The name of the first professional football player seems too perfect to be true. Pudge Heffelfinger sounds like a mythical Midwestern gridiron god more than a living, breathing human being. Heffelfinger’s fable is actually nonfiction fare. He was as real as the broken ribs he brutally delivered to a poor college kid while scrimmaging for kicks and giggles with the …
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Justin Fields and Caleb Williams will be forever linked. The Chicago Bears selected Fields in the first round in 2021. He would go on to spend the first three years of his NFL career in Chicago. This past March, that same franchise decided to trade Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a conditional sixth-round draft pick in 2025. …
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Aside from adding offensive lineman Tyler Guyton in the first round and drafting seven other players, the Dallas Cowboys front office has had what many have described as a quiet offseason. However, the franchise’s football personnel decision makers continue to work to determine whether the team can keep multiple key players on its roster in the long term. Three-time Pro …
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Before he heads into his second season in the NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. made a bold statement at OTAs. The Athletic’s Mark Kaboly asked Porter who the best cornerback in the league was, and his answer showed how confident he is in his own abilities. “Me, for sure,” Porter said last week. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS …
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Justin Fields is one of the more athletic quarterbacks in the NFL, but do not expect to see him fielding kick returns in 2024. The Pittsburgh Steelers signal caller threw cold water on the idea that he would participate in any kick return experiments. “Nah, I’m not here to do that,” Fields said on Tuesday, according to The Post-Gazette. Fields …
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The Pittsburgh Steelers‘ 2024 schedule is not a friendly one, as they will be facing a gauntlet following their bye week, which includes all of their divisional games with the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs sprinkled in. Some have called it one of the toughest schedules they have seen in years, as the AFC North is one of the …
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Justin Fields doesn’t care what the depth chart might say for the Pittsburgh Steelers — he wants to start Week 1. When Fields was traded to the Steelers back in March, he was relieved that the Chicago Bears gave him another opportunity elsewhere, considering all signs pointed to what they did in the 2024 NFL Draft: Take quarterback Caleb Williams …
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The 2024 NFL schedules for all 32 teams has been released, and fans everywhere are analyzing each week to see if their team has an easy, or hard, road to the playoffs. Prior to the week-by-week breakdown of the schedule becoming public knowledge, every team knew who they were facing in the regular season and whether that game was home …
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The Pittsburgh Steelers surprisingly decided to decline Najee Harris’ fifth-year option Wednesday, which will make him an unrestricted free agent after the season. Harris is coming off his third straight 1,000-yard rushing season with the Steelers, totaling 1,035 yards with a career-high eight rushing touchdowns in 17 games. But with new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, Pittsburgh wants to see how …
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Justin Fields is the prototypical dual-threat quarterback, but apparently, the Pittsburgh Steelers want to add a third weapon to his arsenal. The Steelers acquired Fields from the Chicago Bears earlier in the offseason after they had the No. 1 pick, which they used to select USC quarterback Caleb Williams. The move was a stunner, though, as Pittsburgh had signed nine-time …
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