WILL GRAVES
FILE - Georgia's George Pickens catches a pass in front of Alabama's Kool-Aid McKinstry during the first half of the College Football Playoff championship football game. Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, in Indianapolis. Pickens is a possible pick in the NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Steelers finish on-the-fly offensive retool with draft picks

By Will Graves Apr. 30, 2022 09:05 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The on-the-fly retooling of the Pittsburgh Steelers offense is

FILE - Georgia's George Pickens catches a pass in front of Alabama's Kool-Aid McKinstry during the first half of the College Football Playoff championship football game. Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, in Indianapolis. Pickens is a possible pick in the NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Pittsburgh Steelers take WR Pickens, DL Leal in NFL draft

By Will Graves Apr. 29, 2022 09:03 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — George Pickens could have taken his time while rehabbing from a

Quarterback Kenny Pickett, left, the Pittsburgh Steelers first-round NFL football draft pick, is introduced to the media by Steelers president/owner Art Rooney II at the team's training facility in Pittsburgh, Friday, April 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Pickett's path from Pitt to the Steelers a lengthy journey

By Will Graves Apr. 29, 2022 05:24 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kenny Pickett did the math 16 months ago. It was pretty simple.

FILE - Quarterback Kenny Pickett (8) goes through passing drills during Pittsburgh's football pro day , Monday, March 21, 2022, in Pittsburgh. Pickett is expected to be taken in the NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Steelers tab Pitt QB Kenny Pickett as Big Ben's successor

By Will Graves Apr. 28, 2022 10:29 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kenny Pickett stayed in school at Pittsburgh an extra year just so

FILE - Quarterback Kenny Pickett (8) goes through passing drills during Pittsburgh's football pro day , Monday, March 21, 2022, in Pittsburgh. Pickett is expected to be taken in the NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Steelers may be looking for QB with the 'It' factor in draft

By Will Graves Apr. 25, 2022 04:20 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers sensed months ago they'd be in the market

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph during pre-game warmups before an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photos/Reed Hoffmann)
Steelers ponder changing of the guard at QB with 20th pick

By Will Graves Apr. 22, 2022 04:28 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert has spent more

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon (25) warms up before an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, in Pittsburgh. The veteran cornerback is sticking around after signing a deal to stay in Pittsburgh rather than leave in free agency. (AP Photo/Justin Berl, File)
Steelers CB Witherspoon cashes in on breakout season

By Will Graves Mar. 28, 2022 06:19 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ahkello Witherspoon spent most of the first half of the 2021 NFL

Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett holds a football during a drill at the NFL football scouting combine, Thursday, March 3, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Confident Kenny Pickett taking NFL draft scrutiny in stride

By Will Graves Mar. 21, 2022 04:39 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kenny Pickett spent last fall mounting an unlikely Heisman Trophy

FILE - Buffalo Bills quarterback Mitchell Trubisky runs with the ball during the second half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press the Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed to terms on a two-year contract that will give Trubisky a chance to compete for the starting quarterback job following Roethlisberger's retirement in January. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the deal was not yet official. Financial details were not disclosed. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)
Rejuvenated Mitch Trubisky hoping for restart in Pittsburgh

By Will Graves Mar. 17, 2022 02:23 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Looking back, Mitch Trubisky needed a year to watch from the

Steelers cut tackle Zach Banner, keep QB Dwayne Haskins

By Will Graves Mar. 16, 2022 04:23 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers' new-look offensive line won't include

FILE - Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores smiles on the sidelines during an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers, on Nov. 28, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Pittsburgh Steelers hired the former Miami Dolphins coach on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, to serve as a senior defensive assistant. The hiring comes less than three weeks after Flores sued the NFL and three teams over alleged racist hiring practices following his dismissal by Miami in January. (AP Photo/Doug Murray, File)
Flores: Goodell should ensure case avoids forced arbitration

