Steelers Daily News & Links: NFL Network Layoffs; NFL Schedule Expected Release Date

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🏈 Pro Football Talk: Ben Axelrod of AwfulAnnouncing.com reported that “the majority of the NFL Network’s Total Access staff” was laid off on Friday. The show remains on NFLN’s online schedule.

A.J. Perez of FrontOfficeSports.com separately reported that the league concluded a round of layoffs over the past 24 hours, with “some NFL Network employees” included.

🏈 The official NFL account on X announced Friday that the NFL schedule release is coming soon. The NFL schedule was released on May 11 last year.

NFL Insider for CBS Johnathan Jones said the schedule release is expected to be released at some point next week, probably later in the week and potentially on Thursday. But there’s no firm date ready to be announced at this time.

🏈 Former Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool will wear No. 14 with the Bills. Last assigned to Stefon Diggs.

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🏈 The Steelers official X account posted a photo of Roman Wilson and Nick Herbig when they were teammates at Saint Louis High School in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Look at us, who woulda thought @nickherbig_ | @Trilllroman pic.twitter.com/nZuE9Rg43i

— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) April 30, 2024

🏈 Steelers quarterback Justin Fields posted a photo of himself throwing passes at voluntary workouts. He captioned the post, “Day by Day.”

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🏈 Steelers second-round selection Zach Frazier did a one-on-one interview with Missi Matthews of Steelers.com.

.@zfrazier54 sat down with @missi_matthews to talk about being drafted by #Steelers in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft and more. @84LumberNews pic.twitter.com/AGjbMTfq7A

— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) May 3, 2024

🎂 Happy Birthday to former Steelers outside linebacker James Harrison, born on May 4, 1978 in Akron, Ohio.

🎥 Bill Crawford of WDVE did a humorous skit on Mason Rudolph.

I was wrong about you, Mason. You might be gone, but I will never forget when you saved Christmas. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/nDfV84Xy23

— Bill Crawford (@dveBillCrawford) May 2, 2024

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