​The Pittsburgh Steelers missed the National Football League (NFL) playoffs for the first time in three seasons in 2022. Heading into its 17th season under head coach Mike Tomlin, the team's roster will look different in 2023, as the Steelers signed and acquired via trade several players on both offense and defense during the offseason.

Free agency opened with the legal tampering period on March 13 and the Steelers, relatively inactive during the free agency period in prior years, signed veteran cornerback Patrick Peterson to a two-year $14 million contract. Signed to replace Cameron Sutton, who joined the Detroit Lions on the same day, Peterson has played 12 seasons in the NFL and earned eight Pro Bowl selections. He spent the last two seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and recorded 66 tackles, 15 defended passes, and five interceptions in 2022.

Pittsburgh was even busier on March 14, signing safety Damontae Kazee to a two-year $6 million contract, guard Nate Herbig to a two-year $8 million contract, and defensive end Larry Ogunjobi to a three-year $28.75 million contract. A fifth-round pick of the Atlanta Falcons in the 2017 NFL Draft, Kazee recorded 20 tackles in his first season with the Steelers in 2022. Herbig, a 6-foot-4, 334-pound guard from Lihue, Hawaii, is a four-year NFL veteran who spent last season with the New York Jets. Ogunjobi had 48 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 2022, his first season with the Steelers after splitting five seasons with the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals.

Pittsburgh bolstered its linebacker depth in the next couple of days. The team signed Cole Holcomb to a three-year, $18 million contract and Elandon Roberts to a two-year, $7 million contract. Holcomb, a 6-foot-1, 240-pound native of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, was limited to just seven games last season with the Washington Commanders, but had a career-best 142 tackles, seven defended passes, and two interceptions in 2021.

The Steelers signed several other players, including guard Isaac Seumalo (three years, $24 million), cornerback James Pierre (one year, $1.3 million), safety Keanu Neal (two years, $4.25 million), and tight end Zach Gentry (one year, $1.4 million). A 6-foot-4, 303-pound alumnus of Oregon State, Seumalo was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies 79th overall in 2016. He ranked 10th in offensive snaps played (1,135) and 9th in penalties (6) in 2022. He also allowed only one sack.

The Steelers made their lone trade of the offseason on April 18, acquiring wide receiver Allen Robinson and the 251st overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft from the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for the 234th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. A 6-foot-2, 220-pound wide receiver from Detroit, Robinson was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Robinson led the league in touchdowns (14) in the 2015 season and has 6,748 receiving yards and 43 touchdowns in 110 career NFL games. He caught 33 passes for 339 yards and scored three touchdowns last season with the Los Angeles Rams. He joins a wide receiver corps that includes Diontae Johnson, George Pickens, and Miles Boykin, who signed with the Steelers on April 24.

​The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the most successful franchises in the history of the National Football League (NFL), winning a record-tying six Super Bowls. Chuck Noll is the most successful coach in Steelers history. He led the team to a franchise best 193 wins over the course of more than 20 seasons. Noll’s time with the team coincided with the careers of Franco Harris and Gary Anderson, the team’s leading rusher and scorer.

A former defensive line and defensive backfield specialist, Noll joined Pittsburgh as a head coach in 1969 and spent the entirety of his coaching career in Pittsburgh. Noll had a slow start to say the least, winning one game and losing 13 in his first season as a head coach. The following seasons showed moderate improvement, with Noll leading the team to 5-9 and 6-8 records.

The arrival of rookie running back Franco Harris ahead of the 1972 season helped Noll enjoy his first winning season as a head coach. Harris was drafted 13th overall by the Steelers in the 1972 draft out of Pennsylvania State University. He played 12 of his 13 seasons with the Steelers, and was named to the Pro Bowl for the first nine seasons of his career. In his rookie season, Harris started 10 games and ran for over 1,000 yards, recording 10 touchdowns.

Noll won 11 games that year, advancing to the playoffs for the first time. The Steelers defeated the Oakland Raiders 13-7 in the opening round of the playoffs, but lost a close 21-17 game to the eventual Super Bowl champions, the Miami Dolphins, in the American Football Conference (AFC) Championship. Harris and quarterback Terry Bradshaw connected on a pass now known as the Immaculate Reception to secure the opening round win over the Raiders.

Both Harris and the team saw their results slip slightly the following season, but 1974 marked the start of an NFL dynasty. Noll coached the team to double-digit wins for the third consecutive year and advanced to the Super Bowl for the first time. The Steelers overpowered their early round opponents before holding the Minnesota Vikings to just six points, winning the Super Bowl by a score of 16-6.

Noll, Harris, and Bradshaw would help the Steelers defend their Super Bowl championship the following season after posting 12 regular season wins. The franchise posted a record 14 wins two years later en route to a third Super Bowl win in five seasons. The Steelers defended their title once again in 1979 for four championships in six years. Pittsburgh remains the only NFL franchise to defend a Super Bowl title on multiple occasions. Noll’s record from 1972 through 1979 was 88-27-1.

Coach Noll continued to enjoy success in his later years coaching the team, but did not add a fifth Super Bowl ring to his cabinet. The team drafted kicker Gary Anderson in 1982. Anderson remained with the team for 12 seasons, recording a franchise best 1,343 points. Noll, meanwhile, retired in 1991 after 23 seasons and nearly 200 wins. Coaches that worked under him include Bud Carson, Tony Dungy, and John Fox.