Joe Rutter stories, Page 108
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin: Stats don’t tell story of JuJu Smith-Schuster
JuJu Smith-Schuster is on pace statistically for a season that resembles his rookie year and not a progression from 2018 when he had 111 catches, 1,426 yards and made the Pro Bowl. As long as the Pittsburgh Steelers keep winning games — and they will try for their fourth in...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin: Ramon Foster is scheduled to practice, James Conner still limited
After missing one game with a shoulder injury, running back James Conner could return Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that he expects Conner, the team’s leading rusher with 380 yards and its second-leading receiver, to practice this week, which could clear the way for him...
Playoff talk highlights 5 takeaways from Steelers’ win over ColtsVideo
Five things we learned from Steelers 26, Colts 24: 1. Playoff talk isn’t so wild When the Baltimore Ravens handed the New England Patriots their first loss of the season Sunday night, it kept the Steelers two games out of the lead in the AFC North. The way the 6-2...
Steelers win 3rd in row after Adam Vinatieri shanks potential winnerVideo
It took the most productive kicker in NFL history missing a 43-yard field goal Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers to reverse the type of late-game misfortune that defined the first part of their season. When Adam Vinatieri shanked his go-ahead attempt wide left with 1 minute, 14 seconds left, the...
Diontae Johnson evolving into more than a sidekick for Steelers wide receivers
Randy Fichtner not only wants his starting wide receivers catching bunches of passes, he apparently wants them to wear capes while doing it. The Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator used a superhero analogy Thursday to describe what is needed to succeed at wide receiver these days in the pass-happy NFL. “You...
Steelers LB Anthony Chickillo removed from NFL commissioner’s exempt list
Steelers linebacker Anthony Chickillo was removed from the NFL commissioner’s exempt list Thursday, allowing him to return to practice. Chickillo, 26, was arrested Oct. 20 by state police on accusations he assaulted his girlfriend at Nemacolin Woodlands in Wharton Township. The NFL placed Chickillo on the reserve/commissioner exempt list three...
Steelers’ Jaylen Samuels ready to take over starting RB role if needed
The Pittsburgh Steelers have gotten creative with how they have used running back Jaylen Samuels this season. He has lined up wide, in the slot, inline as a tight end and even behind center in the wildcat formation. He has caught and thrown passes. And, yes, he has carried the...
Former Pitt RB Darrin Hall joins Steelers practice squadVideo
Darrin Hall already knew the ins and outs of the right side of UPMC Rooney Sports Complex from his four seasons at Pitt. Hall will have a chance to know the inner workings of the left side of the facility after being signed Wednesday by the Pittsburgh Steelers to the...
Mike Tomlin maintained ‘confidence’ in Steelers’ Mason Rudolph during early adversity
Despite Mason Rudolph’s poor start that resulted in a non-existent passer rating after the first quarter Monday night, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin had no intention of having backup Devlin Hodges begin warming up for possible relief duty. Tomlin made that clear Tuesday at his weekly press conference when he...
Vince Williams helps pick up slack in Steelers first game minus Stephon Tuitt
The first of 10 games the Pittsburgh Steelers will play without Stephon Tuitt featured an outside-the-box way of filling his spot in defensive subpackages. Linebacker Vince Williams was used as a de facto defensive lineman in some pass-rushing situations in the Steelers’ 27-14 victory against the Miami Dolphins. Cameron Heyward...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin says James Conner has shoulder injury, anticipates Jaylen Samuels’ returnVideo
James Conner left the locker room Monday night with his arm in a sling. Benny Snell Jr. was seen using crutches to protect a knee injury Tuesday afternoon at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin isn’t sure whether he will have his starting running back and rookie...
Defense’s about-face highlights 5 things we learned from Steelers’ win over DolphinsVideo
Five things we learned from Steelers 27, Dolphins 14: 1. Abrupt change Mike Tomlin didn’t spare any blame for the Steelers’ slow start. That included a defense that allowed touchdowns on one short drive (26 yards) and one medium one (63) in the first quarter. The scores left the Steelers...
Steelers overcome 14-point deficit to defeat winless DolphinsVideo
After an unexpected start to their Monday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers heard an unfamiliar sound cascade down from the Heinz Field seats. Boos. For most of the first half, the Steelers played like they weren’t ready for their 15-day layoff between games to end. Then, they awakened in time to...
