Steelers Focused on Fixing Culture | Steelers Morning Rush

Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's the Steelers very intentional process of revamping the character of the team's locker room. The 2025 NFL Draft rookie class made their debuts in black and gold over the weekend, and they seem like yet another group of solid-character players -- the third straight such class of youngsters to come through the doors of UPMC Rooney Sports Complex under new general manager Omar Khan. At the same time, the Steelers have been finding ways to ship out the bad apples quicker than ever, sending Diontae Johnson out in 2024 with one season remaining on his second contract and jettisoning George Pickens this year with one year left on his rookie deal. It's enough of a trend that it feels intentional that the Steelers have heard the noise from the fans -- and from their own locker room -- about tightening up the ship, character-wise. Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices