It’s Wednesday, which suggests it’s time for a weekly Steelers hyperlinks roundup at BTSC. But first, let’s have a look across the AFC North:
Now, onto some Steelers information and dialogue:
The Steelers appeared to have curiosity in buying and selling their additional specialists forward of the cutdown deadline, but it surely seems it was Waitman, not Cameron Johnston, who was drawing commerce curiosity. If something, the group’s refusal to commerce the punter reveals that they’re very assured in their choice relating to the winner of the summer time’s place battle.
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(From NFL.com’s Kevin Patra): Rodgers joined Adam Schein of Mad Dog Sports Radio on Monday and was requested how he’ll really feel dealing with New York off the bat.
“Probably nowhere near where it might be made out,” Rodgers mentioned. “A lot has changed over there, coaching staff-wise, player-wise. Obviously, I have friendships over there, but it’s one game out of 17, and at 5 o’clock Eastern on that Sunday, it’s only going to be on to the next game. So that’s just the way it is.”
It’s a storyline-heavy Week 1 for the Steelers and Jets with each Aaron Rodgers and Justin Fields taking up their former groups. Rodgers, for his half, appears to be downplaying any kind of revenge recreation narrative. He’s taken a similar approach when discussing the Steelers’ late October matchup with his different former group, the Green Bay Packers.
After surprisingly keeping four quarterbacks on the initial 53-man roster, it is smart that the Steelers will make a follow-up transfer shortly. Per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gerry Dulac, the group plans to maintain Skylar Thompson round, not less than to begin the season, by shifting Will Howard to designated-to-return injured reserve.
(From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Ray Fittipaldo): Since then, Miller has had a tough time recreating that season from 5 years in the past. In the previous 4 seasons mixed — with the Buccaneers, Falcons and Steelers — he has simply 453 receiving yards and has needed to grind to remain in the NFL. Last yr, he was among the many Steelers’ last cuts earlier than they re-signed him just a few days later at a league minimal contract.
“It’s tough to find opportunities in this league,” Miller mentioned. “Sometimes the statistics aren’t there in certain years. That’s just how it goes. I can’t control how many opportunities I get during the season. All I can control is going out there every day and showing what I can do and then take advantage of whatever comes my way.”
Miller loved a productive 2025 preseason and secured a spot for himself on the Steelers’ preliminary 53-man roster coming into the common season. However, he nonetheless hasn’t damaged the 200-yard mark since his 501-yard breakout season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020.
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What are your expectations for Scotty Miller in 2025?
Miller seems to be poised to be the Steelers’ WR4 in 2025, behind D.Ok. Metcalf, Calvin Austin III, and Roman Wilson. It’s exhausting to think about him returning to his 2020 ranges of manufacturing except there’s a long run harm forward of him on the depth chart.
However, it appears affordable to count on Miller to blow previous his 2024 stat line of 5 catches for 69 yards.
For one, he’s a participant who has earned the praise of quarterback Aaron Rodgers over the offseason. A veteran participant with game-breaking velocity, Miller ought to discover methods to rotate into the first-team offense at occasions, particularly with two youthful gamers forward of him on the depth chart in Austin and Wilson.
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The different level additionally has to do with Rodgers: The Jets handed the ball 108 extra occasions than the Steelers did final season, with Rodgers favoring spread-out, receiver-heavy formations in a fast passing recreation offense.
Despite being in Arthur Smith’s run-first scheme in 2025, Rodgers ought to nonetheless go extra typically than Russell Wilson did final season, opening up extra alternatives to rotational pass-catchers. In 2024, the Jets had 5 totally different gamers with 400 receiving yards or extra; the Steelers had simply three.
Miller gained’t simply be competing with different receivers for targets — Pittsburgh’s working backs and gifted tight finish duo may even issue closely into the passing recreation — however the veteran ought to see an uptick in yardage with Rodgers at quarterback this season.
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