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Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers continue winning ways
Eli Manning Leads Pro Football HOF Class Of 2025 Nominees
Legendary quarterback Eli Manning leads a list of 167 candidates who’ve been nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
Manning, a two-time Super Bowl MVP, joins former Defensive Players of the Year Luke Kuechly and Terrell Suggs as first-time nominees.
A screening committee will cut the list down to 50 nominees next month, before the list is reduced to 25 semifinalists and again to 15 finalists.
Candidates must need 80% of the votes to get into the Hall of Fame, with between three and five modern-era candidates able to be inducted in each class.
Manning will look to join his brother Peyton into the Hall of Fame with both siblings, two of just 13 quarterbacks to win multiple Super Bowls.
Manning was drafted by the San Diego Chargers as the No.1 pick in 2004 before being traded to the New York Giants, where he won his first Super Bowl in 2007.
The four-time pro bowler won his second title four years later, beating the New England Patriots again, and became one of just six players to win multiple Super Bowl MVPs.
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Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers continue to prove there’s an opportunity for consistency in the NFL, which is constantly changing and evolving.
Tomlin has provided a winning football culture within the franchise during his 18 years at the helm.
The Steelers improved to 9-3 on Sunday, following a 44-38 victory against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Here’s what you need to know about the Steelers’ winning ways:
How many consecutive winning seasons have the Steelers had?
The Steelers tied an NFL record with their 21st non-losing season, including the last 18 with Tomlin, after the win on Sunday.
Tomlin’s 18-year winning run, which started in 2007, is now four seasons longer of a streak than any other start to a head coach’s career. He’s had at least 10 seasons with double-digit victories during that time.
Tomlin trails Bill Belichick’s 19 straight winning seasons with the New England Patriots, which is second only to former Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry.
Landry’s Cowboys are the only other team to accomplish 21 consecutive seasons of finishing at least .500 or better. The feat was achieved from 1965 to 1985.
Who was the coach when the Steelers’ streak started?
Bill Cowher spent 14 years as the head coach of the Steelers from 1992 to 2006. Cowher’s final three seasons from 2004 to 2006 started the winning season’s streak.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers brought in veteran wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling in the middle of the 2025 NFL season, bringing in Aaron Rodgers’ long-time friend and former teammate with the Green Bay Packers to aid the receiving corps. After being elevated to the active roster, Valdes-Scantling had 10 catches for 80 yards and a touchdown in five games with the Steelers.
MVS signed with the Dallas Cowboys in free agency. Speaking with Yahoo! Sports, Valdes-Scantling revealed why he didn’t return to Pittsburgh in free agency.
“I was still interested in playing for Pittsburgh,” Valdes-Scantling said. “But I was very adamant on [wanting] to play with Aaron if I was going to go back to Pittsburgh because he’s one of my best friends that I’ve made in this league over my nine-year career. He was still undecided if he was going to go back and play or if he was going to hang it up, so I was like, ‘Let’s see what else is out there.’”
The Steelers added Michael Pittman to their receiving corps by trading for him on the first day of the league year in March, and also added Alabama product Germie Bernard in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft. Comparing this current group of pass-catchers to those of previous years has fans excited about the potential ceiling of the offense.
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A look at the flag plaza on Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington
The American and Pittsburgh flags on display near the overlooks on Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington on April 10, 2026.
For one Yinzer, a high school reunion of sorts is set to take place — with his junior wrestling t-shirt, currently located on the other side of the world.
Over the weekend, a Pittsburgh resident found the North Allegheny Jr. Wrestling t-shirt in a shop in Harajuku, Japan.
“Not sure how it got here but I love seeing Pittsburgh vintage in the wild!” said user Gatorpazorpfield_8, the original poster on May 23.
Their post, sitting at about 5,000 upvotes and 227 comments as of May 26, included a photo of the inside of the shirt’s neckline, where faded handwriting showed the item’s owner – Greg Casey.
In less than two hours, a reunion was in the works.
Reddit user Expensive_Click_7080, who later identified himself as Casey, responded that afternoon, asking how he could get his shirt back.
“It probably still fits,” he said. “I started on the varsity wrestling team all 4 years at NA and placed at the Powerade Wrestling tournament my senior year but appreciate the brutal PA wrestling stats they kept.”
Another comment from Casey confirmed the shirt would be likely be reunited with its owner.
“Hey everyone, this wasn’t on my to-do list for today, but I got the details from the original poster and got the contact information for the shop in Japan,” Casey said. “I sent the store an email and will hopefully get my shirt back! I also emailed the PA wrestling website asking to update my stats, which don’t include beating up on Jake Herbert when I was a senior and he was in 8th grade:) I wasn’t on reddit until today so thanks for my friends for letting me know about this.”
Comments talk old friendships, connections to Yinzer shirt
The post sparked jokes about how the shirt ended up in Japan and poked fun at Casey’s stats on PA-Wrestling.com, though he noted the ones listed on the website weren’t accurate and said he contacted the site to see if they could be updated.
“Greg Casey is to Japan like David Hasselhoff is to Hungary,” user Entire-Anxiety-803 said.
“Brutal stats,” user lefthandb1ack commented.
The post also drew commenters claiming some connection to Casey or the shirt.
“Ha I knew Greg,” user ffffff00000066ff33 said.
“I went to school with this person and this shirt is likely real,” said Exact-Bread-9982. “Go Tigers.”
“My father screen printed that shirt,” Problem_Forward said.
Casey said he hadn’t used Reddit before, but the post found its way to him through an old neighbor.
“If this Greg, what’s up, brother?” said user AN3RD. “We were next door neighbors in the 80s and 90s. Nicole and I both saw this post and are losing our (expletive)! Anyways, I hope you and your family are doing well.”
“Thanks for the reply!” Casey responded. “You sister sent me this post;)”
Finch Walker is the Pittsburgh Connect Reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Contact Walker at FWalker@usatodayco.com. Instagram: @finchwalker_. X: @_finchwalker.
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