Daily News & Links: Two Steelers Attend NFLPA Rookie Premiere; Do Steelers Have Best Defensive Line in NFL?

Daily News & Links: Two Steelers Attend NFLPA Rookie Premiere; Do Steelers Have Best Defensive Line in NFL?
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🏈 Pittsburgh Steelers rookies Will Howard and Kaleb Johnson were at the NFLPA Rookie Premiere in Los Angeles.

Your 2025 NFLPA #RookiePremiere class πŸ“Έ pic.twitter.com/t2LCJxzV5I

β€” NFLPA (@NFLPA) May 17, 2025

Steelers Nation! You got some good ones. πŸ–€πŸ’›#RookiePremiere #JerseyReveal pic.twitter.com/CcQ9Df8zPS

β€” NFLPA (@NFLPA) May 17, 2025

🏈 Pro Football Focus believes the Steelers have the strongest defensive line in the NFL.

β€œThe Steelers boasted the NFL’s top-graded defensive line last season. T.J. Watt is still at the top of his game as the only player who earned 90.0-plus PFF grades in run defense and as a pass rusher in 2024. Alex Highsmith wasn’t far behind with an 89.3 PFF pass-rush grade,” Dalton Wasserman of PFF wrote.

β€œEven at his advanced age, Cameron Heyward managed to rank second among defensive tackles with a 90.1 PFF overall grade. Add in contributions from Nick Herbig, Keeanu Benton and first-round pick Derrick Harmon, who led all FBS interior defenders in pressures last season, and the Steelers will once again carry an elite unit into the 2025 season.”

🏈 Steelers outside linebacker Nick Herbig was tabbed as the most underrated player on the Steelers by Pro Football Focus.

The most underrated player for every team in the AFC North πŸ‘€ pic.twitter.com/K1Uq9bN7V4

β€” PFF (@PFF) May 17, 2025

🏈 The Steelers are currently favored in only six games in 2025. According to FanDuel Sportsbook, the Steelers are currently 3-point favorites (+110 odds) and are -156 on the money line. The Jets are +132 in the latter regard, while the over/under is set at 39.5 points.

🏈 Colin Cowherd of FS1 thinks Mike Tomlin’s time in Pittsburgh is nearing its end.

"The Steelers are not going to make the playoffs."@ColinCowherd thinks Mike Tomlin's time in Pittsburgh is nearing its end. pic.twitter.com/v3RbRVX374

β€” Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) May 16, 2025

🏈 South Carolina LaNorris Sellers could be a quarterback on the Steelers radar in the 2026 NFL Draft. He has an uncanny ability to keep plays alive, similar to former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

#SouthCarolina QB LaNorris Sellers (6-3, 242)

Ascending passer, dynamic athlete with unique contact balance and play strength. Has an uncanny ability to keep plays alive. pic.twitter.com/4SpTw2GZHA

β€” Jordan Reid (@Jordan_Reid) May 15, 2025

🏈 Adam Schein of Mad Dog Sports Radio guarantees that the Pittsburgh Steelers will finish under .500. in 2025 for the first time under Mike Tomlin.

"Mike Tomlin is going to have a losing record this year!"@AdamSchein guarantees this is finally the year the Pittsburgh Steelers finish under .500.

πŸ”— https://t.co/jP0HFpEWEm pic.twitter.com/hn7Jl0zzcY

β€” Mad Dog Sports Radio (@MadDogRadio) May 15, 2025

🏈 Missi Matthews of Steelers.com sat down with Steelers’ first-round pick Derrick Harmon to talk about rookie minicamp, his relationship with Cam Heyward and more.

.@missi_matthews sits down with @DerrickHarmon20 to...