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In terms of teams who have had the best offseason through one week, the Pittsburgh Steelers are in that conversation. Along with trading for wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr, the Steelers have added free agents Rico Dowdle, Jamel Dean, and Jaquan Brisker, making both their offense and defense stronger. The Steelers haven’t had many notable […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers are hosting University of Miami quarterback Carson Beck to a pre-draft top 30 visit, per Nick Farabaugh of PennLive. Beck threw for just over 3,800 yards in 2025 and helped the Hurricanes get to the National Championship, losing to Indiana. He transferred to Miami from Georgia after five seasons with the Bulldogs. […]
Welcome to this week’s Pittsburgh Steelers mailbag. After eight days of the new league year, the Steelers have gotten marginally better on both sides of the ball, landing names such as Michael Pittman, Rico Dowdle, Jamel Dean, and Jaquan Brisker. After an eventful week, let’s dive into your questions. Q: Which team is the Steelers […]
The 2026 NFL Draft is in Pittsburgh! This draft season, we’ll be scouting as many of the top prospects that the Pittsburgh Steelers could have their eye on. We’ll break down the prospects themselves, strengths and weaknesses, projected draft capital, and their fit with the Steelers. While the Steelers addressed their cornerback room in free […]
The 2026 NFL Draft is over a month away, but the drama surrounding the first round never seems to rest. Pittsburgh will be the epicenter for the NFL world from April 23 to April 25 as the North Shore will host seven rounds of selections. The Steelers added significant pieces in wide receiver Michael Pittman, […]
The Steelers have 12 picks in the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh — that’s one for every round with an additional five selections. Needless to say, the Steelers will be on the clock plenty in front of a home crowd in April. That said, the overwhelming sentiment has been that 12 picks are just […]
The Steelers welcomed a few more wideouts to Pittsburgh for pre-draft visits as they look to continue to add to their wide receiver room during April’s draft. Wide receivers Jeff Caldwell and and Kendrick Law met with the team on Monday. Caldwell played his college ball at the University of Cincinnati and burst onto the […]
One of the biggest defensive signings of the offseason came when the Pittsburgh Steelers added versatile safety Jaquan Brisker from the Chicago Bears, signing him to a one-year deal. The Penn State product spent the first four seasons of his career in Chicago, making an astounding 342 tackles and picking off four passes. In signing […]
Former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Darius Slay is retiring from the NFL, he announced on his Instagram. “Dear football, I wanna thank you for all you’ve done fore me,” Slay writes. “I’ve been blessed to play the game I loved since I was 5 years old for an amazing 13 years at the highest level. Football […]
After a short one-season stint with the New York Jets, former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields is being traded to the Kansas City Chiefs, per Adam Schefter. For the Ohio State product, things started well in New York, as Fields and the Jets gave his former club all they could handle in Week One. Despite […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers were as active as any team in the first week of free agency. They signed six external free agents, four internal free agents, and made a splash trade for wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. After a very busy week, the Steelers already look much different than they did at the end of […]
The main period of NFL free agency is behind us, meaning mock drafts are starting to get just a little bit more accurate. The Steelers are still in the single digits when it comes to their pre-draft visits — usually the strongest indicator of team interest in prospects — but we do have a better […]
Former Pittsburgh Steelers punter Corliss Waitman is signing with the San Francisco 49ers, per Tom Pelissero. Waitman had been the Steelers’ punter over the last two seasons, joining the team early in the 2024 season after Cameron Johnston suffered a season-ending knee injury injury in Week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons. When Johnston returned from […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers remain without a starting quarterback for the 2026 season. Despite a tremendous first wave of free agency that featured several notable acquisitions, including Michael Pittman Jr, Jamel Dean, Rico Dowdle, and Jaquan Brisker, it may all be for not in 2026 if the Steelers can’t hammer down a quality quarterback. While it […]
Live from Delaware, it’s Saturday Night! I, NAS204PSU, am here at BTSC to bring you this Saturday Night Open Thread (aka SNOT). Tomorrow is the 2070th anniversary of the assassination of Julius Caesar, the Ides of March. You know who else has been “killing it” in March? Our Steelers! They have been making free agent moves to plug […]
The Senior Bowl and NFL Combine have come and gone, and we are full steam ahead to the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft set to begin on Thursday, April 23 in Pittsburgh. Who could the Steelers potentially draft? Top-30 visits are usually a good indicator of who the Steelers are more intrigued with […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers were as active as any team in the first wave of free agency. They made splash signings like Jamel Dean, Rico Dowdle, and Jaquan Brisker, while also trading for Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. to finally sure up their WR2 position. Other signings for the Steelers include punter Cameron Johnston, […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers are signing former Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. It is a two-year deal for $11 million with $6 million in 2026. Joseph-Day has appeared in all 17 games in each of the last two seasons for the Titans. In 2025, he recorded six tackles for loss, […]
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After two years, the Pittsburgh Steelers finally solved their WR2 dilemma by trading for Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. The two-time 1,000-yard receiver was introduced today and held his first press conference with Steelers media that featured an unexpected moment of vulnerability. Pittman struggled to get Mike McCarthy’s name out after a question […]
Another Steelers’ pre-draft visit is in the books, with The Athletic’s Mike DeFabo reporting Friday that the team hosted Penn State tight Khalil Dinkins last week. As Dinkins is a local prospect, he won’t count against the pre-draft visit limit of 30 players. The Steelers have already scheduled visits with Miami offensive tackle Markel Bell […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers are introducing their newest acquisitions on Friday, which includes brief press conferences with the media. First up was former Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Jamel Dean. The lockdown cornerback will play opposite Joey Porter Jr and create one of the league’s top defensive back duos, at least on paper. Dean mentioned that he […]
Looking at the Steelers roster, it’d be reasonable to call the edge defender group one of the strengths of the team. With a top three of TJ Watt, Alex Highsmith, and Nick Herbig — plus second-year player, Jack Sawyer, who managed 16 pressures and two sacks in 159 pass rush reps in 2025 — and […]
If you’re a fan of mock drafts like myself, you’ve probably noticed that the overwhelming majority have had the Pittsburgh Steelers selecting a wide receiver with the 21st overall pick. However, recent developments suggest that assumption might need to be reconsidered. This week, Pittsburgh traded with the Indianapolis Colts to acquire Michael Pittman Jr., a […]
Mike Tomlin stepped down as Pittsburgh Steelers head coach after the team’s 30-6 wild card loss to the Houston Texans. The loss marked the ninth consecutive season in which the Steelers did not win a playoff game. Tomlin didn’t hold a press conference after the fact. The Super Bowl champion head coach was honored with […]