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  1. Steely McBeam

    Report: No ruling on Mason Rudolph’s appeal of $50K fine

    Getty Images Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has been reinstated by the NFL after sitting out the final six games of last season while suspended for hitting Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph in the head with Rudolph’s helmet during a fight at the end of a game between the two AFC North...
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    Lawyer representing Antonio Brown in civil lawsuit for sexual assault and rape files motion to withdraw

    Getty Images Antonio Brown has been fired, again. Last month, agent Drew Rosenhaus severed ties with the troubled receiver. Now, Daniel Kaplan of TheAthletic.com reports that the lawyer representing Brown in a civil lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault and rape has filed a motion to...
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    Steelers interviewed Jerricho Cotchery

    Getty Images The Steelers are continuing to interview candidates for their receivers coach opening, including one with NFL experience. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Steelers interviewed longtime NFL wideout Jerricho Cotchery last week. Cotchery spent three of his 12 NFL...
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    Steelers reportedly adding South Carolina receivers coach

    Getty Images The Steelers went through last season with an interim receivers coach, and it appears they may have filled the job. According to Mike Gillespie of WOLO-TV in Columbia, S.C., University of South Carolina receivers coach Bryan McClendon is joining the Steelers. McClendon, 36, has...
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    1980 book predicted the looming death of football

    There’s been plenty of talk about the decline of football. It’s not new. Indeed, it’s at least 40 years old. Earlier this week, when discussing the Championship Throw That Wasn’t from Super Bowl LIV, I remembered Championship Throw That Was from Super Bowl XIV. I specifically remembered the...
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    Antonio Brown found liable for damage to Miami apartment

    Getty Images At a time when he has no money coming in, Antonio Brown will have more money going out. According to TMZ.com, Brown has been found liable for damage to an apartment in Miami in connection with the incident that culminated in Brown allegedly throwing furniture and nearly hitting a...
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    Minkah Fitzpatrick wants to be “moving piece on the chessboard” in 2020

    Getty Images Minkah Fitzpatrick‘s production soared after being traded from the Dolphins to the Steelers last season and one of the reasons cited for that change was the way that he was used in the Pittsburgh defense. After moving around the secondary throughout his time in Miami, Fitzpatrick...
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    Antonio Brown apologizes to Steelers, insists he’s well

    Getty Images Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown apparently figures if he keeps apologizing, someone will find him sincere and offer him a job. After a first attempt at redemption a sit-down interview with ESPN last weekend, he took the tour local, doing an extended interview with 93.7 The...
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    Browns hope league reinstates Myles Garrett for start of season

    Getty Images Browns defensive end Myles Garrett remains indefinitely suspended after hitting Mason Rudolph in the head with the quarterback’s own helmet. But the NFL allowed Garrett back in the Browns’ training complex in December. Garrett will meet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell soon...
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    Art Rooney II: Steelers may sign a WR or RB, we’re good with the QBs we have

    Getty Images Steelers President Art Rooney II says his team could use some offensive playmakers but won’t go shopping for a quarterback this offseason. Rooney said today that Ben Roethlisberger is making progress in recovery from last year’s season-ending elbow injury, and the Steelers feel...
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    Kevin Colbert signs one-year deal with Steelers

    Getty Images Steelers owner Art Rooney II said last month that he was optimistic about General Manager Kevin Colbert returning for another season and now the deal is done. The Steelers announced that Colbert has signed a one-year deal to remain on the job through at least the 2021 draft. It...
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    First round order of 2020 NFL Draft now set

    Getty Images With the Super Bowl in the books, the NFL is back in offseason mode today, and open for business. And for the teams at the top, that means the big focus will be the 2020 NFL Draft. After last night’s game, the rest of the order of the first round was filled in. There are still...
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    Troy Polamalu, Isaac Bruce, Edgerrin James headline Hall of Fame Class of 2020

    Getty Images The Pro Football Hall of Fame will have a black-and-gold flavor to it. Donnie Shell and Bill Cowher, elected last month as part of the Centennial Class, will have Troy Polamalu join them in Canton. Polamalu didn’t have to wait long to hear his name, earning a bust in his first...
  14. Steely McBeam

    The latest Antonio Brown attempted redemption tour has begun

    Getty Images It’s Super Bowl weekend. The culmination of everything good and positive and right about the NFL’s 100th season. So, of course, here comes the guy who indelibly stained the celebration with one last distraction before the 49ers and Chiefs get things started tomorrow night. In a...
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    JuJu Smith-Schuster on Antonio Brown: “I’m concerned”

    Getty Images The very public unraveling of Antonio Brown over the past year has prompted some to wonder whether Brown has changed from who he was with the Steelers, or whether the Steelers managed to keep that side of Brown under wraps during his time with the team. One of Brown’s former...
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    Goodell: We want to help Antonio Brown get on the right track

    Getty Images NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell fielded a question about Antonio Brown’s status early in his press conference from Super Bowl LIV in Miami on Wednesday. Brown has been out of the NFL since being released by the Patriots in September in the wake of a lawsuit accusing him of sexual...
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    Join us Thursday for another huge show from Miami

    Getty Images Wednesday was a huge day for PFT Live from Miami. Thursday will be a big one, too. It’s another four-hour TV extravaganza on NBCSN, with a long list of guests joining Chris Simms and me. Thursday’s guests include former NFL running back Warrick Dunn, Saints coach Sean Payton...
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    Judge orders removal of Antonio Brown’s GPS monitor

    Getty Images After Antonio Brown was arrested last week, a judge in Broward County ruled that he must wear a GPS monitor on his ankle while awaiting resolution of battery charges. Brown posted a video to his Instagram story on Tuesday saying the monitor would be coming off and that became a...
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    Emmanuel Sanders on Ben Roethlisberger: “That bridge was burnt”

    Getty Images 49ers receiver Emmanuel Sanders is scheduled to become a free agent in March. One thing seems certain about his uncertain future: There is zero chance he returns to Pittsburgh with Ben Roethlisberger still the Steelers quarterback. “I would love that, but me and Ben don’t have the...
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    One stat makes a strong Hall of Fame case for Steve Atwater, Troy Polamalu

    Getty Images The Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee will meet on the day before the Super Bowl to choose a maximum of five new Hall of Famers among the 15 modern-era players on the list of finalists. As is usually the case, there are more than five worthy candidates, and there will...
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