NFL free agency

The Steelers last pick of the second day of the draft, James Conner quickly became the Steelers starting running back after Le’Veon Bell left following Conner’s rookie season.

He’s an American hero and is close friends with Maurkice Pouncey and David DeCastro. He’s extremely durable, playing in 100% of the snaps, and fights through injury to play every game for five years.

19 Steelers are free agents to be including a couple of big names as the team moves from the humiliating loss to the Browns to looking ahead

Eight-time Pro Bowl quarterback Philip Rivers doesn’t appear to have any imminent plans for retirement, but he says he has at least entertained the possibility.

Eight-time Pro Bowl quarterback Philip Rivers doesn’t appear to have any imminent plans for retirement, but he says he has at least entertained the possibility.

Eight-time Pro Bowl quarterback Philip Rivers doesn’t appear to have any imminent plans for retirement, but he says he has at least entertained the possibility.

Jesse Pantuosco takes a stab at predicting where former Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and the NFL’s other remaining free agents will end up.

The market for NFL free agent Devonta Freeman has yet to heat up, but the running back quickly knocked down a report that it might push him into retirement.

Jesse Pantuosco hands out offseason grades for all 32 teams while reflecting on the events of free agency and the NFL Draft. The Buccaneers, Browns and Bengals all received top marks while the Patriots, Packers and Texans lagged behind.

Appearing on The Rich Eisen Show Tuesday, 49ers GM John Lynch acknowledged the team had “internal discussions” about signing Tom Brady before ultimately standing pat with Jimmy Garoppolo at quarterback.