PITTSBURGH 鈥� Many decades ago the Steelers would have drafted a player from Pitt with the idea of appeasing the fans, getting some publicity and ultimately selling some tickets.Those days are long gone.Theirs is not an organization that leans on sentiment or panders heavily to ticket buyers. ...
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 ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Worried about Martavis Bryant much?Perhaps they should be.The Pittsburgh Steelers, still reeling from a shredding at the hands of Tom Brady and looking at a talented crop of defensive backs in the 2017 draft, instead chose wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster of Southern Cal with ...
You really can鈥檛 say enough good things about the late Dan Rooney.He had it all and did it all. How many NFL owners ever served as a United States ambassador? Rooney was an ambassador to Ireland, and it wasn鈥檛 some cushy job. Rooney worked hard to better both countries and loved every ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� The Steelers hope to have found James Harrison鈥檚 heir apparent this time after drafting outside linebacker T.J. Watt in the first round last night.The Steelers tried to replace Harrison once before, in 2013, but Jarvis Jones didn鈥檛 work out and Harrison returned to the team, ...
