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September 6, 2026 -

For Episode 2,012 on this Sunday afternoon, Melanie Friedlander talks about how the 2026 Steelers defense needs to change and what hopefully remains the same as we look at their identity under a new coaching staff.

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September 5, 2026 -

For Episode 2,011 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why the safety room is his biggest concern on the Steelers' roster.

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September 4, 2026 -

For Episode 2,010 on this Friday afternoon, Jake Brockhoff names three members of the Steelers practice squad who could make an impact later in the season.

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September 4, 2026 -

Season 17, Episode 18 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing the most recent player the Pittsburgh Steelers signed to their practice squad and how the team now has 75 total players under contract heading into the weekend.

Alex and I move on to discuss the overall health of the team heading into the weekend and how we are not expecting any transactions to be made until at least Monday.

On the heels of Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers talking on Wednesday about WR Roman Wilson and WR Germie Bernard, Alex and I go over what exactly he said and how he said what he said. We discuss the impact both young wide receivers could have on the offense in 2026 and if TE Pat Freiermuth might wind up having an even bigger role in the passing game than most probably expect him to have.

Moving forward in this show, Alex and I discuss the several concerns the Steelers have on offense heading into the 2026 season.

While the Steelers have yet to sign CB Joey Porter Jr. to a contract extension as of Friday morning, Alex and I still speculate as to whether a deal will get done in the next nine days and what it might look like if it does get ultimately get done. We look at things the Porter side should probably bargain for and things he might need to give up as part of the process.

Ideally, the Steelers and Porter will ultimately come to terms as part of a new contract extension that looks good for both sides, and we go over what we mean by that. We also look at whether the Steelers would have any issues accommodating Porter on a franchise tag next offseason, should that end up being the path both sides take.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced changes to their selection process on Friday morning, so Alex and I go over what those are and our initial interpretations of them later in this show.

This 92-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap above and we end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners.

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September 3, 2026 -

For Episode 2,009 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney understands the concerns with throwing rookie Max Iheanachor into the fire right away, but it's not as if the Steelers have a better option at RT.

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Sept. 3 – Ep. 114: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers' initial 53-man roster including a few surprises like Kevin Jobity Jr. making it, DeShon Elliott on IR, and all 10 rookie draft picks surviving the cut.

Next, we talk about Joey Porter Jr.'s return to practice and some of the comments he made leaving open the possibility of an in-season holdout. We discuss why that outcome is highly unlikely and more.

For the last topic, we give some of our 2026 season predictions for the Steelers including their final record, playoff success, individual player stats, and more.

To end the show, we answer a listener question about the practice squad.

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September 2, 2026 -

For Episode 2,008 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the end of the Pro Bowl and why the accolade will actually mean more now that the event is shuttered.

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September 2, 2026 -

Season 17, Episode 17 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers initial signings of practice squad players and how one new outsider makes for an intriguing addition. Alex and I also discuss the Steelers initial 53-man roster remaining the same as we head into Wednesday.

CB Joey Porter Jr. met the media on Tuesday and that was his first such session in quite a while. We go over several quotes from Porter and then take another deep dive into his contract extension situation. Alex and I discuss how Porter is really in between a rock and a hard place right now. We also discuss the few options he has moving forward until the regular season gets underway.

The Steelers have a long-standing rule of not negotiating contracts once a regular season gets underway. With that being a known fact, Alex and I go over when that rule was put into place and why. We also discuss whether it is indeed archaic and not a benefit to the team in today's NFL landscape.

Alex and I discuss the given reasons for ILB Elandon Roberts being cut on Sunday and how the team supposedly has not completely shut the door of him being a Steeler again at some point. We also discuss S DeShon Elliott starting the regular season on the Reserve/Injured list and the reason that GM Omar Khan gave on Monday for that move.

Later in this show, Alex and I discuss a few other things that Khan and HC Mike McCarthy have said over the course of the last few days.

This 81-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap above and we end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners.

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September 1, 2026 -

For Episode 2,007 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney is excited by Eli Heidenreich making the 53-man roster, but also has questions about his role entering Week 1.

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August 31, 2026 -

For Episode 2,006 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle explains why Kevin Jobity Jr. was one of the biggest surprises of the Steelers' initial 53-man roster.

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