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• 2016. AFC. North. Champions. #2016In4Words https://t.co/lHVdx09K5s

  28-12-2016 20:22 via twitter.com
  
  2016. AFC. North. Champions. #2016In4Words https://t.co/lHVdx09K5s
  
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• Former NFL GM says he likes how Justin Fields fits in Arthur Smith’s offense

  30-06-2024 23:20 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The summer of Justin Fields takes continuesAppearing on “The Sick Podcast - Steelers Crazy,” former NFL GM Randy Mueller shared his thoughts on new Steelers QB Justin Fields and much more.
  Mueller has almost three decades of NFL Front office experience, including stints with the New Orleans Saints (2000-01) and Miami Dolphins (2005-07) as GM, as well as Senior executive of football operations for the Los Angeles Chargers (2008-2018). He mentioned tha
  
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• Steelers DL Breiden Fehoko highlights two players who have impressed this offseason

  30-06-2024 17:10 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images These two players have stuck out The Pittsburgh Steelers have two very compelling position groups on either side of the ball.The wide receivers in Pittsburgh have been talked about at length for the lack of stars they have, and how someone needs to step up. The cornerback room is filled with young talent that seem to only be making each other better.
  In an appearance on Derrick Bell’s YouTube channel, defensive lineman Breiden Fehoko highlighted Calvin A
  
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• Steelers fans should keep an eye on two Colorado Buffaloes this season

  29-06-2024 23:34 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  James Snook-USA TODAY Sports It’s never too early to think about the 2025 NFL Draft, right? In the blink of an eye, the 2025 NCAA college football season is now under two months away. When Florida State and Georgia Tech kickoff on Saturday, August 24th in Dublin, the sport we’ve been pining for will officially have returned.That means Steelers fans will begin to get a read on some of the upcoming talent in the 2025 NFL Draft, and before you know it, mock drafts will be flowing.Even i
  
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• Friday Happy Hour Open Thread: Nepotism edition

  29-06-2024 00:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Jane Gershovich/Getty Images Happy Friday, Steelers fans!Gather round for another opportunity to chat with your fellow Steelers fans, enjoying this downtime before things ramp up heading into training camp.Whatcha up to tonight? Whatcha eating, drinking?
  Here in H-Town, we’re headed out for another double-header at our adult kickball league. We’ve started the season 6-0, hoping to continue our undefeated streak!! Wish us luck!
  Now, onto the chatter:The Lakers just drafted Br
  
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• Brandon Aiyuk names Steelers as a team he would like to play for in 2024

  28-06-2024 22:53 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The 49ers receiver is still without a contract extension The Pittsburgh Steelers have been connected to Brandon Aiyuk for nearly three months.The San Francisco 49ers receiver is seeking an extension that pays him within the $30 million per year range, and judging from his appearance on The Pivot, the two sides don’t seem to be close to a deal.Leading up to the NFL Draft, the Steelers were labeled as a team that could be in the mix for the star receiver, an
  
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• 49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk spotted wearing a Pittsburgh Pirates hat on Instagram Live

  28-06-2024 17:59 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images The Mike Tomlin-lookalike continues to fuel the rumor mill as he seeks a new contract. San Francisco 49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk continues to feed the rumor mill as he seeks his new contract. This time, he was spotted on Instagram Live pulling up to 49ers headquarters... which you’d think is a sign things are trending positively for him and the team in their quest to come to terms on a new deal.
  ... however, in that very video, Aiyuk was wearing a Pittsburgh P
  
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• Submit your questions for Steelers pre-training camp mailbag

  28-06-2024 16:34 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Get your questions in We still have about three and a half weeks until the Pittsburgh Steelers report to St. Vincent College in Latrobe, PA for training camp.In that lull period to fill the void, we’ll start to reintegrate our mailbag posts into the rotation as we start getting closer to football being played again. Submit your questions and return tomorrow to see the answers.
  Questions can be submitted in the comment section of this post. Thank you to the
  
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• Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin ranked as top five coach in the NFL

  28-06-2024 00:27 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images The longest tenured NFL head coach is still amongst the best in the league Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is now the longest tenured head coach in the NFL after Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots parted ways.Tomlin is entering his 18th season as the head coach of the Steelers, which is the second-longest reign of any coach in franchise history, trailing only Chuck Knoll.Ahead of the 2024 season, PFF ranked their top 10 head coaches in the NF
  
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• Steelers defensive line named top 10 in the NFL

  27-06-2024 17:43 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The Steelers’ defensive line gets some love The Pittsburgh Steelers have a respectable collection of talent on their defensive line.Cam Heyward is a three-time All-Pro and still a top 10 player at his position, while Keeanu Benton is a rising star and Larry Ogunjobi is a respected veteran who appeared in all 17 games last season.
  Off the edge, the Steelers have one of the most dominant pass rush duos in the NFL in three-time sack leader T.J. Watt and A
  
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• Steelers’ best, worst salary values in 2024

