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Like attendance, Pittsburgh dwarfs L.A. in ratings for Steelers-Chargers 
Much has been made about the high ratio of Pittsburgh Steelers fans to the “home” team Los Angeles Chargers during Sunday night’s game at Dignity Health Sports Park. The television ratings tell a similar story. Looks like the entire stadium was Steelers fans or at least the Steelers side was...
Steelers add RB Tony Brooks-James, OL Christian DiLauro to practice squad 
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced the additions of running back Tony Brooks-James and offensive tackle Christian DiLauro to their practice squad Tuesday. The 5-foot-9, 190-pound Brooks-James averaged 7.2 yards per carry during the preseason, including 15 carries for 137 yards and a 52-yard run among his two touchdowns in the preseason...
Bengals claim promising rookie guard Fred Johnson off waivers from Steelers
The AFC North rival Cincinnati Bengals announced Monday they claimed rookie guard Fred Johnson off waivers from the Pittsburgh Steelers, robbing the Steelers of a promising offensive lineman prospect. The 6-foot-7, 325-pound Johnson was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Florida and was impressive during training camp and...
Steelers defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt out for season, ESPN reports 
Another one of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ most important players is out for the season because of injury. ESPN reported Monday evening defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt suffered a torn pectoral muscle that will require surgery and force him to miss the remainder of the season. The @Steelers outstanding DL Stephon Tuitt...
Steelers QB Devlin Hodges' former coaches saw his potential long ago
For whatever reason, there has long been a curious pipeline running from the South to the Rust Belt that has delivered a quarter-century’s worth of quarterbacks to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw was from Shreveport, La. So was Tommy Maddox. Bubby Brister and Kordell Stewart were born...
Meet the man who dubbed Steelers QB Devlin Hodges as 'Duck' 
Devlin Hodges’ college and high school coaches agree the undrafted rookie quarterback who will start Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers successfully walks that fine line between confident and cocky. “But if you think he’s confident in football, you get talking duck-calling, that’s when you’ll hear the bragging,” Samford coach Chris...
Steelers’ Stephon Tuitt fined $21,056 for out-of-bounds shove of Ravens’ Lamar Jackson 
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt was fined $21,056 in connection to a roughing the passer penalty he was flagged for during the first quarter of last week’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Tuitt shoved Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson in the back after Jackson had released a pass and taken...
Earl Thomas reportedly fined for hit on Steelers’ Mason Rudolph 
Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas was fined more than $21,000 for the hit on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph during last week’s game that left Rudolph with a concussion. The fine was reported by ESPN. Levied fines typically are not confirmed until the Saturday following a week’s games. The collectively...
Steelers CB Steve Nelson will not play vs. Chargers; Artie Burns will start 
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Steve Nelson has been ruled out of Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Chargers, meaning former first-round pick Artie Burns will return to the Steelers’ first-team defense. Nelson suffered a groin injury during last week’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens and was a limited participant in practice...
Four Downs: Opponents attacking Steelers in the slot; Steelers excelling in pass protection 
1. Penny slots When it comes to attacking the Pittsburgh Steelers secondary, opponents are playing the slot machine. According to Pro Football Focus, through five weeks of the season the Steelers have allowed the most receiving yards to slot receivers (716), the most targeted passes to slot receivers (74), the...
Devlin Hodges gets start for Steelers; Mason Rudolph officially ruled out 
It made headlines 15 years ago when Alan Faneca expressed he was less than enthused to be playing with a rookie quarterback in Ben Roethlisberger. There was no such reservation coming out of the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room Friday, when it became official Devlin Hodges would start Sunday night’s game...
Steelers’ Mark Barron will not play vs. Chargers; Mike Hilton, Vance McDonald will
Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker Mark Barron will not play in Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Barron did not practice all week after suffering a hamstring injury during last week’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens. The Steelers have three players they consider starters for two positions at inside linebacker...
Steelers’ Artie Burns expects to start vs. Chargers in place of injured Steve Nelson 
Artie Burns said he “pretty much got all the (first-team) reps” at Pittsburgh Steelers practice this week, and he expects to start at outside cornerback during Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Chargers. Burns has been practicing ahead of Steve Nelson — the usual starter opposite Joe Haden — because...
