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 The Athletic’s Mike DeFabo): ... Cole Holcomb, who was once a do-everything, three-down inside linebacker before a gruesome knee injury derailed his career in 2023. I think Holcomb still makes the team, but I’m unsure about the others.
DeFabo’s response here is in response to a question about which well-known Steelers could be on the roster bubble this summer. DeFabo lists some expected names in Cordarrelle Patterson and DeMarvin Leal, but linebacker Cole Holcomb is a slightly more surprising inclusion even if DeFabo notes he still thinks the veteran makes the team.
Holcomb was a solid starter for the Steelers in 2023 in his first year with the team, but he hasn’t played since the injury DeFabo mentioned. In March, the Steelers and Holcomb revised the last year of his contract to save the team around $5 million in cap space. There was talk of the linebacker even joining the active roster late last season; he should be in playing shape over the summer.
(From Steelers Wire’s Andrew Vasquez): On July 14 at 6:00 PM EST, the Steelers dropped a new tease on social media — with another July 21 announcement date.
This “Defined by Legacy” teaser matches last week’s cryptic social media post on the Steelers’ X — the “Forged in Pittsburgh” message, also featuring the July 21 announcement date.
Here’s the social media post in question:
The team’s new throwback uniforms will be here in less than a week.
(From Steelers.com’s Mike Prisuta): The idea along any offensive line is to play the best five, but the ideal lines are often ones that feature a veteran presence upon which younger players can rely.
The Steelers’ veteran presence up front begins and ends with Isaac Seumalo.
And that makes Seumalo a player who is as appreciated as much for who he is and what he’s done as he is counted upon at left guard.
“It’s not like we have a ton of veterans in there,” second-year center Zach Frazier observed. “So it’s really crucial for all of us young players.”
This is a short and sweet feature from Steelers.com outlining what Isaac Seumalo, one of the more underlooked starters on the team, brings to the Pittsburgh offense. Seumalo, who will turn 32 during the upcoming season,...
