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A NASA pilot is ready for the Pittsburgh Steelers to kick off the 2024 season. Nils Larson was recently photographed flying the NASA T-34C while wearing his pilot helmet with the Steelers logo visible. NASA photographer Jim Ross captured the moment which was named NASA Photo of the Year 2023 in the People category this week. “When we fly proficiency flights, my mind is always thinking about what kind of photo I can take that will share what I am experiencing in the aircraft,”Ross said, per NASA.gov. “This photo was one that I feel is able to tell that story.” The Steelers are no strangers to N...
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A plane carrying the Pittsburgh Steelers football team was diverted towards Kansas City due to issues with the aircraft that led to an emergency landing. Burt Lauten, the senior director of communications for the Pittsburgh Steelers, issued a statement about the landing. “Our team charter plane was unexpectedly diverted to Kansas City early this morning on our way back to Pittsburgh following our game in Las Vegas,” Lauten posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Everyone on the plane is safe, and we are making necessary plans to arrive back in Pittsburgh later today.” The Steelers were on t...
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has officially announced his retirement after 18 seasons in the league—all in black and gold. In a video shared to Twitter Thursday morning, Roethlisberger thanked fans and reminisced about his days of yore. He was joined by his family while making the announcement. “I don’t know how to put into words what the game of football has meant to me, and what a blessing it has been,” Roethlisberger said in the two-plus-minute video. “While I know with confidence that I have given my all to the game, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for all it has give...
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The Pittsburgh Steelers got sacked—or, rather, they were hoping to be credited with one but weren’t. The team filed an appeal with the Elias Sports Bureau in an effort to get linebacker T.J. Watt the single-season sack record. The NFL’s official statistician declined, and Watt will instead share the single-season title (22.5) with Hall of Famer Michael Strahan. The Steelers felt Watt was entitled to a sack in the first quarter when he stripped QB Tyler Huntley after an errant snap. Instead, it was called a botched snap by the center and a forced fumble, with Watt getting credit for a tackle an...
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Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt has agreed to a four-year, $112 million extension to stay in Pittsburgh through 2025, a deal that will make him the NFL’s highest-paid defensive player. Watt will be making on average $28 million a year, topping Chargers’ defensive end Joey Bosa who currently leads at $27 million per year. The outside linebacker is coming off an excellent 2020 campaign during which he led the AFC in sacks with 15. T.J. Watt’s brother, future Hall of Fame defensive end J.J. Watt chimed in with a funny tweet. “@_TJWatt should I send those outstanding IOU’s to your accountant or do y...
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ThePittsburgh Steelers are making a big splash in the offseason with a series of coordinated moves to improve their line. Their first move was releasing six-time Pro Bowl selection David DeCastro, likely due to the fact that he needs ankle surgery. DeCastro is unsure if he will even play professional football again, stating, “Gotta see how the surgery goes, but I’d have no problem calling it a day and moving on with my life.” In accordance with this move, the Steelers then went and signed Trai Turner, a former Pro Bowl guard. The deal is inked for one year. The Steelers releasing DeCastro open...
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Ben Roethlisberger was so committed to returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers for another season as their starting quarterback that he willingly asked for a pay cut to make it happen. Roethlisberger’s $41.25 million cap hit was suffocating the franchise’s ability to fill any vacancies on the team. So the 39-year-old asked the front office about reducing his salary to accommodate them better. “I told them I want to help the team out however we can,” Roethlisberger told the media on Tuesday. “I went to them and told them I’ll do whatever I could to help the team sign the guys that are going to hel...
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Tunch Ilkin, 63 years old, has been a significant component of the Steelers organization for 37 years. Ilkin was drafted 165th in the sixth round of the 1980 NFL Draft after an impressive collegiate career with Indiana State. Ilkin represented the Pittsburgh Steelers for the majority of his career in which he was a two-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman. Ilkin’s NFL career was quite unlikely as the lineman was born in Istanbul, Turkey, distinguishing him as the first Turkish player to ever grace the league. Following Ilkin’s stint as a player from 1980-1993, he joined the Steelers’ broadcast team...
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One of the biggest questions in the offseason is whether Juju Smith-Schuster will be back in a Pittsburgh Steelersuniform. However, that question has been solved, and it is unlikely that Smith-Schuster will return. An Instagram poll was created by Sports Illustrated, asking fans a question that said, “Will JuJu stay in Pittsburgh?” Fans were able to choose between the options “I hope so” or “That’s a negative.” Surprisingly, Smith-Schuster voted “That’s a negative” in the poll. The vote likely confirmed the rumors that he will not be returning to the Steelers in the offseason. The wide receiv...
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Tim Lester, the former Pittsburgh Steelers full back known as the “Bus Driver,” died last week from COVID-19 at 52. Lester was drafted in the 10th round in the 1992 draft by the Los Angeles Rams before coming to the Steelers in 1995. During his time with the Rams, he befriended hall of fame quarterback Jerome Bettis known as “the bus.” Lester joined Pittsburgh in 1995, and Bettis later joined him via trade in 1996. The reunion between the two produced great results as the full-back earning the nickname, “the bus driver” for their chemistry. From 1996-1998 “the bus” gained 4,281 yards and 21 to...
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