PITTSBURGH 鈥� One of the disappointments of many fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers out of the recent draft was the lack of emphasis placed on defensive backs.Particularly after what Tom Brady and the New England Patriots did to them in the last game.But for one day 鈥� albeit the first day of ...
PITTSBURGH -- It is football in shorts, but five months after we last saw the Steelers fall just a game short of the Super Bowl, the operative word here is "football."The Steelers, or at least 50-some rookies and first-year players who hope to be part of the 2017 edition, will take the practice ...
Late in the fourth round, the team with the tight end who had spent most of the 2016 season out with injuries was looking over a fairly impressive list of tight ends still on the board 鈥� and they drafted a quarterback.After the Pittsburgh Steelers selected QB Joshua Dobbs, those tight ends ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Admittedly, Rushel Shell鈥檚 last run under the Pittsburgh spotlight did not turn out as he would have liked. That was back in 2012, when the Hopewell native was 19 and looking to transfer out of the University of Pittsburgh after just one season.Five years later, the last three ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Don鈥檛 call Josh Dobbs an astronaut.The newest quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers is an aerospace engineer, and he鈥檒l tell you all about the F-135 engine.鈥淭he most technologically advanced engine ever created,鈥� he said with his voice rising in enthusiasm.But there鈥檚 ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� The Pittsburgh Steelers didn鈥檛 draft Pitt superstar running back and cancer survivor James Conner in the third round yesterday for the story.Running backs coach James Saxon couldn鈥檛 make that clear enough.鈥淎ny of these kids getting the opportunity to get picked by an NFL ...
