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Getty Images Cornerback Steven Nelson remains one of the top veteran free agents available. It’s not for a lack of interest. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports Nelson has heard from 14 teams, including the Texans, Bears, Eagles, Bengals and Bills. “He continues to be patient waiting for right fit...

USA TODAY Sports The full 2021 schedule won’t be out until later today, but the beginning of the season is taking shape. CBS announced its slate of Week One games and there are several intriguing matchups in the early and late window. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers will begin...

Getty Images The first month of the Deshaun Watson legal controversy featured numerous social-media posts, written statements, and press conferences. For nearly three weeks, silence has prevailed in the Watson situation. It’s obvious, given the sharp shift in efforts by the lawyers away from...

Getty Images People in the NFL are reacting to Tim Tebow likely returning to the NFL. And people whose job it is to react to the reactions of people in the NFL are reacting to the reaction. And the reaction isn’t ideal. Steelers linebacker Devin Bush posted a tweet complaining about Tim Tebow...

Getty Images Different people look at different places first when the league releases the schedule. Where does Ravens G.M. Eric DeCosta go when he sees his team’s schedule? “December,” he recently told PFT PM, without hesitation, when asked that question. “I look at December games because I...

Getty Images In the days before a wild-card playoff game against Cleveland, Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster was asked whether the 2020 Browns are a different team that what they’ve been in the past. Then came the unintended catch phrase. “The Browns is the Browns.” In a recent...

Getty Images The Steelers cut defensive backs Trevor Williams and John Battle on Friday, according to the NFL’s transactions wire. Both players signed a futures contract in January. Williams, 27, appeared in two games with the Eagles last season, making three tackles and a pass breakup. He...

Getty Images The coming football season could be the final one for Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Or maybe it won’t be. “I think Ben’s mindset is he’s focused on 2021 as we all are,” Steelers G.M. Kevin Colbert recently told PFT PM. “I think we all go into it. We focus on now. We see...

Getty Images The Steelers made an addition to their secondary on Friday. The agents for defensive back Arthur Maulet announced that their client signed with the Steelers. No terms were announced. Maulet spent the last two seasons with the Jets and started 11 of the 23 games he played for the...

Getty Images Jibri Blount didn’t play a down of college football. But the former basketball player for North Carolina Central will try his hand at becoming an NFL tight end. Blount has signed a deal with the Dolphins. He announced the signing on social media: “Plot twist. I’m in the NFL...

Getty Images Tackle Alejandro Villanueva is making the move from the Steelers to the Ravens and that means a significant change in offensive philosophies. Villanueva said on Wednesday that learning his new playbook is a bigger challenge than switching from left to right tackle, but it is one...

Getty Images The Steelers needed a running back. In round one, they targeted one. And when he was available with the 24th overall pick, they pounced on Alabama running back Najee Harris. “Najee is a well-rounded running back that played in a pro system,” Steelers G.M. Kevin Colbert said in a...

Getty Images New Ravens offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva is looking forward to facing his old team. Villanueva, who spent the last seven years with the Steelers, told Baltimore reporters today that he considers the Steelers “a class-act organization,” but that doesn’t mean he’s not eager...

Getty Images Steelers cornerback Justin Layne faced a felony charge after last month’s arrest in Ohio, but the case has been resolved after he pleaded guilty to lesser charges. Layne was facing a fourth-degree felony gun charge after his arrest following a traffic stop, but the Willoughby...

Getty Images In 2017, Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster had to wait through more than 60 picks before he was drafted. He recently said that the wait to get drafted wasn’t as stressful as his first foray into free agency. “I would probably say free agency was more nerve wracking than draft...

Getty Images Four years ago, receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster waited through all of Thursday night and into Friday night to get drafted. What stands out the most for him wasn’t the phone call he got from the Steelers at No. 62 but an unrelated call that came before it. “I got a phone call and it...

Getty Images Alejandro Villanueva will be switching positions after signing with the Ravens this week, but moving from left tackle to right tackle isn’t his biggest concern. Villanueva spoke to reporters on Wednesday about moving from the Steelers to their divisional rivals in Baltimore and...

Getty Images The Lions and Steelers can expect to get third-round compensatory picks in the 2022 NFL draft. Although the NFL won’t officially announce compensatory picks until March of 2022, Nick Korte of OverTheCap.com has early projections that have proven to be accurate in the past, and...

Getty Images The Ravens have mastered the art of signing free agents after the window closes on the acquisition counting toward the compensatory draft pick formula. But waiting to sign free agents entails a risk of having some other team making a move. As it relates to former Steelers tackle...

USA TODAY Sports Terry Bradshaw was trending on Twitter today. Fortunately, it wasn’t because he’d finally done what he’d supposedly done in 2007. Bradshaw continued his assault against Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers during an appearance on Colin Cowherd’s show. Among other things...