Behind the Steel Curtain
A weekly Steelers (and AFC North) links roundup.
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for a weekly Steelers links roundup at BTSC. But first, let’s take a look around the AFC North:
Now, onto some Steelers news and discussion:
(From PennLive’s Nick Farabaugh): (Calvin) Anderson and his wife, Sheree Lanihun-Anderson, travelled to Nigeria on a philanthropic trip in local communities. However, while travelling, Anderson caught a near-fatal case of malaria.
Lucky enough to even survive the disease, Anderson missed all of training camp and did not know if his NFL future was in his hands anymore.
“I kind of thought everything was falling apart, to be honest with you,” Anderson said. “I felt like my career was obviously up in the air. You don’t have any guarantees in terms of your future if you can’t produce. We’re all assets to the team, so the second you start becoming a liability, it’s hard to feel like you have some longevity.”
A great read from Farabaugh about Calvin Anderson, who’s projected to be the Steelers’ swing tackle this season, ahead of training camp. Anderson’s malaria case happened in 2023, and he’s since co-founded the Lanihun-Anderson Foundation with his wife, Sheree, to combat financial instability.
(From Steelers.com): iHeartMedia Pittsburgh announced on Tuesday an exciting update to the Steelers Audio Network broadcast team; former lineman and two-time Super Bowl champion Max Starks, will step into the booth as the new color commentator for game day broadcasts.
Starks played with Pittsburgh from 2004–12; he’s been with the Steelers Audio Network since 2021. He’ll be stepping into the color commentator role formerly held by Steelers great Craig Wolfley, who passed away in March.
Starks will continue to co-host the “In The Locker Room” podcast, now with SAN play-by-play announcer Rob King.
(From PennLive’s Nick Farabaugh): “I heard I was going day two regardless, so I was thinking round two or three and that obviously didn’t happen.” (Jack) Sawyer said on Not Just Football with Cam Heyward. “I woke up like an hour before day three started and my agent is calling me telling me the Steelers are trying to trade up.”
Of course, the Steelers didn’t end up trading up for the Ohio State outside linebacker, who went in the fourth round. But it seems clear that Pittsburgh had a higher draft grade on Sawyer than his eventual draft slot.