Steelers G Fred Johnson, OLB Jay Elliott released; QB Paxton Lynch, RB Trey Edmunds promoted
Promising rookie guard Fred Johnson and journeyman outside linebacker Jayrone Elliott were released by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday afternoon. Running back Trey Edmunds and quarterback Paxton Lynch were promoted from the practice squad to the 53-man active roster. Johnson was impressive in training camp as a mammoth undrafted rookie...
Characteristically quietly, Matt Feiler has filled Steelers right tackle job with aplomb
Remember the four-way offseason competition to succeed nine-year pro Marcus Gilbert as the Pittsburgh Steelers starting right tackle? Hardly anyone else does, either. And that’s because Matt Feiler, characteristic of his personality, quietly earned the job and has performed admirably since. “He really is playing well,” said the All-Pro who...
Steelers' Benny Snell prepared for increased role 
Get ready for some Benny Snell football on “NBC Sunday Night Football.” Snell, the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back, moved up the depth chart a notch because of the knee injury to No. 2 running back Jaylen Samuels. Snell is expected to play a complementary role to starter James Conner...
Trey Edmunds eager to seize likely 53-man roster spot, increased role with Steelers
With Jaylen Samuels down, the proverbial next man up onto the Pittsburgh Steelers’ active roster figures to be Trey Edmunds. Edmunds has spent most of the past year-plus on the Steelers practice squad, though he did appear in four late-season 2018 games. When this summer’s training camp shook out, Edmunds...
Steve Nelson limited at practice for Steelers; Mark Barron sits
Starting cornerback Steve Nelson participated in Pittsburgh Steelers practice Wednesday, and although it was on a limited basis that can be taken as a positive in regards to his potential availability for Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Chargers. Nelson suffered a groin injury during last week’s loss to the...
Steelers defense debuts new hybrid packages against Ravens 
Among many previously unseen wrinkles the Pittsburgh Steelers showed during their loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday were a pair of defensive subpackages: one with three inside linebackers and another that featured three safeties. “Before, it was just (nickel and ‘base’ defenses),” inside linebacker Tyler Matakevich said, referring to...
Steelers’ Johnny Holton: 'I didn’t do good enough' on returns
James Washington’s left arm was in a sling Monday afternoon as he walked through the locker room at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. About 24 hours earlier, he suffered an injury to the AC joint in his shoulder during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens. While there is...
Could Steelers’ Devlin Hodges become the next Gardner Minshew? 
They were born five weeks and about a four-hour drive apart in the South. Each stands 6-foot-1, set records playing in an “Air Raid” offense and was far from a coveted prospect in last spring’s NFL Draft. And now, it appears Devlin Hodges is about to join Gardner Minshew as...
Steelers' Tyson Alualu lines up at fullback for play vs. Ravens 
The Pittsburgh Steelers ran one play with seven offensive linemen during Sunday’s overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens. They also again used the wildcat offense, and they ran a reverse off it. Defensively, the Steelers showed off some new packages, including one that featured five linebackers on the field at...
Amid injuries and 1-4 record, Steelers defense returning to prominence
After allowing an average of 442 yards over the first three games, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense has permitted a total of 452 yards over the past two games combined. That’s been needed, what with the offense down to a third-string quarterback and the record at 1-4 after Sunday’s loss to...
Steelers credit Marlon Humphrey more than blame JuJu Smith-Schuster 
First, it was Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin beginning his postgame news conference by crediting Marlon Humphrey for his “big-time play.” Soon after, guard David DeCastro was among the Steelers players who noted Humphrey’s “good technique” on his forced fumble in overtime that set up the winning field goal in...
Steelers QB Mason Rudolph walks off field after being knocked unconscious by hit 
Over his first 12½ quarters as the starting quarterback, Mason Rudolph came a long way in earning the respect of his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates. “He’s our quarterback,” receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster said. “He’s our guy.” That, in part, is what made seeing Rudolph lying motionless on the Heinz Field turf for...


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