PODCAST · sports
Steelers Afternoon Drive
by Pro Football Insiders
Zachary Smith of Around the 412 and Alan Saunders of Steelers Now bring you their takes on the latest Pittsburgh Steelers news, reports and rumors every weekday afternoon.
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Steelers a Prime-Time Hit without Rodgers? | 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 2026 NFL Schedule, which once again features the Steelers prominently, with four standalone games so far in the nine already reported. Some speculated that without Aaron Rodgers under contract, the Steelers would not be the same draw that they usually are, but that does not appear to be the case. Alan breaks it down: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Steelers Secondary Shake-Up | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we the team signing safety Makari Page to the team a day after releasing cornerback Cory Trice with a failed physical. What do we make of this addition, and does it have any impact on the Darnell Savage stuff? We then dive more into the Steelers' trip to Paris to take on the Saints, what we make of the schedule as we have it now, the idea of extending Darnell Washington and if the team will continue to be as pass happy as Mike McCarthy teams have been in historically. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Steelers Headed to Paris | 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 scheduling of the Steelers to face the New Orleans Saints in Paris, France -- just one year after the team made its second-ever international stop in Dublin, Ireland. Why Paris, why the Saints, and how will this trip go? Alan breaks it down: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Will Watt be Elite Again Under Graham? | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Derrick Bell and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the alignment of the offensive line, the reaction to clips of Drew Allar from rookie camp, who we'd put together as a three-man pass rushing group, how the fanbase would respond to being well below .500 and much more. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Chris Boswell Extension & Rookie Camp Roundup | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we the team signing kicker Chris Boswell to a four-year contract extension, signing Greg Crippen following rookie camp and what Alan's main takeaways coming out of rookie camp were. It's a hard setting to evaluate, but what if anything stood out? Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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R-E-L-A-X About Drew Allar | 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 reaction to the performance of Penn State rookie quarterback Drew Allar at the team's rookie minicamp, with the internet breaking down his performance in excruciating detail. Alan breaks it down: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Reaction to Rodgers, Refs & Rookie Camp | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss Aaron Rodgers and what Omar did or didn't say in regard to the QB being in Pittsburgh and meeting with the team. We also discuss what is going on at rookie camp in regard to Drew Allar being the only QB, if there is anybody that can emerge from the tryout and undrafted group to make a splash and much more. We also discuss the rookie jersey numbers, the NFL schedule release and the seats from Acrisure stadium being up for sale. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Rookie Camp Tryouts Revealed | 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 team's rookie minicamp tryouts, which were announced on Friday. Twelve tryouts are coming to UPMC Rooney Sports Complex hoping to earn a job, three veterans and nine rookies, with four slots open on the team's 90-man offseason roster. Alan breaks it down: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Inside Scoop on Robert Spears-Jennings, Rodgers Return Latest | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Parker Thune joins to discuss what the team is getting in Robert Spears-Jennings. What attracted the Steelers to the person and player and how does he see him fitting in at the next level. Can he be somebody that contributes beyond special teams? We then discuss the latest surrounding Aaron Rodgers and the fan perception of him returning. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Major Aaron Rodgers Update | 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 news that Aaron Rodgers is coming to Pittsburgh this week, with the intention of signing a new deal with the team. Rodgers has not yet made it official, and there may be details that need to be worked out, but again, all indications are that Rodgers will be the team's quarterback in 2026. Alan breaks it down: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Inside Scoop on Riley Nowakowski | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Zach Osterman of the IndyStar joins us to discuss Riley Nowakowski and what he brings to the table. What kind of player and person did the Steelers draft in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft? We then discuss the Steelers not being part of the international games and if there is an NFL comp for Drew Allar, taking everything into the equation. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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NFL Schedule Release Delayed? | 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, Alan discusses the potential of the NFL schedule release being delayed by at least a week and why that may be the case. A date that has become something football fans very much look forward to, in order to start planning their yearly trips, looks to be getting pushed back. Alan breaks it down: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Steelers Afternoon Drive: Inside Scoop on Gennings Dunker & Kaden Wetjen
