Pittsburgh Steelers rookie Max Iheanachor is trying to keep football front and center after a burglary left his home badly hit just days before the season opener.
Police say burglars broke into Iheanachor’s Pittsburgh residence in the Mount Washington neighborhood on August 26 and made off with more than $150,000 in valuables. According to WTAE, the intruders threw a rock through a window and got inside sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Once in the house, they searched through the property and took jewelry and designer handbags. The Athletic reported the stolen goods carried an estimated value between $150,000 and $250,000.
Authorities are still investigating, and no arrests have been made.
The timing could hardly be worse for the rookie offensive tackle, who is preparing for his first NFL game as the Steelers get set to host the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Iheanachor is listed as Pittsburgh’s No. 2 right tackle on the depth chart, and he also dealt with an injury during training camp, though he remains on track to begin his NFL career in Week 1.
Pittsburgh picked Iheanachor with the 21st overall selection in this year’s NFL draft, and his path to the league was anything but ordinary. He began his college career at East Los Angeles College before transferring to Arizona State, where he became one of the program’s top offensive linemen and earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors in 2025.
The Steelers drafted him as part of their effort to rebuild the offensive line, and now the focus shifts back to the field after a jarring off-field setback.
His case also fits into a larger and troubling pattern across pro sports, with several notable athletes seeing their homes targeted in recent years. Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce have both dealt with similar incidents, while Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and Miami Heat forward Bobby Portis have also had their homes targeted.
For Iheanachor, though, the immediate task is simple: move past the burglary and get ready for Atlanta.
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