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ESPN NFL reporter covering the Steelers and other things. Contributor on Get Up. @dailytarheel alum. @bojangles evangelist.

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Brooke Pryor
6 years
This is what happens when an AP style journalist marries an English major and the English major edits the wedding website copy
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Pouncey on IG: “Never regret it coach, you made me a champion at life”
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3 months
Tomlin: "One of my biggest regrets professionally is that Maurkice Pouncey isn't a world champion."
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Antonio Brown, six days ago: “You guys is all about drama. This is all about football.”
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2 years
T.J. Watt has 70 sacks in 76 career games. You know who got there faster? JJ Watt, with 70 sacks in 75 games. That Watt rivalry is something else.
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Brooke Pryor
3 months
Taylor Swift’s custom Travis Kelce jersey jacket was made by Kristin Jusczcyk, who also made one for Simone Biles a couple weeks ago. No matter how you feel about the Taylor Swift coverage, really cool to see support of small, women-owned and designed brands.…
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
When you think of Dwayne Haskins, think about his smile. Think of the positive impact he wanted to have on the people around him. Our tribute from SportsCenter this weekend
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3 years
Sign of the times
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2 years
Mike Tomlin on Chase Claypool's suggestion they should play music and make practice more fun: "Claypool plays wide out and I'll let him do that. I'll formulate the practice approach and I think that division of labor is appropriate."
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Mitch Trubisky takes the first two first-team reps and has two incompletions. A fan yells: “get Pickett in there!” And so it begins.
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Remember the draft day party Najee Harris hosted at the homeless shelter where he and his family once lived? That barely scratches the surface of the work he, his family and his foundation have done at GRIP.
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Brooke Pryor
3 months
Yinzer of the Year
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2 years
I can’t stop watching this
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3 months
The scene at Highmark Stadium a couple hours ago (via TikTok user htbway)
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Brooke Pryor
4 years
Why Devlin Hodges? Tomlin: "He has not killed us."
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Brooke Pryor
3 months
Mike Tomlin walked off the podium when I started a question with “you have a year left on your contract.”
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3 years
Najee Harris on transition to NFL: "We've got hella free time compared to Alabama."
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Brooke Pryor
3 years
a comeback-in-the-making for all of us who also went from WR to TE in quarantine.
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The #Giants are signing former first-round WR, now TE, Kelvin Benjamin, source said. A potential comeback story.
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Brooke Pryor
4 years
That first Steelers QB room meeting gotta be a little bit awkward, right?
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Brooke Pryor
8 months
Minkah Fitzpatrick was tired of seeing the footprints on the Steelers’ locker room logo, so he did something about it. Without fanfare, he added stanchions to rope it off. “Something as small as keeping our logo clean, it's simple, but it means a lot.”
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Brooke Pryor
1 year
TJ Watt FIRED UP going into the locker room: “How about them fucking Steelers.”
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Brooke Pryor
4 years
Roethlisberger says he was so proud of JuJu Smith-Schuster for being so happy for Chase Claypool, told his wife and his friends about it, too: "It made me really proud and really happy to have selfless guys that care more about the win than their stats."
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
24 women accused Deshaun Watson of sexual misconduct in civil lawsuits. He’s suspended six games.
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2 years
Former federal judge Sue L. Robinson has found that Deshaun Watson violated the personal conduct policy and has suspended him six games, per source.
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Brooke Pryor
3 years
Tomlin on USC rumors "I don't have time for that speculation. That's a joke to me. I've of one of the best job in all of professional sport. Why would I have any interest in coaching college football? Never say never.But never. There's not a booster with a big enough blank check"
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Roethlisberger and Art Rooney II hug on the sideline
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Adding Brian Flores to the defensive staff is a win for the Steelers in every way, but I’d love to be a fly on the wall for Flores’ first conversation with Minkah Fitzpatrick.
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Kenny Pickett on getting the call from the Steelers: “I’m pretty familiar with the area code. I had a pretty good idea of who it was. I was speechless.”
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Brooke Pryor
4 years
Tomlin on playing 13 straight weeks: "We do not care."
