Safety Mike Mitchell didn’t win over too many fans during his first season in Pittsburgh. Mitchell, who came to Pittsburgh from the Carolina Panthers on a 5-year, $25 million free agent deal, had his ups and downs on the field and a forgettable moment off the field when his bickering with fans on Twitter reportedly...
At a time when they’re trying to do a big deal for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers did a smaller one to create a little more room. According to Field Yates of ESPN, the Steelers restructured tackle Marcus Gilbert’s contract to create $3.724 million in cap space. They did so by turning a $3.5 million roster...
Ike Taylor found out all he needed to know about Mike Mitchell on video. It wasn’t the traditional NFL method of further review, but it sold the Steelers’ veteran cornerback on the new free-agent safety all the same. “I remember him at Carolina,” Taylor offered upon Mitchell’s reinstatement to active duty from the...
It’s taken a bit longer than expected, but the Steelers are going to get their first look at their biggest free agent acquisition in a full training camp practice. The team announced Monday that safety Mike Mitchell has been activated from the PUP list. Mitchell passed his physical after recovering from a groin injury that...