The NFL is speeding up the first round of its annual draft — and that’ll directly affect the 2026 event in Pittsburgh. “The NFL notified teams today that it will shorten the time between picks in the first round of the draft from 10 to 8 minutes starting with the 2026 draft in Pittsburgh,” ESPN’s […]

Former Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft pick Kenny Pickett is expected to make his first start with the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. Pickett was the backup QB for the Eagles last year during their Super Bowl title run.

Raiders starting QB Geno Smith, who’s dealing with a shoulder injury, is considered unlikely to start on Sunday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

In relief of Smith on Sunday against the Denver Broncos, Pickett completed 8 of 11 passes (72.7%) for 97 yards with one touchdown, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 129.7.

Pickett was...

The Kenny Pickett era for the Las Vegas Raiders appears set to commence in Week 14. Pickett, who was traded to the Raiders ahead of the start of the season after spending the offseason and training camp with the Cleveland Browns, is in line to start for the Raiders with starting quarterback Geno Smith dealing […]

Job security is not promised in the NFL. That goes for players and coaches. However, Mike Tomlin stands as an outlier. He’s been the Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach for 19 seasons. He’s accomplished a lot in that time, including winning a Super Bowl. However, he hasn’t won a playoff game since the 2016 season. That’s […]

The Arizona Cardinals have signed former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Steven Sims to their practice squad. Simms had a tryout with Arizona on Monday.

Sims was most recently with the Seattle Seahawks, signing with the club on March 25, 2025. He was released by the Seahawks with an injury settlement as part of final roster cuts in August.

The Steelers signed Sims to their practice squad in 2021 after two seasons with the Washington Football Team. He played in just one game in 2021. Still, he got a much bigger opportunity in 2022, first when he leapfrogged Gunner Olszewski early...

A new mock draft from Field Yates of ESPN has the Pittsburgh Steelers passing on a quarterback and instead taking a wide receiver in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft.

The latest ESPN mock draft, which has the Steelers picking at No. 20 with their current position in the NFL playoff picture, has the Steelers selecting USC wide receiver Makai Lemon with their first-round pick, despite one of the top quarterbacks remaining on the board.

Yates projected a trade up to No. 1 overall for the New York Jets, who took Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, and had Oregon...

Heading into the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 14 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens, all the chatter leading up to one of the most storied rivalries in football was about Mike Tomlin’s future after the Steelers dropped to 6-6 with two straight losses. But they put together their best passing performance of the season and held on […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t complete a single pass that traveled 20 or more air yards in November. But on the very first play against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, they shattered that streak with a 52-yard bomb from Aaron Rodgers to DK Metcalf. Then, Rodgers unleashed a few more of those deeper throws the rest of […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are heavily expected to draft a quarterback in the 2026 NFL Draft that will reside in the Steel City. Aaron Rodgers is 42 and is expected to wrap up his career once the season comes to an end.

The only other quarterbacks on the roster are Mason Rudolph and sixth-round rookie Will Howard. However, ESPN’s Field Yates foresees the Steelers passing on a quarterback and selecting USC wide receiver Makai Lemon.

“Besides DK Metcalf, the Steelers do not have a receiver that strikes fear into opposing defenses,” Yates writes. “Pittsburgh is one of two teams with fewer...

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be donning their fan-favorite color-rush uniforms in Week 15 when they host the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football. Additionally, they appear to be making a change to their field that will have fans excited.

The Steelers will be painting the end zones gold for Monday night, and presumably the rest of the season. This comes from the X account, Pittsburgh Clothing Co., which posted a screenshot from the Acrisure Stadium live weather feed that shows that the end zones are being painted.

The Steelers have made this a final-month tradition over the last number of...

Season 16, Episode 61 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about QB Philip Rivers making a comeback with the Indianapolis Colts at the age of 44. We discuss how we think Rivers’ comeback might go and whether we are […]

PITTSBURGH — Strong safety Kyle Dugger could return to the Pittsburgh Steelers lineup in Week 15 for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their Monday Night Football home game against the Miami Dolphins, head coach Mike Tomlin said on Tuesday.

Dugger unexpectedly missed the team’s Week 14 win over the Baltimore Ravens with a hand injury. He had finished the Week 13 game against the Buffalo Bills without incident, but did not practice on Thursday or Friday last week before skipping the trip to Baltimore.

Without Dugger in the lineup, the Steelers used a combination of Chuck Clark and Jabrill Peppers to...