Steelers wary of Ryan Fitzpatrick, winless Dolphins heading into prime-time game
The last time the Pittsburgh Steelers faced quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, the phenomenon known as “FitzMagic” was all the rage in Tampa Bay. No wonder. In the first two games of the 2018 season, Fitzpatrick passed for 417 and 402 yards, respectively, to lead the Buccaneers to a 2-0 start. The...
Mark Barron thankful for extra rest he has gotten in 1st year with Steelers
In training camp, preseason and the first month of the regular season, it wasn’t uncommon for Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin to give inside linebacker Mark Barron a veteran’s day off from practice one day each week. Barron said it wasn’t because of a recent injury history, but rather a...
3 players questionable for Steelers’ game Monday night vs. Dolphins
Unlike the last time the Pittsburgh Steelers played a game, they will have several decisions to make Monday night when deciding seven inactive players. For the first time in a while, the Steelers will take a relatively healthy roster into their game at Heinz Field against the Miami Dolphins. Only...
Thinned ranks at OLB could limit Steelers’ plans to rest T.J. Watt, Bud DupreeVideo
While the Pittsburgh Steelers try to implement a scaled-down player rotation on the defensive line in the wake of Stephon Tuitt’s season-ending pectoral injury, they face the opposite issue at the next level of their defense. Given the amount of playing time Bud Dupree and T.J. Watt have seen through...
Dolphins coach Brian Flores has ‘moved on’ from Minkah Fitzpatrick trade to Steelers
Brian Flores isn’t interested in rehashing history. It has been nearly six weeks since the Miami Dolphins traded second-year defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick, a former No. 11 overall draft pick, to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Although the Dolphins face the Steelers on Monday night at Heinz Field, the first-year Dolphins head...
NFL places Steelers LB Anthony Chickillo on reserve/commissioner exempt list
Three days after he was charged in an alleged domestic incident with his girlfriend, Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Anthony Chickillo was placed by the NFL on the reserve/commissioner exempt list. The Steelers re-signed linebacker Jayrone Elliott to take Chickillo’s spot on the 53-man roster. While on the exempt list, Chickillo...
Minkah Fitzpatrick downplays getting chance to play against his former team
Minkah Fitzpatrick insists there is no extra motivation. No incentive to hand another loss to a team that has strung up six in a row to start this season. No reason to rip the organization he so badly wanted to leave in September. When the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Miami...
James Conner to receive Ed Block Courage Award for overcoming Hodgkin Lymphoma
Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner will be presented with the Ed Block Courage Award on Nov. 5 as part of the Arthur J. Rooney Sr. Courage Awards Luncheon at Heinz Field. Conner is being honored for overcoming Hodgkin Lymphoma, which was discovered when he was 20 and a junior...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin ‘not feeling great’ about depth at outside linebackerVideo
While the NFL continues its investigation into the alleged domestic incident involving Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Anthony Chickillo, coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday the organization is taking the incident “very seriously.” Tomlin, though, would not speculate whether Chickillo will be permitted to rejoin the team Wednesday. Chickillo, 26, was charged with...
Mike Tomlin hoping for healthy roster when Steelers play Miami Dolphins
With an extra day of preparation, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is optimistic about having a relatively healthy roster when his team plays the Miami Dolphins on Monday night at Heinz Field. For Tomlin and his players, the recent bye week came at a good time on the schedule. “It...
Mike Tomlin says he has spoken with Anthony Chickillo; Steelers release statementVideo
Mike Tomlin said the Steelers take the charges filed against outside linebacker Anthony Chickillo “seriously,” but he would not say whether Chickillo will be permitted to rejoin the team Wednesday. Chickillo, 26, was charged with simple assault and criminal mischief, both misdemeanors, and harassment, a summary offense, after a domestic...
Devlin Hodges ‘not disappointed at all’ about returning to No. 2 QB role
Devlin “Duck” Hodges spent his four-day break on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ bye week in Canada. The purpose of the trip was — what else? — duck hunting. When Hodges returned to practice with his teammates Monday, he did so as the Steelers’ No. 2 quarterback, the role he served until...