  27-06-2024 16:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers have some excellent salary values on their books for the 2024 season. However they also have some players on the roster that are making a pretty penny and not giving the team much value in return.
  Here’s a look at some of the Steelers’ best and worst contract values for the 2024 season, with salary cap data courtesy of Over The Cap.
  Steelers’ best contract values 2024
  QB Russell Wilson
  2024 cap hit: $1.21 million
  Russell
  
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• Steelers QB Russell Wilson training with Seattle Seahawks WR DK Metcalf

  26-06-2024 21:16 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The two former teammates were training in California There has been so much chatter surrounding the moves the Pittsburgh Steelers have made this offseason, and the transactions they have yet to make - most notably at the receiver position. While the Steelers acquired both Russell Wilson and Justin Fields at quarterback, they also sent away wide receiver Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers, which left a hole that is still unfilled.
  One name that has been flo
  
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• Can Najee Harris have a better Steelers career than Le’Veon Bell?

  26-06-2024 15:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports What the Alabama product needs to do to solidify himself in Pittsburgh lore There is no question that Le’Veon Bell is the best Pittsburgh Steelers running back since the Franco Harris and Jerome Bettis’ of the world. However, as Najee Harris posted his third-straight 1,000-plus rushing yard season, is there a chance he overtakes Bell for that position?
  While Bell has more overall yards in his 1,000-plus-yard seasons, the two are tied with three a pie
  
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• Steelers Read & React: Who has the most riding on the 2024 season?

  26-06-2024 12:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Clark Wade/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK Ryan Parish and Ryland Bickley tackle the week’s hottest topics. This week: which (non-QB) Steeler has the most at stake in 2024, and what’s the one Tomlinism to rule them all? Well, Steelers Nation, we’ve mostly made it through June, which means we are roughly one month away from the start of training camp on July 24. We’re so close to football in pads again. Soon enough we’ll be trying our best to suss out who is winning the
  
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• What is the ceiling for Steelers WR George Pickens?

  25-06-2024 20:30 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports How a new opportunity for the Steelers wideout could mean big things in 2024-25 George Pickens will have the least help he has had in his career to this point as he enters the 2024-25 season. The departure of Diontae Johnson opens up the No. 1 receiver slot as well as a boatload of potential for the third-year receiver.
  As the No. 2 man in 2023-24, Pickens hauled in 63 receptions for 1,140 yards. This averages 18.2 yards per catch, the best in the NFL.
  Pickens a
  
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• PFF ranks Joey Porter 32nd amongst NFL cornerbacks

  25-06-2024 19:33 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images This is absurd It didn’t take long for Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr to make an impact as a rookie.Of all cornerbacks with at least 150 coverage snaps, the Penn State product allowed the third-lowest reception percentage in the NFL. He finished fifth in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting, tied with fellow cornerback stud Brian Branch from the Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker YaYa Diaby.
  However, that type of high-level pl
  
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• Steelers OC Arthur Smith named as coach under most pressure in 2024

  25-06-2024 16:46 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers hired Arthur Smith as offensive coordinator in late January. After three seasons with Matt Canada, the latter two being dreadful in almost every aspect of offense, Pittsburgh fired Canada the week of Thanksgiving in 2023. Smith was let go as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons after four years and subsequently hired by Pittsburgh.While it’s hard to see the Steelers somehow being worse offensively, Smith is under pressure nonetheless.
  
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• Steelers listed in top half of PFT’s pre-camp power rankings

  24-06-2024 22:49 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The Steelers get a favorable ranking The Pittsburgh Steelers were a playoff team in 2024 after finishing 10-7. And after an offseason full of upgrades at quarterback, offensive coordinator, and on the defensive side of the ball, Pittsburgh feels like a team that should be right back in the AFC playoff hunt. Not only should they be in the playoff hunt, they can hopefully end their eight year drought of losing in the playoffs.NBC’s Pro Football Talk seems to
  
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• Steelers Mt. Rushmore revealed

  24-06-2024 21:38 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images NFL Throwback reveals their Mt. Rushmore The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the most storied franchises in the NFL.The Steelers have 32 former players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and others that will be enshrined in Canton in the coming years. NFL Throwback put together Mt. Rushmores for all 32 NFL teams, and revealed their big four Steelers - Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, Terry Bradshaw, and Ben Roethlisberger.
  The Steelers Mt. Rushmore, per NFL Throwback.Fa
  
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• Ranking AFC North rivalries from worst to best ahead of 2024

  24-06-2024 18:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports A tier list of head-to-head AFC North matchups With HBO unveiling that this year's in-season Hard Knocks will feature the entirety of the AFC North, let us dive into the best rivalries within the division from bottom to top.
  This ranking system features another tier list and will be judged on entertainment value coming into the 2024-25 season.
  F tierKareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK
  Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals
  While each rivalry has an a
  
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• Steelers safety DeShon Elliott says NFL doesn’t pay players enough to play 18 games

