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Steelers take a liking to Pitt players

In honor of a typical southwestern Pennsylvania spring (30s for a low, high 80s for a high less than week later), I thought I would present a wide variety of topics for this weekĢƵ column. Hopefully, this will be less annoying than trying to plan what you are wearing for a day that features a ...

Steelers release Green, Warren after failed physicals

Scott Orndoff, come on down.Colin Holba, the surprise sixth-round draft pick, you’re on the spot.Those two Pittsburgh Steelers rookies have been thrust into the spotlight today upon a pair of failed physicals Thursday by tight end Ladarius Green and long-snapper Greg Warren.The latter, ...

Orndoff ready for rookie camp

Late in the fourth round, the team with the tight end who had spent most of the 2016 season out with injuries was looking over a fairly impressive list of tight ends still on the board — and they drafted a quarterback.After the Pittsburgh Steelers selected QB Joshua Dobbs, those tight ends ...

Long snapper ruined everything

This was going to be a column in praise of leadership.Or how the Pittsburgh Steelers focused on drafting leadership, and character and work ethic and all of that good stuff.It was to be juxtaposed against the backdrop of two slappy receivers already on the team involved in a silly fight on ...

Conner drafted to complement Bell

PITTSBURGH — Many decades ago the Steelers would have drafted a player from Pitt with the idea of appeasing the fans, getting some publicity and ultimately selling some tickets.Those days are long gone.Theirs is not an organization that leans on sentiment or panders heavily to ticket buyers. ...

Steelers tab QB Dobbs in 4th round

PITTSBURGH — Don’t call Josh Dobbs an astronaut.The newest quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers is an aerospace engineer, and he’ll tell you all about the F-135 engine.“The most technologically advanced engine ever created,” he said with his voice rising in enthusiasm.But thereĢƵ ...