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Exclusive with Former Steelers Defensive Lineman Caushaud Lyons, 2015-2016

First off, what have you been up to since your time in the NFL?

I had a kid not too long ago – in fact we just recently had his birthday party. The whole time I played football I knew I wanted to open up my own plumbing company once football was over. I moved back to Knoxville and opened up a full service plumbing company here.

Was the post-football transition difficult?

It wasn’t hard. I had an opportunity to play in the XFL and USFL but I decided with a new kid – I knew I wanted to start that net chapter and start my plumbing business.

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Exclusive with James Campbell, Game Day Assistant for the Steelers 1970-1977

First, what have you been doing since your association with the Steelers?

Well, that ended in 1977 and there is a lot between then and now!

I started in Pittsburgh as a game day assistant in 1970. In 1972 I started working for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton but would work every Sunday for the Steelers on gamedays.

In 1977 NFL Properties hired me and then I went to work for the NFL Alumni Association in Ft. Lauderdale. But I decided I had to get the hell out of Florida – the heat and humidity were too much – especially after having lived in L.A. when I was with NFL Properties.

I moved back to Pittsburgh and that let me be with my parents who ended up needing some help anyway. I did some freelance writing and wrote a book on the Steelers-Raiders rivalry with Ed Gruver called Hell with the Lid Off: Inside the Fierce Rivalry between the 1970s Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers .

That was really my last writing assignment.

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Steelers at Falcons: Referee Notes Via NFLRefStats’ Joe Gibbs

Steelers at Falcons: Referee Brad Rogers

Home teams are 39-37 SU & 38-38 ATS in Rogers’ career
HOME teams were 13-4 SU & 11-6 ATS with Rogers in 2023, by far the most advantageous season for the home team in his career
Brad Rogers is 43-33 to the over in his career, fueled in large part by an unsustainable over run in the 2019/2020. Since the start of 2022 Roger’s numbers have changed significantly. Rogers is 20-13 (61%) to the UNDER the last two seasons (2022/2023)

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Exclusive with Former Steelers Running Back Eric Wilkerson, 1989

Let’s start with football? I know you were a very good track athlete as well as football player in high school- why did you choose football?

It’s funny – I didn’t want to play football, really. I didn’t want to get tackled. I just wanted to do something that would get me out of the house. I was fast but not fast enough for the Olympics or anything like that. I was successful playing football so I stayed with that.

Were there coaches early on that helped you then?

I was a loner in high school, so I didn’t get much help. My mother would give me some advice on life – my uncle too. But I was really on my own. I stayed with my auntie and she didn’t really know I even played football then.

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Exclusive with Comedian Eddie Ifft

First, what are you up to now? Any projects we should be looking out for?

I’m just happy to get off the ground my Snow Joke Tour soon!. I’ve had one of the more popular shows at the Comedy Store in L.A. for a while now – Eddie Ifft and Friends. I have guys like Bill Burr, David Spade, Ron White – people I’ve gotten to know from doing this for over 29 years now.

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Exclusive with Behind the Yoi Author Dan Joseph

First off, what made you decide to write the book?

I’m a native Pittsburgher – I grew up watching and listening to Myron Cope. He was inescapable – he was on the news, commercials, billboards – I was a fan like so many people.

My wife is friends with a woman who is a friend of Elizabeth Cope, and she learned that Elizabeth had all of Myron’s work materials still – tapes, contracts, notes… Elizabeth wanted to do something with it all – maybe write a book. So we ended up meeting.

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Projected 53 Man Roster

My projected Steelers *roster

*Guessing Roman Wilson starts off on IR to buy time
*Steelers will likely make moves to bolster depth quality at CB and OL
*The Steelers will likely add players from other team cuts – this only accounts for Steelers players as there’s no way to predict cuts and who they’d acquire.

QB (3)

Wilson
Fields
Allen

RB (3)

Harris
Warren
Patterson

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Exclusive with Former Steelers Tight End Russ Campbell, 1992

First, can you let me know what you’ve been up to since your playing days?

I moved back to Wichita after I was done playing and taught high school algebra to teenagers. I did that for 10 years and started flipping houses in the Summer. That morphed into a house flipping business – I quit teaching and bought more homes and now that’s my business. Now I have 25-to-30 employees in Wichita and we manage our own rentals as well as that of 30 other investors.

The company is Goshen Property Management – we’ve been doing this for over 25 years now.

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Exclusive with Former Steelers Wide Receiver Cedric Goodman, 2009

First, can you let me know what you’ve been up to since your sports days?

After the Steelers released me, I had a unique opportunity to run track. I was an All-American in high school and ran track at Georgia. I ran track professionally after the Steelers. I barely missed the Olympic trials in the hurdles – by six-tenths of a second.

My wife was in medical school in Austin at the time I was training there in Austin. After a while I decided to get my Masters in Theological Studies while she was in school. I also became an assistant track coach for the women’s track team at Texas. My sister was on that team – she actually made the Olympic trials!

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Exclusive with Former Steelers Running Back Bill Ring, 1980

First, can you let me know what you’ve been up to since your playing days?

I became a financial advisor – I started in 1983 and got my license then while I was still playing. I always knew I was one step away to unemployment. I worked for Dean Witter then became the Regional Director at Wells Fargo. Then I became an advisor at the Capital Group – they were considered the gold standard at the time and held in the highest regard. Their private group practice was really just starting up then but I had good people there working for me. I met the managing director – Dick Barker – during the JFK Memorial Tennis Tournament so I guess I owe my job to JFK!

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