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FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Alex Highsmith (56) goes through drills during practice at NFL football training camp in the Latrobe Memorial Stadium in Latrobe, Pa., on Aug. 8, 2022. Highsmith starred on the right side during his first full season as a starter. This year, Highsmith wants to cause greater havoc opposite teammate T.J. Watt, the reigning AP Defensive Player of the Year. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Highsmith seeks to make bigger impact on Steelers defense

By Dan Scifo Aug. 09, 2022 04:59 PM EDT

Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, left, and Diontae Johnson walk back between running drills during the NFL football team's training camp in Latrobe, Pa., Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Steelers want WR Diontae Johnson to stay, but at what price?

By Will Graves Aug. 02, 2022 05:50 PM EDT

New Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle, Larry Ogunjobi, left, gets some help as he arrives for NFL football training camp in Latrobe, Pa., Tuesday, July 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Welcome back: Steelers return to familiar rhythms of Latrobe

By Will Graves Jul. 26, 2022 05:14 PM EDT

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mitch Trubisky participates in drills during an NFL football practice in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The Steelers enter training camp with the starting quarterback job up for grabs for the first time in nearly 20 years following Ben Roethlisberger's retirement in January. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Quarterback derby highlights Steelers' return to Latrobe

By The Associated Press Jul. 15, 2022 12:35 PM EDT

Pittsburgh Steelers' Cam Heyward, left, and T.J. Watt, center, share some laughs as they warm up during an NFL football practice, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Steelers will have to fix leaky run defense without Tuitt

By Will Graves Jun. 02, 2022 05:29 PM EDT

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

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

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

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Colbert is stepping down following the draft after more than two decades with the team. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Steelers could tab Roethlisberger's replacement in 1st round

By The Associated Press Apr. 22, 2022 01:29 PM EDT

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 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/Ed Zurga)
Steelers' Tomlin: 'all options' on the table at QB in 2022

By Will Graves Jan. 18, 2022 02:25 PM EST

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, left, and Jerome Bettis celebrate after the Steelers' 21-10 win over the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl XL football game Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. The Steelers are hoping to send Roethlisberger out the way Roethlisberger and company sent out Bettis in the 2005 playoffs, with a Super Bowl win. The seventh-seeded Steelers open the playoffs on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, at AFC West champion Kansas City. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Deja vu? Roethlisberger hoping for Bettis-style send-off

By Will Graves Jan. 12, 2022 02:45 PM EST

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Byron Pringle (13) scores past Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Cameron Heyward (97) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Depleted Steelers focus on stopping Chubb, Browns run game

By Dan Scifo Dec. 31, 2021 05:10 PM EST

Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt (90) battles Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Isaiah Prince (75) as he tries to rush the passer during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
Steelers hopeful Watt, Haden will play against Titans

Dec. 14, 2021 05:06 PM EST

Minnesota Vikings defenders safety Harrison Smith (22), outside linebacker Anthony Barr (55) and free safety Xavier Woods (23) break up a pass intended for Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth (88) in the end zone at the end of an NFL football game, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, in Minneapolis. The Vikings won 36-28. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)
Angry Tomlin initiates changes in Steelers' 36-28 loss

By Brian Hall Dec. 10, 2021 01:55 AM EST

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Steelers face stumbling Vikings in rare Minnesota visit

By The Associated Press Dec. 08, 2021 05:28 PM EST

Pittsburgh Steelers Montravius Adams, center, attends NFL football practice Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (Andrew Rush/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
All aboard: Steeler newcomers scramble to catch moving train

By Will Graves Dec. 07, 2021 09:24 PM EST

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin watches as his team plays against the Cincinnati Bengals during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Tomlin: time for Steelers to put up and shut up

Nov. 30, 2021 04:51 PM EST

Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt (90) battles Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Isaiah Prince (75) as he tries to rush the passer during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
Steelers place star linebacker T.J. Watt on COVID-19 list

Nov. 29, 2021 04:01 PM EST

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, center, looks up at the videoboard as he stands with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) and wide receiver Chase Claypool (11) during a timeout during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
Steelers living out purgatory promised by salary-cap crunch

By Will Graves Nov. 29, 2021 02:22 PM EST