By Will Graves Mar. 14, 2022 05:05 PM EDT
Brian Flores wants NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to make sure his class-action

FILE - Buffalo Bills quarterback Mitchell Trubisky runs with the ball during the second half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press the Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed to terms on a two-year contract that will give Trubisky a chance to compete for the starting quarterback job following Roethlisberger's retirement in January. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the deal was not yet official. Financial details were not disclosed. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)
AP source: Steelers sign QB Mitchell Trubisky to 2-year deal

By Will Graves Mar. 14, 2022 01:55 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitchell Trubisky will get a chance to kickstart his career in

FILE- Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores watches from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, on Oct. 31, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. The Pittsburgh Steelers hired the former Miami Dolphins coach on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, to serve as a senior defensive assistant. The hiring comes less than three weeks after Flores sued the NFL and three teams over alleged racist hiring practices following his dismissal by Miami in January. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)
Flores hired to Steelers staff; lawsuit against NFL proceeds

By Will Graves Feb. 19, 2022 02:08 PM EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brian Flores is back in the NFL. The Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin watches from the sideline during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Travis Heying)
Why has the 'Rooney Rule' not produced more Black coaches?

By Will Graves Feb. 11, 2022 04:46 AM EST
The NFL's uneven track record in terms of hiring minority head coaches has come under

FILE - Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores talks to the media before an NFL football practice at Baptist Health Training Complex in Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL alleging racist hiring practices. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP, File)
Black NFL coaches lament hiring policies that fall short

By Will Graves Feb. 11, 2022 04:29 AM EST
Veteran NFL coach Anthony Lynn designed a personal defense in response to the league

FILE - Cincinnati Bengals' Teryl Austin participates during NFL football practice in Cincinnati, July 26, 2018. Teryl Austin has been where Brian Flores currently is many times. Eleven to be exact. That's the number of head coaching interviews the Pittsburgh Steelers senior defensive assistant has had through the years, some of which made Austin feel as if he was only there to check a box. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
For Steelers assistant Austin, a long and mysterious wait

By Will Graves Feb. 02, 2022 03:38 PM EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Teryl Austin has been where Brian Flores is many times. Eleven to

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow celebrates with fans after the AFC championship NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. The Bengals won 27-24 in overtime. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Old school dismissed: Brady, "Big Ben" and the end of an era

By Will Graves Feb. 02, 2022 12:27 PM EST
Tom Brady always had an innate sense of timing. Ben Roethlisberger too. Consider it a

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert is shown before an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Pittsburgh. Colbert, who has spent more than two decades overseeing a roster that's made the Steelers perennial contenders, is stepping away after the NFL draft this spring. The 65-year-old Colbert has stuck to a “one season at a time approach” for a while. Team president Art Rooney II said Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, Colbert wants to move into a more advisory role. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Longtime Steelers GM Kevin Colbert stepping down after draft

By Will Graves Jan. 28, 2022 02:47 PM EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger isn't the only one with longtime ties to the

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) greets fans after an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, in Pittsburgh. The Steelers won 26-14. Roethlisberger's NFL career is over. The longtime Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback announced his retirement on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, saying it was “time to clean out my locker, hang up my cleats” after 18 years, two Super Bowls, countless team records and a spot in the Hall of Fame all but secure. (AP Photo/Don Wright, File)
Roethlisberger retires at 39: Time to 'hang up my cleats'

By Will Graves Jan. 27, 2022 10:49 AM EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger didn't play football like a quarterback. Not

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler watches players warm up for an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Dec. 19, 2021, in Pittsburgh. Butler retired on Saturday, Jan. 22, less than a week after his 19th season with the team ended in a blowout playoff loss to Kansas City. The 65-year-old Butler, who spent 10 seasons as a linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks in the 1970s and 80s before getting into coaching, helped the Steelers win two Super Bowls and reach another during his nearly two decades with the team. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler retires

By Will Graves Jan. 22, 2022 06:37 PM EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler retired on