Art Rooney II
FILE - In this May 10, 2019, file photo, Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores, left, and general manager Chris Grier walk off the field at NFL rookie camp in Davie, Fla. Flores and Grier are among the six Black coaches, general managers and high-ranking executives in the NFL. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
NFL players past and present want more action from owners

By Rob Maaddi Oct. 02, 2020 02:45 AM EDT

Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (10) runs the ball as Tennessee Titans linebacker Harold Landry (58) pursues during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Steelers, Roethlisberger eye 2-0 start vs. Lock, Broncos

By Will Graves Sep. 17, 2020 06:13 PM EDT

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, center, watches the team as guard David DeCastro, bottom warms up and wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, left , walks by during an NFL football training camp practice, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
NFL teams huddling up to devise plans for social change

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Aug. 29, 2020 06:33 PM EDT

This is an April 15, 2004, photo showing Bill Nunn. Nunn, dubbed a “super scout” for the Pittsburgh Steelers for finding NFL talent at historically Black universities, has been nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a contributor. Nunn was later the team’s assistant director of player personnel. “You don’t know how much this means to us,” Nunn’s daughter, Lynell Wilson, said Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, when told of the contributors committee vote by David Baker, president and CEO of the Hall of Fame.(Peter Diana/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
"Super Scout" Bill Nunn nominated for Hall of Fame

Aug. 25, 2020 03:28 PM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (19) talks with some young fans along the fence line after making a catch in drills during practice at NFL football training camp in Latrobe, Pa. The coronavirus pandemic forced the NFL to abandon, at least for 2020, the fading but still time-honored tradition of teams traveling to training camp. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
NFL's stay-at-home order means no travel for training camp

By Schuyler Dixon Jul. 08, 2020 11:20 AM EDT

In this image made from video, Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy speaks on a Zoom call Tuesday, June 23, 2020. The biggest takeaway following the NFL's two-day quarterback coaching summit aimed at improving the league's diversity, is that there's no shortage of qualified minority candidates waiting for opportunities to be head coaches and coordinators.(Rob Maaddi/Zoom via AP)
NFL's coaching summit highlights minority candidates

By Rob Maaddi Jun. 26, 2020 02:29 PM EDT

NFL's QB coaching summit set for virtual version in 3rd year

Jun. 10, 2020 01:17 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL and the Black College Football Hall of Fame will hold a virtual version of their quarterback coaching summit, a third-year project...

FILE - In this July 29, 2016, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison, left, talks with head coach Mike Tomlin during a practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Latrobe, Pa. Former NFL linebacker James Harrison says Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin did not offer a bounty for an illegal hit on a member of the Cleveland Browns. Harrison told former teammate Willie Colon on a podcast that Tomlin handed him an envelope shortly after Harrison was fined in 2010 for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Browns wide receiver Mohamed Massqoui. Harrison declined to specify what was in the envelope, but posted on Instagram that Tomlin never offered a bounty on opposing players. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Former LB Harrison: Tomlin didn't offer bounty for hit

May. 15, 2020 01:02 PM EDT

The Miami Dolphins team flag flies at half mast outside the NFL football team's training camp facility, Monday, May 4, 2020, in Davie, Fla. Former Dolphins coach and Hall of Famer Don Shula died Monday at his home in Indian Creek, Fla. He was 90. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame coach Don Shula

By The Associated Press May. 04, 2020 05:03 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2014, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Greene, center, makes remarks after receiving a jersey from Steelers President Art Rooney II, left, as Steelers chairman Dan Rooney, right, looks on during a ceremony to retire Greene's jersey number 75 at half time of an NFL football game between the Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens in Pittsburgh. The beginning of the Pittsburgh Steelers dynasty of the 1970s can be pinpointed to the drafting of defensive lineman Joe Greene in 1969. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar, File)
Ravens-Steelers 11/2/2014

Apr. 21, 2020 06:36 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2019, file photo, Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores watches from the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis. Pro football is discovering that the spirit of the Rooney Rule is being violated. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made that a point of emphasis in his state of the league speech during Super Bowl week. So count on Goodell finding ways to more strongly implement the policy that requires teams to interview minority candidates for coaching and executive positions.(AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
NFL putting stronger Rooney Rule front and center

By Barry Wilner Feb. 18, 2020 05:35 PM EST

Steelers sign GM Kevin Colbert to 1-year extension

Feb. 05, 2020 04:55 PM EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert isn't quite ready to head off into retirement. The team and Colbert...

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin looks on during the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
Rooney: Steelers standing pat at QB heading into 2020

By Will Graves Jan. 15, 2020 04:27 PM EST

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006 file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher talks with Jerome Bettis (36) and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) in the second quarter against the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl XL football game in Detroit. Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Cowher, an analyst for CBS, was surprised by the announcement made live on air in studio before the Tennessee Titans-Baltimore Ravens AFC divisional round playoff game Saturday night, Jan. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Former Steelers coach Cowher elected to Pro Football HOF

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jan. 11, 2020 09:47 PM EST

File-This Dec. 22, 2012, file photo shows Pittsburgh Steelers chairman emeritus Dan Rooney attending the unveiling of a marker commemorating the 40th anniversary of the "Immaculate Reception" at the sight of the catch on the Northside of Pittsburgh. In 2003, the NFL had three minority head coaches: future Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dungy, Herman Edwards and Marvin Lewis. In the 12 previous seasons, there had been six. Total. Considering that the majority of the players in the league 16 years ago were minorities, that imbalance was enormous. And disturbing. And, frankly, it was unfair. Paul Tagliabue, then the NFL commissioner, put together a committee that established the "Rooney Rule," which requires all teams with coaching and front office vacancies to interview minority candidates. The rule, long overdue, was named for Rooney, then president of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the overseer of that committee. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
NFL At 100: Rooney Rule has its positives and its faults

By Barry Wilner Dec. 06, 2019 12:45 PM EST

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph (2) goes after Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) during the second half of an NFL football game Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, in Cleveland. The Browns won 21-7. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Myles Garrett, helmet a ‘weapon,’ banned for rest of season

By Tom Withers Nov. 15, 2019 12:09 PM EST

Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, center, of the Tree of Life/Or L'Simcha Congregation, is comforted after saying a prayer for the souls of the deceased during the one-year commemoration of the Tree of Life synagogue attack, at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Rebecca Droke)
Steelers moment of silence commemorates synagogue shooting

Oct. 28, 2019 08:18 PM EDT

Steelers owner Rooney to head compensation committee

Sep. 23, 2019 07:26 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II will chair the NFL's compensation committee, which among other things negotiates the salary of top league...

Art Rooney II remembers NFL's greatest play

By Barry Wilner Sep. 20, 2019 10:21 PM EDT
Part of the lore emanating from the Immaculate Reception is built around Steelers founder Art Rooney heading down to the locker room and missing the greatest play in...

Sam Davis, 4-time Super Bowl champ with Steelers, dies at 75

Sep. 11, 2019 05:40 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sam Davis, the guard who helped the Pittsburgh Steelers win four Super Bowls in the 1970s, has died. He was 75. Davis was found dead...