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By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewIn late December, the Steelers infrequently find themselves out of the playoffs — as they did last season. In mid-May, however, they’re almost always considered ...

By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewCharlie Batch never knew there was a two-minute warning for pro football writers just like there is for NFL players. Batch, the still-not-retired former Steelers ...

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Safety has become one of the top priorities in youth football and it was the topic that garnered the most attention at several youth football events the Steelers hosted this weekend. On Friday nigh...

Many parents spend fall afternoons watching their kids play youth football, showing their support and cheering them on. The same parents commit their evenings to attending all of their kid’s practi...

The Steelers have signed their first of two fourth-round draft picks from the 2013 NFL Draft, safety Shamarko Thomas. Financial terms of the four-year deal were not disclosed. Thomas (5-9, 217), wh...

Steelers President Art Rooney II was presented the 2013 Person of Vision Award by Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh. Rooney received the award on Tuesday night at the organizati...

About a month ago, a telephone call from General Manager Kevin Colbert meant you were in a very select group of people, one of those about to be drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers. On Tuesday, May ...

To say Ross Ventrone’s NFL career to date has been a roller coaster ride might be one of the biggest understatements ever. Ventrone, a safety from Villanova, signed with the New England Patriots as...

The Pittsburgh Steelers will host their annual coaching clinic on Saturday, May 18, at the team’s headquarters at the UPMC Sports Performance Complex. The session will take place from 8 a.m. to 3:3...

Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney Statement on Passing of Jack ButlerJack was a tremendous player who ranked among the best in league history with his 52 interceptions while only playing in 12 games a y...

It just got a little bit tougher to complete a pass in heaven. Johnny Unitas, Sammy Baugh, Otto Graham, and Norm Van Brocklin may have had the better of it for a while now up there, but as of Satur...

Steelers.com is featuring Ask The Steelers, an opportunity for fans to email their questions for a select Steelers player to answer. We will have several different players taking the questions over...

This Sunday mothers everywhere will celebrate Mother’s Day with their family, receiving flowers, jewelry, handmade cards and plenty of love from their kids. But for Lisa Bell-Russell, Mother’s Da...

The Steelers have announced today multiple player personnel department changes.Phil Kreidler has been named the team’s college scouting coordinator, replacing Ron Hughes, who will be staying with t...

Last year Marshall McFadden attended Steelers’ rookie minicamp. Although he wasn’t officially a rookie, having finished his college career a year earlier but unsigned by any team, it was his first ...

PITTSBURGH ― The Steelers have announced today that Hall of Famer Joe Greene has retired from their player personnel department.Greene, who spent the last nine years as a special assistant for pro...

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed veteran free agent offensive tackle Guy Whimper and undrafted rookie free agent linebacker Terence Garvin to contracts, the team announced today.Whimper was orig...

Larry Foote says the Pittsburgh Steelers are angry after finishing 8-8 last season, and the rival Baltimore Ravens’ Super Bowl win only added coals to the fire.

Jack Butler, a Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback from the 1950s who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012, died Saturday morning in Pittsburgh at 85.

Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark didn't pull punches in his recent gig as a TV analyst, and his comments about Tom Brady could give the New England Patriots some bulletin-board material.

Hall of Famer Joe Greene, who spent his entire playing career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, retired from the team's player personnel department, the team announced Monday.

The Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens and Washington Redskins held rookie minicamps over the weekend. Chris Wesseling runs down the highlights.

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin heard his linebackers coach say Sean Spence was a long shot to play in 2013. Tomlin doesn't agree and says the linebacker's rehab is going well.

Before the NFL draft, Steelers GM Kevin Colbert said no rookie would make an "instant impact" this season, but Gregg Rosenthal thinks halfback Le'Veon Bell is the current favorite to start in 2013.

After Tyler Bray signed a free-agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, Jeff Bray said he was surprised to see that his son was not selected by a team in the 2013 NFL Draft.

