Steelers beat writer for @PghSteelersNow, editor at @PghSportsNow, panelist @WPXIFinalWord.https://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mta7xg5oi22d"There's a fine line between toughness and stupidity." That was Mike McCarthy, on the difference between practicing in the rain and a thunderstorm. But it applies to the way the most physical practice of #Steelers training camp played out, as well. https://steelersnow.com/saunders-steelers-training-camp-takeaways-the-fine-line-between-toughness-and-stupidity/16 Aug 2026 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mta7xg5oi22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mt7b3dgcfk2nIf the #Steelers win another Super Bowl soon, there's a good chance you’ll be able to point to the 2023 NFL Draft as the start of the turnaround. That's something that was clear to Keeanu Benton and Nick Herbig a long time ago. “I think we knew it right off rip." https://steelersnow.com/we-knew-it-right-off-the-rip-how-the-2023-draft-class-became-the-foundation-for-steelers-future-success/16 Aug 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7b3dgcfk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mt4se7afh22nThe #Steelers have spent more than $200 million dollars on contract extensions from the 2023 NFL Draft -- more than any other team -- without yet signing either of their first two picks. https://steelersnow.com/steelers-2023-nfl-draft-class-crosses-200m-in-contract-extensions-without-top-2-picks/15 Aug 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4se7afh22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mt3naddwnc2nBig new deal for Keeanu Benton. https://steelersnow.com/steelers-dt-keeanu-benton-reach-deal-on-massive-contract-extension/15 Aug 2026 02:36 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt3naddwnc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mt2rdfn3ak2hEvery #Steelers fan old enough remember 2023 should know better than to fall for preseason quarterback hype. And the odds are still long for youngsters Will Howard and Drew Allar. But something feels different this time around. https://steelersnow.com/saunders-steelers-takeaways-why-this-time-the-preseason-qb-hype-might-be-different/14 Aug 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2rdfn3ak2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mhbu4viitc2rFormer #Pitt CB Ryan Lewis is the new cornerbacks coach at Eastern Washington. He had been the assistant DBs coach at D-II Colorado School of Mines. https://x.com/EWUFootball/status/2033981167586640204?s=2017 Mar 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbu4viitc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mhbu4ef75s2rFormer #Steelers CB Beanie Bishop, now with the New Orleans Saints, has been suspended for the first three games of the 2026 season, according to a report by Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. https://steelersnow.com/former-steelers-cornerback-suspended-three-games/17 Mar 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbu4ef75s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mhbjs5kjns2rThe #Texans have signed former #Browns guard Wyatt Teller to a two-year contract, per Mike Garafalo of NFL Network. One of the top free agent options left for the #Steelers at that spot off the board. https://steelersnow.com/steelers-miss-out-on-one-of-top-free-agent-options-at-guard/17 Mar 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbjs5kjns2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mhbjrqbstk2rThe #Steelers hosted San Diego St CB Chris Johnson as a pre-draft visitor today. Johnson is a projected Rd 2 pick. 4.4 40, four picks last year. https://steelersnow.com/steelers-host-playmaking-cornerback-for-pre-draft-visit/17 Mar 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbjrqbstk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mhbjqsid4k2rThe #Eagles are signing former #Chiefs WR Hollywood Brown, per Jordan Schultz. Another potential FA option off the table for the #Steelers. Looking more and more like the 3rd WR will have to come from the draft. https://steelersnow.com/another-potential-steelers-free-agent-slot-wr-off-the-board/17 Mar 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbjqsid4k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mhbjqafpik2rThe #Steelers continue to show interest in #Miami QB Carson Beck, who they also had a formal interview with at the 2026 NFL Combine. Beck is currently projected as a likely fourth-round pick. https://steelersnow.com/steelers-continue-to-show-interest-in-mid-round-quarterback/17 Mar 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbjqafpik2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mhbjpwaibc2rPotential #Steelers first-round draft pick, Texas A&M WR KC Concepcion, had a knee scope last week. Seems unlikely he'll run the 40 before the draft now. https://steelersnow.com/potential-steelers-first-round-draft-pick-has-knee-procedure/17 Mar 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbjpwaibc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mhbcagvcqc26Do the #Steelers need to land a slot WR in the 2026 NFL Draft to play with Michael Pittman Jr. and DK Metcalf? Or does Pittman's versatility allow them some flexibility? https://steelersnow.com/do-steelers-need-to-draft-a-slot-wr-steelers-morning-rush/17 Mar 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbcagvcqc26https://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mhbc7ypyus26Is free safety or slot cornerback the bigger #Steelers draft need? @cartercritiques.bsky.social and I discuss. https://steelersnow.com/safety-or-slot-corner-bigger-draft-need-locked-on-steelers/17 Mar 