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Penn State’s Chris Stoll, ex-Steelers QB Josh Dobbs highlight local ties to Super Bowl LX
When Chris Stoll was spending two full seasons not seeing the field as a walk-on for the Penn State football team, who could have imagined he would be the only player from the program who would get onto the field to play in a future Super Bowl? Stoll, the Seattle...
First Call: Jay Glazer rips Aaron Rodgers; former Steeler sounds off about Tom Brady
Fox’s Jay Glazer doesn’t hold back when talking about Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. A new Steelers coach gets some bad news from the Hall of Fame. A former Steeler speaks his mind when it comes to ex-New England Patriots legend Tom Brady. And we outline a busy weekend of...
Football Footnotes: Our annual season-ending Super Bowl betting edition
Last year’s Super Bowl was 24-0 Philadelphia before halftime. How did I stay interested in the game? Gambling, my friends. Gambling. I had bets all over the board. Big ones, little ones. Hefty ones. Mini ones. From conventional to exotic. From basic to bananas. I did all that … to...
Former Steeler Robert Spillane goes from undrafted free agent to Super Bowl captain with PatriotsVideo
Born in the mid-1990s in Chicago, Robert Spillane shares something with many of his contemporaries who happen to have been raised in the Pittsburgh area. Super Bowl XLIII made quite the impression on him. Now a linebacker with the New England Patriots, Spillane while in the Bay Area this past...
4-time Super Bowl champion L.C. Greenwood denied spot in Hall of Fame
Four-time Super Bowl champion L.C. Greenwood was again denied a bust in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The late Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman was among three senior finalists, but only running back Roger Craig received enough votes from the 50-person hall of fame committee for induction, the NFL revealed...
Make-A-Wish grants Super Bowl dream for Pittsburgh teen
Connor Hennick, a 14-year-old, has dreamed of going to the Super Bowl for as long as he can remember. Now, the self-declared lifelong Steelers fan is headed to the San Francisco Bay Area for the Super Bowl LX through Make-A-Wish. The Hennick family, of McCandless, arrived at their hotel around...
Review: ‘The Chief’ at Pittsburgh Playhouse is a riveting evening with the soul of the Steelers
Few people are as truly, splendidly Pittsburgh as Art Rooney Sr. Not just because he gave the Steelers to the world, though that doesn’t hurt, but also because he embodied qualities that make Pittsburghers the best people in the world: loyalty, toughness, humor, passion. (Disclosure: This reviewer, a third-generation Pittsburgher,...
Joe Starkey: Ravens went risky. Steelers stayed safe. Who’ll be proven right?
You knew as soon as the Steelers and Baltimore Ravens became unexpected members of this year’s coaching cycle that one of them would hire a young, untested riser of a defensive coordinator as its new head coach. You just didn’t think it would be the Ravens. Neither did I. That...
First Call: Jay Glazer offers new layer to Mike Tomlin’s resignation; Andy Weidl’s name floated for NFC job
Thursday’s “First Call” advances some new talking points about Mike Tomlin’s resignation. Another NFC team is being linked to Pittsburgh Steelers assistant general manager Andy Weidl. The Penguins have a tough game to close out their schedule before the Olympic break. And a very familiar name may be making a...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans angry about a lack of faith in Mike McCarthy and Will Howard
Here’s what I’ve learned over the past week: • I need to give Aaron Rodgers another chance to be the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback. • I also need to give Will Howard a chance to be the Steelers’ quarterback. • I’m being too hard on the Mike McCarthy hire. • I’m...
Offensive coordinator Brian Angelichio among 5 coaches hired by Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers hired Brian Angelichio as offensive coordinator, choosing a candidate who spent the past four seasons working with one of the NFL’s young, innovative coaches. Angelichio, 53, served as pass game coordinator and tight ends coach for the Minnesota Vikings under Kevin O’Connell since 2022. He had previous...
Kamin Science Center hosts ‘immersive’ NFL Films documentary about Western Pa.’s rich football history
Western Pennsylvania’s storied football history is chronicled in a first-of-its-kind NFL Films documentary to be screened at Kamin Science Center for the next two months. “The Football Town” is a nearly 50-minute documentary narrated by Plum native Pat McAfee and featuring appearances by Pittsburgh Steelers legends Bill Cowher, Jerome Bettis,...
Steelers Nation Radio’s Matt Williamson embraces Patrick Graham as DC, is intrigued by idea of Malik Willis at QBVideo
Pittsburgh Steelers fans should be on board with the hirings of Mike McCarthy and Patrick Graham. They should also be intrigued by the idea of Malik Willis becoming the team’s quarterback. But they better dial back the enthusiasm on Will Howard, and the notion of selecting a quarterback in the...
