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Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr. has warning for the NFL!

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It’s going to be a family affair in Pittsburgh, as the Steelers decided to select CB Joey Porter Jr. in the 2023 NFL Draft. If his name sounds familiar to Steelers fans, there’s a good reason for that. His father Joey Porter played for the Steelers for eight years, and was part of the 2005 Super Bowl-winning team while also being named to four Pro Bowls. 

Porter Jr. was admittedly not happy about not being selected in Round 1 of the draft, and he’s going to be coming out with a vengeance in his first NFL season and prove other teams wrong for not taking a chance on him. 

“Last night, I was mad,” said Porter, a 6-foot-2, 193-pound cornerback. “I had an edge on me. This was a perfect way to end my day right here. I forgot all about last night. I’m ready. I have a chip on my shoulder and I’m ready to prove myself.”

“I was not expecting this,” he said. “After last night, I was like, ‘Anything can happen in this draft.’ When the clock was winding down, I was like, ‘Dang, they might not get me.’ Then I saw that 412 number pop up and I was like, ‘I’m coming home.’ ”

“This is Steelers defense,” he said. “This is what we’re about. It’s power football. We’re going to smack you in the mouth and play aggressive. I feel like that fits my game style. I’m going to get in your face, talk a little trash, but we’re going to play.”

We’re excited to see what Porter Jr. can bring to the Steelers in the shadow of his father! 

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Mel Kiper sounds off on Pittsburgh Steelers 2023 Draft

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The 2023 NFL Draft is officially in the books, and the Pittsburgh Steelers have several new faces within the organization. Take a look at all of the news players that the Steelers brought in: 

And according to analyst Mel Kiper, their overall haul was good enough to earn them a grade of B+. Take a look at his reasoning below: 

“With three picks in the top 50, the Steelers entered the draft with a real chance to come away with multiple new rookie starters. They need help on both sides of the ball. And I’m a fan of what they did on the first two days of the draft. They traded a fourth-round pick to move up three spots in Round 1 to grab Broderick Jones (14), who will start at one of the tackle spots. He had an elite 2022 season.”

“Pittsburgh had just three picks in the last four rounds, with Nick Herbig (132) the most notable. He is my No. 7 inside linebacker. The light Day 3 keeps this class under an A — teams that have more picks obviously have greater chances to find those diamonds in the rough — but there are some instant-impact players here.”

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Steelers make decision on TE Zach Gentry

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The Pittsburgh Steelers have made their decision on tight end Zach Gentry, whom they took with their 5th round selection in 2019. He’ll be returning to the team on a one year contract that was officially agreed to earlier this afternoon. 

Last season with the Steelers, Gentry played a career high 577 offensive snaps while playing in 13 games. He also caught 19 of 23 targets for 132 yards. Drafted out of the University of Michigan, he racked up 49 receptions for 817 yards and scored four touchdowns during his two years in the Mitten State. 

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Bud Dupree may return to Steelers!

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For Pittsburgh Steelers fans who are hoping to bring back an old friend, there’s a very real possibility that you may just get your wish. 

Outside linebacker Bud Dupree, who was a former first round pick of the Steelers but has spent the last two years with the Tennessee Titans, is bring Brough in by Pittsburgh for a visit.

Dupree, who was recently released by the Titans, has had a rough go of it lately, having started only 17 games in the last two seasons while recording seven sacks. 

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Mike Tomlin has words for QB Kenny Pickett

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The Pittsburgh Steelers had themselves a new starting quarterback in the form of 1st round draft pick Kenny Pickett, who took over from the struggling veteran Mitchell Trubisky earlier in the 2022 NFL season. 

And while it wasn’t completely smooth sailing, Pickett rebounded nicely in order to lead the Steelers on the verge of a postseason spot. Unfortunately, despite the winning record of 9-8, the Steelers would fall just short of qualifying for the postseason and had to watch from home. 

How does head coach Mike Tomlin feel about Pickett heading into his second season? He had nothing but good things to say about him. 

“I’m excited about Kenny individually in terms of the growth that he’s capable of making and, and what he’s willing to do to realize that,” Tomlin told ESPN’s Brooke Pryor on Sunday at the Annual League Meeting in Phoenix. “I think I’m probably more excited about that because I’ve just been around him intimately now for 12 months. There was some anticipation things because of the close proximity that we’ve all talked about quite a bit, but the reality of having worked with him for 12 months, it’s just more evidence of what we should be excited about — his willingness to work, his professional approach, his maturity in processing. It’s exciting.”

He also explained that the continuity in having Matt Canada remain as offensive coordinator was key. 

“I think it’s reasonable to expect that to be significant,” Tomlin said. “But we’ll have an opportunity to make it so.”

