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• Steelers vs. Bears Week 3: 1st quarter in-game update

  24-09-2017 19:44 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  The Pittsburgh Steelers are back, and we keep you up to date with those who aren’t able to watch the game live. The Pittsburgh Steelers were in the Windy City to go head-to-head with the Chicago Bears in Week 3 of the regular season, but despite National Anthem news dominating the news wire before the game, there was actual football to be played at Solider Field.The 2-0 Steelers faced the 0-2 Bears in Chicago, a city which hadn’t been very nice to the Steelers. Similar to their recor
  
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• Terrible Towel Tales: Steelers may be eyeing division-rival cornerback

  18-04-2024 02:31 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images Steelers news and commentary from Wednesday, April 17th Welcome to the Terrible Towel Tales, where we’ll highlight some of the latest stories permeating Steelers media for your reading pleasure every Monday through Saturday. In today’s news…
  Steelers Have Competition for Top Draft Center | Noah Strackbein, All SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t the only team showing interest in Oregon center Jackson Powers-Johnson, and despite some fal
  
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• Could the Steelers reunite Courtland Sutton with Russell Wilson?

  18-04-2024 01:17 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports The Steelers may address their need at receiver by trading for Sutton The Denver Broncos and wide receiver Courtland Sutton are at odds over his contract situation. With a very minimal amount of guaranteed money remaining on his contract. He could find himself once again playing with Russell Wilson as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers.The Backstory
  Sutton was drafted in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft, the same year the Steelers would draft wide receiver Ja
  
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• The genius of Steelers GM Omar Khan

  17-04-2024 16:54 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Pick swaps hold tremendous value even if they rarely make headlines The Steelers have more holes to fill on the roster than their supply of quality draft picks. They could sign an available free agent to lessen the needs but a trade for a player, much as the Texans did for WR Stefon Diggs, is another avenue to explore.While the meat and potatoes of these trade possibilities will be discussed in a separate article, here we will focus on the fine print that rarely
  
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• The genius of Omar Khan

  17-04-2024 16:54 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Pick swaps hold tremendous value even if they rarely make headlines The Steelers have more holes to fill on the roster than their supply of quality draft picks. They could sign an available free agent to lessen the needs but a trade for a player, much as the Texans did for WR Stefon Diggs, is another avenue to explore.While the meat and potatoes of these trade possibilities will be discussed in a separate article, here we will focus on the fine print that rarely
  
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• Iowa CB Cooper DeJean spends one of four top-30 visits with the Steelers

  17-04-2024 15:37 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images We already know he looks good in black and gold. It’s no secret that the Pittsburgh Steelers are in need of some help at cornerback, and Iowa prospect Cooper DeJean is one they could have their eye on in Round 1. They’ve done their due diligence, too, hosting him for a top-30 visit. As NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday, it was one of just four teams that DeJean had an official top-30 visit with due to a tight pre-draft schedule.
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• Terrible Towel Tales: Steelers ‘would be surprised’ if Brandon Aiyuk trade doesn’t happen

  17-04-2024 02:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Steelers news and commentary from Tuesday, April 16th Welcome to the Terrible Towel Tales, where we’ll highlight some of the latest stories permeating Steelers media for your reading pleasure every Monday through Saturday. In today’s news…
  Steelers Won’t Trade Much for Brandon Aiyuk | Noah Strackbein, All SteelersAccording to a team source, the Steelers and 49ers trade talks are real. While nothing is imminent, they “would be sur
  
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• Steelers hosting Duke OL Graham Barton for pre-draft visit

  16-04-2024 18:15 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by David Jensen/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The star offensive lineman is on the Steelers’ radar The Steelers need to finish replenishing their offensive line before September rolls around, and they certainly have the draft capital to take a couple swings on a center and an offensive tackle. Today, they’ll be hosting one of the most versatile offensive linemen in this draft class.The Steelers are hosting Duke offensive lineman Graham Barton for a pre-draft visit. They are
  
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• Steelers Mock Draft 2024: What if they trade for a WR?

  16-04-2024 16:42 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports GM Omar Khan has plenty of tools at his disposal. Most mock drafts you will see are built around projections. What do we think the team will do? But in this version, I wanted to switch it up — this is what they should do, in a perfect world.For starters, they should trade for a wide receiver. Sure, easier said than done.But as we currently stand, they’ve pigeonholed themselves into drafting an offensive tackle, center, and receiver - and starting all thr
  
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• Tee Higgins is not going to be traded to the Steelers

  16-04-2024 16:30 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Higgns is likely to remain in Cincinnati According to Andrew Fillipponi of 93.7 The Fan, the Pittsburgh Steelers have talked about acquiring their AFC North rival Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins. Is that a potential draft draft-day trade scenario? Would the Bengals trade him to the Steelers? Are the Steelers truly interested in acquiring him?
  Could Higgins be a draft-day trade candidate?
  Yes, he very well could be traded during the 20
  
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• Remaining free agents at positions of need for the Steelers

