Steel City Underground presents our 2025 Plays of the Year series: a weekly rewind through the biggest moments, breakout performances, and unforgettable highlights from last season’s Pittsburgh Steelers campaign.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have had perhaps their most interesting offseason in over a decade. There has been a change in the coaching staff from top to bottom, with Mike McCarthy now the new leader of the franchise following Mike Tomlin stepping down.
The Pittsburgh Steelers put together a forgettable free agent class in 2025. Headlined by players like Aaron Rodgers, it was also marked with some stinkers like Juan Thornhill and Darius Slay.
How many of the active NFL players to rack up at least 140 receiving yards and catch two touchdowns in one game can you name in six minutes?
As we look back one year later, the opening stretch of 2025 free agency stands out as one of the most dramatic and defining pivots of the Omar Khan era.
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.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars added veteran safety Juan Thornhill to their practice squad this week, and it is not hard to see why. Thornhill has appeared in nearly 100 games, made 75 starts and won two Super Bowl rings during his seven-year career.
The Jacksonville Jaguars announced they have signed S Juan Thornhill to the practice squad. The veteran was cut loose for performance reasons by the Steelers last week. Thornhill, 30, was taken with the No.
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.
Former Kansas City Chiefs safety Juan Thornhill was waived by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday. This does not come as much of a surprise for a multitude of reasons.
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football by a score of 25-10. The Steelers played one of their worst games of the season collectively, with the offense unable to gain momentum and the defense unable to stop the Chargers' playmakers from controlling the tempo of the game.
Thornhill will go through waivers. If no team claims him, he’ll become a free agent.
The Cleveland Browns have had several players on their defense take a step forward this season who weren’t exactly household names before. Former undrafted
After releasing Juan Thornhill, the Pittsburgh Steelers have replaced him with a familiar face at safety. According to KPRC 2 Houston's Aaron Wilson, the Steelers have claimed rookie Sebastian Castro off waivers from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Bengals activated Joe Burrow's 21-day practice window on Monday. That gives them three weeks to decide if Burrow is going to return this season. The star signal-caller has been on injured reserve since Sept.
According to Ian Rapoport, the Steelers are cutting veteran S Juan Thornhill today. Although he’s a veteran player, he’ll go on the waiver wire as all
After a busy offseason, the Pittsburgh Steelers entered the 2025 campaign with high expectations and ambitious goals. Omar Khan and company added big-name playmakers while securing returning stars with new contracts.
The Pittsburgh Steelers' defense has failed to live up to the expectations many set on it heading into the 2025 season. Not everyone was convinced, but many within the national media thought this Steelers defense would be tremendous.
Pittsburgh Steelers' safety Juan Thornhill is already turning heads with his new team. A standout during the recently completed minicamp, the secondary appears to have another quality member in its ranks.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have had an eventful offseason.
The San Francisco 49ers will not be adding veteran safety Juan Thornhill to their secondary. The former Cleveland Browns defender visited the 49ers last Thursday but is signing with the Steelers, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo.
The 49ers might take a flier on another veteran defensive back. Juan Thornhill is flying to Santa Clara to visit with the 49ers today according to Jordan Schultz.
Jordan Schultz of FOX Sports reports that free agent safety Juan Thornhill, formerly of the Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns, will visit the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday.
The Cleveland Browns are releasing starting safety Juan Thornhill in a salary-cutting move, multiple outlets reported Monday. Thornhill, 29, has one year remaining on the three-year, $21 million deal he signed with the Browns in March 2023.
Free agency is always a way to kill the mood if you're talking about the Cleveland Browns. Because of how hefty Deshaun Watson's contract is, the Browns' hands are completely tied when that signing period comes around, and they'll likely have to opt for much younger replacements for free agents that are deciding to walk in the offseason.
Everyone's thinking wild thoughts about the Cleveland Browns after its huge win over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 8. After all, the Ravens are a force, and the odds were stacked against the Browns with a new quarterback under center and with a new play caller in the booth on offense.
The Browns defense could get a spark soon.
The Cleveland Browns announced they have designated S Juan Thornhill to return from injured reserve. This opens a three-week window for him to practice with the team before he has to be added to the active roster. Thornhill, 28, was taken with the No.
While Browns fans spent New Years Eve not stressing over their team in an actual game, it was all eyes on the Ravens home meeting with the Dolphins. A Ravens loss would have left the the door open just a crack for Cleveland to potentially overtake their division rival for the AFC North in Week 18.
There is still a lot of season remaining, but if Cleveland's defense continues playing at the level it has been, the Browns could certainly find their way into the postseason as a dark-horse contender.
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