Steelers Daily News & Links: DeCastro’s Dispensary Gets Approved; Heyward Sends Blunt Message
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🏈 After initial hesitation, Ross votes approved former Steelers guard David DeCastro’s medical marijuana dispensary. The dispensary will be at 7725 McKnight Road, where G&G Fitness Equipment currently sits.
DeCastro, who was a six-time Pro Bowl guard with the Steelers from 2012-2020, was released with a non-football injury designation in June of 2021. He never played in the NFL again.
DeCastro said the marijuana business is “new to him” and he “views it as medicine.” He’ll run the dispensary like a pharmacy.
DeCastro is listed as a strategic investor of Whole Plants LLC, a marijuana company, in addition to other former Steelers players Ben Roethlisberger and Bud Dupree.
🏈 Steelers All-Pro defensive tackle Cam Heyward wrote on X, “Long in the tooth but I bite back.” It seems like a clear message that Heyward isn’t slowing down anytime soon, despite turning 36 in May and heading into his 15th season in the NFL.
🏈 ESPN’s Jordan Reid has the Steelers selecting two Texas Longhorns in the first two rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft — wide receiver Matthew Golden (21st overall) and Texas defensive tackle Alfred Collins (52nd overall).
🏈 Ian Rapoport of NFL Network weighed in on the Steelers quarterback situation.
“Justin Fields is more likely to be the starting quarterback of the Steelers in 2025 than Russell Wilson. Both QBs are set to hit free agency, and Pittsburgh is expected to keep at least one of them. Fields does have a really good market going into free agency, but similar to (Sam) Darnold, the Steelers have the opportunity over the next week or so to lock it in right now and get their starting quarterback for 2025,” Rapoport said.
🏈 Warren Sharp of Sharp Football thinks re-singing Justin Fields won’t accomplish anything. Pittsburgh will still be stuck in quarterback purgatory.
🏈Adam Schefter of ESPN believes the Steelers are going to work on getting a deal done with Justin Fields or Russell Wilson this week. He thinks Fields is first on the pecking order.
🏈 Steelers scouting coordinator Casey Weidl was at Indiana’s pro day on Tuesday.
🏈 Happy Birthday to Steelers legend Rocky Bleier, born on March 5, 1946 in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Along with being a four-time Super Bowl champion, Bleier is also a Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient.
Bleier was wounded twice in the Vietnam War, taking a bullet in the thigh and then a grenade blast damaged his lower right leg and foot. Despite being told he would not be able to play football again, Bleier rejoined the Steelers in 1970 and resumed playing in the 1971 season.
Bleier played 10 more seasons after his wounds, rushing for 1,036 yards in 1976 to join backfield-mate Franco Harris in the 1,000-yard club, the second time in league history two teammates rushed for 1,000 yards in the same season.
Bleier was part of four Steelers Super Bowl winners and is a member of the team’s Hall of Honor.
🏈 Happy Birthday to Steelers quarterback Justin Fields, born on March 5, 1999 in Kennesaw, Georgia.
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