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2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season
2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Owner	The Rooney Family
General manager	Kevin Colbert
Head coach	Mike Tomlin
Home field	Heinz Field
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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 head coach Mike Tomlin.

Draft

2018 Pittsburgh Steelers Draft
Round	Selection	Overall	Player	Notes
1	28	28
2	28	60
3	28	92
4	28	128	Traded to the San Francisco 49ers^[A]
5	11	148		From San Francisco^[A]
5	28	165
6	28	202	Traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers^[B]	From Pittsburgh^[C] via Cleveland^[D]
7	2	220		From NY Giants^[E]
7	28	246

Draft trades

^ ^a ^b The Steelers traded their fourth-round selection (128th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's fifth-round selection (148th overall) and tight end Vance McDonald.
^ The Steelers traded their sixth-round selection (202nd overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's seventh-round selection in 2019 and free safety J. J. Wilcox.
^ The Steelers traded their sixth-round selection (202nd overall) to Cleveland in exchange for cornerback Justin Gilbert.
^ The Steelers traded their seventh-round selection in 2019 and wide receiver Sammie Coates to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's sixth-round selection they acquired from Pittsburgh (202nd overall).
^ The Steelers traded cornerback Ross Cockrell to the New York Giants in exchange for the Giants' seventh-round selection (220th overall).

Staff

**Pittsburgh Steelers staff**
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	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 Head coach – Mike Tomlin Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Arthur Smith Quarterbacks – Tom Arth Running backs – Eddie Faulkner Wide receivers – Zach Azzanni Tight ends – Alfredo Roberts Offensive line – Pat Meyer Assistant offensive line – Isaac Williams Senior offensive assistant – Mike Sullivan Offensive assistant – Matt Baker Offensive assistant – Mateo Kambui			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 Special teams coordinator – Danny Smith 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

**Pittsburgh Steelers roster**
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Quarterbacks (QB) 4 Kyle Allen 2 Justin Fields 3 Russell Wilson Running backs (RB) 22 Najee Harris 84 Cordarrelle Patterson 30 Jaylen Warren Wide receivers (WR) 19 Calvin Austin 11 Van Jefferson 13 Scotty Miller 14 George Pickens 15 Ben Skowronek 18 Mike Williams Tight ends (TE) 88 Pat Freiermuth 83 Connor Heyward 81 MyCole Pruitt 80 Darnell Washington		Offensive linemen (OL) 74 Spencer Anderson LG 54 Zach Frazier C 77 Broderick Jones RT 62 Ryan McCollum C 66 Mason McCormick RG 65 Dan Moore LT 64 Max Scharping RG 73 Isaac Seumalo LG Defensive linemen (DL) 57 Montravius Adams DT 95 Keeanu Benton NT 97 Cameron Heyward DT 92 Isaiahh Loudermilk DT 94 Dean Lowry DT 99 Larry Ogunjobi DT		Linebackers (LB) 51 Nick Herbig OLB 56 Alex Highsmith OLB 44 Tyler Matakevich ILB 49 Jeremiah Moon OLB 6 Patrick Queen ILB 50 Elandon Roberts ILB 93 Mark Robinson ILB 91 Preston Smith OLB 90 T. J. Watt OLB 41 Payton Wilson ILB Defensive backs (DB) 31 Beanie Bishop CB 25 DeShon Elliott SS 39 Minkah Fitzpatrick FS 26 Donte Jackson CB 23 Damontae Kazee FS 28 Miles Killebrew FS 42 James Pierre CB 24 Joey Porter Jr. CB 20 Cameron Sutton CB 27 Cory Trice CB Special teams 9 Chris Boswell K 46 Christian Kuntz LS 8 Corliss Waitman P		Practice squad 17 Jamal Agnew WR 60 Dylan Cook LT 96 Breiden Fehoko DT 34 Zyon Gilbert CB (PS/I) 40 Devin Harper ILB 5 D'Shawn Jamison CB 89 Brandon Johnson WR 68 John Leglue G 53 Eku Leota OLB 72 Doug Nester G 17 Ayo Oyelola FS (IPP) 37 Eric Rowe SS 33 Aaron Shampklin RB 79 Jacob Slade DT 85 Matt Sokol TE 35 Jonathan Ward RB 16 Quez Watkins WR 45 Julius Welschof LB Reserve 67 Calvin Anderson RT (IR-DFR) 78 James Daniels G (IR) 76 Troy Fautanu LT (IR) 21 C. J. Henderson CB (IR) 71 Nate Herbig G (IR) 55 Cole Holcomb ILB (PUP) -- Cameron Johnston P (IR) 98 DeMarvin Leal DE (IR) 61 Logan Lee DT (IR-DFR) 29 Ryan Watts CB (IR) 10 Roman Wilson WR (IR-DFR) As of January 7, 2024. Rookies in italics. 53 active, 11 reserve, 16 practice squad (+2 exempt) Roster Depth chart Transactions