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Brooke Pryor
3 years
Ben Roethlisberger sending a pretty clear message to the Steelers front office: give TJ Watt everything he wants and give it to him now.
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Brooke Pryor
4 months
Coach Mike Tomlin came off the field yelling “off the couch” — presumably in reference to any number of the Steelers defensive players who came off PS or out of retirement and had big contributions today. Myles Jack among them.
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Brooke Pryor
1 year
Full video of Mike Tomlin on Damar Hamlin. Tomlin doesn’t often show emotion to the media and he holds back here, but it’s clear this is personal. After two questions about Hamlin, Tomlin asks if anyone has questions about this week’s game.
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Brooke Pryor
5 years
Great moment led up to this: Boy spotted Mahomes grabbing a quick bite to eat behind the buffet, enthusiastically waved at him. When Mahomes saw him and waved back, the boy pointed out Mahomes’ name on the back of his jersey. Mahomes got up and got a picture with him
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Brooke Pryor
1 year
If Beyoncé says it’s Heinz Field, it’s Heinz Field. I don’t make the rules
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Brooke Pryor
3 months
I need the tracy chapman and luke combs fast car duet released and i need it to be released right now.
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Brooke Pryor
1 year
Steelers CB Levi Wallace was still holding on to his interception ball from yesterday's game. He said it's heading to 1 Bills Drive for Damar Hamlin.
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Ben Roethlisberger: “We just like to stress people out early. All you guys and all our fans at home.”
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Reminder: the Steelers had an 8% chance to make the playoffs entering today according to ESPN's FPI. They needed to beat the Ravens, the Jags to beat the Colts, and Raiders-Chargers not to end in a tie.
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Brooke Pryor
3 months
Najee Harris’ facial expressions are undefeated
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2 years
Minkah Fitzpatrick on TJ Watt’s DPOY candidacy: “It’s rigged for sure if he doesn’t win.”
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Brooke Pryor
4 years
JuJu Smith-Schuster says Chase Claypool lives in the apartment right above him and comes down all the time to steal his snacks and Uno cards. Sounds like the two of them could make a great sitcom.
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Brooke Pryor
4 years
Maurkice Pouncey is strongly against the CBA. He posted this (NSFW) a couple hours ago: “I vote no. Our NFLPA, the dudes at the top, the leaders, that’s f’ing bs. F that. They’re not looking out for the best of the players. If y’all want my vote, the Pouncey twins vote no.”
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Brooke Pryor
4 years
It will never not be funny to me that Oklahoma, a program that has the most physical tackling drill named after it, can't tackle at all anymore.
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Brooke Pryor
1 year
Myles Jack said he kept waiting for the Steelers to panic when they started 2-6 "I've been in other places& it's like the house is on fire, everybody's about to lose their job, mortgages at stake, but here it was like, let's just continue to get better and see what's going on."
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Brooke Pryor
5 years
Mason Rudolph on the early boos at Heinz Field: “I would’ve booed that performance too. We were coming out slow. This is the Pittsburgh Steelers. There’s a standard here.”
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Brooke Pryor
3 years
Ben Roethlisberger on the Steelers-Browns rivalry continuing to evolve now that it’s not quite so one-sided. “We’re always going to be rivals and it’s always going to be great games. “I’m glad that I’m not the most winning quarterback in their stadium history anymore.”
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Saving this gif for future use
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1 year
Kenny Pickett still holding on to a game ball coming off the field
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Ben Roethlisberger won’t speak in definites, but he says “all signs” are pointing that “this could be it” his last game — at least regular season — at Heinz Field.
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
No surprise, T.J. Watt is the Steelers' MVP, as voted by his teammates.
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Big congrats to Steelers QB Mitch Trubisky and his wife Hillary. Their first son Hudson was born a couple days ago.
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3 years
Vance McDonald on what he'll miss most about football: "I'll miss holding a football and running into a human being as hard as I possibly can." Says sometimes he looks at walls and things around the farm and thinks, 'if only this was a defender and I could run through it.'
