By Wes Crosby The Associated Press LATROBE — Cam Heyward said Thursday he wants to retire with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 35-year-old defensive tackle also understands it’s likely not his call. “It’s my goal, yeah. Not everybody thinks like that,” Heyward said after the ...
The Associated Press LATROBE — Najee Harris has heard the modern orthodoxy that running backs are as unimportant as they have ever been in the NFL. He has the associated lack of contract security beyond this season to prove it. But for everyone who tells him running backs are no longer ...
NEW YORK — Aaron Rodgers knows all eyes are on him. That’s nothing new for the four-time NFL MVP. But the 40-year-old New York Jets quarterback enters this season, his 20th in the league, with plenty to prove after missing all but four snaps last year because of a torn Achilles tendon. “I think if I don’t do what I know I’m capable of doing, we’re all probably going to be out of here,” Rodgers said of the lofty expectations on him and the Jets, who are trying to end the NFL’s longest active playoff drought at 13 seasons. “I like that kind of pressure, though,” ...
PITTSBURGH — iHeartMedia Pittsburgh announced Thursday that Rob King, a member of the Steelers Audio Network pregame and postgame broadcast team since 2014, was named the play-by-play voice of the team’s game audio broadcasts. King has been a part of the Pittsburgh sports media landscape for nearly 25 years and ascends to the position after Bill Hillgrove, who served in the role for the last 30 seasons, retired earlier this year. He joins color analyst Craig Wolfley in the broadcast booth. “The Steelers hold a special place in this community and across the country,” King ...
NEW YORK — The NFL has suspended Pittsburgh Steelers safety Cam Sutton for the first eight games of the 2024 season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. The league announced the decision Monday, stipulating Sutton — who will not be paid during the suspension — would be eligible to apply for reinstatement on Oct. 29. The discipline stems from Sutton’s involvement in an alleged domestic violence dispute in Florida in March. Sutton eventually surrendered to authorities and entered a pretrial diversion program in April after the charges were reduced from a ...
The Associated Press The AFC North is ready for its closeup. The division best known for heated rivalries and star quarterbacks will be featured on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” TV series this season. It’s the first time the Emmy Award-winning series has chronicled an entire division. Last season, the AFC North’s four teams — the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers — all finished with winning records. With QBs Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow,Deshaun Watson and Russell Wilson, who was traded from Denver to Pittsburgh in the offseason, there ...
