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 16.
TOPPS EVENT AT ACRISURE
The NFL draft will be in Pittsburgh in a week, with hundreds of thousands of fans expected to be in attendance. It’s a good opportunity for the city to flex its connection to football. However, another football-related event will be held in Pittsburgh at the same time.
WTAE’s Andrew Stockey shared on Twitter that Topps, a popular trading care company, is hosting Collector Celebration Day at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday, April 25. That’s the third day of the draft. Steelers fans also might be interested to hear that James Harrison and Joey Porter Sr. are supposed to attend the event.
CONCEPCION’S MESSAGE TO TEAMS
The Steelers have several needs they could address in the first round of the draft. That includes wide receiver. DK Metcalf and Michael Pittman Jr. are a solid duo, but the Steelers don’t have much depth behind them. They’ve shown interest in many of the top wide receivers, too. However, Texas A&M’s KC Concepcion thinks he’s the best of the bunch.
Concepcion had a message for every NFL team recently while making his case for why he’s the best receiver in the draft, as Underdog NFL shared on Twitter. The Steelers have showed some interest in him, meeting with Concepcion at the Combine. While they didn’t bring him in for a pre-draft visit, he could still be a target for them in the first round.
DRAFT PROGRAM
The draft is almost here, with the stage in Pittsburgh being worked on right now. The finishing touches are being put on the event now. Also, teams finished up their pre-draft meetings this week, signaling how close the event is.
That includes the NFL releasing a program for the draft being released. It can be viewed online, and it includes a lot of information on Pittsburgh and the draft. While not everyone may be able to attend this year’s draft, the program could still be fun to look through.