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Saturday Night Open Thread: And So It Begins…

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PITTSBURGH, PA - NOVEMBER 30: Joey Porter Jr. #24 of the Pittsburgh Steelers runs out of the tunnel prior to an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills at Acrisure Stadium on November 30, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) | Getty Images

The NFL season starts on Wednesday with Seattle and the *Cheatriots kicking things off with a Super Bowl rematch on… (checks notes)… a Wednesday. We are just over one week from our Steelers’ opener against the Falcons! 

This 6-pack of questions is here to get the conversation going, and also let us know what you’re eating/drinking!

Joey Porter Jr still hasn’t signed as of writing this (Thursday 9/3 in the AM)

1)  Offer a contract you think is fair for JPJ (not what you think he and his agent would sign, just what “he’s earned,” in your humble opinion)

The Steelers are one of several teams keeping 4 QBs on the roster: Eagles and Falcons are too, though Vikings and Stains also had 4 briefly being trimming/IR-ing one.

2) What are the odds that the Steelers end the season with 4 QBs still on the 53 roster?

DL Gabriel Rubio (6th rd pick) won this year’s Redman Award.

3) Tell us how Rubio celebrated this truly momentous occasion (wrong answers only plz!) 

Labor day is Monday, honoring hard working Americans across the country.

4) What is (or was) your profession? Any funny or awful stories from work you’d like to share?

The remaining members of Soundgarden are reuniting with vocalist Taylor Momsen (of 2000’s “The Grinch” fame), and guitarist Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) to perform the halftime show of the NFL season opener of Seattle vs the *Cheatriot

5) What’s your favorite cover with a female vocalist? (any band, not just Soundgarden/Audioslave covers)

I have a Pittsburgh wedding coming up in Latrobe, and will likely be eating my weight in cookies at the cookie table. (My cousin’s lady locks are absolute perfection).

6) Do you have any family/cultural/regional traditions that you absolutely look forward to every wedding?

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