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USA TODAY Sports Dwayne Haskins acknowledged Dec. 23 that he was down to his final opportunity to make good in Washington after violating COVID-19 protocols by attending a private birthday party. Five days later, Washington cut Haskins. So obviously, Haskins, like anyone and everyone else...

Getty Images The Steelers are heading into the season with a different and younger look at cornerback. Joe Haden is back and they re-signed Cam Sutton, but Mike Hilton and Steven Nelson are gone and the team didn’t make any big moves for veteran help for the unit. That leaves largely untested...

Getty Images When Dwayne Haskins flamed out a year and a half after Washington chose him in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft, some critics said he just didn’t care enough to put in the work it takes to be a great quarterback. Haskins says that’s not the case. Now just trying to earn a...

Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins has been through a lot in his short NFL career, and coach Mike Tomlin wants to learn all about it. Tomlin was asked on Wednesday about a post-practice talk with Haskins, and he said that while he’s letting quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan and offensive Matt...

Getty Images Wednesday’s PFT Live included a draft that focused on players who are most likely to take a leap in 2021. We left out quarterbacks to make it more interesting. The attached video includes the picks made by Simms and me. Feel free to watch it and then chime in with your own...

USA TODAY Sports The Steelers had every player in attendance at their minicamp except defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt. Tuitt’s brother, Richard Bartlett, was killed by a hit-and-run driver last week in Johns Creek, Georgia. “Everyone knows the personal circumstance that Stephon Tuitt and his...

USA TODAY Sports A report Tuesday indicated only half of the NFL’s 32 teams have at least 50 percent of their players vaccinated. Three teams have at least 70 players vaccinated. Mike Tomlin indicated Tuesday the Steelers are in the latter category, saying he is “really comfortable” with the...

USA TODAY Sports When Bud Dupree went down with a torn ACL late last year, then-rookie Alex Highsmith took over as a starting outside linebacker for Pittsburgh. Now that Dupree has signed with Tennessee as a free agent, the role is Highsmith’s to lose entering 2021. Head coach Mike Tomlin has...

Getty Images Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger agreed to return to the Steelers in 2021 on a significantly reduced salary for what could be his final NFL season. And Roethlisberger is learning a new offense. Pittsburgh promoted Matt Canada to offensive coordinator after he spent the 2020 season...

USA TODAY Sports Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt has become one of the league’s elite defenders. In just four seasons, he’s a three-time Pro Bowler and two-time first-team All-Pro. Watt led the league with 15.0 sacks and 23 tackles for loss in 2020, while also registering 41 quarterback hits...

Getty Images The Steelers had a pair of decisions to make about picking up option years for 2018 first-round safeties this offseason and they went in different directions. Minkah Fitzpatrick had his 2022 option exercised after a pair of All-Pro seasons in Pittsburgh, but Terrell Edmunds did...

Getty Images “89 is back in the building.” Eight years after Steve Smith last played for the Panthers, Smith will rejoin the team. The Panthers have announced that he’ll serve as the analyst for the TV broadcasts of the team’s preseason games. And Smith utters the line quoted above in the...

Getty Images Safety Malik Hooker has visited with the Cowboys, Dolphins and Steelers since becoming a free agent, but has not signed with a team for the 2021 season. During an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio earlier this week, Hooker said that he knows he’s likely to sign a one-year deal...

Getty Images The Pro Football Writers of America has selected the Buccaneers public relations staff as the 2021 winner of the Pete Rozelle Award. The Bucs were lauded for dealings with the media during a Super Bowl season that included the addition of high-profile free agent Tom Brady. The...

Getty Images The Steelers offensive line underwent a lot of changes this offseason, including the departure of starting left tackle Alejandro Villanueva as a free agent. Pittsburgh didn’t sign a veteran to replace him and they didn’t draft a tackle until the fourth round, which leaves Chukwuma...

Getty Images Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Devin Bush isn’t quite back to full speed just yet. However, he’s confident that when training camp opens next month, he will be 100 percent ready to go in his return from a torn ACL last season. “I’ll be ready once camp rolls around. I’ll be 100%,”...

Getty Images After briefly testing free agency, JuJu Smith-Schuster decided to stay in Pittsburgh this season on a one-year, $8 million contract. Next year, Smith-Schuster is hoping for more. Smith-Schuster said today that the lower salary cap for 2021 limited his options this year, and he’s...

Getty Images There are going to be some changes to the way the Steelers secondary looks this season, but the best player from last year’s group remains in place. Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick was named a first-team All-Pro for the second straight season and will help to make replacements for...

Getty Images Mason Rudolph is the only Steelers quarterback with a contract for the 2022 season, but it’s unclear what role he’ll be playing by the time next year rolls around. Ben Roethlisberger could return for another season or he could retire, which would open up the starting job in...

Getty Images Before JuJu Smith-Schuster elected to return to the Steelers on a one-year, $8 million deal, he entertained offers from the Ravens and Chiefs. But when he decided to bet on himself by sticking with the team that drafted him, one of the receivers who may have benefited from his...