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Getty Images Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger‘s name made an unexpected appearance during Friday’s impeachment proceedings in Washington, but Roethlisberger’s attention was on something else on Friday. Roethlisberger’s longtime teammate Maurkice Pouncey announced his retirement and...

Getty Images Of the various looming free agents in Pittsburgh, one name creates the most intrigue: JuJu Smith-Schuster. The team’s MVP in 2018 (a vote that prompted receiver Antonio Brown to force his way out of town), Smith-Schuster’s rookie deal is expiring. Absent a new contract or the...

Getty Images Lions head coach Dan Campbell is picking up a member of his first staff from the Super Bowl champions. Detroit is expected to hire Antwaan Randle El as its wide receivers coach, according to NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero. Randle El has been the Buccaneers assistant wide receivers...

Getty Images Boston kept close tabs on Tom Brady‘s first Super Bowl appearance for a team other than the Patriots and that wasn’t the only other NFL city with ties to this year’s Buccaneers squad. The Steelers have plenty of connections to Tampa. Bucs head coach Bruce Arians was the Steelers...

Getty Images The Steelers have announced three new additions to Mike Tomlin’s coaching staff. Mike Sullivan is now officially the team’s quarterbacks coach, Chris Morgan is the assistant offensive line coach, and Matt Tomsho is a quality control coach. There were reports of the Sullivan and...

Getty Images Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt has won the NFL’s defensive player of the year award three times. This year, he was hoping his brother would win it. Instead, Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt came in second to Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, who joined J.J. Watt and Lawrence...

Getty Images For the third time in four years, Aaron Donald has been named defensive player of the year by the Associated Press. Donald is the third three-time winner of the award, joining Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor and Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt. The honor was given out...

Getty Images Alan Faneca was a Hall of Fame finalist for a sixth time in 2021. He finally is a Hall of Famer. Faneca got his call to the Hall on Saturday as part of the Class of 2021. He was the fourth Hall of Famer announced of an expected eight new electees, joining Charles Woodson, Calvin...

Getty Images Former Steelers scout Bill Nunn has earned election into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is announcing the Class of 2021 during the NFL Honors show Saturday night. Nunn died in 2014 at the age of 89. He was the only contributor candidate on the ballot for the...

Getty Images Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes will face off in Sunday’s Super Bowl to decide the NFL champion for the 2020 season. The champion in merchandising sales already has been declared. The NFLPA released the latest numbers of merchandising sales for NFL players from the period covering...

Getty Images The Steelers are hiring Chris Morgan as their assistant offensive line coach, TheAthletic.com reports. Morgan, who recently was let go by new Falcons’ coach Arthur Smith, also interviewed with the Giants. He has 12 years experience, six as an offensive line coach and six as an...

Getty Images After promoting their old quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator, the Steelers have found a new quarterbacks coach. Mike Sullivan will be Pittsburgh’s quarterbacks coach, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports. He’ll work under Matt Canada, who was quarterbacks coach last year...

Getty Images Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster‘s pregame dancing and pre-playoff comments about the Browns overshadowed his play on the field for the Steelers down the stretch and that leaves potential suitors in free agency with some things to sort out when it comes to the wideout’s value...

Getty Images The Steelers announced the promotion of Adrian Klemm to offensive line coach. Klemm spent the past two seasons as the team’s assistant offensive line coach. Klemm arrived in Pittsburgh before the 2019 season from the college ranks where he gained nine years of experience. His most...

Getty Images When the 2020 season began, Le'Veon Bell was playing running back for the Jets and Antonio Brown was a free agent with an eight-game suspension looming over his head. The 2020 season will end with the former Steelers teammates in very different surroundings. Bell is playing for...

Getty Images Le'Veon Bell made a unique decision to bet on himself and sit out the 2018 season rather than play on the franchise tag. Through various circumstances and reasons, Bell hasn’t seen the same level of success in 2019 and 2020 as he did the first five years of his career in...

Getty Images The Steelers are staying in-house for their new offensive line coach. Pittsburgh will promote Adrian Klemm to the position, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport. Klemm has been the the Steelers’ assistant offensive line coach for the last two seasons. Before joining the Steelers...

Getty Images Patricia Rooney, the widow of Steelers owner Dan Rooney, has died. She was 88. “My family and I are mourning the passing of my mother, Patricia,” Steelers president Art Rooney II in a statement released by the Steelers. “She helped raise nine children while supporting my father’s...

USA TODAY Sports The Buccaneers, who lost at home to the Chiefs in Week 12 wearing dark jerseys, have chosen to wear white jerseys for Super Bowl LV. As the home team (the NFC gets that designation in odd-numbered Super Bowls), the Bucs had the privilege of making the choice. The reportedly...

Getty Images Almost exactly a year ago, Steelers team president Art Rooney II conceded the Rooney Rule didn’t work as intended in the 2020 hiring cycle and needed tweaking. Rinse. Repeat. Rooney has similar thoughts on the hiring process in 2021 despite expansion of the rule. “There’s still...