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Steelers WR Michael Pittman Jr. out multiple weeks
It appears to be one step forward and one step back for the Pittsburgh Steelers in terms of injury news. On Thursday, the team opened the activation window for safety DeShon Elliott, who began the season on IR. The Steelers will have 21 days to activate Elliott to the active roster. However, Pittsburgh will now […]
Steelers open DeShon Elliott’s activation window
Pittsburgh Steelers safety DeShon Elliott is returning to practice, the team announced. Elliott will remain on the reserve/injured list for the time being. Pittsburgh has 21 days to officially activate Elliott to the active roster or his season is over. The Steelers have relied heavily on Rayshawn Jenkins and rookie seventh-round pick Robert Spears-Jennings in […]
Steelers news: Pittsburgh’s next four games could determine if they’ll make the postseason
The Pittsburgh Steelers sit at 2-2 through four games and are tied for last place with the Cincinnati Bengals. Just as we all drew it up, right? With a -10 point differential, it is tough to win football games at that pace, but the Steelers still have plenty of time to right the ship given […]
Steelers-Colts preview: What Indianapolis will throw at Pittsburgh
The Steelers are headed into Week 5 fresh off a frustrating loss to the Cleveland Browns in which their division rival tried everything it could to give the game away. Deshaun Watson went cold in the second half, and the Browns had 14 penalties for 88 yards, but the Steelers failed to capitalize and fell […]
Steelers reunite with young CB
Pittsburgh has filled the final slot on its practice squad, bringing back second-year cornerback Doneiko Slaughter, the team announced early Wednesday. Slaughter has already had a busy stint with the Steelers this year after starting his NFL career as a Jaguars undrafted free agent in 2025. Originally signed to a futures deal with Pittsburgh in […]
RB Rico Dowdle returns to Steelers practice ahead of Colts matchup
Steelers running back Rico Dowdle was a limited participant in Steelers practice Wednesday for the first time in over two weeks as Pittsburgh prepares for a matchup against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday of Week 5. Dowdle, who said he dislocated a toe in Week 2 against the Patriots and had it pop out of […]
Steelers WR Michael Pittman Jr. spotted using scooter after aggravating foot injury
The Pittsburgh Steelers are set to host the Indianapolis Colts this weekend at Acrisure Stadium. The two teams did business together this offseason, as Indianapolis sent wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. to Pittsburgh in a trade back in March. All of a sudden, Pittman Jr.’s availability for this weekend against his former team seems to […]
Steelers news: This stat has to change for the offense
The Pittsburgh Steelers sit at 2-2, tied with the Cincinnati Bengals at the bottom of the AFC North. Following a frustrating loss on Thursday night in Cleveland, the Steelers are left with more questions than answers heading into Week 5. The defense wasn’t up to par, and the offense left much on the field. You […]
Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth defends Mike McCarthy’s ‘clean house’ comments
Pat Freiermuth wants to set the record straight. After Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy said following Sunday’s loss against the Browns that Pittsburgh needed to “clean our own house,” the comment sparked plenty of speculation about the state of the locker room and the team’s performance through the first four games. According to Freiermuth, […]
The Steelers offense can be great, but they need to lean into what’s working
Inconsistency has been the name of the game for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense and defense through the first quarter of the 2026 NFL season, leading to a fitting 2-2 record through four weeks. And after another recent low point, a 27-24 loss to the rival Cleveland Browns and Deshaun Watson last Thursday, Read and React […]
Steelers get positive injury update on Jamel Dean
There may be some encouraging signs for Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Jamel Dean. Dean was reportedly seen without the walking boot inside the Steelers’ facility Tuesday, an encouraging development as Pittsburgh prepares for Sunday’s matchup with the Indianapolis Colts. Dean aggravated an ankle injury during last Thursday’s loss to the Cleveland Browns and did not return […]
Steelers part ways with outside linebacker
Amid a flurry of roster moves made official on Tuesday, the Steelers announced the release of outside linebacker Bradyn Swinson from the practice squad. Swinson, a former fifth-round pick by the New England Patriots in 2025 out of LSU, joined the Steelers practice squad on Sept. 1. Before the draft, he was graded as a […]
Steelers Week 5 power rankings roundup: Pittsburgh falls after loss to Browns
