Week 2 of the 2021 NFL season featured surprise performances and unfortunate injuries across the board. Sam Darnold and the Panthers are now 2-0 after dominating a Saints team that overwhelmed Green Bay in Week 1. The Bills bounced back with a convincing blowout win in Miami, the Rams squeezed out a win in Indianapolis […]
Continue readingWeek 1 of the NFL season gave fans and experts a lot to talk about. There were fantastic finishes, questionable calls (or no-calls), and even mixed reality made an appearance during opening week! However, injuries are a part of the game, and teams will have to figure out which players can and can’t play entering […]
Continue readingPITTSBURGH — After a contract negotiation that lasted throughout training camp and into the first week of the regular season, the Pittsburgh Steelers and outside linebacker T.J. Watt broke from their traditions to come to terms on a megadeal on Thursday. Watt, 26, agreed to a four-year, $112 million extension, a source told ESPN’s Adam […]
Continue readingPITTSBURGH — After an initial 53-man roster that was short on cornerbacks, the Pittsburgh Steelers have fortified the position by acquiring Ahkello Witherspoon in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Seattle gets a fifth-round pick in 2023 in return, sources said. Witherspoon, 26, signed a one-year, $4 million deal […]
Continue readingPITTSBURGH — Entering the last year of his contract, Steelers Pro Bowl cornerback Joe Haden made it clear he wants to remain in Pittsburgh. Drew Rosenhaus, Haden’s agent, has approached the team regarding an extension for his client, Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. “Joe wants to finish his career with the Steelers if […]
Continue readingWilliams, 31, played eight seasons with the organization after being selected in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL draft. Williams was initially released by the team in March because of cap constraints, but he was re-signed in April on a one-year veteran minimum deal. Some of Williams’ teammates on defense, including T.J. Watt and […]
Continue readingThe 2021 NFL schedule is out, and the regular season will begin with the Dallas Cowboys facing the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday, Sept. 9. Week 1 also features a meeting of AFC powerhouses in the Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns, the New Orleans Saints beginning their post-Drew Brees era at […]
Continue readingTHE LAST THING Marco Wilson wants to do is take a picture. He has been summoned out of the University of Florida locker room, a den of frustration, stunned sadness and possibly a few dagger stares pointed in his direction. The Florida-LSU game has been over for a while, but Wilson is still in his […]
Continue readingPITTSBURGH — Less than an hour after imploring the Pittsburgh Steelers not to hold him “hostage,” cornerback Steven Nelson was released by the club. The move, which saves $8.25 million in cap space, was an expected one after the team granted Nelson permission to seek a trade last week, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Without […]
Continue readingPITTSBURGH — Following through on Mike Tomlin’s promise to make changes after a first-round exit in the playoffs, the Steelers announced Thursday that offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner is out. The Steelers will not renew his contract or the contracts of offensive line coach Shaun Sarrett and defensive backs coach Tom Bradley. “I want to thank […]
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