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Brooke PryorFeb 26, 2025, 01:26 PM ET

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INDIANAPOLIS — For the second year in a row, the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings earned top marks in the NFLPA’s annual survey evaluating workplace environment.

Overall, grades improved in the union’s latest survey, which was released Wednesday, with a 41% increase in areas earning an A- or higher and a 51%

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Brooke PryorFeb 25, 2025, 11:52 AM ET

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INDIANAPOLIS — With wide receiver George Pickens eligible for a contract extension as he enters the final year of his rookie contract, Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan emphasized the team’s desire to retain their top vertical threat.

“I had a really solid exit meeting with GP, and I can tell you

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Brooke PryorFeb 14, 2025, 07:03 PM ET

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PITTSBURGH — The Steelers released outside linebacker Preston Smith on Friday, a move that saves them more than $13 million in 2025 cap space.

The Steelers acquired Smith, 33, for edge rushing depth at the trade deadline in November. They sent a 2025 seventh-round pick to the Green Bay Packers

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Brooke PryorFeb 13, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

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Welcome to Omar Khan season.

With free agency less than a month away, the Steelers have significant decisions to make on their 24 free agents — and on a handful of potential cut candidates that could clear space for a top-dollar wide receiver, defensive lineman or even a quarterback. The big decision for general manager Khan,

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Brooke PryorFeb 7, 2025, 09:46 AM ET

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PITTSBURGH — The NFL announced the first-ever regular-season game in Ireland will be played in the upcoming 2025 season, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are the designated home team. Their opponent has not been announced.

“The Terrible Towels will certainly make the trip across the pond to Croke Park [in Dublin],” said Dan Rooney, the

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Brooke PryorFeb 2, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are back at the quarterback crossroads. Neither Russell Wilson nor Justin Fields is under contract for the 2025 season, leaving the Steelers’ quarterback cupboard bare. With a weak quarterback draft class and lackluster free agency class, the options to replenish it are limited.

Earlier this week, team owner and president Art Rooney II said he would prefer to sign Fields or Wilson, and he acknowledged it’s

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Brooke PryorJan 28, 2025, 09:27 AM ET

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PITTSBURGH — Echoing the words of his head coach, Pittsburgh Steelers owner and president Art Rooney II said talented but mercurial wide receiver George Pickens has “room to grow.”

“George is a very talented player who has room to grow,” Rooney said Monday during his end-of-season news conference. “And we’d like to see him grow, and hopefully he realizes the potential that he has, but there’s definitely room for growth there.”

Two weeks earlier,

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Brooke PryorJan 27, 2025, 03:44 PM ET

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PITTSBURGH — Steelers owner and president Art Rooney II said securing a quarterback is the team’s priority, and it’s his “preference” to sign either Justin Fields or Russell Wilson this offseason.

Rooney said it’s “unlikely” the team brings back both quarterbacks.

“I wouldn’t close the door, but I’d say it’s probably unlikely,” Rooney said Monday. “I think both of them see themselves as starters and I don’t know that they want to

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Brooke PryorJan 26, 2025, 07:14 PM ET

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Welcome to the AFC Championship Game, where it’s a matchup of contrasts: the established powerhouse facing a resilient challenger looking to finally break through with a win against its longtime nemesis.

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Seeking an unprecedented Super Bowl three-peat, the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs are riding an eight-game playoff win streak. Meanwhile the No. 2-seeded Buffalo Bills haven’t been to the Super Bowl in more than three decades, and in three of their

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