2022 Pittsburgh Steelers season

2022 Pittsburgh Steelers season
2022 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Owner	The Rooney Family
Head coach	Mike Tomlin
General manager	Kevin Colbert
Home field	Heinz Field
Uniform
	← 2021; Steelers seasons; 2023 →;

The 2022 season will be the Pittsburgh Steelers' 90th in the National Football League (NFL), their first under a new general manager, and their 16th under head coach Mike Tomlin.

This will be the first time since 2003 that long-time quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will not be on the roster, as he announced his retirement on January 27, 2022.^[1] It will also be the first season since 1999 that long-time GM Kevin Colbert will not be the general manager of the Steelers, as he announced on January 28, 2022 that after 22 years with the organization, he would step down following the 2022 NFL Draft.^[2]

Draft[]

2022 Pittsburgh Steelers Draft
Round	Selection	Player
1	20
2	52
3	84
4	138
6	198	Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars
6	208
7	225
7	241

Pre-draft trades

Pittsburgh traded a sixth-round selection to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for linebacker Joe Schobert.^[3]

Staff[]

**Pittsburgh Steelers staff**
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	Front office Owner/president – Art Rooney II Vice president – Art Rooney Jr. Vice president & general manager – Kevin Colbert Vice president of football and business administration – Omar Khan Player personnel coordinator – Dan Rooney Jr. College scouting coordinator – Phil Kreidler Pro scouting coordinator – Brandon Hunt Football administration coordinator – Cole Marcoux Team operations coordinator – Aidan Hennessey-Niland Senior assistant/college scouting – Rick Reiprish Head coaches Head coach – Mike Tomlin Assistant head coach – John Mitchell Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Matt Canada Quarterbacks – Mike Sullivan Running backs – Eddie Faulkner Wide receivers – Frisman Jackson Assistant wide receivers – Blaine Stewart Tight ends – Alfredo Roberts Offensive line – Pat Meyer Offensive quality control – Matt Tomsho	Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Teryl Austin Defensive line – Karl Dunbar Senior defensive assistant/linebackers – Brian Flores Inside linebackers – Jerry Olsavsky Assistant outside linebackers – Denzel Martin Secondary – Grady Brown Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Danny Smith Coaching assistant – Matt Symmes Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning coordinator – Garrett Giemont Strength and conditioning assistant – Marcel Pastoor Strength and conditioning assistant – Rodain Delus Director of player development – Darrel Young → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs
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Current roster[]

**Pittsburgh Steelers roster**
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Quarterbacks 3 Dwayne Haskins 2 Mason Rudolph 10 Mitchell Trubisky Running backs 33 Trey Edmunds 22 Najee Harris 26 Anthony McFarland Jr. 24 Benny Snell 44 Derek Watt FB Wide receivers 84 11 Chase Claypool 18 Diontae Johnson -- Gunner Olszewski 82 Steven Sims 80 Tyler Vaughns 15 Cody White Tight ends 88 Pat Freiermuth 81 Zach Gentry 87 Kevin Rader 89 Jace Sternberger		Offensive linemen -- Mason Cole C 78 James Daniels G 69 Kevin Dotson G 62 G 74 Chaz Green T 53 Kendrick Green C 71 Joe Haeg T 60 J. C. Hassenauer C 77 John Leglue G 65 Dan Moore T 76 Chukwuma Okorafor T 64 G Defensive linemen 57 Montravius Adams DE 94 Tyson Alualu NT 61 Daniel Archibong DE 73 Carlos Davis NT 68 Khalil Davis DE 97 Cameron Heyward DE 92 Isaiahh Loudermilk DE 99 Henry Mondeaux DE 91 Stephon Tuitt DE 95 Chris Wormley DE		Linebackers 55 Devin Bush Jr. ILB 54 Ulysees Gilbert ILB 56 Alex Highsmith OLB -- Myles Jack ILB 45 Buddy Johnson ILB 30 Tegray Scales ILB 50 Delontae Scott OLB 38 John Simon OLB 48 Derrek Tuszka OLB 90 T. J. Watt OLB Defensive backs 39 Minkah Fitzpatrick FS 30 Isaiah Johnson CB 28 Miles Killebrew SS 31 Justin Layne CB 35 Arthur Maulet CB 21 Tre Norwood FS 42 James Pierre CB 40 Linden Stephens CB 37 SS 20 Cameron Sutton CB 29 Levi Wallace CB 25 Ahkello Witherspoon CB Special teams 9 Chris Boswell K 6 Pressley Harvin III P 46 Christian Kuntz LS 16 Cameron Nizialek P 4 Sam Sloman K 60 LS				Unrestricted FAs 30 CB 29 Kalen Ballage RB 98 Taco Charlton OLB 93 Demarcus Christmas DE 5 Joshua Dobbs QB 85 Eric Ebron TE 34 Terrell Edmunds SS 67 B. J. Finney G 23 Joe Haden CB 51 Trai Turner G Restricted FAs 27 Marcus Allen ILB 41 Robert Spillane ILB Rookies in italics Roster updated March 26, 2022 Depth chart Transactions 69 active, 12 free agent(s) → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason[]

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

Regular season[]

2022 opponents[]

Listed below are the Steelers' opponents for 2022. Exact dates and times will be announced later.
The Steelers will not play a single game outside of the Eastern Time Zone in 2022—home or away, unless scheduled for an International Series game.^[4]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (AFC North)	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns
Conference opponents (AFC East)	New England Patriots New York Jets	Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins
Conference opponents (based on 2021 division placement)	Las Vegas Raiders	Indianapolis Colts
Interconference opponents (NFC South)	New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers
Interconference opponent (based on 2021 division placement)	N/A	Philadelphia Eagles

References[]

^ Pryor, Brooke. "Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger retires after 18 seasons: 'I retire from football a truly grateful man'". ESPN. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ "Pittsburgh Steelers GM Kevin Colbert stepping down after 2022 NFL draft, could stay with team in new role". ESPN. January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
^ Varley, Teresa (August 14, 2021). "Steelers agree to trade for Schobert". Steelers.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
^ "2022 NFL regular-season opponents for every team". ESPN. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

External links[]

Official website

[1] Pryor, Brooke. "Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger retires after 18 seasons: 'I retire from football a truly grateful man'". ESPN. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[2] "Pittsburgh Steelers GM Kevin Colbert stepping down after 2022 NFL draft, could stay with team in new role". ESPN. January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

[3] Varley, Teresa (August 14, 2021). "Steelers agree to trade for Schobert". Steelers.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

[4] "2022 NFL regular-season opponents for every team". ESPN. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

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