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Brooke PryorMar 4, 2026, 07:30 PM ET

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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are releasing veteran tight end Jonnu Smith ahead of the new league year, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Releasing Smith, 30, saves the Steelers about $7 million in cap space.

Smith, who arrived in Pittsburgh from the Miami Dolphins as part of the trade that also

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Brooke PryorMar 4, 2026, 04:53 PM ET

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PITTSBURGH — Here we go (again).

Speaking publicly for the first time since the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ season ended in January, four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers was noncommittal about the future of his playing career — with the Pittsburgh Steelers or elsewhere — in a wide-ranging interview with “The Pat McAfee Show” on

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Brooke PryorFeb 24, 2026, 11:46 AM ET

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INDIANAPOLIS — While the Pittsburgh Steelers once again enter their offseason awaiting a decision from quarterback Aaron Rodgers on his future, general manager Omar Khan doesn’t believe this process will be as prolonged as the one that saw the quarterback finally ink a one-year deal in June 2025.

“I don’t foresee this

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Brooke PryorFeb 21, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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Another NFL season, another massive quarterback question looms for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Since Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement in 2022, the lack of stability at the position has become a frustrating tradition for the organization that hasn’t won a playoff game in a decade.

This time around, there’s an extra layer of déjà vu as the Steelers

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Brooke PryorFeb 13, 2026, 11:46 AM ET

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The NFL won its grievance against the NFL Players Association, effectively banning the union from conducting and publishing future player report cards, according to a memo distributed to all 32 NFL teams and obtained by ESPN on Friday morning.

An arbitrator found that the report cards violated the collective bargaining agreement by “disparaging NFL clubs and

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Brooke PryorFeb 11, 2026, 05:41 PM ET

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Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker and assistant coach Joey Porter Sr. said quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wasn’t a good teammate or person in a podcast recorded during Super Bowl week.

He also said Roethlisberger and linebacker James Harrison “broke the brotherhood” by discussing team business and criticizing former head coach Mike Tomlin on their own podcasts.

“[Harrison]

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Brooke PryorFeb 8, 2026, 10:19 PM ET

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — ¡Felicidades!

The couple featured in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime performance was legally married during halftime, league sources confirmed to ESPN.

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They were spotlighted several times during Bad Bunny’s intricate and energetic show, beginning with a proposal early on. Midway through the set, the pair were married surrounded by backup

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Brooke PryorFeb 7, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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DeMario Douglas grinned as he faced the raucous New England Patriots crowd from the end zone at Gillette Stadium.

He didn’t have to think about what was coming next.

Seconds after scoring the first touchdown of the Patriots’ eventual AFC divisional round win on Jan. 18 against the Houston Texans, Douglas

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Brooke PryorFeb 5, 2026, 07:31 PM ET

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SAN FRANCISCO — No Spanish? No problem.

In a conversation with Apple Music Radio hosts Ebro Darden and Zane Lowe days ahead of his Super Bowl LX halftime performance Sunday, Grammy-winning musician Bad Bunny reassured fans they don’t have to speak his native language to enjoy the show.

“It’s gonna be fun, it’s gonna be easy,” the

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Brooke PryorFeb 4, 2026, 03:11 PM ET

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Former Vikings passing game coordinator and tight ends coach Brian Angelichio is finalizing a deal to join the Pittsburgh Steelers as offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN amid multiple reports.

The move reunites Angelichio with new Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy, who worked with him in Green Bay from 2016 to

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