Jim Wexell

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Jim Wexell

A look at how the QB-curious Steelers went about their opening spring practice VIPRoman Wilson didn't say much of anything - in spite of being a potential key piece this season - but he did say something that summed up how the Steelers are going about this QB-strange and truncated set of OTA spring practices:"I play wide receiver," Wilson said when asked about the curious case of Aaron Rodgers.

3 weeks ago | 247sports.com | Jim Wexell

No holidays. Not even those of the Made-for-TV variety such as "Black Friday." So, that's something. Even the rest of the schedule looks kind of normal, which is rare for the Pittsburgh Steelers. There are four non-Sunday games, and one international game, but unless "Flex Scheduling" gets its nasty self involved, the Steelers will play nine 1 p.m. Sunday games, one more than last season. Overall, it's a rather sane schedule for a team with a big brand in an insane, brand-driven league.

3 weeks ago | 247sports.com | Jim Wexell

I had to chuckle when I saw the headline "Unsung Steelers rookie turning heads immediately entering minicamp," because I knew it was a story about Thomas Perry, a short, unremarkable left guard from a Division III school. I had just Googled his name to see if he had been signed after the camp, the way NFL veteran RB Trey Sermon has been. Perry, so far, has not. And nor did he turn any - or at least my - head.

3 weeks ago | 247sports.com | Jim Wexell

All teams profess to love their draft picks, but the Steelers seem to REALLY love their guys this year. It could be more of a defense mechanism for why they didn't draft a receiver, but sources are adamant that their first five picks were head and shoulders atop their draft board at the time they were selected. Those players were impressive at rookie minicamp this weekend, when the Steelers opened a pair of walk-throughs to the media. There were no pads, nor any footballs in the air.

3 weeks ago | 247sports.com | Jim Wexell

Omar Khan addressed media in attempt to explain Steelers' curious tradeVIPAt the end of the first day of rookie minicamp yesterday, Omar Khan addressed the media to discuss his reasons for trading away last year's best, and perhaps only, playmaker from an offense Khan himself has worked feverishly to improve since becoming Steelers general manager three years ago this month.