Joe Rutter stories, Page 63
Steelers notebook: Matt Corral welcomes chance to follow Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback
INDIANAPOLIS — Some NFL prospects might shy away from the thought of immediately replacing a Hall of Fame quarterback. Matt Corral isn’t of that mindset. Corral, the redshirt junior from Mississippi, is prepared to follow in the footsteps of Ben Roethlisberger provided he is drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers. “Who...
Steelers notebook: GM ‘absolutely’ expects DE Stephon Tuitt to play football in 2022
INDIANAPOLIS — After missing the 2021 season because of a knee injury and the unexpected death of his brother, defensive end Stephon Tuitt has told the Pittsburgh Steelers he plans on returning to play this year. “Oh, yeah, absolutely,” general manager Kevin Colbert said on an interview with Steelers Nation...
As Steelers’ Kevin Colbert prepares to exit role, he has abundance of free-agent money to spend
INDIANAPOLIS — Kevin Colbert has reason to smile when he thinks about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ finances heading into free agency. Unlike last year. When the 2020 season ended, and with the salary cap decreasing because of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on revenues, Colbert found himself trimming about $34 million in...
Steelers interview 3 additional candidates for general manager position
Three more candidates interviewed for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ general manager position, the team announced Saturday night. Over the past week, the Steelers conducted interviews with Andy Weidl, vice president of player personnel with the Philadelphia Eagles; Ran Carthon, director of personnel with the San Francisco 49ers; and Joe Hortiz, director...
Hands down, Kenny Pickett’s finger span to be scrutinized by talent evaluators at NFL Combine
Of all the measurements, tests and times that will be recorded this week at the NFL Combine, perhaps the most anticipated one won’t be produced in the 40-yard dash. It won’t be found in the number of bench press reps or the height of a vertical jump. It will take...
Steelers season-ticket holders to see price hike in at least some sections of Heinz Field in 2022
Pittsburgh Steelers season ticket holders began receiving their 2022 invoices Friday, and at least in some sections, the cost of attending games at Heinz Field continues to go up. Ticket price in the lower bowl near the enclosed end zone were increased for the third consecutive year. A season ticket...
NFL Network draft analyst thinks Malik Willis, Matt Corral could be QB options for Steelers
NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah has seen enough of Malik Willis to predict he could be a good fit for the Pittsburgh Steelers with the No. 20 pick in the NFL Draft. Jeremiah, who attached the Liberty quarterback to the Steelers in his most recent mock draft, also knows such...
Brian Flores’ journey to joining Steelers’ coaching staff ‘happened very fast’
Brian Flores wasn’t expecting to get a job offer to coach linebackers for the Pittsburgh Steelers when he placed a call to head coach Mike Tomlin late last week. He was merely seeking advice on how to get back into the coaching profession after filing a class-action lawsuit against the...
Steelers hired Brian Flores to ‘help us win games,’ GM Kevin Colbert says
As evidenced by the decision to hire Brian Flores, the Pittsburgh Steelers weren’t scared away by the former Miami Dolphins coach’s class-action lawsuit against the NFL, which claims racial discrimination in the league’s hiring practices. General manager Kevin Colbert, though, said the organization wasn’t making a statement by giving Flores...
Kevin Colbert: Mason Rudolph in line to be Steelers QB ‘if the season started today’
As they have historically, the Pittsburgh Steelers will take four quarterbacks to training camp in July. Aside from Mason Rudolph and most likely Dwayne Haskins, general manager Kevin Colbert doesn’t know the identity of the other two competitors and whether they will be a mix of veterans or rookies. He...
Kevin Colbert helping conduct interviews for his successor as Steelers general manager
Kevin Colbert isn’t exactly easing into his impending exit as Pittsburgh Steelers general manager. Colbert revealed Monday during an interview with reporters that he is involved with helping team president Art Rooney II find his successor. “Art and myself are conducting the interviews,” Colbert said. “Art hasn’t been through this...
Former Dolphins coach Brian Flores hired by Steelers as senior defensive assistant
Brian Flores, who is suing the NFL and three of its teams over discrimination in the hiring process of head coaches, joined the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday as a senior defensive assistant in charge of linebackers. Fired after three seasons as head coach of the Miami Dolphins, Flores filed a...