  16-04-2024 16:12 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images The selection is thin, but the cupboard isn’t completely bare As we get close to the start of the 2024 NFL Draft, with the first round scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 25, Steeler fans are left wondering how the team can fill all of their needs with just four picks in the top 100. Most agree that the needs list includes the open positions at C, WR, slot CB, and much-desired upgrades at OT, CB, and DL. So far the mix of the Steelers’ 34 pre-
  
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• NFL analyst releases full 7-round mock draft; Steelers pass on OL in Round 1

  15-04-2024 20:28 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty ImagesWe’re just 10 days away from the 2024 NFL Draft kicking off. All offseason, Steelers brass has done their due diligence to find the next crop of college prospects who will don the black and yellow and contribute to the legacy of the Steelers.
  With many unaddressed roster needs, general manager Omar Khan and company will have to decide how to navigate these waters. How soon will Pittsburgh seek to shore up the offensive line? Is the secondary going to see
  
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• Terrible Towel Tales: Hines Ward named Arizona State WR coach

  15-04-2024 16:55 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Steelers news and commentary from Monday, April 15th Welcome to the Terrible Towel Tales, where we’ll highlight some of the latest stories permeating Steelers media for your reading pleasure every Monday through Saturday. In today’s news…
  Arizona State adds Steelers great Hines Ward as WRs coach | Pete Thamel, ESPNHines Ward has been hired as Arizona State’s next wide receivers coach, the school announced Sunday.
  “I am truly honored to join Arizona State Universit
  
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• A way too early look at what the Steelers room might look like in 2025

  15-04-2024 12:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Exploring the potential range of outcomes in the Russell Wilson-Justin Fields experiment…“Have the Steelers found their answer at quarterback?”
  Buckle in, folks. You’ll hear versions of that question ad nauseam during the 2024 season. Whether it’s network TV, your local radio station or your favorite Steelers community site, the Steelers’ quarterback situation will dominate conversations around the team.After making signif
  
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• A way too early look at what the Steelers QB room might look like in 2025

  15-04-2024 12:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Exploring the potential range of outcomes in the Russell Wilson-Justin Fields experiment…“Have the Steelers found their answer at quarterback?”
  Buckle in, folks. You’ll hear versions of that question ad nauseam during the 2024 season. Whether it’s network TV, your local radio station or your favorite Steelers community site, the Steelers’ quarterback situation will dominate conversations around the team.After making signif
  
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• Analyst believes Justin Fields will be Week 1 starter for Steelers

  14-04-2024 23:24 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images Jeff Darlington says he’d bet on Fields winning the job The Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback situation has been a massive talking point of the offseason. Pittsburgh released Mitch Trubisky in February and signed Russell Wilson at the beginning of free agency before trading Kenny Pickett to the Philadelphia Eagles. Mason Rudolph ended up signing with the Tennessee Titans, and Pittsburgh acquired Justin Fields from the Chicago Bears for a sixth-roun
  
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• NFL draft profile 2024: Adonai Mitchell (Wide receiver, Texas)

  14-04-2024 19:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Texas Longhorns wide receiver Adonai Mitchell (5) celebrates after making a catch for a first down during the game between the Texas Longhorns and the Kansas State Wildcats on November 4, 2023 at Darrell K Royal -Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. | Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The speedy receiver could be a surprise first-round option for the black and gold.Approaching the 2024 NFL Draft, we’ll be scouting as many of the top prospects that the Pittsburgh
  
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• Brandon Aiyuk’s agent squashes trade request rumors

  14-04-2024 18:30 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Rumors started buzzing on social media early Sunday morning. The NFL rumor mill was buzzing on social media Sunday morning after a self-dubbed “NFL insider” John Frascella shared that San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk had requested a trade. Unsurprisingly, the rumor spread like wildfire across social media.
  Aiyuk’s agent, Ryan Williams of Athletes First agency, denied the reports just hours after they had broke with a tweet of
  
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• NFL draft profile 2024: Matt Goncalves (Offensive tackle, Pitt)

  14-04-2024 17:17 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The Pitt product could be a mid-round option for the Steelers.Approaching the 2024 NFL Draft, we’ll be scouting as many of the top prospects that the Pittsburgh Steelers could have their eye on anywhere from Rounds 1 through 7. We’ll breakdown the prospects themselves, strengths and weaknesses, projected draft capital and their fit with the Steelers.
  Pitt offensive tackle Matt Goncalves isn’t in the upper echelon of the position in the 2024 dra
  
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• Brandon Aiyuk rumors heat up following ‘report’ that 49ers WR requested a trade

  14-04-2024 16:56 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images Amidst a deadlock in ongoing contract negotiations between the San Francisco 49ers and star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, rumors of a potential trade to the Pittsburgh Steelers have been commonplace.The flames of these rumors were fanned in a big way Sunday morning, when self-dubbed “NFL insider,” John Frascella, shared a report that Aiyuk has officially requested a trade. He also noted that “the Steelers have been the most aggressive in pursuing
  
