Alex Highsmith and LaMarr Woodley met for the first time at the end of April, and they announced the Steelers’ fourth-round pick of the 2023 NFL Draft. The two were in Guadalajara, Mexico, for a handful of Steelers-related events and their get-together was apparently a long time coming. “When [Highsmith] first got drafted to the…
Happy Friday and I hope yinz are doing well. Welcome back to the Friday Five and hopefully you’re having a safe and enjoyable 4th of July weekend. The Steelers’ news cycle slowed to a crawl this past week but we’re coming up with series and the start of camp previews to get you through the…
Former Pittsburgh Panthers safety and ESPN NFL analyst Louis Riddick went on The Rich Eisen Show, and unlike some of his colleagues, he isn’t high on the Pittsburgh Steelers this season. Largely, Riddick admitted, it’s due to the competition in the AFC, although he’s still skeptical of the offensive line. “There’s just so many teams….
The Pittsburgh Steelers have had a busy free agency, including an overhaul at the linebacker position. After examining the position in 2022, with articles focused on Cole Holcomb and Elandon Roberts’ run defense, coverage, and pass rushing, I will look at coverage for the position in 2021 following a run defense study for that season….
Elandon Roberts has only been a Pittsburgh Steeler for a couple of months but he’s ready to step into a key leadership role. Roberts was doing some leading of his own this week, attending and helping out at fellow Houston Cougar alum Grant Stuard’s football camp. KPRC’s Aaron Wilson caught up with Roberts, who is…
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2023 offseason practices concluded in the middle of June and next up is their annual training camp, which gets underway in late July at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. Ahead of training camp, we will preview the team’s offseason roster three players at a time for you as part of a 30-post…
A new series to get you ready for training camp. While much of our attention and all the headlines will be on the big-name players — QB Kenny Pickett’s jump, how OT Broderick Jones looks, and new defensive starters like CB Patrick Peterson — the summer is a great time to uncover that training camp…
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett led the team to a winning record down the stretch last season, primarily by cutting down on turnovers and making most of the throws he needed to. He didn’t set the world on fire, but he was a solid option on a team on the rise. Heading into 2023, there’s…
Continuing our series looking at the biggest storylines by position group as the Steelers prepare for training camp at the end of July. In this entry, we’ll look at the inside and outside linebackers. Inside Linebackers: Can the revamped group make that much of a difference? This offseason, the Steelers completely rebuilt their inside linebacker…
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a team that analysts seemingly don’t know what to do with. While they have the longest odds to win the AFC North, some analysts are high on them and think they’re a playoff team while some are concerned about the state of the roster. Former NFL running back Shady McCoy is…