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Cam Heyward continues to defy Father Time with his high level of play. He was an All-Pro for the second consecutive season in 2025, marking two All-Pro selections since turning 35 years old. Despite that production, though, Heyward was shockingly left out of the top 10 defensive tackle rankings from NFL personnel across the league, […]
With Steelers training camp just around the corner, we turn our focus to the roster and the battles ahead of us over the summer. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will be taking a closer look at some of the roster battles that we expect to see unfold over the course of training camp […]
Nineteen years. That’s how long Mike Tomlin coached the Pittsburgh Steelers without a single losing season. New head coach Mike McCarthy inherits that streak for the 2026 season, and the NFL’s own preview desk has just handed him a number that almost reads like a dare. The league’s official YouTube channel released its ‘Pittsburgh Steelers […] The post NFL Just Delivered a Brutal Verdict on Mike McCarthy’s Steelers appeared first on EssentiallySports .
The Pittsburgh Penguins have spent the offseason making interesting moves, but there is still a difference between making interesting moves and making the move that changes the direction of the…
A new trade proposal has the Detroit Lions acquiring Steelers edge rusher Alex Highsmith to pair with Aidan Hutchinson. Here's why it makes sense.
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2026 offseason practices concluded in the middle of June. Next up is the team’s annual training camp, which will get underway in late July at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. Ahead of that, we will preview the team’s offseason roster three players at a time as part of a multi-post series. This […]
The Steelers had bigger problems on defense last season, statistically, against the pass. Mark Kaboly’s bigger concern, though is the run. This offseason, Pittsburgh added to its secondary, and in some meaningful ways. But what have the Steelers done to shape up this run defense—beyond, you know, an almost entirely new coaching staff? Well, it’s […]
There are a lot of aspects of football that aren’t what they used to be. With Rod Woodson‘s help, take […] This article originally appeared on Steelers Now : Steelers Great Rod Woodson Recalls the NFL Culture Shock That Greeted Him
Since completing their home sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates in early June, the Atlanta Braves are 8-17, winning exactly one series over that span. But they can change that tune Thursday afternoon, somewhat fittingly against the Pirates. After a beatdown loss in Game 1 and a late scoring surge in a shutout win in Game […]
A separate offseason series we’re kicking off for the next few weeks. The Pittsburgh Steelers have plenty of “what ifs” in their now nearly 100-year history. We’ll focus on some of those outstanding, unanswerable questions that loom over the franchise. What If Ryan Shazier Didn’t Get Hurt? Ryan Shazier was just coming into his own. […]
It’s too early to say how soon Max Iheanachor will start, but Hines Ward has no doubts that he belongs with the Steelers. Having watched him for two years as a member of Arizona State’s coaching staff, he is a big fan of where he landed. After all, Ward spent his entire NFL career in […]
A former Super Bowl champion reveals has high expectations for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2026. This article originally appeared on Steelers Now : Super Bowl Champ Pounds Table For Steelers: ‘They Gonna Be Dangerous’
Welcome back to another edition of Read & React! With training camp set to begin at the end of this month, we’ve nearly made it through the quiet portion of the NFL calendar. Soon, your feeds will be stuffed with the usual summer fare: stories on players who arrived at camp in the best shape […]
Versatility is something the Pittsburgh Steelers’ new coaching staff is clearly very keen on. On both sides of the ball, the Steelers have looked for players who can play multiple roles. That gives them the ability to get creative and makes it easier to manage depth. Especially in the secondary, where the Steelers have collected […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers seem to act on their problems only when things end in a disaster. They will begin 2026 with a new defensive coordinator in Patrick Graham, who replaces Teryl Austin. Even though Graham’s arrival seems promising, the scars left by Austin’s handling of the defense are fresh in Juan Thornhill’s memory. “I didn’t […] The post “I Didn’t Enjoy Playing for That DC”: Ex-Steelers Safety Makes Blunt Admission About Mike Tomlin’s Former Assistant appeared first on EssentiallySp...
Player: DT Keeanu Benton Stock Value: Even Reasoning: While there’s been a lot of talk about Keeanu Benton this offseason, it doesn’t, as yet, amount to very much. Between discussions about his role this season and contract talks, nobody seems to know where he fits anymore. To my mind, however, the most likely answer will […]
It looks like Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt has a lot to prove this season. This article originally appeared on Steelers Now : Steelers T.J. Watt Disrespected By Latest ESPN Rankings
There wasn’t a more visible player on the ice at Penguins development camp 2026 than former fifth round pick Zam Plante. Plante finished sixth in the NCAA in scoring last season – finishing on the stat sheet around the same production as first round picks like Gavin McKenna, Porter Martone and Michael Hage. Plante showed […]
Everybody likes underdogs, overachievers, and sleepers, so who are the Steelers’ candidates for this year’s 53-man roster? At this stage, it’s hard to say how many legitimate candidates there are. So much has changed about the team this offseason, most importantly, the coaching staff. Mike McCarthy will have different means of evaluating players from Mike […]
Steelers Daily News & Links: Your daily stop for all of the news and links. 🏈 Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebackers […] This article originally appeared on Steelers Now : Daily News & Links: Steelers OLBs Train Together; St. Vincent College Field Blessed
The Steelers will have their hands full with Vega Ioane for years to come—but first, it’s the Ravens’ problem. At least, their defense’s problem. Baltimore’s first-round pick, Ioane is a big, powerful guard poised to be a Day-1 starter. And even the other side of the ball is ready to see what he has in […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers came into this season knowing they had to make some major additions to a few areas of their roster. Wide receiver was certainly one of them, and Germie Bernard was the second of two major adds at that spot. Although he would likely only step into the WR3 role at best, there […]
Can Joey Porter Jr. pick up his interceptions, or is that a weakness he can’t improve on? The number of interceptions Joey Porter Jr. produces is under the microscope right now solely because he’s in contract negotiations. While you always want your cornerbacks to maximize takeaways, it’s really about money at the moment. The fourth-year […]
In the buildup to the start of the 2026 season, there is a lot of hype surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers’ new-look secondary, particularly at cornerback. The signing of Jamel Dean and the drafting of Georgia’s Daylen Everette gave the Steelers a significant boost in the secondary. But everything revolves around budding star cornerback Joey Porter […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have had plenty of fan-favorite players over the years. However, not everyone has received as much love from fans. Former Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall is one player that some in Pittsburgh still have negative feelings about. Much of that is because of his fumble in Super Bowl XLV, but Mendenhall got […]