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Minkah Fitzpatrick contract projection: Pittsburgh Steelers will top out safety market

4 days ago | behindthesteelcurtain.com | Rohan Chakravarthi

Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images The Pittsburgh Steelers are in the headlines currently, as they look to progress on contract extension talks with star pass rusher T.J. Watt, who has stayed away from the team while he seeks a new deal. However, Watt isn’t the only key starter who could be up for an extension. Star safety Minkah Fitzpatrick is entering the third year of the then-record-breaking four-year, $73.6 million deal he signed with the Steelers back in 2022.
Forget the quarterback, the Steelers’ O-line is the story of 2025

1 week ago | behindthesteelcurtain.com | Ryan Parish

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Football fans love to talk about the quarterback position. After all, it’s the most important position in sports. We’ve all heard some version of that refrain a few hundred times in our lives. Maybe we’ve even parroted it ourselves at some social mixer. We get it. Important position.
Steelers release veteran running back

1 week ago | behindthesteelcurtain.com | Jarrett Bailey

Photo by Mark Alberti/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers have released veteran running back Jonathan Ward, the team announced today. Ward spent the 2024 season with the Steelers, appearing in four regular season games and totaling 22 yards on five carries. Ward has been a journeyman ever since entering the NFL.
Steelers WRs ranked bottom-five unit in NFL

1 week ago | behindthesteelcurtain.com | Jarrett Bailey

Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images For the second straight season, the Pittsburgh Steelers have done a lot of remodelling to their receiving corps, and they will be on their third WR1 in three seasons. In 2023, Diontae Johnson was atop the depth chart. The Steelers traded him to the Carolina Panthers last March, making George Pickens their top receiver.
Cam Heyward fires back at Antonio Brown

1 week ago | behindthesteelcurtain.com | Jarrett Bailey

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images It’s been anything but smooth sailing for Antonio Brown since he left the Steelers. His image has been forever tainted, and a series of legal issues have followed him. On top of that, the former All-Pro wideout is now calling out former teammates in ugly ways. Browns posted a photo on X that showed Magic Johnson and his son, EJ, back when EJ was a child, next to a photo of EJ in the modern day. For those who don’t know, EJ is openly gay.
Aaron Rodgers played big part in Pittsburgh Steelers’ George Pickens trade

1 week ago | behindthesteelcurtain.com | Jarrett Bailey

Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers sent shockwaves across the NFL landscape when they traded wide receiver George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys. This came two months after the Steelers acquired DK Metcalf from the Seattle Seahawks - a move we now know was to replace Pickens, not complement him. More details have emerged from the trade.
Baltimore Ravens sign Pittsburgh Steelers free agent target

1 week ago | behindthesteelcurtain.com | Jarrett Bailey

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images The Green Bay Packers released star cornerback Jaire Alexander earlier this month. The Pro Bowl defensive back has only played in 14 games over the last two seasons due to respective injuries, which led to the Packers deciding to part ways with him. There was speculation that the Steelers could be interested in signing Alexander, but they will no longer have the chance to do so. Per Jordan Schultz, the Baltimore Ravens are signing Alexander.
Three Pittsburgh Steelers named to ESPN Quarter Century Team

1 week ago | behindthesteelcurtain.com | Jarrett Bailey

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers have had no shortage of superstars over the last 25 years. This collection of talent has led to three Super Bowl appearances, two championships, and the second-most wins in the NFL since 2000, trailing only the New England Patriots. Seth Walder and Aaron Schatz of ESPN put together a 53-man roster collecting the best players since the turn of the century, and two Steelers made the team.
T.J. Watt contract numbers to watch as Pittsburgh Steelers look to extend pass rusher

1 week ago | behindthesteelcurtain.com | Rohan Chakravarthi

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images For the Pittsburgh Steelers, the biggest storyline currently isn’t the signing of Aaron Rodgers. Or a focus on the 2025 season. Instead, it’s the holdout of star outside linebacker T.J. Watt, who is searching for a new contract extension. Watt is in the final year of a four-year, $112 million extension he received at the end of his rookie deal. He currently has no guaranteed money remaining, and his salary for the upcoming year is slated at $21.05 million.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowler says Mike Tomlin has underachieved

1 week ago | behindthesteelcurtain.com | Jarrett Bailey

Philip G. Pavely-Imagn Images The Pittsburgh Steelers have been in a slump for the better part of a decade. While they’ve finished every season .500 or better, they haven’t won a playoff game since the 2016 season. In the process, the Steelers have allowed 28+ points in five straight playoff games. As the seasons without a playoff win compound, the largest of Mike Tomlin defenders have started to question whether it’s time for the organization and the head coach to part ways.