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:

Free agent signings

Player	Acquired from	Lost to	Date	Contract terms
OT Chris Hubbard		Cleveland Browns	March 14, 2018	5 years / $37.5 million
ILB Jon Bostic	Indianapolis Colts		March 17, 2018	2 years / $4.1 million
SS Morgan Burnett	Green Bay Packers		March 20, 2018	3 years / $14.5 million
DB Nat Berhe	New York Giants		April 4, 2018	1 year /
CB William Gay		New York Giants	April 5, 2018

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)
OL Matt Feiler	January 31, 2018	1-year extension (ERFA)
P Jordan Berry	February 1, 2018	1-year extension (RFA)
OL B.J. Finney	February 9, 2018	1-year extension (ERFA)
FB Roosevelt Nix	February 10, 2018	4-year extension (RFA)
RB Le'Veon Bell	March 6, 2018	1-year extension (Franchise Tag)
K Chris Boswell	March 12, 2018	1-year extension (RFA)
OLB Anthony Chickillo	March 13, 2018	1-year extension (RFA)
RB Fitzgerald Toussaint	March 15, 2018	1-year extension (RFA)
DT Daniel McCullers	March 22, 2018	1-year extension (URFA)
RB Stevan Ridley	April 4, 2018	1-year extension (URFA)
WR Justin Hunter	April 5, 2018	1-year extension (URFA)

Cuts

Position	Player	Date
CB	William Gay	March 14, 2018
FS	Mike Mitchell	March 14, 2018
S	Robert Golden	March 14, 2018

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
Carnell Lake	February 7, 2018	Resigned as DB Coach
Karl Dunbar	February 8, 2018	Hired as DL Coach
Tom Bradley	February 8, 2018	Hired as DB Coach

References

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

External links

Official website

[49ers-1] The Steelers traded their fourth-round selection (128th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's fifth-round selection (148th overall) and tight end Vance McDonald.

[Buccaneers-2] The Steelers traded their sixth-round selection (202nd overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's seventh-round selection in 2019 and free safety J. J. Wilcox.

[Browns1-3] The Steelers traded their sixth-round selection (202nd overall) to Cleveland in exchange for cornerback Justin Gilbert.

[Browns2-4] The Steelers traded their seventh-round selection in 2019 and wide receiver Sammie Coates to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's sixth-round selection they acquired from Pittsburgh (202nd overall).

[Giants-5] The Steelers traded cornerback Ross Cockrell to the New York Giants in exchange for the Giants' seventh-round selection (220th overall).

[6] "2018 Opponents Determined". NFL Communications. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.

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Conference championships (8)	1974 1975 1978 1979 1995 2005 2008 2010
League championships (6)	1974 (IX) 1975 (X) 1978 (XIII) 1979 (XIV) 2005 (XL) 2008 (XLIII)
Retired numbers	32 70 75
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Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

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