Steelers sign WR Miles Boykin to one-year contract

The Steelers re-signed a top special teamer on Monday.

On Monday, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced they had re-signed wide receiver Miles Boykin to a one-year contract. Boykin had been a free agent.

Getting Boykin back gives the Steelers a nice bump on special teams. He’s never been an impact player on offense but his addition should round out the wide receiver depth chart.

Boykin joins Diontae Johnson, George Pickens, Allen Robinson and Calvin Austin III.

Re-signing Boykin, along with the trade for Robinson likely means the need to draft a wide receiver falls on the Steelers list of major draft needs. Pittsburgh still has a significant number of free agents who remain unsigned.

We have signed WR Miles Boykin to a one-year contract. @BordasLaw

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— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) April 24, 2023

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Stat projections for Steelers QB Kenny Pickett in 2022

Kenny Pickett might be the answer at quarterback but is it this season?

It is starting to look like none of the 2022 quarterabck class is going to be in the starting lineup on Week One. The entire draft was something of a confusing mess as quarterbacks continued to tumble after the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted former Pitt star Kenny Pickett.

But what should we expect from Pickett this year, statitically? Since we have no idea when or if Pickett will get into the starting lineup, we will offer up three scenarios. First, a prediction if he’s the fulltime starter, second if he starts the second half of the year and finally if he’s only a situational player.

Predicting the Steelers 2021 practice squad

Here’s a look at the Steelers potential practice squad.

Recently, the NFL expanded the practice squads to 16 players with up to 6 having more than 2 accrued seasons. This is huge for the Pittsburgh Steelers this season as they have more than a handful of guys on the roster bubble who they want to keep around. Tuesday afternoon is the cutoff for teams to trim their rosters down to the mandatory 53, so look for practice squad signings shortly after that. Here is our prediction for the Steelers initial practice squad.

Steelers C Maurkice Pouncey goes on profanity-laced tirade over CBA

Maurkice Pouncey makes his feelings on the CBA clear.

The NFL and the NFLPA are currently trying to hammer out a new collective bargaining agreement and it seems to be a very divisive issue. Whether its fans, media or players, opinions are split on the merit of the proposal presented by the owners.

One player who is making it clear how much he dislikes the proposal is Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey. He went off of a profanity-laced tirade on social media making sure he and brother Mike would vote no on the new CBA. We aren’t going to post the tweet here but ESPN reporter Brooke Pryor posted it to Twitter. You can check it out there but understand it is very much NSFW.

It remains to be seen if the two sides will come together. The current CBA is set to expire at the end of the 2020 season and both sides understand it is in their best financial interest to not have a work stoppage.

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3 XFL rules the NFL needs to adopt for 2020

The XFL has a few rules changes I’d love to see in the NFL.

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If you are like many NFL fans, you have discovered the new XFL is something of a guilty pleasure as you wait for the NFL season to get going again. One of the best parts of the XFL is some create rule changes to immerse fans in the experience more and create a more exciting experience. Here are three I’d love to see in the NFL.

Kickoff rules

The NFL is always going on about player safety and kickoffs. Well, the XFL has fixed it. Not only are kickoffs in the XFL infinitely safer but they offer opportunities for more exciting returns. By freezing the kick coverage team directly opposite the return team at the 35-yard line it eliminates running starts and gives the return man a chance to take a touchback or go for a big run back.

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