Mercyhurst’s Brown-Dukes Signs with Steelers Sports by: Mike Fenner Posted: Jun 15, 2017 / 03:57 AM EDT / Updated: Jun 15, 2017 / 03:57 AM EDT Mercyhurst University grad Brandon Brown-Dukes signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers after spending much of 2016 on and off the practice squad. Brown-Dukes is the school’s all-time leading rusher at more than 3,800 career rushing yards.