Author: Ryland Bickley

Planning for the 2026 NFL Draft is already underway….

The NFL Draft will be coming to Pittsburgh next year. For those who like to plan ahead, the NFL has officially announced the dates of the event: April 23-25 of 2026.

As always, the draft will be following a three day structure: the first round on Day 1, rounds 2-3 on Day 2, and rounds 4-7 on Day 3.

The press release on the Steelers website offered some location information: “There are still plenty of details to come, with activities expected to take place on Pittsburgh’s North Shore, including Acrisure Stadium, and Point State Park. Among the activities that will take place is the NFL Draft Experience, a free fan festival that includes exhibits, games, musical performances and more.”

Pittsburgh can expect a lot of attendance at the event — in 2024, draft host Detroit set an NFL record with over 700,000 fans visiting over the draft’s three days.

The NFL announced Pittsburgh as the 2026 host city back in May of 2024. This year, the draft will be held at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. Round 1 will kick off on April 24, 2025.

One less Steeler will be at the Pro Bowl Games this season.

After one Steeler was added to the Pro Bowl Games yesterday, one will be withdrawing. Pittsburgh’s star outside linebacker T.J. Watt has decided to drop out of this year’s Pro Bowl, citing an injury.

Watt will be replaced on the roster by the Baltimore Ravens’ Kyle Van Noy.

Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, defensive lineman Cameron Heyward, kicker Chris Boswell, and special teams ace Miles Killebrew are still expected to represent the Steelers at the event.

Watt dealt with an ankle injury in the final few games of the season. Despite not missing many plays, he was clearly not 100%.

On the same day as his withdrawal from the Pro Bowl, Watt was named a finalist for AP Defensive Player of the Year.

The Pro Bowl Games will take place this year in Orlando, Fla. from Jan. 30 to Feb. 2. The games will be televised on ESPN, with the Sunday flag football game also being available on ABC.

Miles Killebrew makes his second straight Pro Bowl Games.

Another Steeler will be joining T.J. Watt, Cameron Heyward, Minkah Fitzpatrick, and Chris Boswell at the 2025 Pro Bowl.

Per a team announcement, Steelers safety and special teams ace Miles Killebrew has been officially named to this year’s Pro Bowl Games as an alternate in the special-teamer category. Killebrew will be replacing the Patriots’ Brenden Schooler, who will not be attending due to an injury.

This marks Killebrew’s second straight Pro Bowl.

Killebrew didn’t record any blocked punts in the 2024-25 season, but he still recorded 13 total special teams tackles and was the Steelers’ special teams captain.

The 2025 Pro Bowl Games, held in Orlando, Fla., will take place on the weekend between the AFC and NFC Championships and the Super Bowl, starting on Thursday, Jan. 30 with the “Skills Showdown,” and ending on Sunday, Feb. 2 with a flag football that starts at 3 p.m. ET.

Both events will be televised on ESPN, with the flag football game also being available on ABC.