Steelers fans irked over players' appearance at Trump speech receive letter from org

The Pittsburgh Steelers sent a missive to fans who took contented with players showing up to President Donald Trump's code astatine the U.S. Steel works successful Pennsylvania connected Friday.

Steelers backmost Mason Rudolph, information Miles Killebrew and erstwhile moving backmost Rocky Bleier, who won 4 Super Bowls successful Pittsburgh successful the 1970s, took the stage and presented the president with a customized No. 47 jersey.

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Former Pittsburgh Steelers prima Rocky Bleier, left, presents a Pittsburgh Steelers jersey to President Donald Trump astatine the U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works-Irvin works connected Friday, May 30, 2025 successful West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Fans appeared to beryllium upset with their quality and fto the Steelers enactment cognize astir it. The squad noted successful the missive that the views of the players bash not needfully bespeak the views of the franchise. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette archetypal reported the letter.

"We admit you taking the clip to stock your thoughts with us. As valued fans, your dependable is an indispensable portion of what makes our Steelers assemblage and instrumentality basal truthful strong," the missive reportedly read.

"We recognize that a caller rally successful Pittsburgh has generated a scope of reactions from our instrumentality base. Our alumni and existent players marque their ain idiosyncratic decisions that bespeak their views, and they bash not needfully correspond the presumption of the full Pittsburgh Steelers organization. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts. We admit your passionateness and your continued enactment of the team."

Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Mason Rudolph, center, speaks arsenic erstwhile Pittsburgh Steelers subordinate Rocky Bleier, left, Pittsburgh Steelers information Miles Killebrew and President Donald Trump, right, perceive astatine the U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works-Irvin works connected Friday, May 30, 2025 successful West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

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A Stelelers spokesperson confirmed the enactment responded to those who were upset.

Trump introduced each of the 3 players, praising Rudolph arsenic a imaginable franchise backmost for the Steelers. 

"I hap to deliberation a truly bully backmost is simply a antheral named Mason Rudolph," Trump said. "I deliberation he's going to get a large shot. He's tall. He's handsome. He's got a large arm. And I person a feeling he's gonna beryllium the guy."

Trump besides complimented Killebrew, calling the information a "killer."

Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Mason Rudolph, left, erstwhile Pittsburgh Steelers Rocky Bleier, and Pittsburgh Steelers Miles Killebrew, right, articulation President Donald Trump, halfway right, connected signifier arsenic they contiguous him a Pittsburgh Steelers jersey astatine the U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works-Irvin works connected Friday, May 30, 2025 successful West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

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Former Steelers stars Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell each stumped for Trump during his statesmanlike run past October. The 2 appeared astatine a rally earlier heading to a Steelers game.

Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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