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• Steelers projected to have NFL’s most difficult schedule in 2024

  13-04-2024 19:32 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Will the Steelers’ schedule be more difficult than originally thought? The Pittsburgh Steelers surmounted everyone’s expectations in 2023. After an impressive 6-3 start that few saw coming, the Steelers lost four of their next five games before winning their final three contests to finish 10-7 and earn a Wildcard spot in the AFC playoffs.The Steelers faced a third-place schedule in 2023, and will do the same in 2024 after finishing third in the AFC N
  
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• Projecting the final Steeler's big board ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft

  13-04-2024 18:30 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports It’s time to pretend I’m a fly on the wall in the Steelers war room! We’ve reached the point in the NFL draft process where teams are finalizing their boards. The combine is over, top-30 visits are coming to a close, and Pro days aren’t far behind. General Manager Omar Khan and his staff are now compiling that information and putting together their rankings of top players.The last time I made this list, I included quarterbacks. That was b
  
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• Assessing the history of first-round centers in the NFL Draft

  13-04-2024 17:30 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Former Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey is the most successful player at his position to be drafted in the first round since 2010. But is he the blueprint or the exception? | Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Should the Pittsburgh Steelers select a center in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft? Many yinzer faithful have spent this offseason wondering how the Steelers plan to address one of the most glaring holes on the depth chart.
  As of this writing, Pittsburgh doesn’t roster a single o
  
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• Assessing first-round centers in the NFL Draft

  13-04-2024 17:30 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Former Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey is the most successful player at his position to be drafted in the first round since 2010. But is he the blueprint or the exception? | Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Should the Pittsburgh Steelers select a center in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft? Many yinzer faithful have spent this offseason wondering how the Steelers plan to address one of the most glaring holes on the depth chart.
  As of this writing, Pittsburgh doesn’t roster a single o
  
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• The worst quarterback rooms in Steelers history

  13-04-2024 17:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Kenny Pickett may make black and gold history in one way The legacy of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks are defined by two of the best to ever do it: the original TB12, Terry Bradshaw, and Big Ben Roethlisberger. Without those two, Pittsburgh’s quarterback play has less than iconic more times than not. Now that the position has been completely remodeled, let’s see where the most recent room of Kenny Pickett, Mitch Trubisky, and
  
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• NFL draft profile 2024: M.J. Devonshire (Cornerback, Pitt)

  13-04-2024 16:21 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Ryan Hunt/Getty Images Could M.J. Devonshire stay in Pittsburgh after the draft?Approaching the 2024 NFL Draft, we’ll be scouting as many of the top prospects that the Pittsburgh Steelers could have their eye on anywhere from Rounds 1 through 7. We’ll breakdown the prospects themselves, strengths and weaknesses, projected draft capital and their fit with the Steelers.
  Local product M.J. Devonshire is an interesting fit at cornerback for the Steelers this draft cycle.The basi
  
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• Steelers 2024 win total projection: Too high, too low, or just right?

  13-04-2024 12:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Mark Alberti/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The 2024 NFL Draft is just around the corner, kicking off Thursday, April 25 from downtown Detroit, Michigan. Entering the draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers remain in position with several problematic holes to fill in their roster — most urgently, on the offensive line, but also in the secondary at cornerback and at wide receiver following the trade of Diontae Johnson.
  Here, we’ll take a look at the Steelers odds for 2024 for their
  
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• Friday Happy Hour: April 12 open thread

  13-04-2024 00:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Cheers with your fellow Steelers fans to another week in the books! Happy Friday, Steelers Nation!! I hope you all have had a fantastic week. After some late afternoon pickleball, the wife and I are headed to a kickball doubleheader — a beautiful day full of sunshine and activities here in Texas.
  The 2024 NFL Draft is just 13 days away. Where does this rank on the “excitement scale” for events in the NFL season cycle, like the Week 1 opener,
  
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• Russell Wilson: Playing for Mike Tomlin, Steelers is a gift

  12-04-2024 23:30 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images The new Steelers QB has a ton of appreciation for his new organization Russell Wilson signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers has been one of the most talked about moves of the offseason. The Steelers needed an upgrade at quarterback in order to make a big leap forward, and several of Wilson’s new teammates were heavy influences on getting him to Pittsburgh.In an interview with Essence, Wilson discussed what it meant to be a Steeler, and how excited he was
  
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• Terrible Towel Tales: Treylon Burks emerges as potential trade target

  12-04-2024 21:35 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Steelers news and commentary from Friday, April 12th Welcome to the Terrible Towel Tales, where we’ll highlight some of the latest stories permeating Steelers media for your reading pleasure every Monday through Saturday. In today’s news…
  Former First-Round Pick Treylon Burks Could Make Sense for Steelers | Nick Farabaugh, Steelers NowFor example, the Tennessee Titans seem on the outs with former first-round pick Treylon Burks. Burks could win
  
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