Linebacker Vince Williams is retiring from the NFL after an eight-year career spent entirely with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Williams, 31, played in 121 of a possible 128 regular-season games across those eight seasons. “Vince Williams notified us today that he will retire from the game of football,” Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said Wednesday in a statement. “We respect his decision and want to thank him for his time with us as he consistently showed great character and leadership in addition to his contributions on the field. We wish Vince and his family all the best.” An inside l ..read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers reported to their training camp at the team’s South Side UPMC Rooney Sports Complex Wednesday, and outside of everyone showing up they received some tremendous news. No, it wasn’t the acquisition or trade of another player, it was the fact inside linebacker Devin Bush has healed enough he is deemed fully recovered from his ACL injury last season. This per Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Good news for Steelers on reporting day: ILB Devin Bush has recovered so nicely from ACL he is expected to be cleared to fully practice right away, per several sources ..read more

NFL All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner signed a whopping five-year, $95 million contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers on Wednesday, making him one of the highest-paid defensive players in league history. To say that the 24-year-old backer has earned his keep would be an understatement. He finished last season as the top-graded linebacker per Pro Football Focus metrics, tallying 125 tackles, six passes defended and two interceptions. With Warner finally locked up on a long-term deal, the focus now turns to other young players around the NFL who might be in line for huge contract extensio ..read more

Every year there are major injuries at the running back position, some of which occur before the season even begins. Well, this year is no different. Running back is not a difficult position to find a replacement at if your starter goes down, but your depth is likely lacking after an injury. When Le’Veon Bell held out during the 2018 season, James Conner came in and softened the blow of not having Bell on the field. However, it is not comforting as a fan when your backups are now Stevan Ridley, Jaylen Samuels, and Trey Edmunds. Having Conner as the backup and Ridley as the third stringer woul ..read more

The latest release in the Madden video game franchise is set for August 17. On July 26, EA Sports starts revealing their Madden NFL 22 player ratings. With that, every year a few players publicly express their disappointment with their latest Madden rating snub, while others use it as motivation. The 99 Club is an exclusive group of the best in the game, how many will this year’s game feature? We predict which player will be the top-rated at their position, as well as their overall Madden ratings. Also Read: Madden NFL 22: Tom Brady & Patrick Mahomes revealed as cover athletes Quarterba ..read more

Welcome to the Steelers Trifecta! Over the 30 days leading up to the Pittsburgh Steelers 2021 training camp, we will be highlighting three players every day in order cover the entire 90-man offseason roster. With roster moves, there is a bonus 31st day today to cover all the player. So without further ado, here are today’s three players: Chris Wormley Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Position: Defensive Tackle Age: 27 Year: 5 Height: 6’5” Weight: 300 Drafted: Round 3, Pick 74, 2017 (Ravens) College: Michigan Roster Outlook: Likely Analysis: Chris Wormley’s inaugural season in the black and ..read more

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced the order of their ceremony for both the Centennial Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021 the first weekend in August. The Pro Football Hall of Fame weekend kicks off with the Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at 8:00 PM between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys. The enshrinement of the two Hall of Fame classes will take place on Saturday evening for the 2020 class and Sunday evening for the class of 2021. It was originally reported that Troy Polamalu would kick off the speeches on Saturday evening. Since the original announcemen ..read more

The five biggest questions for the Steelers going into training camp are getting bigger each day as camp looms. What could they be and can they be answered? This will be just one of the subjects that will be discussed in the latest installment of the BTSC family of podcasts, The Scho Bro Show. As always, it sure is a good time to get on the airwaves and discuss the Black-and-Gold. On this show, Dave and Big Bro Scho break down all things Steelers, still talk stats, and also answer questions from fans! Check out the rundown of the show: News and Notes Steelers biggest questions going into cam ..read more

As the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare to open training camp on July 22, general manager Kevin Colbert may not be done adding to the team. Signing Melvin Ingram could prove to be one of the best moves of the offseason for the Steelers. While Ingram is talented, there are several other players who could help Mike Tomlin win some more games in 2021. Here are three improvements the Steelers should look into before Week 1. Also Read: Pittsburgh Steelers sign Pro Bowl pass rusher Melvin Ingram Pittsburgh Steelers sign Russell Okung The Steelers’ offensive line remains one of their biggest question m ..read more

Today is the day many Steelers fans have been waiting for. It signifies the end of the 2021 offseason and the beginning of the 2021 preseason as the Pittsburgh Steelers report to the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex for Day 1 of 2021 training camp. It had first been reported the Steelers would be kicking off training camp on Thursday, July 22, but late Tuesday evening the Steelers posted on Twitter players would be reporting on Wednesday. Exactly what will be going on in the first week of training camp for the players has not been reported at this time. One thing we know for sure is the first padde ..read more