The Pittsburgh Steelers fell to the Cleveland Browns on Thursday Night Football in Week 4 by a score of 27-24. Despite erasing a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter, the Browns got the last laugh with a game-winning field goal with just seconds remaining. Pittsburgh is now 0-5 all-time in Cleveland on Thursday Night Football. […]
Steelers sign former Chicago Bears cornerback
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed former Chicago bears cornerback Terell Smith off the Washington Commanders practice squad, per Nick Farabaugh of PennLive. Smith joins fellow veteran Sean Murphy-Bunting as new signees that will be on the Steelers’ 53-man roster straight away, as the team quickly became very thin at the cornerback position following the trade […]
Steelers news: Door remains open for Pittsburgh to win AFC North
Every team in the AFC North sits at .500 or better through four weeks, with the Pittsburgh Steelers one game behind the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens. And while the Browns sit at 3-1, everyone is waiting for the other shoe to drop. As for the Ravens, they could be without their star quarterback for […]
Steelers sign former Browns defensive end
The Pittsburgh Steelers are signing defensive end K.J. Henry to their practice squad, Mike Garafolo reports. Henry spent last year with the Cleveland Browns and was most recently with the San Francisco 49ers this past summer. Henry was drafted in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Washington Commanders out of Clemson. […]
BTSC Monday Night Football thread: Falcons at Saints
One of the NFC’s fiercest rivalries will close out the NFL’s Week 4 as the Saints (1-2) host the Falcons (1-2) on Monday Night Football. Enjoy the game with your fellow Steelers fans here at Behind the Steel Curtain!
Steelers waive cornerback Doneiko Slaughter
The Pittsburgh Steelers are waiving cornerback Doneiko Slaughter, per Aaron Wilson. Slaughter was put on the team’s practice squad after a strong preseason and was elevated to the main roster ahead of Week 1 in light of Joey Porter Jr being inactive, and was signed to the active roster on October 1. He has appeared […]
DeShon Elliott ‘getting close’ to Steelers return
The Steelers could be getting some help in their defensive backfield soon, with head coach Mike McCarthy telling reporters Monday that safety DeShon Elliott is “getting close” to a return off of injured reserve. “DeShon is making progress,” McCarthy said. “Had a chance to watch him work last week, so he’s definitely getting close. He’s […]
Steelers to place DL Derrick Harmon on injured reserve
The Steelers will be without one of their best defensive linemen for at least the next four weeks, with the team planning to place Derrick Harmon on injured reserve, head coach Mike McCarthy told reporters in his Monday press conference. Harmon was carted off the field in the Steelers’ Thursday Night Football loss to the […]
Steelers signing former Buccaneers CB
The Steelers are signing veteran cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting off of the Buccaneers’ practice squad, NFL insider Tom Pelissero reported Monday morning. A second-round pick in 2019, Murphy-Bunting has spent most of his career with Tampa Bay, followed by stints with the Titans and Cardinals. He most recently started 15 games in 2024 with Arizona, logging […]
Steelers sign former Patriots linebacker
The Pittsburgh Steelers are signing former New England Patriots linebacker Marte Mapu to their practice squad, per Aaron Wilson. Mapu appeared in all 17 games a season ago for the Patriots, playing largely in a special teams role. He has an interception in each of the last three seasons, and he has forced five fumbles […]
Steelers news: Jalen Ramsey sends support to Joey Porter Jr in Cowboys debut
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Jalen Ramsey made his Sunday plans known on his Instagram story. The former All-Pro posted a photo watching the Dallas Cowboys take on the Houston Texans to support Joey Porter Jr. “Tapped in brother,” Ramsey wrote. The Cowboys defeated Houston, and Porter wasn’t targeted once in 16 coverage snaps. Meanwhile, the Steelers […]
Steelers Week 4 grades in loss to Browns
After four weeks, the Pittsburgh Steelers find themselves in third place in the AFC North, holding a tiebreaker over the Cincinnati Bengals, who lost on Sunday to the Jacksonville Jaguars. It makes it that much more frustrating that the Steelers were unable to take care of their own business and get to 3-1. Instead, Pittsburgh […]
Steelers DT Derrick Harmon to miss multiple weeks with injury
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Derrick Harmon was carted to the locker room in the team’s Week 4 loss to the Cleveland Browns. When he came back out, he was in street clothes and a walking boot. And as was to be expected after seeing that, he is expected to miss some time, Per Ian Rapoport. […]
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