The Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed running back Jonathan Ward to a future contract for the 2025 season, a league source confirmed to Steelers Now. Aaron Wilson of KPRC-TV first reported the news.

Ward, 27, spent the entire 2024 season bouncing between the Steelers’ active roster and practice squad. Ward initially joined the Steelers as a pro tryout at rookie minicamp. He earned a contract there and was with the club through the offseason, training camp and preseason. He was released in August and re-signed to the practice squad.

As the team dealt with injuries to both Jaylen Warren and Cordarrelle...

With the Detroit Lions and Baltimore Ravens out of the playoffs, the coaching carousel can finally start to move with some of the top candidates out of the tournament and available to interview. That means we should soon find out whether or not Pittsburgh Steelers OC Arthur Smith is staying with the team or being […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are reportedly bringing back RB Jonathan Ward on a reserve/futures deal, per Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 in Houston. After a successful tryout at the team’s rookie minicamp, the Steelers signed Ward, who spent most of the season on the team’s practice squad. He played in four regular season games for the Steelers […]

Want = a position the team could improve with a good draft pick. Important Want = should improve rather than could. Need = a missing starter. This series will look at each position to evaluate the level of want and some of the prospects who might be available in those early rounds. DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 6-7 […]

The divisional round of the NFL playoffs has came and went, but not before delivering some entertaining contests. However, this past weekend was more about reflection for a Pittsburgh Steelers organization that has failed to advance in the postseason for eight straight seasons, their longest streak in the modern era.

This begs a question that will consume much of the staffs time over the next nine months: What steps are necessary to ensure they’re still playing football at this point next season?

Replicating specific recipes is often a fools errand. For example, the Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen’s of the...

The Washington Commanders have been bad news for the Pittsburgh Steelers this postseason. Although they beat them in the regular season, Washington is making the Steelers’ playoff failures look worse. That is only because the Commanders, of course, were so bad for so long, long before the name change. But it does point out how […]

For all of the attention and focus on the playoff struggles of Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin over nearly the last decade, one coach in the NFL seems to at least get a pass with similar struggles. The fact that it’s one that is in the same division as Tomlin doesn’t go unnoticed by […]

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’s it’s why the Steelers will be keeping Mike Tomlin as head coach for at least the 2025 season.

Breaking down the biggest problems the team had in 2024, it doesn’t seem likely that firing Tomlin will fix many of them, and some of them don’t have any obvious solution for 2025.

With the Steelers likely going into another season with below-average talent at quarterback, tackle and wide receiver,...

Hey Steelers Fans. Welcome to Monday. The Kickoff As it pertains to the Pittsburgh Steelers and their coaching staff, as the kids say, “they’re running back with the whole staff.” While this isn’t guaranteed it sure feels that way and for the life of me I don’t get it. The Steelers didn’t lose five straight […]

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The Pittsburgh Steelers made a big investment in Broderick Jones, and they’re still waiting for it to pay off. In 2023, they moved up three spots in the first round to draft the offensive tackle 14th overall. While he has 27 starts under his belt, he hasn’t shown the kind of progress that promises long-term […]