-B- Antonio Brown’s rise to stardom last year may have seemed like it came out of nowhere, but as the saying goes — overnight success takes 10 years. Brown is one of the hardest workers in the NFL and much has been written of his offseason workouts with Chad Ochocinco and others.  Brown’s at it […]

Although it seems like just a few weeks ago that Eli Manning and the Giants hoisted another Lombardi trophy at the conclusion of the 2011-12 NFL season, tomorrow marks the first of May.  With another NFL draft weekend behind us–and OTAs & Rookie Minicamps just around the corner–now its time to look ahead to the […]

The Steelers selected Florida running back Chris Rainey in Round 5 of the 2012 draft with the 159th overall pick.  Rainey is an entirely different running back from Rashard Mendenhall and Isaac Redman: he’s only 5-foot-8, 180 pounds and is likely to have more of an impact on special teams and in the receiving game than […]

After many experts forecasted the Steelers going after a nose tackle early in the 2012 draft, the Steelers waited until the 4th round to select a defensive lineman, choosing Washington’s Alameda Ta’amu. He’s 6’3″, 330 pounds and projects to be a massive, run stopping nose tackle a la Casey Hampton.  The Steelers actually traded up […]

  As favorable as the situation was that the Steelers found themselves in during last night’s first round, the war room had to be feeling even better tonight when two highly rated offensive tackles were still on the board when the Steelers made the 56th pick of the 2012 NFL Draft. The Steelers choose Ohio […]

We’re back at again with a live chat for the crucial 2nd and 3rd rounds of this weekend’s NFL draft. There is still tons of value to be had at this point in the draft and most experts have the Steelers looking to add an inside linebacker this evening.    Steelers Live NFL Draft Blog […]

The Steelers took Stanford OG David DeCastro with the 24th draft pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.  DeCastro was the top rated offensive guard in the entire draft and projected by some as a top 10 player overall. Most mocks had him going at 11 to the Kansas City Chiefs.  DeCastro was compared by some […]

Our annual live blog of the NFL draft kicks off tonight at 6pm.  We’ve got a panel of Steelers bloggers lined up as usual. Posting will be sporadic early in the draft but feel free to drop by with questions, comments, etc.   NFL Draft Live Blog – Blitzburgh Blog

The Steelers open the season with a rematch against the Denver Broncos. All kinds of storylines there…bad blod from last season’s playoff game, Peyton Manning’s debut in Denver, Ryan Clark vs. altitude, etc.  The bye week will take place during Week 4. Both Ravens games within 3 week span.   The schedule also has a […]

The Steelers, with the help of RB Isaac Redman, finally revealed the throwback uniforms that they will be wearing in 2012 to honor the team’s 80th anniversary.  The are….unique. Modeled after the 1934 jersey, the feature black and gold stripes and are much different from the Steelers previous 3rd jerseys which where a frankenstein-like mashup […]

The Steelers have used up 20 of their allotted 30 pre-draft visits with NFL prospects. Visits from local players (such as those from Pitt) do not count against the team’s total of 30, which is why a large number of players from Pitt have visited the team prior to the draft.  Here is the complete […]

Every year, we put together a pretty comprehensive list of Steelers picks in mock drafts around the web. We’re admittedly not draft experts and don’t claim to know the inside scoop on hundreds of college players. Fortunately, there are plenty of people who do and they can be found below in our list of 2012 […]

Mark Kaboly with the Trib

Rumors flying everywhere. Looks like Hillis might head to Kansas City, but he’s be awesome in Pittsburgh assuming he stays healthy, especially with Mendenhall’s injury. League source says TE Kellen Davis will visit the Cowboys, Steelers, and Bengals. — ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) March 13, 2012

Aaron Smith, one of the all-time great Steelers, took out an ad in Sunday’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette thanking Steelers fans and the city of Pittsburgh.  Here is the complete text of the page:  Dear Steelers Fans, As of today, I am no longer a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers. I leave the field and Steelers with […]