Max Starks is moving from the sideline to the broadcast booth for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The former lineman and two-time Super Bowl champion will step into the booth as the new color commentator for game-day broadcasts on the Steelers Audio Network. Starks replaces the late Craig Wolfey, who played 10 seasons with the Steelers and had served as color commentator since 2021. The legendary offensive lineman died March 10 at age 66 after a short battle with cancer.

Starks, a key member of the Steelers radio network team since 2021, transitions from his previous role as gameday sideline analyst to join play-by-play host Rob King in the broadcast booth. Missi Matthews will continue to deliver in-depth game-day reporting from the sidelines.  

In a news release Tuesday, Bobbie Loesch, Market President for iHeartMedia Pittsburgh, said the radio group is “thrilled to elevate” Starks into the broadcast booth. “Max brings a championship mindset, deep football knowledge, and an authentic connection with Steelers Nation. His transition from the sideline to the booth is a natural progression, and we’re confident that fans will love the insight and energy he brings to every broadcast,” Loesch said. “This is another exciting chapter in our longstanding partnership with the Steelers, delivering world-class game-day coverage to Pittsburgh and beyond.”

In addition, King and Starks will co-host “In The Locker Room, Presented by Neighborhood Ford Store.” The in-season radio program airs 10am-noon, Monday-Friday, on Steelers Nation Radio and on “Fox Sports Pittsburgh” WBGG-AM (970).

WDVE (102.5) is the team’s flagship broadcast station. The rocker has carried Steelers games since 1999.

“I am honored to move from the sidelines into the booth for our game day broadcasts. Thanks to Art Rooney II, the Steelers organization and iHeartMedia for the opportunity,” said Starks. “There is a long and proud history that I look forward to continuing. I have a tremendous amount of respect and admiration for the men who preceded me, and I hope to bring the same level of excitement and insight that Steelers fans have come to expect from game day broadcasts.”