The 2026 NFL Draft in April generated more than $177 million in economic activity and drove over $1.5 billion in overall economic impact to the greater Pittsburgh region, according to two reports released by the state Department of Community and Economic Development this week. According to the ...
"There is no other place in the world where you could have had more exposure," said James Bendel, owner of Crazy Horse Coffee, a veteran-owned Washington County coffee shop that was among the Washington County businesses selected by the NFL as vendors for last weekend's NFL Draft held in ...
The 2026 NFL Draft Experience was exactly that – an experience that altered the lives of all involved, young and old, the spectators and the participants. “It was a life-changing experience,” said South Fayette head football coach Marty Spieler. Spieler watched as two of his players ...
The NFL could not have scripted a better amateur draft in Pittsburgh. During a record-breaking, three-day event, the “local boy does good story" unfolded as Eli Heidenreich of Mt. Lebanon was selected by his hometown Steelers in the seventh and final round. Wiping away tears, he walked ...
For football fans looking for a bite to eat or a refreshing beverage at the NFL Draft this weekend, a few Washington County businesses are there serving up their specialties. Crazy Horse Coffee, with Pretzels Plus, have set up shop at the North Shore near the Draft Stage at Acrisure ...
PITTSBURGH – Arizona resident Dave Kruper remembers rooting for the Dallas Cowboys when he was a kid growing up in the 1970s and 1980s. Kruper was born in Brownsville, and lived there until his parents moved to Phoenix when he was 3 years old. "We moved to Arizona in the '60s and the ...
