May 25, 2021
PITTSBURGH Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is officially headed back to Tampa Bay, signing his deal with the Buccaneers on Tuesday.
According to Tampa Bay Time s Rick Stroud, Brown signed his one-year, $6.25 million contract. The signing was delayed due to a lingering knee issue. Brown passed his physical this week, allowing the deal to be finalized.
Brown had 45 catches for 483 yards and four touchdowns in eight games last season. He also caught a one-yard touchdown pass in the Bucs 31-9 Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
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May 20, 2021
PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh Steelers captain Ben Roethlisberger doesn t get the praise he once did from national media, but within a tough division of quarterbacks, Big Ben isn t done yet.
Roethlisberger threw for 3,803 yards and 33 touchdowns to 10 interceptions last season as the Steelers finished 12-4 in the regular season.
Despite Pittsburgh s early success and Roethlisberger s stat line, he currently ranks third in the AFC North. Big Ben (16th) sits behind Lamar Jackson (8th) and Baker Mayfield (10th) in Pro Football Focus quarterback rankings. Second-year QB Joe Burrow ranks 18th. Ben Roethlisberger proved his toughness by coming back at 38 years old after elbow surgery and helping the Steelers to an 11-0 start, PFF wrote. But something just didn t seem right during that hot streak, and Pittsburgh finished the year 1-5 in its last six games.
May 20, 2021
PITTSBURGH Ben Roethlisberger and company believe they have the tools for a successful passing attack in 2021, but not everyone feels the same.
Roethlisberger threw for 3,803 yards and 33 touchdowns to 10 interceptions as three wide receivers eclipsed 800 yards. The Steelers pass attack lost 43 targets out of the backfield (James Conner), but the re-signing of JuJu Smith-Schuster means this offense remains mostly intact, Fabiano wrote. As a result, look for Diontae Johnson, Smith-Schuster and Chase Claypool to all see 100-plus targets once again. [Pat] Freiermuth is unlikely to make much of an impact as a rookie.
Fabiano named Freiermuth as the Steelers notable addition while keeping their notable loses to none.