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🏈 Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. caught a massive fish on the Fourth of July.
🏈 Steelers outside linebacker Alex Highsmith called Leo Missi the greatest of all time after Argentina’s historic 3-2 win over Egypt in the Round of 16 in the World Cup.
Egypt led Argentina 2-0 late in the match before Messi provided an assist for Cristian Romero in the 79th minute and a goal of his own four minutes later to tie the score.
“No debate [with a goat emoji],” Highsmith wrote on his Instagram Story.
🏈 Adam Schein believes people are sleeping on the Steelers heading into 2026.
“I feel like Aaron Rodgers has a ton of gas left in the tank. I think Mike McCarthy is a phenomenal head coach, I’m not throwing that word around,” Schein said on the Post Sports Schein Time. “Love what they did in the offseason with Rico Dowdle. I thought that’s a big-time acquisition, when you look at it. Michael Pittman Jr., what a phenomenal, terrific, tremendous acquisition. Man, I’m obsessed. I think people are sleeping on the Steelers. My personal favorite bet of them all, in this entire division, Pittsburgh Steelers, bang the over for the win total.”
🏈 Mina Kimes of ESPN questions how good the Steelers’ offensive line will be.
“To me, the biggest question I have is about the offensive line. And not in pass protection, because again, Rodgers throws the ball so quickly,” Kimes said on ESPN NFL Live. “But really, run blocking. Fautanu is switching over to play left tackle. They drafted a new right tackle, we’ll see if he plays; Max Iheanachor. I think this interior of the offensive line is really good. But those tackle positions are ones that I’m watching. Because you’ve got some change there in Pittsburgh.”
🏈 The Steelers’ founding date was on July 8, 1933. Art Rooney Sr. famously paid a $2,500 franchise fee on May 19, 1933, to establish the Steelers (originally the Pittsburgh Pirates) in the National Football League.
🏈 Will Howard recently enjoyed some golf in Colorado.
🏈 Steelers legend Rocky Bleier will be the keynote speaker at the 10th annual Boots For Troops event on Saturday night in Houston at Hotel Zaza. Boots For Troops is a nonprofit charity dedicated to helping U.S. military service members.
Bleier first joined the Steelers in 1968, but his time with the team was interrupted by his military service. Bleier was drafted into the Army on Dec. 4, 1968 and volunteered for infantry duty in South Vietnam.
Bleier was wounded twice in the Vietnam War, taking a bullet in the thigh and then a grenade blast damaged his lower right leg and foot. Despite being told he would not be able to play football again, Bleier rejoined the Steelers in 1970 and resumed playing in the 1971 season.
Bleier played 10 more seasons after his wounds, rushing for 1,036...
