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Two Steelers added to Pro Bowl

The Associated Press Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson, Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Washington’s Jayden Daniels won’t be participating in the Pro Bowl Games this week. The NFL announced final rosters Tuesday that didn’t include any of those quarterbacks. New England Patriots rookie Drake Maye is replacing Jackson on the AFC roster, Pittsburgh’s Russell Wilson is filling in for Allen and Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield was selected to fill Daniels’ spot. Allen and Daniels both lost conference championship games last weekend, while Jackson’s season ended a week earlier in the ...

Steelers owner still believes in Tomlin as coach

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Art Rooney II knows the Pittsburgh Steelers have problems. The team’s longtime president doesn’t think his head coach is one of them. Rooney said on Monday that the club remains fully behind Mike Tomlin, who is now closing in on a decade since his most recent playoff victory following another quick postseason exit. Tomlin, the NFL’s longest-tenured coach, signed an extension last summer that carries through the 2027 season. While admitting he’s frustrated about the team’s late fade that ended with a blowout loss to Baltimore in the ...

Steelers get special teamer in Pro Bowl

From Mirror, wire reports PITTSBURGH — Steelers special teams ace Miles Killebrew was named to the Pro Bowl Games on Wednesday. This is the second straight year that Killebrew will participate in the Pro Bowl Games, after he was selected to the games last year. Killebrew, the Steelers special teams captain, had 13 special teams tackles, eight of them solo stops, which was tied for ninth most in the NFL this year. Killebrew joins kicker Chris Boswell, safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, defensive tackle Cameron Heyward and linebacker T.J. Watt, who were voted to the Pro Bowl Games as ...

Falcons talk to Steelers position coach

The Associated Press FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons announced Friday they interviewed former San Francisco defensive coordinator Steve Wilks and Pittsburgh Steelers secondary coach Grady Brown as the team continued its search for a defensive coordinator. Brown has coached the Steelers’ secondary for four years. Wilks led the 49ers’ defense in 2023 and was a defensive assistant and interim head coach with Carolina in 2022. Wilks also served as Arizona’s coach in 2018 before one year as Cleveland’s defensive coordinator. He was defensive coordinator for the ...

Jets latest team to interview Steelers’ OC

The Associated Press The New York Jets interviewed Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith and Houston Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik for their head coach position Thursday. The meetings with Smith and Slowik gave the Jets 12 known candidates with whom they’ve spoken about their vacancy. New York has also interviewed Aaron Glenn, Vance Joseph, Mike Locksley, Matt Nagy, Ron Rivera, Darren Rizzi, Rex Ryan, Steve Spagnuolo, Jeff Ulbrich and Mike Vrabel for the job. Vrabel has since been hired by New England as its coach. Minnesota Vikings defensive ...

Tomlin: Still ‘capable’ of doing the job

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — There is a sameness to the way the Pittsburgh Steelers keep ending their seasons. Yet Mike Tomlin shrugged on Tuesday when asked if it feels as if the Steelers are “stuck” after their fifth first-round playoff exit in eight years, all of them embarrassing in their own way. “Stuck is kind of a helpless feeling,” the NFL’s longest-tenured coach said. “And I don’t know that I feel helpless.” Maybe, but Tomlin also made it a point to not look for silver linings after Pittsburgh’s promising start ended with a thud, ...