Daily News & Links: Steelers Still Struggling Against Tight Ends; Justin Fields Visits High School

Pittsburgh Steelers QB Justin Fields
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 1, 2024. -- Ed Thompson / Steelers Now

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🏈 The Pittsburgh Steelers gave up the second most catches (106) to opposing tight ends in 2024, according to Matt Williamson of Steelers.com. Defending tight ends has been an issue for the Steelers for years.

🏈 Justin Fields was working out at his old stomping grounds at Harrison High School in Georgia.

“Great seeing former Hoya football players Mario Nunez and Justin Fields at the field this morning getting in some work!” Harrison High School strength and condition coach Matt Dickmann wrote on X.

🏈 The Steelers led the NFL with 21 batted passes in 2024. Steelers All-Pro defensive tackle Cam Heyward had 11 passes defended this past season.

🏈 Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp has the most catches (625) through 100 career games since 1970.

🏈 The Steelers are tied with the Cincinnati Bengals for the best odds to land Cooper Kupp in a trade, according to DraftKings Sportsbook.

🏈 On this day in 2006, the Steelers captured their fifth Lombardi Trophy by defeating the Seattle Seahawks, 21-10, in Super Bowl XL. It was the Steelers first Super Bowl title in 26 years.

🏈 Two league sources told The Athletic that the NFL will remove the “End Racism” slogan stenciled in the back of the end zone for the Super Bowl.

NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said that the decision was based on sensitivity to recent tragedies, including the terrorist attack in New Orleans’ French Quarter in January, the deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area and the fatal air collision near Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C.

“It Takes All of Us” will also appear in the end zone for this year’s Super Bowl.

“We felt it was an appropriate statement for what the country has collectively endured, given recent tragedies, and can serve as an inspiration,” said McCarthy, who noted that “Choose Love” and “It Takes All of Us” also appeared in the end zones for this year’s AFC Championship Game in Kansas City. The NFC Championship Game in Philadelphia included “End Racism” as an end-zone slogan.

🏈 Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens thinks the NFL is rigged-scripted for Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs to win.

“It’s blatant and obvious…And I never thought I would say games are rigged…It’s unreal the amount of calls the Chiefs get,” Owens said on the It Is What It Is podcast.

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