NFL sked makers had no inside info on Rodgers

Brooke PryorMay 15, 2025, 02:41 PM ET

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PITTSBURGH — Despite scheduling SteelersJets for Week 1 and Steelers-Packers for “Sunday Night Football” in Week 8, the NFL didn’t have any inside information about Aaron Rodgers‘ decision when it made Pittsburgh’s schedule.

Instead, NFL vice president of broadcasting and scheduling Mike North said Thursday, the Steelers’ national

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Steelers schedule: Takeaways, predictions

Brooke PryorMay 14, 2025, 08:30 PM ET

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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers‘ 2025 schedule was released along with the rest of the NFL slate Wednesday.

The Steelers again open their 2025 season on the road, returning to MetLife for the first time since the 2020 season opener to take on the Jets in what could be game of quarterbacks facing their former teams

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Why Steelers trading George Pickens was perfect timing

Brooke PryorMay 10, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

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PITTSBURGH — By sending George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys earlier this week, the Steelers guaranteed that yet another wide receiver drafted by the team won’t see a second contract in Pittsburgh.

Of 16 extension-eligible wide receivers drafted by the team since 2007, three have received second contracts. Five played

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Steelers’ GM Khan: Pickens trade ‘made sense’

Brooke PryorMay 9, 2025, 02:01 PM ET

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PITTSBURGH — Days after trading star wide receiver George Pickens to the Cowboys for a 2026 third-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick, Steelers general manager Omar Khan defended the move, saying Friday it “made sense for everyone.”

“We just kind of talked about it, lots of serious conversation, honest conversations,” Khan said. “And

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Sources: Free-agent QB Rodgers visits Steelers

Brooke PryorMar 21, 2025, 01:16 PM ET

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PITTSBURGH — It’s bring a four-time NFL MVP to work day in Pittsburgh.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, a free agent for the first time in his career, is visiting the Steelers‘ practice facility to meet with coaches Friday, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. No deal is imminent, sources told Schefter. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was the

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Steelers’ Heyward fed up waiting on Rodgers

Brooke PryorMar 18, 2025, 11:33 AM ET

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PITTSBURGH — Cameron Heyward isn’t joining Aaron Rodgers on a darkness retreat anytime soon.

The longtime Pittsburgh Steelers defensive captain said on his “Not Just Football” podcast Tuesday that he’s not going to great lengths to recruit the four-time MVP to sign with the Steelers.

“I ain’t doing that darkness retreat,”

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WR Metcalf ‘ecstatic’ over landing in Pittsburgh

Brooke PryorMar 13, 2025, 08:23 PM ET

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PITTSBURGH — Wide receiver DK Metcalf said he was “ecstatic” when he got word Sunday night that he would soon be a Pittsburgh Steeler.

The former Seattle Seahawks second-round pick, whom Pittsburgh acquired along with a 2025 sixth-round pick in exchange for 2025 second-round and seventh-round picks, said Thursday he

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QB Rudolph reuniting with Steelers, sources say

Brooke PryorMar 13, 2025, 11:28 AM ET

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PITTSBURGH — The Steelers agreed to a two-year deal with quarterback Mason Rudolph, bringing their 2018 third-round pick back into the fold after a season with the Tennessee Titans, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.

Securing Rudolph while the Steelers await a decision from Aaron Rodgers gives their

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Sources: Steelers add Gainwell after Harris’ exit

Brooke PryorMar 12, 2025, 09:41 AM ET

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PITTSBURGH — The Steelers are reinforcing their run game with help from across the Keystone State.

Former Philadelphia Eagles running back Kenneth Gainwell agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Steelers, league sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.

In Gainwell, the Steelers landed a running mate for <a data-player-guid="224e4c1e-625d-b1b2-b8ea-1316942fa7ac"

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What Saquon Barkley’s career year and record raise means for free agent running backs

Brooke PryorMar 7, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

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ON A SATURDAY in late July 2023, the NFL’s top running backs joined a Zoom call. The call, organized by Austin Ekeler, included Saquon Barkley, Nick Chubb, Derrick Henry, Josh Jacobs and Christian McCaffrey. In a gallery of their peers, they aired grievances

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