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Revision as of 03:23, 30 April 2021
| 2021 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
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| Owner | The Rooney Family |
| General manager | Kevin Colbert |
| Head coach | Mike Tomlin |
| Home field | Heinz Field |
| Uniform | |
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The 2021 season will be the Pittsburgh Steelers' upcoming 89th season in the National Football League, their 22nd under general manager Kevin Colbert and their 15th under head coach Mike Tomlin. They will attempt to improve upon their 12-4 record from last year and win their division in back to back years for the first time since 2016-2017. For the first time since 2009, center Maurkice Pouncey will not be on the roster, as he announced his retirement on February 12, 2021. [1]
Draft
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Najee Harris | Running Back | Alabama | |
| 2 | 55 | ||||
| 3 | 87 | ||||
| 4 | 128 | ||||
| 140 | Compensatory selection | ||||
| 6 | 216 | from Tampa Bay | |||
| 7 | 245 | from Miami | |||
| 254 | from Baltimore |
- Pre-draft trades
- Pittsburgh was awarded a compensatory selection in the fourth round (140th overall).
- Pittsburgh traded its fifth-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for defensive end Chris Wormley and a seventh-round selection.
- Pittsburgh traded a sixth-round selection and 2020 first- and fifth-round selections to Miami in exchange for a seventh-round selection, a 2020 fourth-round selection, and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick.
- Pittsburgh acquired a sixth-round selection from Tampa Bay in exchange for offensive tackle Jerald Hawkins and a seventh-round selection.
Staff
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Current roster
Preseason
On February 15, the NFL announced that the Steelers will face the Dallas Cowboys in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, August 5, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. The game will kickoff at 8:00 p.m. EDT, and will be televised by NBC. The Steelers will be represented by former head coach Bill Cowher and safeties Troy Polamalu and Donnie Shell. The Steelers and Cowboys were scheduled to play in the 2020 Hall of Fame game; however, the game, the annual Hall of Fame enshrinement, along with the entire 2020 preseason, were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Hall of Fame game between the Steelers and Cowboys was rescheduled for 2021.[2][3]
The remainder of the Steelers' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.
Regular season
2021 opponents
Listed below are the Steelers' opponents for 2021. The length of the season is contingent on whether the league expands the regular season from 16 to 17 games. If this happens, a 17th game would match the Steelers against a interconference opponent from one of the three divisions from the NFC that the Steelers are not scheduled to play in 2021, which will be based on division placement from 2020.[4]
Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.
| Category | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Division opponents (AFC North) |
Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns | |
| Conference opponents (AFC West) |
Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders |
Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers |
| Conference opponents (based on 2020 division placement) |
Tennessee Titans | Buffalo Bills |
| Interconference opponents (NFC North) |
Chicago Bears Detroit Lions |
Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings |
| Additional Home Game (Interconference opponent based on 2020 division placement) |
Seattle Seahawks | N/A |
References
- ^ https://www.nfl.com/news/longtime-offensive-linemen-maurkice-and-mike-pouncey-retire-from-nfl
- ^ Schefter, Adam (June 25, 2020). "Cowboys-Steelers Hall of Fall Game being called off; enshrinement ceremony postponed". ESPN. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Chareen (February 15, 2021). "Unprecedented Hall of Fame weekend will kick off with Cowboys-Steelers". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Florio, Mike (February 16, 2020). "17th game will give each team a fifth interconference matchup". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.