Indholdsfortegnelse for Vol. 35 - Number 2 i Steelers Digest

Greg Williams is an unabashed Steelers fan. And he wants his company to become as much a part of Pittsburgh as his favorite football team. Williams is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Acrisure, and on July 12 Williams and Steelers President Art Rooney II presided over a news conference to announce a partnership between the two businesses for the naming rights to the venue where the Steelers and the Pitt football team play their home games, where the WPIAL championships are played annually, and where Western Pennsylvania’s biggest concerts are held, including appearances by The Rolling Stones, Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift, U2, Garth Brooks, Beyonce, and Bon Jovi. At the moment Rooney stepped to the podium and addressed the assembled media in the PNC Champions Club, Heinz Field officially…

In his first NFL game, in the city and stadium where he played his college football, in front of over 48,197 paying customers who were chanting his name, Kenny Pickett delivered. Pickett completed 13-for-15 for 95 yards, with two touchdowns, no interceptions, and a rating of 132.6 in playing the whole second half, but more significant was him going 2-for-2 for 26 yards and a touchdown to Tyler Vaughns with three seconds left to give the Steelers a 32-25 victory over Seattle at Acrisure Stadium in the preseason opener for both teams. Pickett is the Steelers Digest Player of the Week. Also considered were Mitch Trubisky, who started the game and completed 4-of-6 for 63 yards, with one touchdown, no interceptions, and a rating of 126.8; Mason Rudolph, who completed…

There is going to be continuity, but there also is going to be change. Omar Khan was introduced as the Steelers’ new general manager at a May 27 news conference at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, and if the general mood contained some comfort in the job going to someone who has spent a couple of decades in the franchise’s football operations department and therefore has been a part of all of the success enjoyed during that span, there also was an excitement about the Steelers’ next chapter. “Obviously we picked a guy we know very well,” said Steelers President Art Rooney II. “Excited that we know Omar, Omar knows us, and so I think it’ll be a very smooth transition.” The transition to which Rooney referred is ongoing and…

LATROBE, Pa. – He didn’t know it at the time, but Andy Weidl has been preparing for this job his entire life. The title Weidl currently carries is Assistant General Manager, and the job description boils down to something along the lines of “putting your hand in the pile and doing whatever is necessary to help the Steelers win a seventh Lombardi Trophy” with the unspoken understanding that “the sooner the better.” Born and raised in Mt. Lebanon, Pa., a suburb just south of Pittsburgh, ingrained in him an understanding of what the Steelers are about and what they mean to all of Western Pennsylvania. Breaking into the NFL as an intern in the Steelers scouting department exposed him to Bill Nunn and Tom Donahoe; working for the New Orleans…

If there is anyone who knows what life at Saint Vincent College is all about, it’s Cameron Heyward. Heyward is entering his 12th NFL season, all of which spent with the Steelers, and he was happy to be back on campus for training camp. “We’re back. It’s nice to be back,” said Heyward. “It’s weird because I think only 20 players have been here. We have a lot to catch up on.” Heyward is a player who understands the importance of camp, the way a team can bond when they get away from home and are around football and each other 24/7. “You have to experience it yourself,” said Heyward. “You come up here, you get to bond with your team, you get up close with the fans. It’s one…

From the notebook of a sportswriter who never thought he would see another rookie season by a quarterback like the one he saw in 2004, but who’s been compelled to look back at the numbers: • Kenny Pickett was said to have been the most NFL ready of the quarterback prospects in the 2022 draft class, but I never expected he was THIS ready. • A couple interceptions is all it would take to foul up Pickett’s two-game preseason passer rating, but 138.6 had to be some kind of a rookie record. • So, back to 2004 I went. After two preseason games, rookie Ben Roethlisberger’s passer rating was 81.7, which is very good in any era. But it’s not 138.6. • One day shy of 18 years later for…

Since its inception in 2017, the Steelers Hall of Honor has recognized the best of the best who have contributed to the organization, whether it be on the field, or off the field. And that tradition continued when the Hall of Honor Class of 2022 was announced during a ceremony on Saturday, July 30 at Saint Vincent College. The Hall of Honor Class of 2022 spans the decades and appeals to generations of Steelers fans, and includes legends Myron Cope, Sam Davis, Ray Mathews, and Heath Miller. “It’s great to be able to introduce the 2022 Hall of Honor class,” said Steelers President Art Rooney II. “A group of people over many decades who made fantastic contributions to the team. “Myron is the first one we are putting in the…