20 years after Willie Parker’s Super Bowl run, his Steelers teammates recall how they turned him looseVideo
From 1992-98, safety Darren Perry wore a black-and-gold Pittsburgh Steeler uniform with No. 39 on the back. However, on Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit, Mich., Perry was wearing a headset and a Steelers ball cap as the team’s defensive backs coach. He watched as someone else in his old jersey...
First Call: Cam Heyward wants to stay in Pittsburgh; ex-Steeler’s high praise for new DC Patrick Graham
Steelers defensive captain Cameron Heyward claims he wants to keep playing in Pittsburgh. A former Steeler is pumping the tires of the club’s new defensive coordinator. A familiar college coaching name is switching Big Ten teams. And we look at a busy night for local college basketball. All that in...
Shocked by Mike Tomlin’s exit, Cam Heyward speaks highly of Mike McCarthy
Cameron Heyward was stunned when Mike Tomlin resigned as the Pittsburgh Steelers coach, a decision that leaves him navigating the first coaching change of his 15-year career. The 36-year-old defensive captain said he’d grown used to stability and didn’t believe the season would end with Tomlin’s exit. “I think that’s...
Report: Steelers running backs coach Eddie Faulkner headed to AFC North rival
Running backs coach Eddie Faulkner reportedly is headed to a division rival after seven seasons on the Pittsburgh Steelers staff. Faulkner, 48, is expected to take the same job with the Baltimore Ravens under new coach Jesse Minter, according to NFL Network. Under Faulkner’s watch, the Steelers’ backfield tandem of...
Detroit Lions fan files $100 million lawsuit against Steelers’ DK Metcalf and others
A Detroit Lions fan involved in an altercation with Pittsburgh Steelers player DK Metcalf has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the receiver and others, alleging he was assaulted and later defamed as a racist. The lawsuit filed by Ryan Kennedy’s attorney Jonathan Marko names Metcalf, the Pittsburgh Steelers, retired...
‘Couldn’t be paired with a better guy’: Steelers’ Mike McCarthy, Omar Khan go way back
Omar Khan certainly feels the frustration from Pittsburgh Steelers fans over the organization’s lack of a playoff win for nine years. He understands that fan perspective because he’s lived it as a fan. Actually, to a much higher degree. Now the Steelers’ general manager, Khan was born in New Orleans...
Renderings show how NFL Draft will take over Downtown Pittsburgh and North Shore
The NFL, VisitPittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday offered the first glimpse of the official 2026 NFL Draft site renderings. The images offer a preview of how the city’s largest tourism event will unfold, revealing a two-site draft campus stretching across Pittsburgh’s North Shore and Downtown for the April...
Joe Starkey’s Mailbag: Should Kordell Stewart be in the Steelers Hall of Honor?
You ask. I answer. It’s time for a weekly Q&A mailbag that appears Tuesdays at TribLive.com. We had a banner first two weeks. Let’s go for a three-peat. Most of the questions come via “X,” but you can also hit me up jraystarkey@gmail.com. Let’s go … David Reese, @davidreese36: Good...
First Call: Retired AFC North rival may join Mike McCarthy’s staff; ex-Steelers coaching candidate goes to Ravens
One former AFC North rival could be joining the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff. Another is heading back to Baltimore. The Steelers are considering the prospect of bringing the son of a former black-and-gold coach on board for Mike McCarthy’s staff. And George Pickens discusses his future in Dallas. All that...
Special teams ace Ben Skowronek represents Steelers at 2026 Pro Bowl Games
Special teams standout Ben Skowronek will represent the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Pro Bowl Games on Tuesday night. A fifth-year pro, Skowronek was the AFC’s top vote-getter among special teams players, earning his first Pro Bowl nod. Steelers teammates Jalen Ramsey and T.J. Watt also were selected but won’t take...
Steelers expected to name Danny Crossman as special teams coach
Mike McCarthy has dug into his Green Bay and Dallas roots to assemble the Pittsburgh Steelers’ coaching staff, but his new special teams coordinator could hail from his days at Pitt. Veteran NFL assistant Danny Crossman is expected to join McCarthy’s staff as special teams coordinator, according to an NFL...
Former defensive back Jason Simmons among 8 Steelers coaching hires
Jason Simmons, a former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back, was among eight additions to Mike McCarthy’s coaching staff announced Monday by the team. Simmons will serve as defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach. The Steelers also retained Scott McCurley (inside linebackers) and Tom Arth (quarterbacks) and hired James Campen...
