A former Pittsburgh Steelers coach with an extensive history at both the NFL and collegiate levels has resigned from his UFL post. The league announced earlier this week that Ken Whisenhunt, who took a personal leave of absence last month, was permanently stepping down as the head coach of the Memphis Showboats.
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Pick the best front office move in black and gold history A month ago, we started with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 64-greatest front office moves. They faced-off, March Madness-style, fueled by your votes.
How many of the No. 1 overall picks from the NFL Draft since 1966 can you name in six minutes?
Choose the best front office moves in Steelers history At the beginning of the month, we started with the 64-greatest front office moves in Pittsburgh Steelers history (If you want to revisit the journey, go back to Round 1: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 & Day 4).
With an established top tier and some young options revealing themselves last season, here is a look at where clubs' QB depth charts stand. Contracts and long-term outlooks do not factor in here; these rankings apply only to 2025 on-field capabilities.
If anyone knows what it's like to be on the bad side of business dealing, especially by the Rams, it's Jerome Bettis. Bettis was drafted by the organization out of Notre Dame as the 10th overall pick in 1993.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back and Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis recently weighed in on the Steelers quarterback situation during an interview with DJ Siddi of Sports Lens.
The Pittsburgh Steelers, for lack of a better word, are stuck. Stuck in a cycle of fringe-playoff seasons with quarterback play just capable enough to win games.
The Pittsburgh Steelers concluded the 2024 NFL season without another victory in the playoffs, which has left the fan base in great disappointment. Head Coach Mike Tomlin and the Steelers ultimately felt the pressure of snapping their playoff-win drought when they traveled to the division rival Baltimore Ravens' home stadium and got embarrassed.
During Super Bowl week its always a good time to look back at some of the former Notre Dame stars who have played in the biggest football game of them all.
Hall of Fame running back Jerome Bettis obviously wound up playing football at Notre Dame but it wasn't always a two-foot putt that he'd end up in South Bend.
Running backs aren’t what they used to be. Not what they were when Jerome Bettis was rumbling into and over NFL defenses. Philadelphia’s Saquon Barkley
The Pittsburgh Steelers were expecting big seasons from their running backs Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren in the 2024 season. Many fans believed that with the addition of new Offensive Coordinator Arthur Smith, the Steelers' running game would become physically dominant and punishing.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back and Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis believes the Steelers need to find a long-term solution at quarterback. If they don’t, the Steelers are simply not going anywhere.
While Colin Cowherd tries to find a reasonable explanation for his bonkers trade proposal, Ryan Clark offered up job advice for Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin.
Pittsburgh Steelers legendary running back, Jerome Bettis was known as the closer down the stretch of his career. When Pittsburgh was making a run in the 2005 playoffs, it was widely known that this was Bettis' final run in the league.
The Pittsburgh Steelers had unbelievable success in the 2000s, culminating with two Super Bowl wins. While Head Coach Bill Cowher couldn't win four Super Bowls like his predecessor Chuck Noll, he took the Steelers to two, winning Super Bowl XL.
The Pittsburgh Steelers set out to fix their quarterback situation after last year’s disaster. Only time will tell whether they brought in the right pieces.
The Steelers declined the fifth-year option on running back Najee Harris. One former star running back has come to his defense.
The luck of the Irish was certainly with Notre Dame on St. Patrick’s Day, when the Irish landed a verbal commitment from wide receiver Jerome Bettis Jr., the son of NFL Hall of Famer and former Fighting Irish running back Jerome Bettis.
The son of a Pittsburgh Steelers legend is following in his father’s footsteps.
Notre Dame has landed a long expected commitment today, with Atlanta (Ga.) Woodward Academy wide receiver Jerome Bettis Jr. pledging to the Fighting Irish.
The last name Bettis brings back a lot of memories for Notre Dame fans everywhere. They of course remember Jerome Bettis as the star running back in the 1990s, who went on to rush for 13,662 yards and scored 94 total touchdowns during his 13 year NFL career.
When you hear the last name Bettis, Notre Dame fans are quickly reminded of one of the greatest players to ever dawn the blue and gold. Former Irish running back Jerome Bettis has totaled 2,341 all purpose yards and 33 touchdowns during his three year career from 1990-92.
Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett is a player to watch who could really jump off the page in his second season in the NFL.
There have been many questions surrounding what the Steelers will look like next season ever since the team decided to keep Matt Canada as its offensive coordinator.
Jerome "The Bus" Bettis grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and became an NFL legend. One of the greatest power backs of all time, he started with the Los Angeles Rams before being traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers. He personified Steelers football with his bruising running style.
Bettis appeared on ESPN's "First Take" Wednesday to commemorate Harris, someone who joined "The Bus" for lunch and befriended him when Bettis landed in Pittsburgh as a rookie.
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