Buy or Sell: Cordarrelle Patterson will still return kicks this season for the Steelers. Explanation: The Steelers signed Cordarrelle Patterson last year to return kicks, the only problem being he didn’t do it very well. They finished dead last in kick return average, and had no return longer than 35 yards. That could be an […]

Steelers rookie QB Will Howard is ready to learn everything Aaron Rodgers is willing to teach him, except for one thing. That’s the mechanics that are unique to the future Hall of Famer, he says, which he knows he can’t replicate. Everything else, though, he is ready and willing to be an eager pupil at […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is not afraid to speak his mind, especially when someone crosses him. That was the case with the New York Jets this offseason when they released the four-time NFL MVP. How the Jets handled the whole situation did not sit well with Rodgers.

According to former NFL offensive lineman Mark Schlereth, who is a close friend of Rodgers, the future Hall of Fame quarterback went on a long-winded rant about how dysfunctional the Jets’ organization was during his two-year tenure.

“Aaron and I had a conversation about when he was with the Jets was how...

Leave it to former Pittsburgh Steelers’ safety and current ESPN analyst Ryan Clark to create another storyline surrounding his former head coach in Mike Tomlin. When he’s not making the plea for Tomlin to go to a new team and have his Andy Reid moment, Clark is now apparently questioning Tomlin’s credentials, stating on ESPN […]

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers let Najee Harris walk in free agency this offseason. The former first-round draft choice was a model of consistency in black and gold, rushing for over 1,000 yards in each of his four seasons with the franchise. Even with him gone, Arthur Smith likes what he sees in his revamped stable of ball carriers.

The Steelers’ offensive coordinator was asked recently if Jaylen Warren, Harris’ sidekick the past three years, is the team’s clear-cut No. 1 running back heading into the upcoming season. Free agent addition Kenneth Gainwell and rookie third-round draft pick Kaleb Johnson...

There are many different accolades that players can earn throughout their career. From the Pro Bowl, all the way up to the All-Decade teams and eventually the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Each group gets more exclusive along the way. ESPN just released an All-Quarter Century team put together by Seth Walder and Aaron Schatz. […]

Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it’s a question about trading for cash or cap space in the NFL.

Unlike baseball, where it’s relatively common, you can’t trade for cash in an NFL trade. You also can’t trade for salary cap space in the NFL, which is much more valuable than cash. But there are ways for teams to make financial considerations in the midst of a trade.

Alan breaks it down.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers have played 92 seasons in the NFL, their 93rd starting in just a few months. There’s been highs, lows, and everything in between. In a new series we’ll use to pass the time of the offseason, I’m ranking all of them. From the worst season in franchise history to the best, which […]

Ryan McCollum is on his fourth season as an offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but in many ways, this year is shaping up to be different.

In each of his first three seasons, McCollum was a depth option — a near afterthought to make the team’s 53-man roster and a last-ditch emergency choice for playing time.

Last year, all of that changed. Once again, McCollum entered the season third on the depth chart, but that depth was tested. The Steelers lost starting center Nate Herbig for the season to a training camp shoulder injury. Rookie second-round pick Zach Frazer...

PITTSBURGH — The ball found Minkah Fitzpatrick’s grasp just once last season. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ three-time first-team All-Pro safety has just one interception since tying for the NFL lead with six picks in 2022.

What will it take for him to get back to his ball-hawking ways? Fitzpatrick’s solution is simple.

“I just gotta play football,” Fitzpatrick said during OTAs earlier this month. “That’s it.”

While Fitzpatrick trusts that his workmanlike persistence will allow him to disrupt the flow of opposing offenses this upcoming season, his defensive backs coach, Gerald Alexander, believes success is found in preparation.

“I mean, a...

Pittsburgh Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr. ran into a rash of penalties last year, but Dad doesn’t want him changing. Rather, he wants his son to keep playing his game, and that will take him through it. He knows the technique is there, and it is. Rarely is he actually in a position in which […]

Even with the addition of star wide receiver DK Metcalf this offseason, giving the franchise a true No. 1 receiver in today’s NFL, as well as the return to health and the buzz surrounding second-year receiver Roman Wilson, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receiver corps is among the league’s worst, according to the latest rankings from […]