Three Rivers Report: Steelers Host Veteran Defender, Broderick Jones’ Road Back

Welcome to our new daily Steelers news hub, Three Rivers Report. This will serve as a daily roundup of Steelers news, both internal and external, as well as a meeting place for our frequent visitors and commenters. Additionally, you’ll get a quick roundup of NFL news from our SB Nation family of sites as well as a feed post of the day.

We hope you enjoy this new addition to the site and make it part of your daily routine here with BTSC.

Behind The Steel Curtain

• Alex Highsmith breaks silence on long-term future with Steelers: The Steelers’ edge rusher could be entering his final year with the Steelers after Pittsburgh gave Nick Herbig a four-year, $100 million extension. Highsmith spoke on his future after practice on Friday.
• Steelers host former Browns safety for workout: With depth growing thin at safety, the Steelers hosted a veteran at the position who spent the 2025 season with the Cleveland Browns.
• Steelers training camp: Mike McCarthy’s thumbprint already visible in Pittsburgh: Myself and Joey Bray recap what was a very different Steelers practice on Friday.

The Feed

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Pittsburgh Steelers

• Mike McCarthy came home to Pittsburgh, his family and the grief he can’t escape (Mike DeFabo, The Athletic): Mike DeFabo goes for a ride with head coach Mike McCarthy discussing his return to his hometown, what it means to his family, and how he wishes his brother could be here to witness it.
• Steelers OT Broderick Jones glad to be back, believes he’s still a starting-caliber player (Chris Adamski, TribLive): Chris Adamski provides insight into Broderick Jones’ feelings on returning from his neck injury.
• What the ‘Steeler Six’ means to this team (Brian Batko, Steelers.com): Brian Batko breaks down the six fundamentals for this Steelers team, as laid out by Mike McCarthy.

NFL

• Baker Mayfield feels ‘disrespected’ by the Bucs (Gil Arcia, Bucs Nation): The Bucs’ quarterback feels undervalued by the organization.
• Eagles’ reborn running game can take pressure off Jalen Hurts (John Stolnis, Bleeding Green Nation): Could Saquon Barkley and Tank Bigsby turn around the Eagles’ run game?
• Kyle Shanahan’s car accident has transformed into the NFL’s biggest mystery (James Dator, SB Nation): The Kyle Shanahan car accident saga has been one of the strangest stories in recent memory.