Steelers Daily News & Links: Remembering Myron Cope; George Pickens Reflects on 2024

Steelers Daily News & Links: Remembering Myron Cope; George Pickens Reflects on 2024
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🏈 The late Myron Cope would have been 96 today. Cope was a sports journalist, radio personality and sportscaster, but he’s best known for being the voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers for 35 years. He’s also the creator of the Terrible Towel.

Remembering Myron Cope today on his birthday. pic.twitter.com/InHmVcJNZn

— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) January 23, 2025

🏈 Steelers wide receiver George Pickens posted a highlight reel of his 2024 season on Instagram. He captioned the post, “Ŷêâř lll ✔️. Vru 🥷🥷#Glorytogod #14thatboynvrforgetFN.”

🏈 Former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger questioned Russell Wilson’s audibles at the line during the Wild Card loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

Ben Roethlisberger questioned Russell Wilson’s audibles at the line constantly during the Ravens game. It’s interesting because Ben went rouge at times when he didn’t trust the play call. We used to call it Backyard Ben. (Via Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger) #Steelers #NFL pic.twitter.com/guQuBHGXJv

— Blitzburgh (@Blitz_Burgh) January 23, 2025

🏈 FanDuel ranked Ben Roethlisberger’s rookie season in 2004 as the sixth-best rookie season in NFL history. Jayden Daniels rookie season this year was ranked at No. 1. Russell Wilson’s 2012 rookie season with the Seattle Seahawks was ranked second-best.

Top 10 rookie QB seasons in #NFL History.

Do you agree? (Via: @FanDuel) pic.twitter.com/NXx6O7pOVV

— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) January 22, 2025

🏈 Steelers cornerback Donte Jackson reflected on his seventh NFL season.

“Year7. Thankful for the Journey!” Jackson wrote on Instagram.

🏈 The AFC North is set to start a sixth straight season with the same four head coaches (Mike Tomlin, John Harbaugh, Zac Taylor and Kevin Stefanski). Per Sportradar, no other division had gone more than four straight seasons without a coaching change (NFC Central 1978-81, NFC West 2019-22).

AFC North is set to start a 6th straight season with the same 4 head coaches (Mike Tomlin, John Harbaugh, Zac Taylor and Kevin Stefanski). Per @sportradar, no other division had gone more than 4 straight seasons without a coaching change (NFC Central 1978-81, NFC West 2019-22)

— Josh Dubow (@JoshDubowAP) January 24, 2025

🏈 On this day 20 years ago, the Steelers lost to the New England Patriots, 41-27, in the AFC Championship Game at Heinz Field. It marked the second time in four years that the Steelers lost to New England at home in an AFC Championship Game.

20 years ago today….

The longest winning streak in Steelers history comes to a disappointing end.

2004 AFC Championship

ESPN Primetime version. I added a couple minutes of Cowher’s presser at the end. pic.twitter.com/2AKdQds27J

— Steel City Star (@steelcitystar) January 23, 2025

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