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First Call: Steelers show interest in high-speed WR; goalie goal, goalie fight; Marc-Andre Fleury bet

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Auburn wide receiver Anthony Schwartz catches a pass against Kentucky during a game on September 26, 2020 in Auburn, Alabama.

A few Steelers post on social media about free agency. The franchise appears to have an interest in a blazer at wide receiver in the upcoming draft. A goalie fight, a goalie goal and a Golden Knights goalie bet.

All that in Monday’s “First Call.”

Banner’s self-ban

Steelers free agent offensive tackle Zach Banner sent a tweet saying that he is going on social media lockdown until after his new contract is done.

Whenever — and wherever — that may be.

Most seem to think that he’ll re-sign with the Steelers. And if that is the case, wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster seems a bit jealous.

Interesting quote given that Smith-Schuster spent part of last week telling all of us that he wants to end his “legacy” as a player in Pittsburgh.

Was he told something we should know about? Have the Steelers already informed Smith-Schuster that he won’t be getting a deal?

Or had it just been 10 minutes since JuJu was on social media and he needed to chime in on something?

I’ll take “Obvious Answers” for $600, Alex.

Au-BURN Anthony

If the Steelers lose Smith-Schuster, they may be eyeing up another prospect.

They are on the virtual draft meeting list for Auburn wide receiver Anthony Schwartz. That’s according to Justin Melo of “The Draft Network.”

As you can see, the Steelers weren’t alone in their interest. And there is an obvious reason why. Schwartz is an absolute burner.

Schwartz was an Auburn track star, too, running a 10.07 100-meter dash. He is also reported to have run a 4.27 40-yard dash going into his senior year of high school.

That said, he’s raw. CBS Sports had him rated as the 138th overall pick.

McAfee’s money

Our friend Mark Madden of TribLive and “105.9 The X” once bet Mario Lemieux $6,600 that Le Magnifique couldn’t score a goal directly off a faceoff.

That didn’t turn out so well for Mark.

Well, former WPIAL and West Virginia kicker Pat McAfee is diving in even deeper. Last week, he told former Penguins goalie and current Vegas Golden Knights net minder Marc-Andre Fleury that he would donate $100,000 to a charity of Fleury’s choice if he scored a goal.

As every Penguins fan knows, Fleury has been trying to do that for years with no luck. But there is a recent precedent.

That was Florida Eels goalie Alexandre Caron Saturday night in USPHL (United States Premier Hockey League) action against the Florida Jr. Blades.

The ball is in your court, Flower.

More goalie highlights

We aren’t done with the goalie action. Forget about goalie goals.

How about a goalie fight? And this one has to do with the Penguins’ ECHL affiliate in Wheeling.

Watch Wheeling Nailers goaltender Francois Brassard go toe-to-toe with Utah’s Kevin Carr.

Well, at least in that part of the clip, it looks like Wheeling’s Brassard got the better of the fight. And Wheeling got the better of the game, too, winning 6-1. Brassard stopped 23 of 24 pucks en route to victory.

Tim Benz is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Tim at tbenz@triblive.com or via X. All tweets could be reposted. All emails are subject to publication unless specified otherwise.

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