PITTSBURGH — With an unprecedented league-wide $30 million increase in the salary cap and the release of a handful of veterans, the Pittsburgh Steelers enter general manager Omar Khan’s second free agency with a little money to spend. Even so, the Steelers aren’t a franchise that opens the checkbook for outside free agents. A year […]
Continue readingBALTIMORE — Walking off a rain-soaked field at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday night, Mike Tomlin shouted three words over and over as he and his team made their victory march to the visitors locker room. “Off the couch,” the Pittsburgh Steelers coach said emphatically, shouting it in his booming voice alongside defensive captain Cameron […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin tells reporters LB Kwon Alexander suffered a “serious” lower body injury and it’s “not looking promising.” (0:21) PITTSBURGH — Only two things make Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker Elandon Roberts flinch. Neither of them are playing in close games. “One time man, I got in trouble, and they […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin tells reporters LB Kwon Alexander suffered a “serious” lower body injury and it’s “not looking promising.” (0:21) PITTSBURGH — The Steelers lost another starting inside linebacker for the season Sunday when Kwon Alexander suffered a torn Achilles in Pittsburgh’s 23-19 victory over the Packers, a source told […]
Continue readingAlexander, who turns 29 next week, visited the Steelers in May, but he remained a free agent as teams reported to training camp this week. He spent the 2022 season with the New York Jets, starting 12 games. He had 69 tackles, six tackles for loss, one forced fumble and a half sack. A fourth-round […]
Continue readingThe Hall of Fame Game between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Jacksonville Jaguars was a tasty appetizer last week, but now comes the main course. With a full schedule of preseason games on the menu beginning Thursday, teams are readying to put some of what they’ve been practicing on display for fans across the […]
Continue readingFor most college football teams across the FBS, spring practice is either over or will be winding down during the next couple of weeks. But the transfer portal, into which more than 3,600 FBS players have entered this year already, never stops churning. Coaches around the country will look to address weaknesses (and, sadly, recruiting […]
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