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COMMENTARY | It seems like we've been talking for years about how the Cincinnati Bengals are finally poised to take the next step in the AFC North by surpassing both the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Steelers Haley, Tomlin endorse rookie RB Bell

Late last month, New York Jets second-round quarterback Geno Smith fired his agents after falling out of Round 1 in the 2013 NFL draft. Smith is expected to announce a decision on a new agent soon — the favorite is Jay-Z's "Roc Nation" sports agency — but he won't be the only Jets draft pick to change agents after being selected slightly later than expected. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Jets first-round pick Dee Milliner has fired Impact Sports after he was not selected with one of the first five picks in the 2013 NFL draft. Milliner "tumbled" all the way to the ninth overall pick in the draft. Milliner was expected to be a first round pick, but there were no iron-clad guarantees that he would be selected in the top five, or even the top ten. In our pre-draft, "Shutdown 50" series, Milliner was ranked ninth by editor Doug Farrar, who had Milliner going to the Cleveland Browns with the sixth overall pick in his mock draft . Greg Cosell had Milliner going to the Pittsburgh Steelers with the No. 17 pick in his mock draft . Milliner was represented by Tony Fleming and Mitch Frankel, who were set to negotiate Milliner's four-year rookie contract which would be worth around $12.66 million, all of which would be fully guaranteed, including a $7,588,072 signing bonus. Based on the contract signed by Detroit Lions defensive end Ziggy Ansah on May 10, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2013 draft, Milliner would have received a four-year contract worth $18,594,502 in fully guaranteed money. "I know that everything was done to ensure that Mr. Milliner would be drafted as high as possible," Fleming told Rapoport. "Dee was the first cornerback selected, and he was drafted ninth overall to the New York Jets. This is a tremendous accomplishment. I wish Mr. Milliner future success in his professional career." Per NFLPA rules, Milliner has to wait five days before he can officially hire a new agent.

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed rookie safety Shamarko Thomas to a four-year contract. The Steelers selected Thomas with the 111th overall pick in last month's NFL draft, trading a third-round pick in 2014 to the Cleveland Browns to move up and take Thomas.

The Buffalo Bills announced on Thursday morning that assistant GM Doug Whaley has been promoted to general manager. Whaley replaces Buddy Nix, who stepped aside from that role on Monday and is now working in a "special assistant" role to the club. "He did a great job of helping to pick players and scouting," Nix said of Whaley. "He’s a level-headed mature guy and he makes the right decisions. He’s very loyal and will be to the Bills for a long time." Whaley, 41, joined the Bills organization as director of pro personnel in 2010 after spending over ten seasons in the scouting department with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Whaley was promoted to assistant GM in 2011 and has been viewed as the Bills' "GM-in waiting". Whaley was actively involved in the team's search for a new head coach in January and received a contract extension in February, though it remained unclear when Whaley would replace Nix as general manager.

Official NFL playing-time documents show that over his 10-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, current Cincinnati Bengals linebacker James Harrison played in 7,145 snaps on defense or special teams. Considering the physical, often violent nature of the sport, and Harrison's own playing style, that will lead to a lot of wear and tear on the body. Since Harrison uses his body to make a living, it would make sense that he would spend some of his earnings in keeping himself in prime physical condition. During his introductory press conference with the Bengals on Tuesday, Harrison disclosed that he has spent upwards of half a million dollars per year on his body. “My body is what helps me to make money," Harrison said. "Whatever there is that I need to do to try and make myself better or get myself healthy, I’m going to do it. It wouldn’t be unreasonable to say that I spend anywhere between $400,000-$600,000 on body work, as far as taking care of my body, year-in and year-out. "As far as training, I have a hyperbaric chamber. I rent a hyperbaric chamber when I’m in Arizona. I have massages and I bring people in from New York, Arizona to where I’m at. There’s that cost. Like I said, I get body work almost every single day except Saturday and Sunday. I have a homeopathic doctor and I do a lot of homeopathic things. It’s just a lot, supplements, so on and so forth.” In addition to the financial commitment, Harrison also spends considerable time each day getting worked on. “Getting stretched, maybe an hour or so. Ice tub, hot tub, cold tub, maybe another extra 30 or 40 minutes," said Harrison. "Massage, maybe another two-to-four hours per day."