Daily News & Links: Estimated Contract for Najee Harris; Art Rooney II Disagrees That Steelers Don’t Make Changes

Pittsburgh Steelers President Art Rooney II
Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II during a press conference to announce the hosting of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrsiure Stadium on May 24, 2025. -- Alan Saunders / Steelers Now

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🏈 Spotrac estimates Najee Harris will get a three-year deal worth $27.499 million in free agency.

🏈 Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II was asked by Ashley Liotus of WTAE on how long he’s willing to let everything go on as is in regards to the eight-year playoff win drought. He disagreed that the organization doesn’t make changes, citing the fact that offensive coordinator Arthur Smith and wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni.

🏈 Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk questions if the Steelers should give George Pickens a new contract.

“If you make him prove himself this year and then you pay him, does he revert? Does he act the way he should for one year, get the contract? Because once you get that contract, you know the way the contract’s gonna be structured, you have a certain amount of bulletproof-ness to you,” Florio said. “If you give him money, is he gonna change? And at what point do you come to the conclusion that this is just who he is?”

🏈 The 33rd Team has the Steelers taking Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty in the first round at 21st overall.

🏈 On this day in 1972, the Steelers drafted Franco Harris out of Penn State in the first round (13th overall).

🏈 On this day 16 years ago, the Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 in Super Bowl XLIII.

🏈 Steel City Star posted a half hour long version of the original Super Bowl XLIII broadcast mixed with player commentary throughout.

🏈 Forty nine percent of the Steelers pass attempts targeted WRs. Only teams lower were the New Orleans Saints, Las Vegas Raiders and Arizona Cardinals.

🏈 ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler said some in the Steelers organization are comfortable with Justin Fields being the team’s quarterback in 2025.

🏈 ESPN’s Dan Graziano believes Russell Wilson is the better fit for the Steelers.

“Look, I mean the Steelers and Russell Wilson were a pretty good match. I think they like him there,” Graziano said on Friday’s Get Up. “They felt like he did what they asked him to do. If you’re the Steelers and you feel like you can add at receiver, and upgrade at running back, and another year with that young offensive line getting better, like you can build it up around him. I think, unless you have some glaring young option that is going to be better long-term, but I don’t see that for them.”

🏈 Steelers president Art Rooney II was not happy about the Steelers’ playoff performance against the Baltimore Ravens.

“It wasn’t good enough, let’s say that. It wasn’t good enough. We were a team that was coming off four losses in a row, and we may have had some confidence problems going into that game,” Rooney said, via Kaboly + Mack. “I don’t know for sure. But it was not a great performance, and hard to overcome that. But we will.”

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