Daily News & Links: Cole Holcomb Grateful to Be Back; Steelers’ Ranking in the AFC

Daily News & Links: Cole Holcomb Grateful to Be Back; Steelers’ Ranking in the AFC
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🏈 Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Cole Holcomb is glad to be back on the field after missing the entire 2024 season due to a devastating knee injury suffered in November of 2023.

“It feels great. Looking back, you never know, one play can end your season. You take stuff for granted. So now, I’m just soaking everything up, enjoying it, having fun out there,” Holcomb said at OTAs on Tuesday.

🏈 Pro Football Focus has the Steelers ranked as the ninth-best team in the AFC.

Ranking the best rosters in the AFC entering the season 📊 pic.twitter.com/qtWpeAIs7L

— PFF (@PFF) June 2, 2025

🏈 According to Pat McAfee, Steelers president Art Rooney II and general manager Omar Khan were at the funeral of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay.

Via Gregg Doyel of the Indianapolis Star, the two-hour service featured 10 speakers. The funeral also included a performance by John Mellencamp, who played Pink Houses.

We celebrated the hell out of Jim Irsay yesterday

It was a perfect celebration of his life #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/1xULgYsNiH

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) June 3, 2025

🏈 Steelers linebacker Patrick Queen talks with Missi Matthews in a one-on-one interview about the offseason program so far and more

.@missi_matthews sits down with @Patrickqueen_ to talk about the offseason program. pic.twitter.com/HsTtzsAFTr

— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) June 3, 2025

🏈 Former Steelers quarerback Terry Bradshaw admitting that he’s embarrassed by the fact that he would “lay down and flop like a fish,” when he was hurt.

Terry Bradshaw admitting that he’s embarrassed by the fact that he would “lay down and flop like a fish,” when he was hurt.

Andy Russell: “We used to give Terry an Oscar for his performances.” pic.twitter.com/BhEh2eX22b

— Steel City Star (@steelcitystar) June 3, 2025

🏈 Steel City Star shared a clip of Bob Pompeani interviewing Dan Rooney at halftime of the first ever game at at Heinz Field in 2001 (preseason vs the Detroit Lions).

Pomp interviewing Dan Rooney in 2001

This was during halftime of 1st ever game at Heinz (preseason vs Lions)@KDPomp pic.twitter.com/QFdQQD1yyR

— Steel City Star (@steelcitystar) June 3, 2025

🏈 Steelers tight end Darnell Washington, linebacker Cole Holcomb, running back Jaylen Warren and fee safety Minkah Fitzpatrick spoke to the media after practice on Tuesday.

Darnell Washington, Cole Holcomb, Jaylen Warren and Minkah Fitzpatrick spoke to the media after practice today: pic.twitter.com/y9XJI4BPqV

— Steelers Live (@SteelersLive) June 3, 2025

🏈 Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro running back Saquon Barkley’s reverse hurdle covers Madden NFL 26.

“When you get the call, you don’t know what to expect, right? And they ask you, ‘Do you want to be part of the Madden cover?’ I don’t know if anyone’s turned that down,” Barkley said Monday on The Insiders when asked about finding out he’d serve as...