We fact-check the online rumors that Pittsburgh Steelers legend 'Mean' Joe Greene had passed away.

The Pittsburgh Steelers corrected an erroneous “Mean” Joe Greene report.

A rumor suggesting Pittsburgh Steelers legend 'Mean' Joe Greene was dead received a stern response from the team.

Pittsburgh Steelers fans received a scare on Friday morning when reports began to surface that legendary defensive tackle ...

In a statement to multiple outlets on Friday, the team quashed unfounded reports of the franchise's legend's death.

Don’t believe everything you read online. That’s the lesson many fans are learning about a legendary NFL star from years ago. “Mean” Joe Greene was the centrepiece of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense ...

Don’t close the curtain on “Mean” Joe Greene. The Steelers had to quell a rumor that the franchise legend and Hall of Famer ...

Joe Greene is alive and well after a viral death hoax falsely claimed the Steelers legend had passed away.

You may have seen some people sending social media messages about the death of Joe Greene, the legendary Hall of Fame ...

Mean' Joe Greene is alive, the Pittsburgh Steelers said, after a post circulating on social media had fans thinking he had ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers have shot down the now-viral "Mean" Joe Greene death rumor.

A viral tweet claiming Pittsburgh Steelers legend “Mean” Joe Greene passed away had fans going through it on Friday. Folks woke up to news of martial artist and actor Chuck Norris’ death at the age of ...