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Tom Kakert of Hawkeye Report on On3 joins the show to discuss Gennings Dunker & Kaden Wetjen. What are the Steelers getting in these two players both on and off the field and how will they fit in? We then discuss the probability of Drew Allar or Will Howard ever becoming a starting QB at the NFL level. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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3rd Round History Unkind for Drew Allar | 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 Alan's article about Drew Allar, the history of third-round quarterbacks in the NFL, and how they're both at the same time, much more likely to succeed than sixth-round picks like Will Howard, but also still huge long shots. Alan breaks it down: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Frustration Growing with Aaron Rodgers? | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the team bringing Jaheim Bell back into the fold, the idea the Steelers changed their offseason schedule around in any way to go along with an Aaron Rodgers timeline, if there's a growing sense of frustration with Aaron Rodgers, how NIL deals work if a player comes out in the NFL Draft and potential earnings for Troy Fautanu with a position switch. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Potential Snag for Steelers Contract Negotiations | 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 upcoming contract negotiations between the team and 2023 NFL Draft defenders Nick Herbig and Keeanu Benton. Their agent spoke over the weekend and broke down how the role of one of the players may be impacting his value -- and it's not who you might think. Alan breaks it down: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Inside Scoop on Eli Heidenreich | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Navy Wide Receiver coach Mick Yokitis joins to talk about Eli Heidenreich. What can we expect from Eli at the next level? What kind of player and person did the Steelers get? When did coach Yokitis think the NFL was a reality for Eli? We then discuss service requirements for players from military schools, if the team is done adding at wide receiver and what to expect in terms of physicality at Mike McCarthy's practices. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Inside Scoop on Max Iheanachor | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Justin LaCertosa of DevilsDigest joins to discuss Max Iheanachor. We talk about his meteoric rise to a first-round selection and how he will fit in with the Pittsburgh Steelers. How did Arizona State turn a kid who had not played football into the 21st overall pick of the 2026 NFL Draft? What about his game stands out? What does he still need to work on. We then answer questions on rookie contracts, what made this year's preparation so different for the team and the path to the team not taking a QB in the 2027 NFL Draft. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Eli Heidenreich Is a Snipe. What's a Snipe? | 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 Eli Heidenreich, the team's seventh-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, who played a position called Snipe while he was at Navy. What's a Snipe, and where did that position come from, and how does that project Heidenreich to be used at the NFL level? Alan breaks it down: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Inside Scoop on Daylen Everette | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Kyle Brey of IMG Academy joins to give us the inside scoop on new Steelers CB Daylen Everette. What did Kyle have to say about the player and person the Steelers acquired in the third-round of the 2026 NFL Draft? How will he fit in and did his high school experience uniquely prepare him? We then answer questions about the supplemental draft, teams as a whole leaving value on the board and much more. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Inside Scoop on Germie Bernard | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, coach Rich Muraco of the Liberty Patriots joins to discuss new Steelers WR Germie Bernard who played under him at Libert high school. Coincidentally, Troy Fautanu also played under Muraco, so we dive into him a bit too. We talk about the player and person the Steelers are getting and coach Muraco's Steelers fandom. We then discuss if the draft class would've been more palatable re-arranged, trying to make sense of the process and the value in which they got throughout. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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What Does Aaron Rodgers News Mean? | 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 placing a rare UFA tender on quarterback Aaron Rodgers, which will either secure his rights for the 2026 season, or allow the team to gain draft pick compensation if he signs elsewhere before the start of training camp. What does it mean, what doesn't it mean, and how is likely to impact things with Rodgers going forward? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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What to Make of Early Draft Evals? | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the Steelers 2026 NFL Draft class as a whole and the meat they left on the bone in terms of maximizing the value at each spot. They made 10 selections, but did they get the most bang for their buck with their draft haul? We then discuss the team re-signing Dean Lowry and Brandon Johnson and the UDFA class, as well as the players being brought in for rookie camp tryouts.Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mike Tomlin Finally Speaks | 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 former Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, who finally broke his months-long silence after resigning from the team in January. Tomlin made his first appearance on NBC, where he will be an analyst on Football Night in America this fall, and spoke with co-host Maria Taylor about why he made the decisions to step down from the Steelers and join television, how he watched the 2026 NFL Draft, and what he thinks is going to happen with Aaron Rodgers and the team's quarterback situation. Alan breaks it down: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Rd. 1 Fallout, Day 2 Predictions Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Derrick Bell joins to discuss the Max Iheanachor selection and the fallout of the pick. Could Troy Fautanu be moving off his right tackle spot? What does this mean for Broderick Jones? What do we make of the team clearly getting sniped for WR Makai Lemon? Who do we think is on the table for the team entering rounds 2 and 3? Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Steelers Afternoon Drive Live: 2026 NFL Draft Preview