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Brooke Pryor
1 year
Gonna come as a shock but Minkah Fitzpatrick didn’t sign this Georgia flag. He ran over during stretch and took it down 😂
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Brooke Pryor
3 years
Mac Miller blasting over the speakers at Heinz Field and fans in the stadium. Pittsburgh is back, baby
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Ben Roethlisberger says he wasn't expecting to go back out in victory formation, says after Norwood's pick when he grabbed his helmet, Mason Rudolph was already 10 feet out on the field. Roethlisberger says he told Rudolph he'd handle that kneel down.
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Did that comprehensive evaluation process involve talking to the 22 women who've accused Deshaun Watson of sexual assault? Did it involve talking to the attorney? Unless the Haslams did that, it's not comprehensive. It's selective - listening for only what you want to hear.
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The Haslams on trading for Watson: “We are acutely aware and empathetic to the highly personal sentiments expressed about this decision. Our team’s comprehensive evaluation process was of utmost importance due to the sensitive nature of his situation and the complex factors…”
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Brooke Pryor
3 months
Tomlin: "One of my biggest regrets professionally is that Maurkice Pouncey isn't a world champion."
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Brooke Pryor
7 months
Mike Tomlin asked if there’s going to be changes, he says emphatically, “Hell yeah there’s going to be changes.”
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Brooke Pryor
3 years
Rookie minicamp is about learning. Today Najee Harris learned: A) media members are at practice: “Man I thought y’all were boosters. ... that’s crazy.” And B) Most of us just cover the Steelers: “Bro. What? Where are you from?”
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Ben Roethlisberger ended his last three answers with the same refrain: “I just hope the NFL gives TJ Watt half a sack.”
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Ben Roethlisberger as T.J. Watt finishes his media avail: “Give him half a sack. Start the petition.”
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2 years
Najee Harris did Thanksgiving with the Tomlins, and he didn’t have to bring a dish.
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Brooke Pryor
4 years
Maurkice Pouncey on going after Myles Garrett following Garrett's helmet swing on Rudolph: "At that point, it’s bigger than football. It’s protection. ... He could have killed him. What if he’d hit in him the temple?"
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Brooke Pryor
5 years
Text message exchange between Tyreek Hill and Crystal Espinal after the Dubai recording, as included in the letter to the NFL:
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3 years
Ben Roethlisberger to Maurkice Pouncey on the bench last night: “You’re the only reason I wanted to do this, man.”
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Cam Heyward says Kenny Pickett called him yesterday and said “we’ve gotta go get your brother.”
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4 months
Cam Heyward gave Mason Rudolph the game ball in the locker room. Q: you’re 28, is this the best Christmas present you’ve gotten? Rudolph: “well… I did get a treehouse when I was 12 so..”
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
JuJu Smith-Schuster on staying in Pittsburgh (he's a FA this year) says it would "be nice to stay here for another four years."
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9 months
George Pickens wasn't surprised by Darnell Washington winning his backs-on-backers reps against T.J. Watt. Pickens: "You gotta think, Darnell was at Georgia with the whole Philadelphia Eagles D-line."
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Trubisky on his year in Buffalo: "I needed it more than I ever knew at the time. ... I learned a lot."
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2 years
DPOY T.J. Watt says the hug he got from J.J. Watt on stage at NFL Honors calmed his nerves because he's not a big public speaker. Says that's the essence of their relationship.
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Brooke Pryor
1 year
Mike Hilton really is that guy. Steelers had a good one, but didn’t want to pay him in free agency. He’s worth every penny.
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
The Steelers got their guy.
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2 years
Mike Tomlin said he couldn’t describe the feeling in the locker room. This video is worth 10,000 words
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5 years
Mike Tomlin asked why Rudolph had to walk off the field, asked if it was because the cart wasn’t working: “Ask somebody that's in charge of that. I don't drive carts and things of that nature.”
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Brooke Pryor
5 years
After surprising the kids at Children’s Mercy, Mahomes stuck around to sign autographs and take pictures
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Jaylen Warren said he called his mom at 4:01 pm yesterday to tell her he made the roster. Said people were congratulating him at 3:55 and he told them he still had 5 minutes before he was safe.
