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Steelers sign tight end Pat Freiermuth to new deal
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have plenty of question marks as they begin 2024. The long-term status of tight end Pat Freiermuth is not one of them. The team signed Freiermuth to a five-year contract on Friday that runs through the 2028 season, giving...
Steelers QB Russell Wilson is questionable for opener at Atlanta with a calf injury
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers thought they settled their quarterback competition when coach Mike Tomlin anointed Russell Wilson the starter for Sunday's opener in Atlanta. Turns out, maybe not. The Steelers listed Wilson as “questionable” for Week 1...
Falcons and Steelers head into 2024 looking to put QB issues in the rearview mirror
ATLANTA (AP) — Two teams that have struggled to fill the most important position on the field are taking another crack at settling their quarterback dilemmas. For the Atlanta Falcons, $180 million man Kirk Cousins has been handed the keys to the offense. For the Pittsburgh...
Bo Nix faces steep challenge in 1st NFL start as Broncos open season vs. Mike Macdonald's Seahawks
SEATTLE (AP) — Rookie Bo Nix did his part through the offseason and in training camp to win the starting quarterback job for the Denver Broncos. The reward? His first game will be played in one of the most challenging environments in the NFL against a defensive scheme no one has...
Mike Tomlin and the new-look Pittsburgh Steelers offense are feeling the 'angst' as 2024 begins
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin is not seeking comfort. And the NFL's longest-tenured head coach isn't willing to give it either. Not to his players. Not to his bosses. Or anybody else for that matter. Yes, the Pittsburgh Steelers — at the mandate of team president...
Kirk Cousins era begins in Atlanta. Steelers start anew with Russell Wilson and Justin Fields
Pittsburgh (10-8) at Atlanta (7-10) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, Fox. BetMGM NFL Odds: Falcons by 3. Series record: Steelers lead 15-2-1. Last meeting: Steelers beat Falcons 19-16 on Dec. 4, 2022, in Atlanta. Steelers offense:...
Steelers QB Russell Wilson dealing with calf tightness as Week 1 trip to Atlanta looms
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson is dealing with calf tightness again, putting his status for Sunday's opener at Atlanta in question. Coach Mike Tomlin said Wilson was limited in practice on Thursday. The 35-year-old spent a significant portion of...
Rookie Bo Nix is next QB up for the Broncos after more than a dozen others failed post-Manning
DENVER (AP) — Quarterback-crazed Denver has squashed its share of signal callers who were unable to emerge from the long shadows cast by Pro Football Hall of Famers John Elway and Peyton Manning. The Broncos churned through 10 quarterbacks in a dozen seasons following Elway's...
Selected a captain for perhaps the last time, Steelers DE Cam Heyward wants to prove doubters wrong
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cam Heyward is running out of time in his playing career. No one is more acutely aware of that than the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle. There aren't many players who stick around 14 years as Heyward has. Even fewer who have done it while playing one of the...
The Chiefs' pursuit of a 3-peat is the hot topic among many storylines entering 2024 NFL season
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs chasing history will be the hottest topic throughout the NFL season. Kansas City’s three-peat quest is only one of many interesting storylines. Aaron Rodgers is back in New York after his first season with the Jets lasted only four...