Join Alan Saunders & Zachary Smith just ahead of the start of the 2026 NFL Draft to discuss any last-minute rumors, news and what we think is going to go down this weekend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mock Draft Wrap-Up, Steelers Pick | 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 13th and final episode of our 2026 NFL Draft preview where we finish our collaborative mock draft and also discuss Alan's three-round mock draft, which has wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. coming to Pittsburgh with the 21st overall pick in the first round. Alan breaks it down: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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NFL Draft Fan Experience Preview | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss what fans coming in for the 2026 NFL Draft can look forward to in and around Pittsburgh. Alan got a look at what all the city has to offer fans from an experience perspective for the event and believes Pittsburgh and the Steelers have done as good of a job as they could have. We also answer questions about Jermod McCoy and Ty Simpson as potential selections for the Steelers. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Any Chance a Top-Flight WR Falls to Steelers? | 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 12th episode of our 2026 NFL Draft preview, talking with Mike Kaye of the Charlotte Observer to discuss the mess that is the Carolina Panthers, who have similar needs to the Steelers and pick just two slots ahead of them, which could prevent any chance of a top-flight wide receiver like Makai Lemon from falling to Pittsburgh. Plus, Mike gave an update on Rico Dowdle's fit in Pittsburgh. Alan and Mike break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First Round's Messiest Pick to Project? | 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 11th episode of our 2026 NFL Draft preview, talking with Arif Hasan of Wide Left to discuss the mess that is the Minnesota Vikings, who will be drafting without a general manager after an internal power struggle. Alan and Arif break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Will Mike Tomlin be Good on TV? | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss what Mike McCarthy had to say when speaking to the media on Tuesday, if we believe Mike Tomlin will be good in his new role on NBC, what makes QB evaluation and development so difficult, the idea of keeping 12 draft picks, why tanking doesn't work and much more. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Offensive Linemen Falling Down the Board? | 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 10th episode of our 2026 NFL Draft preview, talking with Brian Foster of the Bleachers to Speakers Podcast to discuss the Detroit Lions and the No. 16 overall pick, where one of the falling offensive linemen could finally be selected. Alan and Brian break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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More Steelers 1st-Rd Trade Targets | 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 ninth episode of our 2026 NFL Draft preview, talking with James Yarcho of Locked On Bucs to discuss the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the No. 15 overall pick, who could be one of several Steelers trade-up options in the first round. Alan and James break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Pre-Draft Press Conference Reaction | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss what Omar Khan and Mike McCarthy had to say during their pre-draft press conference. What are they thinking as the team is set to host the 2026 NFL Draft, holding 12 selections as we sit here right now? What did they have to say in regard to Aaron Rodgers and the report of a "setback" being suffered by LT Broderick Jones? How much did they enjoy their time with Makai Lemon? Is a trade up worth it in regard to Lemon, Vega Ioane, Jordan Tyson, etc...? Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Will Ravens Snipe Steelers Draft Target? | 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 eighth episode of our 2026 NFL Draft preview, talking with Giana Han of the Baltimore Banner to discuss the Ravens and the No. 14 overall pick, who could be lined up to snipe one of the Steelers targets. Alan and Giana break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ideal Steelers Trade-Up Partner? | 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 seventh episode of our 2026 NFL Draft preview, talking with Jake Ellenbogen of the Downtown Ramspodcast to discuss the Los Angeles Rams and the No. 13 overall pick, who could be a possible trade destination for the Steelers. Alan and Jake break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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NFL Draft Preview Sunday Special | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Welcome to the Steelers Afternoon Drive, our new daily podcast featuring all the latest Steelers news and analysis. Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Alan has a special Sunday episode as he continues previewing the 2026 NFL Draft, this time talking to Armanda Salguero of Outkick.com about the Miami Dolphins and Joe Hoyt of the Dallas News on the Cowboys. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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What are the Bengals Up To? | 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 sixth episode of our 2026 NFL Draft preview, talking with Brandon Herriott of the Runnin' Through the Jungle Podcast to discuss the No. 10 overall pick. NOTE: This episode was recorded before the Bengals traded the pick for New York Giants DT Dexter Lawrence. Alan and Brandon break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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How the NFL's Most Unpredictable Team Will Impact Rd 1 | 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 fifth episode of our 2026 NFL Draft preview, talking with Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal, to discuss the No. 6 overall pick, where the the NFL's most unpredictable team, the Cleveland Browns, could shake up the draft order and impact the Steelers. Alan and Patricia break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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NFL Draft Preview Saturday Special | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Welcome to the Steelers Afternoon Drive, our new daily podcast featuring all the latest Steelers news and analysis. Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Alan has a special Saturday episode as he continues previewing the 2026 NFL Draft, this time talking to JP Finlay of NBC4 and 106.7 The Fan about the Washington Commanders, Matthew Paras of the New Orleans Times-Picayune on the Saints and Braden Holecek of Arrowhead Addict on the Kansas City Chiefs. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Check out the show on our YouTube page, or find it on Megaphone or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Steelers Coordinators First Impressions | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the first impressions after hearing Brian Angelichio, Patrick Graham and Danny Crossman speak for the first time since becoming the coordinators of the team. What do we make of what they want the identity to be, the type of players they are looking for and the stamp they are trying to put on the team. What did they have to say in regard to the players currently on the roster? Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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New Coach, New Draft Type? | Steelers Morning Rush
Today, it's the fourth episode of our 2026 NFL Draft preview, talking with Patricia Traina of Giants on SI and Locked on Giants, to discuss the No. 5 overall pick, where the New York Giants will make their first pick of the John Harbaugh era, which makes it tough to tell what kind of player they may be targeting, very similarly to our recent discussions about the Steelers. Alan and Patricia break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Will Different Draft Process Deliver? | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Chris Carter of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Locked on Steelers joins us to talk about the Steelers draft process. Does not bringing in KC Concepcion, Jordan Tyson & Omar Cooper Jr. for 30 visits mean they're off the board? What do we make of how the front office and coaching staff delegated the pre-draft duties? Is this a one-year thing or something we expect to be the norm? Do we think the team is going to hold onto all of their Top 100 picks? Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Positional Value Out the Window? | 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 third episode of our 2026 NFL Draft preview, talking with Justin Melo of NFL Draft on SI and Titan Sized, to discuss the No. 4 overall pick, where the Tennessee Titans may very well be drafting a running back in Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love, despite the lack of positional value. Alan and Justin break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Pre-Draft Tea Leaves Still Tell Tale? | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the team bringing in Drew Allar & Treydan Stukes to wrap up their pre-draft visits. What do we make of these, and have they painted us a clearer picture into what the draft plans may be? We then dive more into the positional value discussion, the idea of trading completely out of round one and how to attack getting the most out of their current 12 draft selections. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1st Round Trade Bomb Incoming? | 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 second episode of our 2026 NFL Draft preview, talking with Donnie Druin of Cardinals on SI, to discuss the No. 3 overall pick, where Arizona Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort could be set to create a chain reaction with trades in the first round. Alan and Donnie break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Steelers Gunning for Guard After All? | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the team bringing in Vega Ioane, Will Kacmarek and Beau Stephens in for pre-draft visits on Tuesday. Is Ioane now firmly in play whether he fall or even in a trade up scenario? We then discuss ethics in reporting and how big of a win it is for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to have been purchased. Finally, we answer questions on having 3 QBs with no game experience on the roster in 2027 and much more. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Biggest Question Mark in First Round? | 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 start of our 2026 NFL Draft preview, talking with Steve F of Tape, Talk & Turbines, a New York Jets podcast, to discuss the No. 2 overall picks, which is one of the big inflection points of the entire first round, with a half-dozen potential fits that will impact how everything else falls behind them. Alan and Steve break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Steelers Revealing OL Plan? | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the uniqueness of this draft with the top of the class including a lot of players who play non-premium positions. Could this be something that shifts though if the league continues to trend in the direction that it is with the run game emergence? What do we make of the team bringing in Germie Bernard, Taylen Green and Spencer Fano for pre-draft visits? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Will First Round Pick be in Attendance for Draft? | Steelers Afternoon Drive
Brendan Howe and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the chances of the team's first-round pick being in Pittsburgh for the NFL Draft, the concept of a TJ Watt trade and the potential fallout and what we think the grace period will be for Mike McCarthy. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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