8 HRS AGO - Photo by G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers have reportedly settled on their next offensive coordinator. When it comes to the hiring process, the Pittsburgh Steelers have been behind the curve. With the AFC and NFC Championship games now in the rear view mirror, the vast majority of the National Football League has done their diligence in filling out their coaching staff. But not the Steelers. The Steelers entered the offseason with four coaching vacancies, and up until Monday they still had those four openings available. Early Monday afternoon the team hired Alfredo Roberts as their tight end coach, and it looks as if they have finally decided on who will be calling the plays for the foreseeable future. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, that would be none other than Matt Canada. The #Steelers are finalizing a deal with Matt Canada to become their offensive coordinator, per source. Deal is considered imminent.— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) Collapse

11 HRS AGO - It is the first coaching hire for the Steelers of the 2021 offseason. The Pittsburgh Steelers have made their first coaching hire of the 2021 offseason. With the retirement of tight end’s coach James Daniel, the Steelers have announced they have hired Alfredo Roberts as their new tight end’s coach. We have named Alfredo Roberts as our tight ends coach.— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) January 25, 2021 Roberts played five seasons in the NFL as a tight end from 1988 to 1992. After three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs where he was drafted in the eighth round of the 1988 draft, Roberts went on to finish his career with the Dallas Cowboys. With 48 receptions for 450 yards and two touchdowns over his career, Roberts appeared in 80 regular-season games and started 36. Roberts coaching career began in 1999 as the running backs coach for Florida Atlantic for two seasons before switching over to the wide receivers coach for two more seasons. Roberts made the jump to the NFL in 2003 Collapse

13 HRS AGO - Nell Redmond-USA TODAY Sports The Reese’s Senior Bowl is set to take place, what prospects will you be watching? The Reese’s Senior Bowl is set to be played on Saturday January 30th at 2:30pm and can be watched on the NFL Network. The one thing I like about the event is the airing of the practices leading up to the eventual game. As of now, I have scrolled through the guide, and ESPNU and NFL Network has their coverages starting Wednesday and runs through Friday. Be sure to check your TV guide for times, and don’t forget to set the record function on your system. Just an FYI for those interested, The Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers will be coaching the two respective teams. The Watch List : National Team Creed Humphrey - C - Oklahoma - There is a need to find the next anchor of the offensive line. Pouncey has yet to make a decision on his future, and even if he plays one more year the depth at that position is questionable. Humphries isn’t going to wow you with Collapse

18 HRS AGO - Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports Will Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger return for 2021? If he does, you better believe the Steelers will try to compete. Otherwise, what would be the point of allowing him to return? It’s still up in the air as to whether or not Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will come back for his 18th NFL season in 2021. At least I think it is. I don’t know. Roethlisberger isn’t necessarily pulling a 2017, but even if he were, there are a lot of Steelers fans and media members who would be hoping for the opposite decision this time around. Even if Roethlisberger does come back next season, the confidence in Pittsburgh parlaying that into a championship run is pretty low among many folks. The reasons are layered. For starters, you can cite Roethlisberger’s declining play as the 2020 season unfolded. Also, there’s that salary cap hell that may or may not exist for eternity (or at least until 2022). That’s right, at this very moment, the Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images The Steelers are done, but that doesn’t mean fans won’t be watching football. Why not spend it with fellow Steelers fans? It is hard to believe, and some might still struggle with it, but NFL football is in the postseason! It wasn’t always certain there would be a return of America’s favorite game, but here we are, preparing for an awesome slate of games in the NFL’s Championship Sunday. Yes, it’s the playoffs so the NFL season is now in the home stretch. Here is the schedule for the day: Bills at Chiefs — 6:40 p.m. ET This obviously isn’t the first NFL Sunday of the 2020 season, but our new commenting system remains an issue for some. While improvements have been made, and they aren’t done with those improvements, just wanted to put a message here from NFL Manager Jeanna Thomas about the system: Here are a few features that you might want to include in game day thread articles, to help your community enjoy the game day threads more: If you Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images The man known as “Duck” is flying west to be a part of the Los Angeles Rams’ organization. Earlier this offseason the Pittsburgh Steelers made the announcement they have let several practice player contracts expire. One of those players was quarterback Devlin Hodges. The man fondly called “Duck” for his duck calling expertise, was able to be a significant player during the 2019 season. After Ben Roethlisberger was lost in Week 2 vs. the Seattle Seahawks with an elbow injury, and a concussion removed Mason Rudolph from the lineup, it was Duck’s team. Hodges’ first start was in the city he will now call home, Los Angeles. The only exception was his first start was against the Chargers, and, according to his verified Twitter account, he is now a member of the Los Angeles Rams organization. Excited for the opportunity to sign and be apart of the @RamsNFL! I’ve been to LA before ;) let’s get it! pic.twitter.com/2gqGDNhcuo— Devlin Hodges Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Check out our latest weekly venture with an international flavor. Put another shrimp on the barbie and check out Steelers Touchdown Under with two blokes from Australia, Matty Peverell and Mark Davison. With two weeks left in the 2020 season, the Steelers are gearing up for next year and questions keep piling up for fans of the black-and-gold. Join the two Aussie blokes, two mates, Matty Peverell & Mark Davison from Steelers Nation Australia - and the future - as they bring an international perspective to the Steelers 2020 season and what needs to be done to steady the ship, to set the team up for a successful 2021 chase for that seventh Lombardi. This is just some what will be discussed on the latest episode of Touchdown Under, the Australian sensation from the BTSC family of podcasts that’s now moved over to its live YouTube home. Check out the rundown of the show: ‘Slingin’ the Slang’ Punts of the Week and MUCH MUCH MORE! If you missed the live show, be sure to check out the Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports When the Steelers registered a sack in 2020, how did it affect the outcome of each drive? For the fourth straight season, the Pittsburgh Steelers led the NFL in sacks and eclipsed the 50 mark each season. With the Steelers holding their opponents to under 20 points a game in 2020, how much did sacking the quarterback directly lead to a reduction in points? In order to answer this question, I looked at every drive during the 2020 season in which the Steelers sacked the quarterback at least once. Interestingly enough, with 56 sacks the Steelers only had two drives on the season where they sacked the quarterback multiple times. Therefore, there were a total of 54 drives out of the 188 the Steelers defense faced in 2020 in which the quarterback was sacked. Since two drives the Steelers defense faced in 2020 consisted of only quarterback kneel downs, I’m taking them out of the equation simply because it makes sense. So for the 2020 season, the Collapse