ESPN's Dan Graziano argued Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers should upgrade their defense at the NFL trade deadline.

In Tuesday’s “First Call,” we hear from former Pittsburgh Steelers who are fed up with the franchise’s poor defensive effort.

Oakland Raiders legend George Atkinson, who was a part of the team's "Soul Patrol" secondary, has died, the team announced on ...

George Atkinson played in 144 games and intercepted 30 passes. He and Jack Tatum were one of the most intimidating safety combinations of all time.

George Atkinson, a hard-hitting defensive back who roamed the secondary for the Oakland Raiders and was part of the team’s ...

Congratulations to the 2017 Cleveland Browns (0-16), 2008 Detroit Lions (0-16) and 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-14), who can ...

Atkinson was the last remaining member of the Oakland Raiders’ famed “Soul Patrol” defensive backfield that once terrorized ...

In 2007, as a junior at Mountain Ridge, I signed up to take AP U.S. History under the late, great Lonnie Nixon. I was never much of a scholar growing up, and that was still the case in 2007. But I had ...

The worst thing about the bye week is no stats column next week. No game, no stats. Sad, isn't it? So to make up for it, ...

George Atkinson, the legendary Oakland Raiders safety and a significant figure in the team’s legendary “Soul Patrol” defense, has died at 78. Popular for his fearless hits and leadership, Atkinson ...

Entering Week 9, 13 teams have recorded at least five wins this season, the third-most through Week 8 since 1970, trailing ...

He was in second grade, living at the Boysen Marina that his father Hugh built. There was only one TV station in those days, ...