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Brooke Pryor
6 years
Lincoln Riley will make $4.8 million next year, making him the highest paid person on OU’s football team. Kyler Murray is second at $4.7 million
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Steelers RB Najee Harris named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month. October stats: 4 TDs, 356 yards rushing, 124 yards receiving, 120 average scrimmage yards/game
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Brooke Pryor
4 months
Spotted in the stands at M&T Bank Stadium
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Brooke Pryor
3 years
Le’Veon Bell, Dez Bryant and Antonio Brown have all scored touchdowns today. Party like it’s 2017.
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Two other coaches are expected to join Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the league, a source familiar with the situation tells me. Two other teams are expected to be implicated, extending all the way up to the ownership level, per source.
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Brooke Pryor
3 years
Mike Tomlin on Lamar Jackson: "We have respect for him, but we don't fear him."
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4 years
Duck Hodges exits the locker room by sounding his duck call. He also got a new call today and was showing it to hunting buddy James Washington.
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
AFC North makes a pretty convincing argument for best division of kickers: Justin Tucker, Chris Boswell and Evan McPherson 🔥🔥🔥
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6 months
Steelers’ Broderick Jones said while he hasn’t been told explicitly he’s starting at right tackle again Sunday, he’s been taking first-team reps all week. He also isn’t satisfied with a season-high 166 rushing yards vs Titans. “I came from Georgia, I want to be 200+ every…
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TJ Watt said his desire to play for Mike Tomlin was part of his contract discussions. “I don’t want to play for anybody but Mike T.”
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2 years
T.J. Watt says he's even more motivated now that he's coming home with hardware from NFL Honors. That's a scary thought 👀
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
The Steelers aren't holding any immediate retirement press conferences for Ben Roethlisberger. His video message is it -- which goes in line with what I think post-retirement life will be like for Roethlisberger. Quiet, out of the public eye.
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Mike Tomlin, in part, on his relationship with Brian Flores: "I wanted to stay close to Brian when his legal issues started. I just didn’t want him to feel like he was on an island. From a coaching fraternity standpoint, I owed him that. ... I was in position to provide that."
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Brooke Pryor
9 months
The Steelers have agreed to a deal with LB Kwon Alexander pending physical, per source. That's a key depth piece for a team that added Cole Holcomb and Elandon Roberts in a free agency overhaul of the ILB position.
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Brooke Pryor
5 years
Breaking: Patrick Mahomes says he also puts ketchup on his mac and cheese.
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7 months
Mike Tomlin shouts at Patrick Peterson on his way out of the locker room: “welcome to Steelers-Ravens, baby!” Pat P: “I heard you’re not a real Steeler or Raven until you win this one.” Tomlin: laughs, “that’s right.”
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
NFL OT is the most anticlimactic way to end an incredible regulation game.
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1 year
Mike Tomlin on Damar Hamlin: "It's a really personal thing for me, being a Pittsburgher... I've known him since he was 12. I've got a lot of respect and love for him as a human being. ..." "It's an honor to get to know young people like that."
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3 years
Steelers GM Kevin Colbert doesn't give a strong endorsement for Ben Roethlisberger as QB in 2021: "As we sit here today, Ben is a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers. ... He reiterated to us that he wants to continue to play. We told him we have to look at this current situation."
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2 years
Mike Tomlin continues to be a whole mood
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5 years
Robert Kraft is in the locker room handing out 50-year old cigars. This feels like a very patriots way to celebrate
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7 months
Former Steelers punter Brad Wing, who returned to the NFL after six years to punt for the Steelers the last two weeks, posted this tribute on his Instagram. He also got Odell Beckham Jr’s jersey with a message from the WR after the game. Wing was teammates with OBJ in New York.
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Brooke Pryor
2 years
Claypool: "I just think we need more go balls. Like, damn, not enough go balls. We got playmakers. I haven't had a go ball all year. George needs more, (Diontae) needs more. I'm not saying that's on the playcalling, I'm just saying we need to try to find a way to scheme it up."
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Mike Tomlin on Brian Flores: “I am excited about Brian Flores joining our coaching staff given his history of developing and teaching defensive players during his time in the NFL. Brian's resume speaks for itself, and I look forward to him adding his expertise to help our team."
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