Kneeland’s death highlights importance of mental health resources for NFL players
Death Notices, NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
November 8, 2025
It’s OK to not be OK. Every conversation about mental health includes that important statement and a message that tough times don’t last, things will get better and help is available. Like the rest of...
Rodgers not playing favorites in Steelers passing game
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 7, 2025
Aaron Rodgers doesn’t have the most dynamic and productive group of pass catchers in the NFL. He might have the most diverse, however. Halfway through his first season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ro...
NFL, Sports
November 7, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund and the Pittsburgh Steelers say their partnership goes way beyond jersey swaps. “We’re both rooted in coal and steel industries, blue-collar history, emphasizing hard w...
Bucs still unlikely to have several starters against Pats
NFL, Sports
November 7, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are rested and refreshed after a bye week that came at the right time with several players dealing with injuries. They still might not have a few key starte...
Valdes-Scantling happy to reunite with Rodgers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 6, 2025
Mike Tomlin tried Tuesday to squash quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ recruiting pitch as a reason the Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling to the practice squad this wee...
Rodgers confident in passing game options after deadline
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
November 6, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin admitted ahead of the NFL trade deadline that he likes shopping. Maybe, but the Pittsburgh Steelers and their longtime coach kept the franchise’s wallet effectively close...
NFL eyeing more games in Germany
NFL, Sports
By By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer 
November 6, 2025
It seems like the NFL can’t get enough of Germany. Berlin will be the third German city to host a regular-season game when the Indianapolis Colts and Atlanta Falcons square off Sunday at Olympiastadio...
Checking out this year’s NFL midseason trends
NFL, Sports
By By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer 
November 6, 2025
As the NFL passes the midpoint of the season, there are a few trends that have started to develop. Scoring is up thanks in part to some special teams rule changes and increased aggressiveness on fourt...
NFL, Sports
By By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer 
November 6, 2025
Six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach Bill Belichick and four other head coaches who won Super Bowls are among the nine semifinalists in the coach category for the 2026 class for the Pro Football Hal...
Steelers sign Valdez-Scantling, make no trades
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 5, 2025
The Pittsburgh Steelers made one addition to the wide receivers room Tuesday, but it did not involve beating the 4 p.m. trading deadline. A week after working out Marquez Valdes-Scantling, the Steeler...
Jets stun with trades of Gardner, Quinnen Williams on deadline day
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
November 5, 2025
Sauce Gardner went from last place to first and teammate Quinnen Williams also is on the move in separate blockbuster trades. The stunning deals by the New York Jets highlighted a flurry of activity a...
Rodgers leaning into his time
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
November 5, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers stood in front of a room of mostly strangers in early June and promised his new teammates that he was fully committed to leaning into every part of being a Pittsburgh S...
Costly mistakes: Big injuries in blowouts
NFL, Sports
By By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer 
November 5, 2025
With a surge in blowouts in the NFL, head coaches might want to take stock of two scenarios that backfired when star players were injured in the waning moments of games that were already way out of ha...
Ramsey to get another start at free safety against Chargers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 5, 2025
Jalen Ramsey did so well in his debut as a starting free safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers that he’ll continue to work exclusively at that position in the secondary. And Kyle Dugger provided such a s...
Youth was served for Steelers’ defense
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 5, 2025
For a defense that was criticized by national pundits for being old and slow, the Pittsburgh Steelers turned back the clock Sunday in a 27-20 victory against the Indianapolis Colts. With members of th...
How the NFL is broadening its appeal to women
NFL, Sports
By By ALYCE BROWN AP Sports Writer 
November 5, 2025
At this year’s NFL draft, some of the league’s top prospects were asked a few questions they weren’t used to. “What is a skort?” an interviewer asked. Travis Hunter made his best guess. “What is prime...
What Indianapolis is saying about Steelers’ win
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By PATRICK VARINE TribLive 
November 4, 2025
Some Pittsburgh Steelers fans held a makeshift funeral for the team’s defense Sunday outside Acrisure Stadium. As it turns out, the eulogy was a little premature — as the defense posted six takeaways ...
Bettis, Roethisberger discuss state of Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 4, 2025
Staring at a crossroad of their season, the Pittsburgh Steelers are in a situation similar to what transpired 20 years ago when the team faced a string of must-win games late in the year. The 2005 Ste...
Steelers force 6 turnovers in upset of Colts
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
November 3, 2025
The embattled defense hounded Daniel Jones into his worst game of the season. PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers tuned out the noise and turned back the clock. Unfortunately for the Indianapoli...
Chargers’ Daiyan Henley plays through death of brother
NFL, Sports
November 3, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley started and played Sunday because football is his escape, and he needed that more than ever after the shooting death of his older ...