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbc7ypyus26https://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mgano35r6s2hMy post-combine, seven-round #Steelers mock draft. Honestly feels like the toughest Steelers draft to project that I've covered. There's a lot of different directions this thing could still go. https://steelersnow.com/saunders-steelers-post-combine-7-round-mock-draft/04 Mar 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgano35r6s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mg4mlzpc222aMy notes from the road from the NFL Combine: The #Steelers plan at QB. Mike Tomlin's future. Draft plans, FA targets. And more. https://steelersnow.com/saunders-steelers-notes-from-the-road-what-i-learned-at-the-nfl-combine/03 Mar 2026 01:29 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4mlzpc222ahttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mfd2dq6xb225From 2000-24, there were 50 NFL quarterbacks drafted in the sixth round. One won a Super Bowl. Only five became a regular starter. 56% never started a single game. 40% never threw for a single yard. So what are realistic expectations for Will Howard? https://steelersnow.com/what-are-reasonable-expectations-for-steelers-qb-will-howard/20 Feb 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfd2dq6xb225https://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mfc3zwulac2iThe 12 best* external options for the #Steelers this offseason. * Almost none of them are good. https://steelersnow.com/breaking-down-12-external-quarterback-options-for-the-steelers/20 Feb 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfc3zwulac2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mf54j2r5w22dWhere did the #Steelers plans for 2025 fall short? https://steelersnow.com/where-did-steelers-fail-in-2025-steelers-morning-rush/18 Feb 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf54j2r5w22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mf3fzilxb226The #Steelers have five vacant starting spots that they need to address before the NFL Draft. https://steelersnow.com/saunders-five-starting-spots-steelers-should-solve-before-nfl-draft/17 Feb 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3fzilxb226https://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3me7vqbx3qk25Former #Steelers player/coach Tony Dungy ripped the HOF voting process, and made the case for L.C. Greenwood: “I don’t like the process. ... If we don’t put a full class in, to me, that’s wrong. … L.C. Greenwood was a special player and a special man.” https://steelersnow.com/tony-dungy-rips-hof-voting-process-makes-case-for-l-c-greenwood/06 Feb 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7vqbx3qk25https://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3me7vma55xk25I sat down with #Steelers VP Dan Rooney here at the Super Bowl, talking about the 2026 NFL Draft, the team's trip to Ireland, future international plans, the hiring of Mike McCarthy and his growing role in the organization: https://steelersnow.com/exclusive-steelers-vp-dan-rooney-on-nfl-draft-international-games-more/06 Feb 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7vma55xk25https://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3me7vkuc2kc25Come for the inside scoop on new #Steelers OC Brian Angelicho from @MatthewColler. Stay for Alan getting into another fight about PFF. https://steelersnow.com/steelers-afternoon-drive-inside-scoop-on-brian-angelichio/06 Feb 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7vkuc2kc25https://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3me7vj2zmu225After a hugely successful trip to Dublin, are the #Steelers now Ireland’s team? @McQuaidNFL joins Morning Rush https://steelersnow.com/are-the-steelers-irelands-team-steelers-morning-rush/06 Feb 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7vj2zmu225https://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3me7vdejabk25I caught up with #Steelers WR and Pro Bowl ST Ben Skowronek. We had a great talk about Danny Smith, the Steelers success on special teams, what he hopes can carry over through a transition and what has him excited about the future. https://steelersnow.com/ben-skowronek-excited-to-carry-steelers-culture-into-new-era/06 Feb 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7vdejabk25https://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mdhchqyhgk2tArt Rooney II said he didn't care if he won the press conference, and reaction to his hire made that seem impossible. Then Mike McCarthy, won it anyway. Beating the odds is going to have to be a thing if he succeeds here. May as well start on day one. https://steelersnow.com/saunders-mike-mccarthy-starts-1-0-vs-the-unwinnable/28 Jan 2026 03:12 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdhchqyhgk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mdbha7zkik2cMike McCarthy’s Coaching Tree Has Plenty of Branches for #Steelers to Mine for Coordinator Hires https://steelersnow.com/mike-mccarthys-coaching-tree-has-plenty-of-branches-for-steelers-to-mine-for-coordinator-hires/25 Jan 2026 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdbha7zkik2chttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mdaxkg23ik2dSaunders: Mike McCarthy Hire a Huge Failure in Process for Steelers https://steelersnow.com/saunders-mike-mccarthy-hire-a-huge-failure-in-process-for-steelers/25 Jan 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdaxkg23ik2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/asaunderspgh.bsky.social/post/3mcxcllaoq22nHey, let's go cover some football. https://steelersnow.com/alans-world-tour-begins-steelers-morning-rush/21 Jan 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:ionx3cwr4is63x36od7fbbko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxcllaoq22n