The Pittsburgh Steelers have some serious questions to answer about their secondary, and veteran defensive back Jalen Ramsey just made it clear that the problems go beyond individual performances.
Week 5 is likely to be the most important one for Pittsburgh Steelers rookie Germie Bernard to date. The second-round pick from the 2026 NFL Draft has not received too many opportunities early in his career.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are facing a difficult situation along their defensive line after losing Derrick Harmon to a foot injury, and veteran captain Cam Heyward knows the responsibility now falls on several familiar faces.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are going into their Week 5 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts shorthanded in the secondary. With Jamel Dean injured, the Steelers will likely be down one starting cornerback. Jalen Ramsey has been dealing with a broken wrist as well, though he has still been on the field.
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.
Entering a critical early-season matchup, the Pittsburgh Steelers have to find a way to stop Indianapolis Colts superstar Jonathan Taylor. One of the most fearsome offensive players in the NFL, the Steelers have their work cut out for them as they try to earn their third victory of the young season.
During the offseason, the Pittsburgh Steelers made a low-risk, high-upside trade for Michael Pittman Jr. The veteran receiver was expected to complement DK Metcalf’s skill set.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have one of the largest rookie classes in the NFL after the organization drafted 10 players back in April. The franchise originally went into the event with 12 selections, but two of them were used to maneuver the draft board.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are teetering on the edge. On one side, they have the path to success. If they can find steady ground with a needed victory in Week 5, it might set them on an encouraging path forward.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have watched the AFC North spend September behaving less like a hierarchy and more like four people fighting over one chair. Nobody has created much breathing room, injuries have already started rearranging depth charts and every weakness feels more expensive because the standings remain packed together.
It's assumed that Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers could look toward the 22-year-old more often with Pittman sidelined, potentially for at least a month.
The Pittsburgh Steelers enter Week 5 looking to bounce back after a disappointing loss to the Cleveland Browns. At 2-2, Pittsburgh has already shown flashes of being a dangerous team, but several key players have struggled to maintain consistency.
Of all the Pittsburgh Steelers' potential trade candidates, one stands out above the rest. Patrick Queen, for all intents and purposes, has been a disappointment throughout his three seasons with the Steelers.
For years, the Pittsburgh Steelers maintained that then-offensive coordinator Bruce Arians had opted to retire. But Arians later clarified that Mike Tomlin had effectively fired him by letting his contract expire.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have had an up-and-down start to the Mike McCarthy era. The team is 2-2 after four weeks of play and has already played two games within the AFC North.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have been struggling to find any sort of consistency on either side of the ball. There has been plenty of flashes of talent in all areas, but Pittsburgh has not been able to put it all together yet.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are searching for answers in the secondary. Although it's a problem of the franchise's own creation, the defense has no choice but to adapt with an injured and depleted group of defensive backs.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to go a few weeks without Michael Pittman Jr. as he reaggravated his foot injury. The foot injury has already cost Pittman Jr.
The Pittsburgh Steelers traded for Michael Pittman Jr. in March to give DK Metcalf a proven running mate. Seven catches into the season, they will have to get by without him for a while.
DeShon Elliott was among the players moved to injured reserve-designated for return during roster cuts. The veteran safety could soon be back in the lineup for the Steelers, though.
Four games were apparently enough for Mike McCarthy to reach a pretty simple conclusion about his Pittsburgh Steelers: “Our house is not clean right now.” At 2-2, it would be difficult to argue otherwise.
The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t wasting any time addressing what has quickly become a depth concern in their secondary. Within a matter of days, Pittsburgh has added two cornerbacks to its 53-man roster from other teams’ practice squads, first signing veteran Sean Murphy-Bunting from Tampa Bay before adding Terell Smith from Washington.
McCarthy raised eyebrows when he said on Monday that "we need to clean our own house" because "our house is not clean right now," coming off Pittsburgh's 27-24 prime-time loss to the Cleveland Browns.