  24-06-2024 00:24 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images The NFL has hinted at moving towards an 18-game schedule NFL commissioner has brought up the idea of an 18-game schedule a lot over the last year, citing a change from three preseason games to two and adding an additional regular season contest to the already-bloated NFL regular season.Pittsburgh Steelers safety DeShon Elliott disagrees with the idea of adding another game, saying players don’t get paid enough as is.
  “They’re not paying us eno
  
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• Antonio Brown: Ben Roethlisberger is the only reason I started for the Steelers

  23-06-2024 17:06 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Brown spoke about Big Ben on The Pivot Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown were the best one-two punch in the NFL for a half-decade.From 2013-18, Brown caught 100+ passes in each season, led the NFL in receptions in 2014 and 2015, and led the league in yards in 2014 and 2017. He made the Pro Bowl in all six seasons, and was a four-time First-Team All-Pro.
  Appearing on The Pivot, Brown explained that if not for Roethlisberger, the Pittsburgh Steelers ma
  
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• Minkah Fitzpatrick gets Hallmark “Legends” ornament

  22-06-2024 19:30 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Hallmark.com 16th Steelers Keepsake ornament goes on sale in July Since 2007, Hallmark has been helping Pittsburgh Steelers fans add much-needed black and gold to our evergreen Christmas trees. It’s a Steelers honor rarer than the Hall of Fame: a Keepsake ornament.
  Over the year, the greeting card company has made 15 figures, in the likeness of 12 Pittsburgh players (Roethlisberger has three, Polamalu has two). This summer, we’re getting our 16th. A Minkah Fitzpatrick ornament will s
  
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• Steelers’ Cam Heyward: ‘I ain’t going to Cleveland’

  22-06-2024 13:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Heyward took to Twitter/X to cool down a rumor that got him in hot water with fans last week.Steelers defensive captain Cam Heyward caused some controversy last week with a misinterpreted quote. He had seemed to hint he was open to leaving the Steelers for the rival Cleveland Browns amidst his ongoing contract dispute with Pittsburgh.Here’s the full excerpt from what started it: Mark Kaboly’s June 14 article with The Athletic.Heyward will worry about
  
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• Steelers claim former Falcons DT

  22-06-2024 01:27 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Willington Previlon is a Pittsburgh Steeler.The Steelers have filled their remaining roster spot, claiming defensive tackle Willington Previlon off of waivers from the Atlanta Falcons.Previlon was an undrafted free agent out of Rutgers in 2020. In his final year in college, he recorded 31 total tackles and a sack as a 6’5, 295-pound defender.Previlion has bounced around the league during his career, with his latest stint being with the
  
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• Former Broncos OL slams Steelers QB Russell Wilson

  22-06-2024 00:32 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The former Bronco had a lot to say Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson has faced a lot of criticism over the last two seasons for how his stint with the Denver Broncos went.After being traded to Denver from the Seattle Seahawks, Wilson signed a five-year, $245 million extension that he didn’t play a down on because he was released after two seasons.Speaking on his podcast, The Stinkin Truth, three-time Super Bowl champion, and former Denver Bron
  
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• Friday Happy Hour Open Thread: Come chat with us!

  22-06-2024 00:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by John Smolek/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Hello BTSC friends!
  Got a busy weekend ahead here! Tonight, back-to-back adult kickball games, then driving an hour to pick up my sister-in-law from the airport, in town visiting from Florida. We’ve lined up a wholeAnyhoo, without further ado: whatcha eating, whatcha drinking? Let’s get chatting!We’ll be taking my sister-in-law all around the town to some of our favorite spots for food and drinks through the duration of her
  
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• Steelers bring back WR Jacob Copeland

  21-06-2024 23:06 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports Pittsburgh continues to play musical chairs at receiver On Friday, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced that they’ve signed WR Jacob Copeland to a one-year contract. This comes on the heels of the release of WR Denzel Mims earlier this week.Copeland spent time at both Maryland and Florida in his college career - and we’re all aware by now how much the Steelers like their Maryland prospects given the ties to Mike Tomlin. Tomlin’s son Dino Tomlin was on t
  
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• Steelers 2024 offensive stat projections

  21-06-2024 19:29 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Predicting the stat lines for the Steelers’ offensive playmakers Everyone else in the NFL media sphere seems to be doing predictions and projections of some sort, so I figured why not hop on the train and give my overall outlook on what I expect from the Steelers’ offense in 2024.I’m adding a caveat, though - I’ll be doing two different quarterback projections; one where Russell Wilson plays all 17 games and one where Justin Fields takes over mid-season. Why? Well, both
  
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• Steelers players react to potential 18-game NFL season: ‘All they care about is making money’

  21-06-2024 16:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images ESPN’s Brooke Pryor talked to the Steelers locker room about the NFL potentially adding another game to the season.Could the NFL expand to an 18-game regular season? It certainly seems to be the way the league is heading after adding a 17th back in 2021.A June 20 article from ESPN’s Brooke Pryor explored players’ reactions to that possibility, with Pryor noting that league commissioner Roger Goodell himself has stated he’d be in favor of
  
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