The Pittsburgh Steelers chose to trade Joey Porter Jr. rather than bend on a longtime contract policy. Now his first game with the Dallas Cowboys and new reporting on Pittsburgh’s final offer have reopened the debate.
On Thursday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers fell to the Cleveland Browns, 27-24, in a game that mirrored the season's trend. Pittsburgh has been very inconsistent through four games, with a seemingly different team showing up every week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers need a solution at cornerback, but they may not have one. Right now, they should simply be looking for all options, and the Seattle Seahawks may have one for them.
The Pittsburgh Steelers left Cleveland with plenty to be frustrated about following Thursday night’s 27-24 loss to the Browns, but not everything that happened at Huntington Bank Field was predictable.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers lost both Derrick Harmon and Jamel Dean on Thursday night against the Cleveland Browns, and we now have an update on the pair with Jonathan Taylor and the Indianapolis Colts up next.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers officially ended their lengthy standoff with Joey Porter Jr. when they traded the cornerback to the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday night.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are 2-2 and have shown improvement on offense over the past two weeks. However, the harsh reality is that plenty of inconsistency remains within this unit.
The Porter name may finally be done in the city of Pittsburgh. As the Pittsburgh Steelers move on from Joey Porter Jr., the blood appears to be as bad as it can get, and his first win as a member of the Dallas Cowboys set the stage for plenty of shots to be taken.
The Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker took a hit to the wallet for a play on the opening kickoff against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3, and the type of infraction attached to the fine is what Steelers fans should keep an eye on.
The Pittsburgh Steelers may have mounted a fourth-quarter comeback against the Cleveland Browns, but they did not play particularly well in the 27-24 loss.
The Steelers saw defensive tackle Derrick Harmon and cornerback Jamel Dean exit Thursday night’s loss. Both players are now in line for missed time. Harmon was carted off the field with a foot injury, and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports an absence of multiple weeks is in store.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have spent the Omar Khan era treating draft picks like poker chips. He has collected them, packaged them, flipped veterans for them and earned plenty of praise for finding value other teams left sitting on the table.
The Pittsburgh Steelers put forth an embarrassing defensive performance on Thursday night as the team lost to the Cleveland Browns by a score of 27-24.
The defense was hard to watch at times.
According to Ian Rapoport, the Steelers expect to be without DL Derrick Harmon and CB Jamel Dean for a few weeks. Harmon injured his foot in Thursday night’s loss to the Browns, while Dean has been battling an ankle injury.
The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered another road Thursday Night Football loss to the Cleveland Browns, 27-24, thanks to a game-winning field goal by kicker Andre Szmyt. Pittsburgh looked to be feeling the effects of the short week as the defense put on a very poor showing, with missed tackles all over the field.
According to Ian Rapoport, the Steelers’ policy of not guaranteeing money past the first year of a contract is what ultimately cost them the services of CB Joey Porter Jr. Per Rapoport, Pittsburgh offered Porter an extension that hit $28 million a year in average annual salary, a good enough starting point for a deal to eventually get done.
Robert Spears-Jennings was asked to take on a much larger defensive role Thursday night in Cleveland. The rookie safety responded with the biggest play of his young NFL career.
The Pittsburgh Steelers already made one significant change to their defense this week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are 2-2 after dropping their "Thursday Night Football" game against the Cleveland Browns, and that's not the most ideal place.
Graham heads into the weekend leading the Browns with four sacks on the campaign.
During a Friday morning appearance on Dallas sports radio station 105.3 The Fan, Jones discussed landing Porter at this stage of the campaign.
An outsider couldn't be blamed for assuming that landing Porter is meant to be the Cowboys' main acquisition of the fall. It sounds like that may not necessarily be the case.
The defense of the Pittsburgh Steelers did well to hold the Cleveland Browns to just three points in the second half of Thursday night's matchup in downtown Cleveland until Pittsburgh quarterback Aaron Rodgers scored a game-tying two-point conversion with 1:42 remaining in regulation.
In the first quarter, Aaron Rodgers and Mike McCarthy were caught on camera in a heated exchange.
The Steelers have already made one major move that has raised questions about their direction.
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