The Pittsburgh Steelers' defense was expected to come out and be a box office in Week 1 against the New York Jets and Justin Fields. Many assumed TJ Watt, Cam Heyward, and the rest of the Steelers’ high-paid defenders would make life extremely difficult for Fields and the Jets’ offense.
The Pittsburgh Steelers started the 2025 season off with a win on Sunday as the team was able to take down the New York Jets on the road. It was crucial that the Steelers started the year off on a good note, and that is exactly what happened.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are already staring down a serious injury concern, and it’s only Week 1.
How many of the quarterbacks in NFL history with more than 20 three-passing touchdown games in their careers can you name in six minutes?
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have clarity on many subjects entering the regular season. Positions like safety are figured out as Juan Thornhill has quietly stepped into the starting role vacated by Minkah Fitzpatrick.
Another NFL season means more potentially memorable moments from Monday Night Football. Here are 25 of the most notable to date.
Juan Thornhill has watched Pittsburgh Steelers football both from afar and up close during his NFL tenure. After starting in Kansas City, Thornhill played the last two seasons in Cleveland, watching the physicality of Steelers football twice a year.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have made a lot of roster changes during the 2025 offseason. Both sides of the ball are going to look a lot different than they did in 2024, but it should be for the better.
Training camp practice got a little chippy for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday from Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa., but that's just the name of the game at this time of the year.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are fully in 2025 training camp now that the team had its first practice in pads on Wednesday. Tempers always seem to flare when the pads come on, but Pittsburgh decided to take things a step back on Thursday as some veterans got the day off and the players were just in helmets and shorts.
In the wake of the blockbuster Dolphins-Steelers trade which sent Minkah Fitzpatrick back to Miami, Pittsburgh was seen as a team to watch regarding a safety acquisition.
As years go by, it's easy to forget some of the players who suited up on the gridiron. While the quarterback is the one position in the NFL that is under
The Pittsburgh Steelers' defensive unit will feature a plethora of new faces in 2025. They recently acquired cornerback Jalen Ramsey and tight end Jonnu Smith from the Miami Dolphins in exchange of veteran free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, as many feel as if the Steelers gained a significant upgrade in the secondary following the move.
The Pittsburgh Steelers recently traded star safety Minkah Fitzpatrick back to the Miami Dolphins, creating a noticeable void at the safety position in the Steel City.
When the Pittsburgh Steelers brought safety Minkah Fitzpatrick over from the Miami Dolphins in 2019, it didn’t take fans long to embrace his play in the defensive backfield.
One of the least surprising moves of the offseason for the Browns was the release of former free agent signing Juan Thornhill. After two underwhelming seasons, Cleveland designated him as a post-June 1st release to save $3.4 million in cap space in 2025.
The Kansas City Chiefs have lost a few pieces from their Super Bowl championship-winning team, but have been able to retain those they felt confident in.
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.
Back in February, the Cleveland Browns released safety Juan Thornhill, and not long after, he signed with the hated rival Pittsburgh Steelers. It's obviously the last place the Browns want any of their former players to go, but once Thornhill was a free agent, anywhere was fair game.
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 former Browns safety has agreed to a one-year deal with the Steelers, Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL Network report.
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.
After a pair of seasons with the Browns, Juan Thornhill is set to be on the move. The veteran safety will be released, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
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.
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.
The Browns have been one of the NFL's most disappointing teams over the past two seasons, but that is not stopping a free agent addition from dreaming big.
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