Chris Adamski stories, Page 87

Monday was a Pittsburgh Steelers game day. It also was a day declared in honor of an individual who has been associated with the franchise for four decades. Pittsburgh City Council president Theresa Kail-Smith presented an official city proclamation that deemed Monday as “Tunch Ilkin Day” in Pittsburgh. View this...

Heading into Monday night’s game, Ben Roethlisberger sat seventh in career NFL passing yards, eighth in touchdowns and fifth in QB wins. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback reportedly will look to add to his totals next season. According to an ESPN report, Roethlisberger intends on returning to the Steelers in 2021....

It’s far from lifting the Lombardi Trophy, but that doesn’t mean a less-significant symbolic championship gesture isn’t without its own gratification. “We want to be able to put on a hat and shirts,” Pittsburgh Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster said, “to say we won the AFC North.” Whether that was to...

1. Fright-end The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Eric Ebron leads NFL tight ends in categories you don’t want to sit atop of. According to Pro Football Focus, no tight end has more drops (seven) or penalties (six) — albeit for each, Ebron is tied. On the plus side, Ebron is tied for...

It’s quite possible that these are the final handful of games in the remarkable Pittsburgh Steelers tenure of left tackle Alejandro Villanueva. Like most things relating to the former Army Ranger and college wide receiver, Villanueva approaches that reality from a unique perspective and mindset. “This is the 16th or...

The injury status of James Conner was upgraded Friday, providing optimism the Pittsburgh Steelers running back will be able to play during Monday’s game at the Cincinnati Bengals. Conner, who is dealing with a quadriceps injury, was listed as a limited practice participant Friday on the Steelers’ league-mandated injury report....

Marcus Allen may or may not be asked to make his second career NFL start Monday, but coaches are saying good things about his performance in his first for the Pittsburgh Steelers. “Can’t say enough,” head coach Mike Tomlin said, “about a guy like Marcus Allen, who’s new to the...

Contrary to popular belief, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense has included plenty of deep passes this season. “I’m not afraid,” offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner said, “to throw it deep.” While the Steelers have earned a reputation in 2020 for going “dink-and-dunk,” fans might be surprised to know that only three quarterbacks...

Veteran cornerback Joe Haden was a full participant at Pittsburgh Steelers practice on Thursday, the strongest indication yet he has advanced entirely through NFL concussion protocol and will be available to play in Monday night’s game at the Cincinnati Bengals. Haden missed last week’s loss against the Buffalo Bills after...

His team has lost two consecutive games, and his personal statistical performance thus far during December has been the worst of any month this season. But Ben Roethlisberger insists any regression he is having is not related to a physical ailment. The Pittsburgh Steelers franchise quarterback refuted a national report...

A day after leaving a game during the first quarter because of a pectoral injury, Pittsburgh Steelers starting left guard Matt Feiler was placed on injured reserve. Per the rules of IR in place for the 2020 season, Feiler cannot return to action until the playoffs at the earliest. A...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Ben Roethlisberger referred to one of his two costly interceptions Sunday as “a bad play on my part. … 110% on me.” Roethlisberger answered the next question he took during a postgame video conference call with media by saying, “I’m just not very good.” And the...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Mike Tomlin made good on his threat to replace players who kept dropping passes. Even if he stuck to it for only about 25 minutes of game time. After failing to corral passes thrown to him on third downs that ended the first two Pittsburgh Steelers...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — With their top three inside linebackers from the start of the season unavailable, the Pittsburgh Steelers made do with what they could Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. Marcus Allen made his first career NFL start during the 26-15 loss — and it was at a position...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Pittsburgh Steelers lost not one but two left guards to pectoral injuries during Sunday night’s loss to the Buffalo Bills. Starter Matt Feiler left during the first quarter, and rookie backup Kevin Dotson did not play after suffering his injury during the third quarter. Coach...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Anthony McFarland led the Pittsburgh Steelers in rushing attempts during last week’s game. This week, he was benched. McFarland was deemed inactive for Sunday night’s Steelers game at the Buffalo Bills. The return of starting running back James Conner took an available gameday roster spot, and...

There, technically, was a period of a few months earlier this year during which T.J. Watt was in the final year of his contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. In a no-brainer decision, the Steelers exercised their fifth-year option on Watt in April, extending him through 2021. And Watt’s status as...

Eleven years ago, two teams chasing the rarest of NFL achievements, the undefeated season, took divergent approaches. Their regular-season results were similar. But only one got the ultimate prize. Now that the chances of a Pittsburgh Steelers’ quest for an immortal 19-0 championship 2020 season have been eliminated, are there...

As MLB increasingly protects the arms of its pitchers, this era has seen NFL quarterbacks throwing more than ever. And among them, none has been on a higher “pitch count” in recent years than Ben Roethlisberger. For the second consecutive full season Roethlisberger has played — he missed all but...

The Pittsburgh Steelers activated veteran center Maurkice Pouncey from the NFL’s reserve/covid-19 list Friday, clearing the way for the eight-time Pro Bowler to play during Sunday night’s showdown of AFC division leaders at the Buffalo Bills. Pouncey was placed on the covid list Dec. 2, the day the Steelers played...

During the pandemic-affected 2020 NFL season, “illness” takes on a whole new connotation in regards to missed practice. Chase Claypool became the latest player to be absent from a Pittsburgh Steelers practice for such a reason. But the best news to come out of the Steelers’ league-mandated injury report was...

Almost lost amid the short week, the bevy of injuries and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first loss of the season was that the defense featured a player making his first NFL start last week. And with his status as a rookie mid-round pick from an unheralded college, Alex Highsmith by all...