PITTSBURGH — Welcome to the Steelers South Side Scoop. This is going to be our new weekly feature for Steelers Now+ subscribers.
The idea here is pretty simple. When I’m on the practice field or in the locker room at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, a lot of the stuff I’m gathering needs to go out to the widest possible audience.
When I noticed that Dylan Cook’s ankle was in a boot earlier this week, or when Payton Wilson said that he’s 100% after a concussion scare last week, those are things I’m going to send out to the entire world.
There are plenty of other things that are given to the entire media horde at the same time, when we’re talking to Mike Tomlin, Arthur Smith, Russell Wilson or someone of that ilk. I might have a good question, but everyone has the same content. So it’d be pretty bold of me to ask you to pay to get it from me.
So what’s going in this column? All the stuff that I get just for you guys and gals. The products of my one-on-one conversations, my personal observations, some on-background rumblings, and things of that nature.
If you’re a subscriber, I think this is going to quickly become one of your favorites stories of the week. If you’re not, you can sign up at the link below. Shoot me a message with a new signup, and I’ll send you a Steelers Afternoon Drive sticker, just because. I’m going to try to post this on Thursday evening most weeks, but we’ll see how that jives with the schedule once we get into the season.
OK, let’s get into it, with everybody’s favorite topic: The Steelers’ continued pursuit of San Francisco 49ers Brandon Aiyuk.
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