Depot After Dark: Shazier’s New Role, Players At Penguins Game, Former FB Doesn’t Plan To Troll Pittsburgh
A Steelers Depot daily segment. A quick hit of some Pittsburgh Steelers-related stories that may not require a complete article, but nuggets worth mentioning and passing on to you guys.
Your Depot After Dark for April 21.
SHAZIER’S NEW ROLE
Ryan Shazier played linebacker for the Steelers from 2014 to 2019. However, an unfortunate injury ended his career in 2017. While he tried to make it back on the field, it wasn’t to be. Thankfully, Shazier regained mobility in his legs. He’s not done with football, either. He spent the last few years as a coaching assistant for the Steelers.
Now, with a new coaching staff in place, Shazier has a new role with the team. He’s no longer a coaching assistant, as he explained in a recent interview on the Faith On The Field Show podcast. Shazier now works in player-alumni relations. While he doesn’t go in depth about what he’s doing, he sounds happy to still be working with the team.
PLAYERS AT PENGUINS GAME
The Steelers’ offseason voluntary workouts are ongoing, so many players are back working at the facility. It’s nothing too intricate, but it allows the team to get together.
ESPN’s Brooke Pryor shared on Twitter that several Steelers players attended the recent Pittsburgh Penguins game. That includes Will Howard introducing the game and getting the event rolling. While he hasn’t played yet, he has many fans, and the crowd responded well to him. Unfortunately, the Penguins lost, playing about as well in the playoffs as the Steelers have in recent years.
Will “QB1*” Howard handles “it’s hockey night in Pittsburgh” duties ahead of puck drop in Game 2 of Pens-Flyers
TJ Watt, Nick Herbig, Spencer Anderson, Ben Skowronek also among the Steelers at PPG Paints.
*for now? Maybe? pic.twitter.com/wLeeJM2obJ
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) April 20, 2026
FORMER FB DOESN’T PLAN TO TROLL PITTSBURGH
The NFL draft is only a couple of days away, and there’s a lot of buzz surrounding it. Every NFL team is involved in the draft, and many of them are bringing their former players to announce picks, too. That usually leads to some fun moments on stage, with some former players taking the opportunity to troll old rivals.
Former NFL fullback John Kuhn is set to announce the Green Bay Packers’ Day 2 picks. Kuhn played for the Packers from 2007 to 2015, winning a Super Bowl with them. That game was against the Steelers, and Kuhn was recently asked on The Tundra podcast if he would troll Pittsburgh. However, Kuhn said he doubts he’ll do that, as he’s from the Pittsburgh area and played for the Steelers for a few years.
