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The Pittsburgh Steelers’ initial 53-man roster is set, but there’s plenty more roster building to do. The Steelers will begin assembling their initial 16- or 17-man practice squad throughout the day. Head coach Mike McCarthy has consistently referenced the value of practice squaders who can play valuable roles when injuries strike and depth is tested. […]
You know football season is right around the corner when power rankings start coming out. In just over a week, the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will square off in a Super Bowl rematch to kick off what should be a thrilling 2026 season. We may have an idea of what the league will […] The post NFL Preseason Power Rankings: Where Do the Cowboys, Chiefs and Steelers Rank? appeared first on EssentiallySports .
PITTSBURGH — During his media availability on Tuesday, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy revealed why the team parted ways […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ most surprising cut ahead of the cutdown deadline on Sunday was LB Elandon Roberts. Signed in early August, Roberts was expected to provide depth at inside linebacker, but the Steelers kept just four inside linebackers on their initial 53-man roster with Roberts the odd man out. Speaking to the media for the […]
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. will “definitely” practice on Tuesday, as the team returned to work at […]
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. is hitting the practice field for the first time all year. Activated from the Active/PUP list on Sunday, head coach Mike McCarthy told reporters Porter was set to begin “ramp up” work with teammates during Tuesday’s practice. Tuesday’s session was a walkthrough and closed to the media, making it […]
Former Pittsburgh Steelers HC Mike Tomlin never had a losing season, but he also struggled to win in the playoffs over the last decade. Mike McCarthy is hoping to end Pittsburgh’s postseason losing streak, but analyst Nick Wright doesn’t see that happening. “I projected them to go 6-11,” Wright said Tuesday on his What’s Wright […]
The AFC North is shaping up to be one of the NFL’s strongest divisions this season, making the Pittsburgh Steelers’ path to repeating as champions anything but easy. The Baltimore Ravens boast a strong roster and franchise quarterback in Lamar Jackson. The Cincinnati Bengals still have arguably the best group of skill-position players in the […]
Former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Willie Colon would not be surprised if Kaleb Johnson goes off in Green Bay. Colon […]
The main focus of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive line has been a potential weakness on the right side, especially at right tackle with Dylan Cook or Max Iheanachor set to start there. A.Q. Shipley sees a larger and more global issue the entire line may struggle to adjust to. “I’m concerned about the Steelers,” Shipley […]
The Baltimore Ravens have signed former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jonathan Ward to their practice squad. Ward was among the […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers are still making moves after the initial 53-man roster was released on Sunday afternoon. The biggest question was whether the Steelers would keep all four quarterbacks on their 90-man roster or would they try to sneak one of their rookies onto the practice squad. Now, that is incredibly risky, as a few […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers made the unusual move to keep all four quarterbacks on their roster. The next question is if they’ll end the season that way, too. NFL executives aren’t convinced. That’s according to Jason La Canfora, who hears the Steelers are interested in trading veteran Mason Rudolph. “NFL executives have stated that the Steelers […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Joey Porter Jr. are in a standoff. Porter wants a contract extension, but no deal is done yet. The Steelers don’t negotiate contracts during the season, either, so Week 1 is the deadline for something to get done with Porter. Porter is off the PUP list, but a recent report indicated […]
Former NFL quarterback Chris Streveler had nothing but good things to say about Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in a […]
Former NFL quarterback Chris Streveler and Aaron Rodgers played together for only a short time, but Streveler wants the world to know that Rodgers is a great teammate. As Rodgers heads into the final season of his Hall of Fame career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Streveler spoke with Action Network about what Rodgers meant to […]
There was no bigger surprise on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ initial 53-man roster than veteran S DeShon Elliott being placed on IR. Just nine days earlier, he made his post-knee injury debut against the New York Jets and was arguably the best player on the field that night. Now he’s shut down for at least the […]
The clock is ticking for Joey Porter Jr. and the Pittsburgh Steelers to get a deal done. General manager Omar Khan reiterated that the deadline to get a deal done on a contract extension is Week 1 of the season. Pittsburgh activated from the PUP list when it sets its initial 53-man roster on Sunday, […]
Welcome to the first Pittsburgh Steelers live chat of the 2026 season. With preseason and final roster cuts complete, we are just over one week away from the season kicking off with the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks facing off in the opening contest of the season. With the new year kicking off, we’ll […]
The Dallas Cowboys added to their offensive line last Saturday when they acquired offensive lineman Broderick Jones in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers. They sent 2027 third- and sixth-round picks to the Steelers and received a fourth-round pick in 2027 in return. Jones played three seasons in Pittsburgh after being selected in the first […]
All 10 of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie draft picks survived cutdowns to make the initial 53-man roster. Among the biggest surprises was RB/WR Eli Heidenreich, whom many thought was a perfect candidate for the practice squad. According to Mark Kaboly, he may not have survived the waiver process had the Steelers let him go. “Heidenreich […]
Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have yet to reach a deal with cornerback Joey Porter on a long-term extension. As the regular season looms with the Steelers’ first game just 12 days away at the time of writing, the clock is ticking to get a deal done. The Steelers traditionally do not negotiate contracts once the regular […]
It’s no secret that the Pittsburgh Steelers need to find their next franchise quarterback. They’ve been stuck in quarterback purgatory since future Hall of Famer Ben Roethlisberger retired after the 2021 season. So, when the Steelers under first-year head coach Mike McCarthy — who was hired specifically to solve the QB situation — selected Penn […]
Gabriel Rubio was such an unknown prospect coming out of college that the NFL didn’t have a stock photo of him to use for graphics during the 2026 NFL Draft. Now he’s on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ initial 53-man roster as one of seven defensive linemen. Two former Steelers talked at length about his potential Monday […]