{"id":99398,"date":"2025-09-27T13:15:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T13:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=99398"},"modified":"2025-09-27T13:15:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T13:15:25","slug":"nfl-exec-pushes-back-on-steelers-ireland-narrative-art-rooney-ii-fails-to-clarify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=99398","title":{"rendered":"NFL Exec Pushes Back on Steelers Ireland Narrative, Art Rooney II Fails to Clarify"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video wp-caption\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1350431140.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"featured-widget-area\">\n<div id=\"heavy_multi_stn_video_player_widget-10\" class=\"stn-player-cls stn-player-container\">\n<div data-stn-player=\"g2m7hup2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Art Rooney II and the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019\u00a0itinerary to Ireland was going to be a storyline before Week 4. But it wasn\u2019t supposed to make multiple news cycles ahead of the team\u2019s matchup against the\u00a0Minnesota Vikings\u00a0on September 28.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">It\u2019s officially growing into a significant storyline ahead of the NFL\u2019s first regular season matchup in Ireland.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">The NFL\u2019s senior VP of football and international communications Michael Signora told reporters Friday afternoon in Dublin that the league didn\u2019t influence when the Steelers had to fly to Europe for the Week 4 matchup. The statement directly contradicted a report from The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\u2019s Gerry Dulac on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cIt is up to each team to decide how early or late in the week it wants to arrive for an international game,\u201d\u00a0Dulac tweeted that Signora said. \u201cSometimes, those decisions are based on hotel and practice site availability.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"1829bc00ab5d54bd1422bb6f99ecff3e\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"lazy-embed lazy-embed--ssr embed-twitter-com lazy-embed--loaded\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gerrydulac\/status\/1971539895115215337\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fdmholcomb&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1971539895115215337&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fpittsburgh-steelers%2Fireland-game-travel-plan-nfl-international-series-art-rooney%2F&amp;sessionId=51ffb708ebb2a95d43e2d144e7eb8ef5c4bbba72&amp;siteScreenName=heavyonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1971539895115215337\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">On Tuesday, Dulac reported the Steelers wanted to fly to Ireland on Monday or Tuesday. However, Dulac wrote the league blocked the team from doing so.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cFYI, the Steelers wanted to go over early in the week, but the NFL said no and making each [team] arrive at the same time,\u201d\u00a0Dulac wrote Tuesday. \u201cI don\u2019t know the exact reason for the change.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cMaybe it has to do with something about a competitive advantage. But it wasn\u2019t the Steelers\u2019 decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Rooney offered little clarification when he spoke to reporters Friday. Instead, he arguably added more to the travel planning confusion.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cArt Rooney said the decision to travel to Ireland after Thursday\u2019s Pittsburgh practice was a \u2018football decision,&#8217;\u201d\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Brooke Pryor tweeted. \u201cHe said they consulted the league and made a \u2018joint decision.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"af911456dd4a632da6a40e9736c7740a\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"lazy-embed lazy-embed--ssr embed-twitter-com lazy-embed--loaded\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bepryor\/status\/1971583959390921076\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fdmholcomb&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1971583959390921076&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fpittsburgh-steelers%2Fireland-game-travel-plan-nfl-international-series-art-rooney%2F&amp;sessionId=51ffb708ebb2a95d43e2d144e7eb8ef5c4bbba72&amp;siteScreenName=heavyonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1971583959390921076\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers\u2019 Art Rooney II Back in the Crosshairs Over Ireland Travel Itinerary?<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Due to the annual spring NFLPA report cards the past couple years, there\u2019s a growing narrative that Rooney isn\u2019t an overly generous spender. Specifically,\u00a0the Steelers have fared\u00a0poorly in categories such as treatment of families, nutritionist\/dietician and strength coaches.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Ben Roethlisberger helped\u00a0add fuel to that fire with a comment about the size of Pittsburgh\u2019s coaching staff after the January 2025 playoff loss to the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens. The Steelers have one of the smallest coaching staffs in the league.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cExpand the strength and conditioning staff; expand the training staff. Expand equipment staff, all that stuff. But that\u2019s money,\u201d\u00a0Roethlisberger said on Jan. 28. \u201cAnd we all know that the Rooneys aren\u2019t putting a lot of extra into that stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">When\u00a0Rooney shared\u00a0in May the Steelers planned to travel to Ireland on Thursday ahead of their Week 4 matchup, some fans argued on social media he didn\u2019t want the extra hotel cost for the week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_5_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-5 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_5\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">That criticism shifted\u00a0Tuesday with Dulac\u2019s report. But it\u2019s now potentially back on Rooney following Signora\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">The Steelers have played in Europe just one time in their history. For that matchup, the team flew to London on Thursday before a Sunday matchup against the Vikings in 2013.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Roethlisberger shared on\u00a0his podcast in 2023 that the Steelers\u00a0were \u201cso exhausted and gassed\u201d at the end of that game. He suggested they were tired because of the team\u2019s late week arrival.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Steelers defensive lineman\u00a0Cameron Heyward\u00a0has told similar stories on his podcast. Heyward shared that coaches were so tired Friday after landing that some slept during team meetings.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_6_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-6 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_6\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">If the Steelers have a lackluster performance Sunday, it will not be shocking if fans quickly point to the team\u2019s travel plans to Ireland as a potential reason.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Aaron Rodgers Doesn\u2019t Help Steelers Ireland Travel Narrative<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Rodgers is typically forthright with the media. On Friday in Dublin, he may have been a little too honest for Rooney\u2019s liking.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to get over here,\u201d Rodgers told reporters,\u00a0via Pryor. \u201cI wish, you know, it is what it is. But if the schedule had been a little different, if I could have chosen it, maybe we get over on Monday. Tuesday is a day off, get to go out, see some things.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful country it seems like from pictures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">It will be interesting to see if more surfaces on what went into the Steelers\u2019 travel decision. But again, it will be a much bigger storyline during the team\u2019s bye week if the Steelers don\u2019t play well Sunday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_7_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-7 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_7\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">The Steelers and Vikings will square off at Croke Park at 9:30 am ET on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Art Rooney II and the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019\u00a0itinerary to Ireland was going to be a storyline before Week 4. 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