Depot After Darkish: Steelers At Colorado Showcase, Mock Sees Pittsburgh Commerce Twice, Julio Jones Retires
A Steelers Depot each day phase. A fast hit of some Pittsburgh Steelers-related tales that won’t require an entire article however nuggets price mentioning and passing on to you guys.
Your Depot After Darkish for April 5.
Steelers At Colorado Showcase
The Pittsburgh Steelers had gentle attendance throughout Friday’s “Colorado Showcase” that featured QB Shedeur Sanders and WR Travis Hunter. Holding the No. 2 and No. 3 picks, the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants despatched heavy illustration, roughly a dozen members every, however Pittsburgh could have despatched only one.
Senior Scouting Assistant Kelvin Fisher was in Boulder to observe the exercise.
Clearly, the Steelers aren’t setting up a contingency plan for touchdown Sanders in a draft-day tumble. Nonetheless, Sanders’ draft slot is tough to foretell, particularly if he will get previous the Giants at No. 3.
Pittsburgh Trades Down…Twice
Sirius Radio’s newest mock draft has the Pittsburgh Steelers buying and selling down extra instances in Spherical One this 12 months than they’ve prior to now twenty years. Buying and selling down from No. 31 and once more to No. 35, the Steelers moved out of the primary spherical on this mock. They left evening one and not using a participant, however as a substitute, the No. 35, No. 66, and No. 103 choices, replenishing their draft cabinets after the DK Metcalf deal.
Of their place, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs chosen Texas OT Kelvin Banks Jr. at No. 21, whereas the Tennessee Titans jumped again as much as land Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart.
Pittsburgh final traded down within the first spherical in 2001, transferring down three spots from No. 16 to No. 19 and nonetheless coming away with Texas NT Casey Hampton.
Julio Jones Retires
Star receiver Julio Jones formally introduced his retirement Friday. After a Corridor-of-Fame-worthy 13-year profession, Jones is formally hanging up his cleats after failing to look in a regular-season recreation in 2024. He final performed for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023, catching 11 passes and three touchdowns.
A primary-round choose of the Atlanta Falcons within the 2011 draft, Jones made seven Professional Bowls and two All-Professional groups. He went over the 1,300-yard mark in six-straight seasons from 2014 via 2019, twice main the NFL in receiving yards over that span.
He additionally frolicked with the Tennessee Titans and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