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Ben Roethlisberger implies Steelers are cheap!

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While Ben Roethlisberger may have played his entire Hall of Fame career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the doesn’t mean that he’s above sharing some public disagreements with how they run their franchise. 

During a recent episode of his  ‘Footbahlin’ podcast, he explained that he feels that the Steelers wait until all of the highest priced free agents have found new homes before they go shopping for their own additions. In other words, he essentially implied that the Steelers are on the cheap side. 

“The Steelers, I’ve felt, have done a lot in the past is they try to get a bargain free agent,” Roethlisberger said. “That usually means it’s a guy that maybe was banged up. It’s like, ‘Oh, no, he’s healthy now’, instead of going to get a free agent that is just [high on the market] because they don’t want to have to pay a lot.”

He said that while every team has a different free agent philosophy and that it’s not every year, the Steelers traditionally wait to spend on more well known free agent players. 

“Okay, everyone’s got different philosophies,” Roethlisberger said. “And it’s not all free agents [that] are that way, but to me, it has felt that way traditionally.”

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Steelers select Georgia OT Broderick Jones

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The Pittsburgh Steelers came into the 2023 NFL Draft with the 17th overall selection, but had other ideas. They made a trade with the New England Patriots, moving up to No. 14 overall where they took the player they had their sights on. With the 14th selection, Pittsburgh took Georgia Bulldogs OT Broderick Jones. 

He is a two-time national champion with Georgia, having started five games in 2021 and then playing in all 15 games last season. For his efforts last season, he earned a 2022 first-team All-SEC selection. 

He’ll likely be battling it out with incumbent Dan Moore Jr. for a spot on the team in training camp this summer. 

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Colin Cowherd shares true feelings on Kenny Pickett

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It’s officially Kenny Pickett’s show in Pittsburgh, as he’ll be entering the 2023 NFL season as the unquestioned Number 1 starter for the team. 

And for NFL analyst Colin Cowherd, he believes that Pickett absolutely is the right choice for the Steelers to remain a “stable” organization in the absence of franchise legend Ben Roethlisberger. 

“I think you see a stable organization, a good coach, and a defense even with a wonky offensive line, he can win games. So you went from Big Ben, usually your star quarterback leaves… you’re bailing for years on it. The Steelers immediately stabilize an organization when the legend left.” 

Pickett himself sounded off on what he believes was his personal growth that he showed throughout his rookie campaign that saw him supplant Mitch Trubisky as the team starter.

“The biggest growth for me was mentally. Just understanding of the system… There are so many things I’m going to go through here this offseason in order for me to take that big jump in Year 2, which I’m expecting myself to do. There were so many new things coming in the year that you can’t even out into this one interview that you’re going through as a rookie QB in the NFL. I just got so much more comfortable from the first day I walked in here to the last day of the season. It’s like night and day.”

Who else agrees with Cowherd that the Steelers are in good hands with Pickett under center? 

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Steelers give crucial offseason review of Kenny Pickett

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The Pittsburgh Steelers appear to have found their starting quarterback for the 2023 NFL season. As you may remember, the starter’s role wasn’t guaranteed, as the trio of Kenny Pickett, Mason Rudolph and Mitchell Trubisky all entered training camp vying for the position. And while it was Trubisky who initially started things off for the 2022 season, he would eventually be replaced by Pickett.

Right now, it’s Pickett’s job to lose. And he’s taking his job seriously, putting in the hard work this offseason in order to ensure that he can enter training camp in the best possible shape later this year. And according to one particularly shining review from his private quarterback coach Tony Racioppi, he’s doing all of that successfully and more.

“I think his arm’s gotten stronger,” he told Chris Mack, Colin Dunlap, and Dorin Dickerson on 93.7 The Fan earlier this week, “between the rotational power stuff that the University of Pittsburgh guys gave him, from a weight room standpoint, and from a fundamental standpoint. There’s more velocity on the ball and he’s throwing the ball deeper better, and those were two goals”.

Pickett’s play in 2022 earned him the Joe Greene Great Performance Award, which is awarded annually by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America to the team’s standout rookie player. And he’s going to be aiming for bigger and better things in 2023! 

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Ben Roethlisberger selling massive PA property

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Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has put one of the multiple properties that he owned in Pennsylvania up for sale, this one in Clinton, PA. 

The four-bedroom, 3.5-bath home that was originally contracted in 2000 is now on the market for a cool $2.9 million. 

Photos of the incredible property can be seen here. 

Roethlisberger retired after a long and very fruitful NFL career, spending all 18 years of his NFL career wearing the black and yellow while leading his team to two Super Bowl wins. He’s also the franchise leader in wins with 165, home wins with 92, and passing touchdowns with 418.