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  1. Steely McBeam

    Looking at the NFL’s most memorable 7s

    Getty Images On Wednesday night, the Blues and Bruins will square off in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Final. The game should be memorable. Which makes memorable the key word, for our purposes. Wednesday’s PFT Live draft focused on the most memorable 7s in league history. Simms once again won...
  2. Steely McBeam

    JuJu Smith-Schuster “super excited” to see how Antonio Brown does in 2019

    Getty Images There’s been a common thread linking wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster‘s offseason media sessions together and it remained in place on Wednesday. Smith-Schuster was asked questions about former teammate Antonio Brown and repeated his earlier answer about there being “no hard...
  3. Steely McBeam

    David DeCastro: Everything’s more team-oriented now

    Getty Images The Steelers locker room looks different than it did when they were last on the field in Week 17 of the 2018 season and the word this offseason has been that it feels different as well. Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and others have said that the new feeling is a better one...
  4. Steely McBeam

    Artie Burns knows he has to “get right or get going”

    Getty Images The Steelers declined their option on cornerback Artie Burns‘s contract for the 2020 season, but the end of his time in Pittsburgh could come even sooner. The team signed Steven Nelson as a free agent and drafted Justin Layne in the third round after benching Burns during the 2018...
  5. Steely McBeam

    All Steelers expected at minicamp, for a change

    When the Steelers open minicamp today, a strange thing will be happening. They won’t be talking about who’s not there. Via Joe Rutter of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, all the Steelers are expected to be on the field today, which is a departure from the past. Running back Le'Veon Bell skipped...
  6. Steely McBeam

    Arthur Moats announces his retirement

    Getty Images Veteran linebacker Arthur Moats says he has played his final snap. Moats announced his retirement on social media Monday with a post thanking the Bills, Steelers and fans of both teams for their support over the course of his career. Moats was a Bills sixth-round pick out of...
  7. Steely McBeam

    Steelers hoping Stephon Tuitt becomes a finisher

    Getty Images The Steelers signed Stephon Tuitt to a five-year, $60 million contract before the 2017 season opener. He has yet to make a Pro Bowl, though his $13.6 million salary cap figure ranks third on the team this season behind only Cameron Heyward and Ben Roethlisberger. The Steelers are...
  8. Steely McBeam

    Donte Moncrief thinks Steelers can have “electric” WR group

    Getty Images There’s been a lot of talk about increased harmony in the Steelers wide receiver group this offseason and it has come with a backdrop of questions about how productive they’ll be without Antonio Brown in town anymore. Pittsburgh will be counting on another big season for JuJu...
  9. Steely McBeam

    Alejandro Villanueva earns MBA from Carnegie Mellon

    Getty Images Alejandro Villanueva thought he was in the Not For Long league. He was about to turn 27, had never played a regular-season game and had moved to the offensive line from defensive tackle. So Villanueva, a former Army Ranger with three tours of duty in Afghanistan, enrolled in the...
  10. Steely McBeam

    Looking at teammates who were the very best at their positions

    Getty Images When 49ers linebackers NaVorro Bowman retired, Bowman said he believes he and former 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis were the best teammates to play the position. So that got us to thinking, which at times may be a bad thing. Who were the best teammates of all time to play the...
  11. Steely McBeam

    Landry Jones to participate in XFL workout

    Getty Images Longtime NFL backup quarterback Landry Jones may play his next game in the XFL. The XFL announced today that Jones will be one of the participants in its “summer showcase” workout tomorrow. As PFT previously explained, the XFL is doing Combine-style workouts in each of its eight...
  12. Steely McBeam

    JuJu Smith-Schuster working to become role model for young wideouts

    Getty Images JuJu Smith-Schuster has traded in his green velvet suit for a hard hat. The Steelers wide receiver was back to work this week after his viral prom weekend, but showing up to work is nothing new for him. In fact, he’s been at every day of voluntary work this offseason in an effort...
  13. Steely McBeam

    Bills make a pair of roster moves

    Getty Images The Bills swapped out a pair of players Wednesday. The team announced the addition of defensive tackle L.T. Walton and tight end Nate Becker. Walton has spent the last four years with the Steelers. The former sixth-round pick has appeared in 36 games, with four starts. Becker...
  14. Steely McBeam

    JuJu Smith-Schuster goes to prom, gets serenaded with “f–k AB” chants

    Getty Images Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is well past his high school days, but he was still part of prom season this year. Pittsburgh area high school student Anthony Molinaro reached out to Smith-Schuster after he was left without a date for his prom and asked the wideout to...
  15. Steely McBeam

    Saints bring Coty Sensabaugh in for a look

    Getty Images The Saints are looking at cornerbacks, plural, today. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Saints are bringing veteran cornerback Coty Sensabaugh in for a visit today. Sensabaugh started 10 games for the Steelers last year. A former fourth-round pick of the Titans, he...
  16. Steely McBeam

    Looking at the best songs played in NFL stadiums

    Getty Images The St. Louis Blues secured the ability on Monday night to play Gloria for the first time ever following a victory in a Stanley Cup Final game. This ritual of the Blues, who also play Country Roads during most games, caught our attention for a Tuesday PFT Live draft. The topic...
  17. Steely McBeam

    Is Artie Burns’ time in Pittsburgh coming to an end?

    Getty Images The Steelers already declined the fifth-year option on Artie Burns‘ rookie contract. Is the team thinking of moving on from the cornerback? Burns is due an $800,000 roster bonus on the first day of training camp, so these could be the final few days for Burns in Pittsburgh, Ed...
  18. Steely McBeam

    Everything’s slowed down for Terrell Edmunds heading into second season

    Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert said this offseason that the team would ideally like to have their draft picks delay “getting onto the field as long as you can” so that they can get acclimated to the NFL before being in the thick of the fray. Circumstances don’t always allow for that...
  19. Steely McBeam

    Steelers add William Gay, David Johnson as coaching interns

    Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers will have a couple of former players serve as coaching interns in 2019. Former Steelers defensive back William Gay (pictured) and former Steelers tight end David Johnson have received the assignment, the team announced on Tuesday morning. The Steelers...
  20. Steely McBeam

    Who had the best bad bodies in NFL history?

    Getty Images The stunning TKO of well-muscled Anthony Joshua by well-marbled Andy Ruiz gave hope to millions who prefer to avoid taking Kenny Bania’s sage advice. It also inspired our Monday PFT Live draft. We drafted the best bad bodies in NFL history. Not to shame the men who walk around in...
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