2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season

2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach	Mike Tomlin
General manager	Kevin Colbert
Owner	The Rooney Family
Home field	Heinz Field
Uniform

The 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season will be the upcoming 84th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League. It will also mark the 17th season under leadership of general manager Kevin Colbert and the tenth under head coach Mike Tomlin. For the first time since 2005, tight end Heath Miller will not be on the opening day roster, as he announced his retirement on February 19.

Draft

Main article: 2016 NFL draft

2016 Pittsburgh Steelers Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	25	Artie Burns	CB	Miami (Fla.)
2	58	Sean Davis	S	Maryland
3	89	Javon Hargrave	DT	S.C. State
4	123	Jerald Hawkins	OT	LSU
6	220	Travis Feeney	OLB	Washington
7	229	Demarcus Ayers	WR	Houston
7	246	Tyler Matakevich	ILB	Temple

Notes

The Steelers traded a conditional fifth-round selection (#164 overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for cornerback Brandon Boykin — contingent upon Boykin playing 60% of the snaps with the Steelers during the 2015 season.
The Steelers traded their original sixth-round selection (#201 overall) to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for placekicker Josh Scobee.
The Steelers acquired a sixth-round compensatory selection (#220 overall) as a result of the departure of Brice McCain during the 2015 free agency period.
The Steelers acquired an additional seventh-round selection (#229 overall) in a trade that sent punter Brad Wing to the New York Giants.

Undrafted free agents

All undrafted free agents were signed after the 2016 NFL draft concluded on April 30 unless otherwise noted.

Position	Player	College
DT	Johnny Maxey	Mars Hill
OLB	Tyriq McCord	Miami (Fla.)
P	William Monday	Duke
DE	Giorgio Newberry	Florida State
RB	Christian Powell	Colorado
TE	D.J. Reeves	Duke
TE	Jay Rome	Georgia
C	Quinton Schooley	N.C. State
WR	Canaan Severin	Virginia
DE	Devaunte Sigler	Jacksonville State

Staff

Pittsburgh Steelers staff

Front Office

Chairman – Dan Rooney
President – Art Rooney II
Vice President – Art Rooney, Jr.
General Manager – Kevin Colbert
Director of Football and Business Administration – Omar Khan
Football Administration Coordinator – Samir Suleiman
Player Personnel Coordinator – Dan Rooney, Jr.
College Scouting Coordinator – Phil Kreidler
Senior Assistant, College Scouting – Rick Reiprish
Pro Personnel Coordinator – Brandon Hunt

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Mike Tomlin
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line – John Mitchell

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Todd Haley
Quarterbacks – Randy Fichtner
Running Backs – James Saxon
Wide Receivers – Richard Mann
Tight Ends – James Daniel
Offensive Line – Mike Munchak
Offensive Assistant – Shaun Sarrett

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Keith Butler
Inside Linebackers – Jerry Olsavsky
Outside Linebackers – Joey Porter
Defensive Backs – Carnell Lake
Defensive Assistant – Steve Meyer

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Danny Smith

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Garrett Giemont
Conditioning Assistant – Marcel Pastoor

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AFC East: BUF; MIA; NE; NYJ
North: BAL; CIN; CLE; PIT
South: HOU; IND; JAX; TEN
West: DEN; KC; OAK; SD

NFC East: DAL; NYG; PHI; WAS
North: CHI; DET; GB; MIN
South: ATL; CAR; NO; TB
West: ARI; LA; SF; SEA

Current roster

Pittsburgh Steelers roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

82 Demarcus Ayers PR
16 Issac Blakeney
84 Antonio Brown
14 Sammie Coates
88 Darrius Heyward-Bey
18 Levi Norwood
15 Tobais Palmer
19 Shakim Phillips
17 Eli Rogers
83 Canaan Severin
11 Markus Wheaton

Tight ends

80 Ladarius Green
85 Xavier Grimble
81 Jesse James
46 David Reeves
48 Jay Rome
89 Matt Spaeth

Offensive linemen

66 David DeCastro G
71 Matt Feiler T
67 B. J. Finney G
73 Ramon Foster G
77 Marcus Gilbert T
68 Ryan Harris T
65 Jerald Hawkins T
74 Chris Hubbard G
64 Cole Manhart G
69 Brian Mihalik T
53 Maurkice Pouncey C
61 Quinton Schooley C
78 Alejandro Villanueva T
72 Cody Wallace C

Defensive linemen

79 Javon Hargrave NT
97 Cameron Heyward DE
65 Lavon Hooks NT
99 Caushaud Lyons DE
90 Ricardo Mathews DE
62 Johnny Maxey DE
93 Daniel McCullers NT
64 Giorgio Newberry DE
69 Roy Philon NT
61 Devaunte Sigler DE
91 Stephon Tuitt DE
96 Leterrius Walton DE

