

Now that the Minnesota Vikings have officially hired Nolan Teasley to be the new general manager, this is a good time to review the Vikings’ organizational structure, at least as it relates to football-related decisions (and leaving the non-football parts out).

The basic leadership structure hasn’t really changed much since Rick Spielman was named general manager back in 2012, although the office occupants have changed over the years. But even then, roughly half of the football operations and scouting staff date from the Spielman era- or earlier in a few cases.

Nevertheless, there are aspects of the power structure that...

The head-spinning kicking carousel continued for the New York Jets on Wednesday, when they signed former All-Pro Jason Sanders and released Younghoe Koo. This after Koo was signed last week and rookie Lenny Krieg was cut, after he outlasted fellow undrafted free agent Will Ferrin, who was released in May after kicking for six days in rookie camp.

Got all that?

And that’s not even mentioning that the frontrunner in the kicking competition this offseason is Cade York, who missed part of OTAs last week with a groin issue.

Nor does this even get into their history with kickers. The...