Steelers Now
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker Patrick Queen was named the 2025 winner of The Chief Award, which is voted on by the Pittsburgh Chapter of Pro Football Writers of America.
The award is given annually to a member of the Steelers organization that “best exemplifies the spirit of cooperation with the media” of team founder Arthur J. Rooney Sr. — who was nicknamed “The Chief.”
Queen won the award in just his second season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He came over from the Baltimore Ravens as a free agent in 2024 offseason after spending his first four seasons in Baltimore after he was selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of LSU.
Queen has started every single game of his 100-game career, including 33 straight to start his tenure with the Steelers. In 16 games this season, he is second on the team with 118 tackles and also has eight tackles for loss, one sack, five quarterback hits, four passes defended, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
He has also made an impact off the field, giving Gold Star families tickets to a game at Acrisure Stadium this season and hosting them for a get-together beforehand.
“Yeah, it’s incredible, just taking however much time out of my day to be able to come do this,” he said. “I’d do it every single week if I could. It’s incredible what they go through and how they’re able to keep moving forward. I know some days are rougher than others, but hopefully this is a bright day in their lives.”
1988 Dan Rooney
1989 Dwayne Woodruff
1990 Merril Hoge
1991 Gerald Williams
1992 Tunch Ilkin
1993 D.J. Johnson
1994 Rod Woodson
1995 Levon Kirkland
1996 Chad Brown
1997 Darren Perry
1998 Jerome Bettis
1999 Lee Flowers
2000 Jerome Bettis
2001 Lee Flowers
2002 Hines Ward
2003 Mike Logan
2004 Jerome Bettis
2005 Alan Faneca
2006 Brett Keisel and Deshea Townsend
2007 Alan Faneca
2008 Ryan Clark
2009 James Farrior
2010 Ben Roethlisberger
2011 James Farrior
2012 Casey Hampton
2013 Ike Taylor
2014 Cameron Heyward
2015 Ramon Foster
2016 Arthur Moats
2017 David DeCastro
2018 Joe Haden
2019 Cameron Heyward
2020 Ben Roethlisberger
2021 Cameron Heyward
2022 Mason Cole
2023 Patrick Peterson
2024 Alex Highsmith
Alan Saunders of Steelers Now is a member of the PFWA and voted on the award.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steelers, PFWA Announce 2025 Chief Award Winner