Linebackers

56 Anthony Chickillo OLB
48 Bud Dupree OLB
41 Travis Feeney LB
54 L. J. Fort ILB
92 James Harrison OLB
51 Steven Johnson ILB
95 Jarvis Jones OLB
46 Tyler Matakevich ILB
57 Tyriq McCord OLB
55 Arthur Moats OLB
50 Ryan Shazier ILB
94 Lawrence Timmons ILB
98 Vince Williams ILB
49 Jordan Zumwalt ILB

Defensive backs

25 Artie Burns CB
31 Ross Cockrell CB
37 Jordan Dangerfield SS
28 Sean Davis SS
38 Isaiah Frey CB
40 Montell Garner CB
22 William Gay CB
21 Robert Golden SS
27 Senquez Golson CB
24 Doran Grant CB
42 Jacob Hagen FS
23 Mike Mitchell FS
44 Al-Hajj Shabazz CB
29 Shamarko Thomas SS
35 Ross Ventrone SS
39 Ray Vinopal SS

Special teams

4 Jordan Berry P
9 Chris Boswell K
42 Matt Dooley LS
2 Will Monday P
6 Shaun Suisham K
60 Greg Warren LS

Reserve lists

10 Martavis Bryant WR (Susp.)

Rookies in italics
Roster updated May 5, 2016
Depth Chart • Transactions
90 Active, 1 Inactive, 5 Unsigned

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

AFC East: BUF; MIA; NE; NYJ
North: BAL; CIN; CLE; PIT
South: HOU; IND; JAX; TEN
West: DEN; KC; OAK; SD

NFC East: DAL; NYG; PHI; WAS
North: CHI; DET; GB; MIN
South: ATL; CAR; NO; TB
West: ARI; LA; SF; SEA

Schedule

Preseason

The Steelers' preseason opponents and schedule was announced on April 7. Dates and times were announced on April 14.

Week	Date	Kickoff (ET)	Opponent	Game site	TV
1	August 12	7:30 p.m.	Detroit Lions	Heinz Field	KDKA
2	August 18	7:00 p.m.	Philadelphia Eagles	Heinz Field	KDKA
3	August 26	8:00 p.m.	at New Orleans Saints	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	KDKA
4	September 1	7:30 p.m.	at Carolina Panthers	Bank of America Stadium	KDKA

Regular season

The Steelers' regular season schedule was announced on April 14.

Week	Date	Kickoff (ET)	Opponent	Game site	TV
1	September 12	7:10 p.m.	at Washington Redskins	FedEx Field	ESPN
2	September 18	1:00 p.m.	Cincinnati Bengals	Heinz Field	CBS
3	September 25	4:25 p.m.	at Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field	CBS
4	October 2	8:30 p.m.	Kansas City Chiefs	Heinz Field	NBC
5	October 9	1:00 p.m.	New York Jets	Heinz Field	CBS
6	October 16	1:00 p.m.	at Miami Dolphins	New Miami Stadium	CBS
7	October 23	4:25 p.m.	New England Patriots	Heinz Field	CBS
8	Bye
9	November 6	1:00 p.m.	at Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium	CBS
10	November 13	4:25 p.m.	Dallas Cowboys	Heinz Field	Fox
11	November 20	1:00 p.m.	at Cleveland Browns	FirstEnergy Stadium	CBS
12	November 24	8:30 p.m.	at Indianapolis Colts	Lucas Oil Stadium	NBC
13	December 4	4:25 p.m.	New York Giants	Heinz Field	Fox
14	December 11	1:00 p.m.	at Buffalo Bills	Ralph Wilson Stadium	CBS
15	December 18	8:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati Bengals	Paul Brown Stadium	NBC
16	December 25	4:30 p.m.	Baltimore Ravens	Heinz Field	NFLN
17	January 1	1:00 p.m.	Cleveland Browns	Heinz Field	CBS

Notes

Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling, for the exception of the Week 16 game vs. the Baltimore Ravens, which occurs on Christmas.

Transactions

The Steelers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016 season:

Trades

Player	Acquired from	Traded to	Date	Trade terms

Free agents

Player	Acquired from	Lost to	Date	Contract terms
TE Ladarius Green	San Diego Chargers		March 9, 2016	4 years/$20 million
OT Kelvin Beachum		Jacksonville Jaguars	March 15, 2016	5 years/$39.5 million
OT Ryan Harris	Denver Broncos		March 15, 2016	2 years/$3.9 million
DT Steve McLendon		New York Jets	March 15, 2016	3 years/$10.5 million
LB Sean Spence		Tennessee Titans	March 16, 2016	1 year/$2.5 million
CB Antwon Blake		Tennessee Titans	March 17, 2016	1 year/$1.5 million
LB Terence Garvin		Washington Redskins	March 17, 2016	1 year/$750,000
RB Jordan Todman		Indianapolis Colts	March 18, 2016	1 year/$760,000
LB Steven Johnson	Tennessee Titans		March 25, 2016	1 year/$840,000
CB Brandon Boykin		Carolina Panthers	March 29, 2016	1 year/$840,000
DE Ricardo Mathews	San Diego Chargers		March 31, 2016	1 year/$760,000
FB Will Johnson		New York Giants	April 4, 2016	2 years/$2.3 million
OT Byron Stingily		New York Giants	April 11, 2016	1 year/$780,000

