Back in 2012, I found the Pittsburgh Steelers, or rather the Pittsburgh Steelers found me. I was on holiday in Florida with my late wife Sam and we were drinking in a bar local to our motel called Millers Ale House. It was a random Thursday night and we were tired after a day in the parks so came to grab some food and relax. I vividly remember that outside it was raining. American football was on the TV but I didn’t take any interest. We had food, we had drinks and more drink

Trigger warning: I talk about some stuff that some folks may not be comfortable with regarding mental health. I also use the word ‘fucking’ more than once as some things cannot be sufficiently described without it. I've been a Steelers fan for a long time. So long that were I to start talking about how long it would start with the words “Back in my day we didn't have…” and I'd probably wave my walking stick. Following the NFL back then could be quite a lonesome path for a num

In the build-up to the NFL Draft starting on Thursday (Friday morning), I've compiled my annual list of pre-draft 'Top 30' visitors the Steelers brought in and where they rank per Dane Brugler's ultimate draft guide bible 'The Beast'. This year I've also highlighted which prospects were awarded red star and sleeper honours from the good folks of the UK Steelers Podcast . As per the graphic the Steelers met with: 6 Wide Receivers 4 Quarterbacks 4 Cornerbacks 3 Offensive Tack

# NAME COLLEGE POSITIONAL PLACE 1 Fernando Mendoza Indiana QB1 2 Jeremiyah Love Notre Dame RB1 3 Caleb Downs Ohio State S1 4 Rueben Bain Jr Miami EDGE1 5 Arvell Reese Ohio State LB1 6 Carnell Tate Ohio State WR1 7 Makai Lemon USC WR2 8 David Bailey Texas Tech EDGE2 9 Mansoor Delane LSU CB1 10 Emmanuel Pregnon Oregon IOL1 11 Jacob Rodriguez Texas Tech LB2 12 Sonny Styles Ohio State LB3 13 Olaivavega Ionae Penn State IOL2 14 KC Concepcion Texas A&M WR3 15 Francis Mauigoa Miami