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Getty Images The NFL and NFLPA gathered for their fourth set of talks about a new Collective Bargaining Agreement on Wednesday and the schedule called for the meetings to last for three days. There was a change in plans, however, and the two sides wrapped things up after several hours of...

Getty Images Steelers running back James Conner learned of his cancer diagnosis in 2015. He recently revealed that his stage two Hodgkin’s lymphoma was caught in the nick of time. Doctors found tumors in his neck and chest, and then the news got worse. “My heart, I got tumors growing all...

Getty Images The last time Le'Veon Bell and Antonio Brown played a full season together in Pittsburgh in 2017, they combined for 3,479 yards from scrimmage and 18 touchdowns for the Steelers. Brown then 1,297 yards and 15 touchdowns by himself last year with Bell in a season-long hold out. Now...

Getty Images We’ve spent plenty of time the past couple of days talking about players being upset with their ratings in the new Madden game, and the motivation they have drawn from it. One player who shouldn’t be upset (and in turn has no basis for extra motiviation) is Rams running back Todd...

Getty Images The Vikings’ starting quarterback may be lurking in the low 80s, but their top two receivers are among the best in the league, according to the exclusively-licensed NFL video game. The folks at Madden have made Adam Thielen a 94 and Stefon Diggs a 93 in the new version of the...

Getty Images The full Madden ratings have been released, and a certain player with a reputation for being a tad sensitive may not be happy with the number he received. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who last year was one of seven players to get a game-high 99, has fallen all the way to 90...

Getty Images A report in May said Martavis Bryant planned to apply for reinstatement in the coming weeks. Now, the receiver has. Dan Graziano of ESPN reports that Bryant has taken the official step toward returning. Bryant has worked with the NFL and NFLPA on steps needed to address his...

When last we saw running back Le'Veon Bell, he generated more than 1,900 yards from scrimmage in 15 regular-season games with the Steelers. But that was in 2017; he skipped all of the 2018 season in lieu of playing under the franchise tag for a second straight year. So now he a new team and a...

Getty Images Melvin Gordon isn’t in the same position that Le'Veon Bell was. Gordon is under contract. Bell wasn’t, refusing to sign the franchise tag. So while Bell could afford to sit out all season, Gordon can’t. He has to show up by the Tuesday after Week 10 to get credit for the year...

Getty Images Last year, Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell won his freedom from Pittsburgh by sitting out the entire season. This year, with Chargers running back Melvin Gordon threatening to do the same thing, some think that, like Bell, Gordon could end up forcing his way to free agency by...

Getty Images Antonio Brown may soon be demanding a trade from Madden. The Raiders receiver, who earned a 99 rating in the 2019 version of the game, didn’t get a 99 this year. Of four 99s in all, only one plays offense: Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins. The other 99 ratings belong to Rams...

Getty Images The XFL held its eighth and final showcase for players interested in jobs with team’s during the league’s reboot in 2020 in St. Louis this weekend. The first seven combine-style workouts were attended by handfuls of former NFL players and that remained the case this weekend...

Getty Images The Steelers have a big hole to fill at wideout, with Antonio Brown now in Oakland. JuJu Smith-Schuster has taken over the role of No. 1 receiver, but who starts opposite Smith-Schuster? The Steelers have several options, with Donte Moncrief, James Washington, Ryan Switzer, Eli...

Getty Images A lawsuit against Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown over furniture throwing from a balcony was reportedly settled back in April. Brown posted a statement to his Twitter account Monday night apologizing for the “incident” and said an undisclosed amount had been donated to...

Getty Images JuJu Smith-Schuster said recently that fellow Steelers wide receiver James Washington has “figured it out and got the ropes down” as he heads into his second season. Washington, who was a third-round pick last year, said his “mind was everywhere” after going through the draft...

Getty Images The Steelers traded Marcus Gilbert to the Cardinals this offseason in a move that seemed to clear the way for Matt Feiler to take over as the team’s right tackle. Feiler started 10 games in place of an injured Gilbert last season and took most of the first team snaps in the...

Getty Images The man suspected of shooting former NFL quarterback Anthony Wright has been arrested. According to WCNC in Charlotte, William Hooker Jr. has been charged with attempted first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. Police claim that Hooker and Wright, who is dating...

Getty Images The guy who figures to catch a lot of passes from Big Ben was surprised to be recognized in the shadow of the original Big Ben this week. Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster was part of the NFL’s outreach event in London this week, “I was surprised to know how many people...

Getty Images Steelers running back James Conner has high hopes for Pittsburgh’s chances in 2019. Conner told NFL Media that he sees no reason the Steelers can’t win the Super Bowl at the end of this season. “Not guaranteeing nothing but I think we have a great chance of going all the way,”...

Getty Images Steelers running back James Conner has quickly emerged as one of the brightest young talents in the NFL. Bright enough to get a gig pitching the Polaris Slingshot on a Monday media tour. Conner joined #PFTPM as part of the tour, and we talked about a variety of Steelers-related...