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Getty Images Several NFL players and one coach have committed to kneeling during the national anthem this season. Many others likely will. But Steelers defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt won’t be among them. Tuitt said Monday that he will not kneel during the national anthem. “Also I’m not...

Getty Images In what is likely to be a common headline over the next few days as players report, the Steelers have put a player on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The team announced that defensive back Arrion Springs was placed on the list Monday. Six players from five teams were placed on the...

Getty Images Mike Tyson will be returning to the ring, for one last time. That sparked an interesting (at least to us) question in a recent edition of PFT Live: Which retired NFL player would we like to see back on the field one more time? Charean Williams and I drafted four players each...

Getty Images The Steelers have all of their 2020 draft picks under contract. Four of the six players selected in April agreed to deals in recent days and the Steelers announced the final two signings on Friday. Guard Kevin Dotson was a fourth-round pick after making 52 starts over four years...

Getty Images The NFL salary cap usually grows each year. Next year, it’s expected to shrink. And some teams are going to feel the pinch. Friday’s agreement between the NFL and NFL Players Association guarantees that the salary cap won’t drop any lower than $175 million, but even that...

When word first emerged of an imminent plan to ditch the name of the Washington football team, it was accompanied with a report that other teams had been told to prepare to scrub the old name from their websites. This morning, Washington officially dumped its former name, opting for the...

Getty Images Free-agent receiver Antonio Brown made news on Monday by walking away from a game that currently doesn’t want him. He’s done it before, and there’s a good chance he’ll do it again. The reality is that Brown currently has no team and, more importantly, no clearance from the league...

Getty Images The Steelers have agreed to terms with fourth-round choice Anthony McFarland Jr. The running back posted a photo of him signing his deal on social media. The team also has signed third-round choice Alex Highsmith. That leaves second-rounder Chase Claypool, fourth-rounder Kevin...

Getty Images The Steelers updated season-ticket holders on the 2020 season in an email sent Wednesday. The communication included updates on preseason games as well as safety protocols and procedures that have been put in place at Heinz Field for the upcoming season. The NFL is not expected...

Getty Images The Steelers have signed two more rookies, including their top draft choice. Second-round receiver Chase Claypool and sixth-round defensive back Antoine Brooks each posted a signing photo. The Steelers also have agreed to terms with third-round linebacker Alex Highsmith and...

Getty Images Apparently no longer wanting to be retired again, free agent wide receiver Antonio Brown has demanded that the NFL inform of his status with the league via his instagram account. “@nfl I have complied with each and every ask of your investigations throughout the past 11 months,”...

Getty Images John Kuhn entered the NFL as an undrafted rookie out of Shippensburg University and ended up making three Pro Bowls and winning two Super Bowl rings. He feels for the undrafted rookies this year who won’t get the same opportunity to prove themselves that he did. Kuhn noted that...

Getty Images Former Steelers guard Carlton Haselrig died at the age of 54 at his Johnstown, Pennsylvania home on Wednesday According to the Cambria County Coroner Jeffrey Lees, via the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, Haselrig died of natural causes. Haselrig was a 12th-round pick by the Steelers...

Getty Images The Steelers used an early draft pick on a wide receiver for the fourth straight year, but the addition of another young player at the position isn’t keeping Ryan Switzer from setting some high goals for himself in 2020. Switzer is heading into his third season with the Steelers...

Getty Images One of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic was a slow start to the process of signing draft picks, but rookies have started reporting to their teams this week and that has led to a slew of contract agreements in recent days. Linebacker Alex Highsmith can be added to the list of...

Getty Images Antonio Brown says he’s done playing football. “Is it time to walk away i done everything in the game at this point the risk is greater than the reward,” Brown wrote on Twitter. “Thank you everyone who been part of this journey i sincerely thank you for everything! life goes on...

Getty Images With teams about to report to training camp and sign a bunch of draft picks, some other players who haven’t had an offseason are about to become unemployed. The Steelers announced they have waived tight end Christian Scotland-Williamson. The former English rugby player has been...

Getty Images The Steelers are signing free agent tight end Dax Raymond, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Raymond has never played a regular-season game. The Steelers waived tight end Christian Scotland-Williamson to make room for Raymond. Raymond went undrafted out of Utah State last year...

Getty Images After Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson posted anti-Semitic content on social media, Steelers tackle Zach Banner posted a video calling for people to “uplift each other” rather than “stepping on the back of other people to elevate ourselves.” Banner posted another video this...

Getty Images Clearly, the Browns didn’t hold it against Myles Garrett that he was suspended the last six games of last season. And the newly rich defensive end said he’s hoping to move beyond last year’s ignominious end, after he clocked Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph in the head with a...