Superstition led to Ben Roethlisberger’s agent watching 2005 AFC title game from home
Leigh Steinberg, the inspiration for cinematic sports agent Jerry Maguire, has shown dozens of clients the money in his four decades representing professional athletes. His NFL clientele consists of 62 first-round draft picks, including eight No. 1 overall selections. He has represented 12 Pro Football Hall of Fame players, and...
Ben Roethlisberger capped a storybook career as a surefire Hall of Famer; what’s next is anyone’s guess
As he stood at a podium, located in a tiny room inside the bowels of Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium, Ben Roethlisberger was reflecting on what would be the final loss of his 18-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers when he was asked about his future. What’s next? What’s next for...
Steelers OLB T.J. Watt wins NFL Defensive Player of the Year award
The NFL’s single-season sacks leader is also the league’s defensive player of the year. After coming close the previous two seasons, T.J. Watt won the AP award given to the NFL’s top defensive player Thursday night. The announcement was made at the NFL Honors awards ceremony in Los Angeles, site...
Steelers officially promote Teryl Austin to defensive coordinator
Teryl Austin will get his third chance to run a defense in the NFL. Austin, a Sharon native and Pitt graduate, is the new defensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Austin’s promotion was reported over the weekend but was not finalized until Wednesday. We have named Teryl Austin as our...
Steelers move on from WR coach Ike Hilliard, hire Frisman Jackson from Panthers
The Pittsburgh Steelers hired a wide receivers coach Tuesday without previously mentioning the position was vacant. Frisman Jackson, who spent the past two seasons with the Carolina Panthers, was announced as the new position coach. He will replace Ike Hilliard, who spent the past two years coaching the Steelers receivers....
Reports: Steelers to promote Teryl Austin to defensive coordinator position
The Pittsburgh Steelers are poised to promote Teryl Austin to defensive coordinator, according to ESPN and NFL Network reports Sunday. Austin would replace Keith Butler, who retired last month after spending the past seven seasons as defensive coordinator. Austin, 56, is a Sharon native and Pitt graduate. He spent the...
Steelers interview 3 external candidates to replace outgoing GM Kevin Colbert
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ search for their next general manager has led them to interviewing three candidates from outside the organization. The team announced Friday that interviews were conducted this week with Ryan Cowden of the Tennessee Titans, Ed Dodds of the Indianapolis Colts and JoJo Wooden of the Los Angeles...
Steelers’ Diontae Johnson, Najee Harris named Pro Bowl replacements for Bengals duo
With the Cincinnati Bengals representing the AFC in the Super Bowl and their players no longer eligible for the Pro Bowl, the NFL found replacements in a pair of Pittsburgh Steelers players. Running back Najee Harris and wide receiver Diontae Johnson were named as replacements Sunday night. They will take...
Steelers owner finds mobility a ‘desirable’ trait in team’s next quarterback
Art Rooney II is ready to oversee the first seismic shift in quarterbacks for the Pittsburgh Steelers since two-time Super Bowl winner Ben Roethlisberger was drafted in 2004. He realizes the task facing him and the organization is daunting. “You have to take advantage of whatever opportunity you have to...
Art Rooney II announces Kevin Colbert’s departure as Steelers GM following NFL Draft
Kevin Colbert will be stepping down as general manager of the Pittsburgh Steelers once his contract expires in May, and the organization already has started interviewing candidates to replace him. Team president Art Rooney II confirmed Colbert’s upcoming departure as general manager during a video call with reporters Friday. Colbert,...
Ben Roethlisberger announces retirement after 18 seasons with Steelers
Ben Roethlisberger made it official Thursday. The two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback is retiring from the NFL after spending 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Roethlisberger, who indicated in late December that the 2021 season would be his last, made the announcement by releasing a 2-minute, 16-second video on his website,...
Steelers’ Najee Harris, Pressley Harvin III named to PFWA all-rookie team
Running back Najee Harris and punter Pressley Harvin III were two representatives of the Pittsburgh Steelers to earn spots on the NFL all-rookie team as announced Tuesday by the Pro Football Writers Association. Harris, the team’s first-round pick, finished fourth in the NFL with 1,200 rushing yards, and he also...
Free agents, draft prospects abound as Steelers weigh best way to land quarterback
Trades involving high-profile quarterbacks returned to fashion last offseason with the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions swapping starters Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff and the Philadelphia Eagles sending Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts. Such deals don’t come along every offseason, and they are even rarer when they involve...