Waivers

Player	Claimed from	Lost to	Date

Signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
OG Chris Hubbard	January 19, 2016	1-year extension/$600,000
FB Roosevelt Nix	January 19, 2016	1-year extension/$525,000
S Jordan Dangerfield	January 19, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
OT Matt Feiler	January 19, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
C B. J. Finney	January 19, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
CB Isaiah Frey	January 19, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
TE Xavier Grimble	January 19, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
DE Caushaud Lyons	January 19, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
RB Rajion Neal	January 19, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
WR Shakim Phillips	January 19, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
RB Abou Toure	January 19, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
S Ray Vinpoal	January 19, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
FS Jacob Hagen	January 20, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
OT Brian Mihalik	January 20, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
K Ty Long	January 20, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
RB Daryl Richardson	January 20, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
CB Ross Cockrell	January 22, 2016	1-year extension/$600,000
QB Dustin Vaughan	January 22, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
WR Levi Norwood	February 2, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
WR Issac Blakeney	February 5, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
CB Montell Garner	February 5, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
WR Tobais Palmer	February 5, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
CB Al-Hajj Shabazz	February 5, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
OG Cole Manhart	February 9, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
LS Greg Warren	February 12, 2016	1-year extension/$1.06 million
LS Matt Dooley	February 16, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
DT Lavon Hooks	February 16, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
DE Roy Philon	February 22, 2016	(Reserve/Future)
FS Robert Golden	March 7, 2016	3-year extension/$5 million
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	March 7, 2016	3-year extension/$3.8 million
CB William Gay	March 8, 2016	3-year extension/$7.5 million
OG Ramon Foster	March 9, 2016	3-year extension/$9.6 million
QB Bruce Gradkowski	May 2, 2016	1-year/$965,000
WR Demarcus Ayers	May 5, 2016	4-year/$2.4 million
LB Tyler Matakevich	May 5, 2016	4-year/$2.4 million

Cuts

Player	Date
TE Rob Blanchflower	February 16, 2016
OT Kelvin Palmer	February 16, 2016
OT Mitchell Van Dyk	February 16, 2016
OT Micah Hatchie	March 1, 2016
CB Cortez Allen	April 15, 2016
OT Mike Adams	May 5, 2016
K Ty Long	May 5, 2016
RB Abou Toure	May 5, 2016

Other

Name	Date	Details
TE Heath Miller	February 19, 2016	Retired

References

External links

Official website

Pittsburgh Steelers

Formerly the Pittsburgh Pirates Founded in 1933 Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Stadiums	Home fields Forbes Field Pitt Stadium Three Rivers Stadium Heinz Field Training facilities Rooney Field Point Stadium UPMC Sportsplex Chuck Noll Field

Culture	Football in Western PA Rooney family Myron Cope Steeler Nation Terrible Towel Steel Curtain Evening Shade Right Here, Right Now Renegade Right Here We Go Black and Yellow YinzCam

Lore	Steelers lore J.P. Rooneys Pennsylvania Keystoners Steagles Card-Pitt Steelerettes Immaculate Reception Black Sunday Fighting Back 1995 AFC Championship Game The Chief

Rivalries	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Tennessee Titans Oakland Raiders Dallas Cowboys

Media	KDKA-TV WPCW-TV Root Sports Pittsburgh Charlie Batch Chris Hoke Bob Pompeani Radio Network WDVE-FM WBGG-AM Bill Hillgrove Tunch Ilkin Craig Wolfley

Division championships (21)	1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1983 1984 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2014

Super Bowl appearances (8)	IX X XIII XIV XXX XL XLIII XLV

League championships (6)	1974 1975 1978 1979 2005 2008

Retired numbers	70 75

Numbers no longer issued	1 12 32 36 47 52 58 59 63 86

Hall of Fame members	Players Bettis Blount Bradshaw Butler Dawson Dudley Greene Ham Harris Johnson Lambert Layne Stallworth Stautner Swann Webster Woodson Coaches and administration Bell Kiesling Noll Art Rooney Dan Rooney

Current league affiliations	League National Football League Conference American Football Conference Division North Division

Seasons (83)	1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

2016 NFL season

East	North	South	West	East	North	South	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Houston	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta	Arizona
Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	Los Angeles
New England	Cleveland	Jacksonville	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans	San Francisco
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Tennessee	San Diego	Washington	Minnesota	Tampa Bay	Seattle

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