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The '''2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season''' will be the franchise's upcoming 86th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the [[National Football League]]. It will also mark the 19th season under leadership of general manager [[Kevin Colbert]] and the twelfth under [[List of Pittsburgh Steelers head coaches|head coach]] [[Mike Tomlin]].
The '''2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season''' will be the franchise's upcoming 86th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the [[National Football League]]. It will also mark the 19th season under leadership of general manager [[Kevin Colbert]] and the twelfth under [[List of Pittsburgh Steelers head coaches|head coach]] [[Mike Tomlin]].

Revision as of 00:14, 1 February 2018

2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season
OwnerThe Rooney Family
General managerKevin Colbert
Head coachMike Tomlin
Home fieldHeinz Field

The 2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season will be the franchise's upcoming 86th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League. It will also mark the 19th season under leadership of general manager Kevin Colbert and the twelfth under head coach Mike Tomlin.

Draft

2018 Pittsburgh Steelers Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 28
2 60
3 92
5 TBD
5 TBD
7 TBD

Notes

  • Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.

Staff

Front office
  • Owner/president – Art Rooney II
  • Vice president – Art Rooney Jr.
  • Vice president of player personnel – Dan Rooney Jr.
  • General manager – Omar Khan
  • Assistant general manager – Andy Weidl
  • Director of player scouting – Mark Sadowski
  • Assistant director of player scouting – Max Gruder
  • Director of college scouting – Dan Colbert
  • Director of pro scouting – Sheldon White
  • Senior scouting assistants – Kelvin Fisher
  • Senior personnel assistant – Quentin Harris
  • Director of football administration – Cole Marcoux
  • Director of player development – Darrel Young
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
 
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Teryl Austin
  • Defensive line – Karl Dunbar
  • Outside linebackers – Denzel Martin
  • Inside linebackers – Aaron Curry
  • Secondary – Grady Brown
  • Assistant secondary – Anthony Midget
  • Defensive quality control – Jason Brooks
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Phil Matusz
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Justus Galac
  • Senior conditioning coordinator – Garrett Giemont
  • Sports science coordinator – Roderick Moore

Coaching staff
Front office
More NFL staffs

Current roster

Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of January 4, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 11 reserve, 16 practice squad (+2 exempt)

Preseason

The Steelers' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2018 opponents

Listed below are the Steelers' opponents for 2018. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[1]

Category Home Away
Division opponents
(AFC North)
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Conference opponents
(AFC West)
Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers
Denver Broncos
Oakland Raiders
Conference opponents
(based on 2017 division placement)
New England Patriots Jacksonville Jaguars
Interconference opponents
(NFC South)
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Transactions

The Steelers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018 season:

Signings

Player Date Contract terms
SS Jordan Dangerfield January 15, 2018 (Reserve/Future)
ILB Matt Galambos January 15, 2018 (Reserve/Future)
OLB Farrington Huguenin January 15, 2018 (Reserve/Future)
TE Jake McGee January 15, 2018 (Reserve/Future)
CB Dashaun Phillips January 15, 2018 (Reserve/Future)
TE Xavier Grimble January 15, 2018 1-year extension (ERFA)
LS Cameron Kanaday January 15, 2018 1-year extension (ERFA)
CB Mike Hilton January 16, 2018 1-year extension (ERFA)
DE Lavon Hooks January 16, 2018 (Reserve/Future)
ILB Keith Kelsey January 16, 2018 (Reserve/Future)
WR Justin Thomas January 16, 2018 (Reserve/Future)
WR Marcus Tucker January 16, 2018 (Reserve/Future)
DE Casey Sayles January 18, 2018 (Reserve/Future)
S Malik Golden January 19, 2018 (Reserve/Future)
LB Darnell Leslie January 19, 2018 (Reserve/Future)
P Matt Wile January 19, 2018 (Reserve/Future)
WR Trey Griffey January 29, 2018 (Reserve/Future)
WR Tevin Jones January 29, 2018 (Reserve/Future)
RB James Summers January 29, 2018 (Reserve/Future)

Cuts

Position Player Date

Other

Name Date Details
Richard Mann January 17, 2018 Retired as WR Coach
Randy Fichtner January 18, 2018 Promoted to Offensive Coordinator
Darryl Drake January 26, 2018 Hired as WR Coach

References

  1. ^ "2018 Opponents Determined". NFL Communications. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.