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Draft CB breakdown: Steelers could take shot at Byron MurphyVideo
The NFL Draft is April 25-27 in Nashville, Tenn. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. Today: Cornerbacks 1. Greedy Williams LSU, 6-2, 185 A two-year starter at LSU, Williams left school after his junior season. He...
With Artie Burns struggling, Steelers could choose cornerback in first round
Artie Burns had tears in his eyes as he stood at his locker after a Saturday practice in September, two days before the Pittsburgh Steelers would play their third game of the season. Burns had been informed he would be sharing playing time at cornerback with Coty Sensabaugh. That decision...
NFL Draft K/P breakdown: Experienced options available
The NFL Draft is April 25-27 in Nashville, Tenn. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. Today: Kickers/Punters Kickers 1. Cole Tracy LSU, 5-10, 184 After completing a successful college career at Division II Assumption College, Tracy...
Steelers could look to kickstart special teams at NFL Draft
Coming off a season in which they each faced outsiders brought in to compete for their jobs, kicker Chris Boswell and punter Jordan Berry received financial votes of confidence from the Pittsburgh Steelers. Boswell had his $2 million roster bonus picked up, and Berry received a two-year, $3.7 million contract...
Steelers open season at Patriots in 1st of 5 prime-time games
The first team to win six Lombardi trophies will be on hand to witness the second franchise raise its record-tying championship banner. Thanks to the NFL schedule makers, the Steelers will open the 2019 season on Sunday, Sept. 8 in New England when the Patriots celebrate the sixth Lombardi Trophy...
Wisconsin LB Andrew Van Ginkel visits with Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers concluded the predraft visit process Wednesday by hosting a linebacker who has a knack for getting after the quarterback. The Steelers hosted Wisconsin’s Andrew Van Ginkel, who projects as an outside linebacker in a 3-4 scheme. The 6-foot-3, 241-pound Van Ginkel played at three schools. He started...
Steelers reportedly will open season at Patriots in prime time
The Pittsburgh Steelers will open the 2019 regular season on Sept. 8 at New England, with the Patriots raising their sixth championship banner, according to a report by The Athletic. The Patriots tied the Steelers by winning a sixth Lombardi Trophy in February when they defeated the Los Angeles Rams...
NFL Draft C/G breakdown: Oklahoma’s Cody Ford top optionVideo
The NFL Draft is April 25-27 in Nashville, Tenn. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. Today: Guards/Centers 1. Cody Ford Oklahoma, 6-4, 329 Ford played guard and tackle at Oklahoma, but he is projected to move...
Steelers unlikely to spend premium draft pick at center, guard
The last time the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted a guard was in 2012, when David DeCastro fell to them with the No. 24 overall pick. The last time the Steelers selected a center was in 2010, when Maurkice Pouncey was the No. 18 player off the board. Clarification: Those two seasons...
NFL Draft OT breakdown: Florida’s Jawaan Taylor shows versatilityVideo
The NFL Draft is April 25-27 in Nashville, Tenn. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. Today: Tackles ———— 1. Jawaan Taylor Florida, 6-5, 312 Taylor shed weight after tipping the scales at 380 pounds in high...
Expect Steelers to stand pat at OT in NFL DraftVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers built up enough depth at tackle in recent years that they weathered extended absences by starter Marcus Gilbert the past two seasons. Chris Hubbard started 10 games in 2017, and Matt Feiler picked up where Hubbard left off last season by starting 10 times at right tackle...
Steelers meet with small-school cornerback Denmark
The Pittsburgh Steelers dipped into the small-school ranks Tuesday for their penultimate predraft visit when they hosted defensive back Stephen Denmark, who played for Division II national champion Valdosta State in 2018. Denmark is a 6-foot-3, 212-pound cornerback with limited experience in the secondary. He arrived at Valdosta State as...
Deep draft class for tight ends could tempt Steelers
Since Heath Miller retired after the 2015 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers have used the free agency and trade markets to replenish the tight end position. Could the draft be the avenue of choice in 2019? When Jesse James signed a four-year contract to play for the Detroit Lions, the Steelers...
NFL Draft TE breakdown: Iowa duo stands out above restVideo
The NFL Draft is April 25-27 in Nashville, Tenn. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. Today: Tight ends —- 1. T.J. Hockenson Iowa, 6-5 251 Iowa churns out tight ends the way some schools produce quarterbacks...
Maryland RB Ty Johnson among 2 visitors to Steelers
As the Pittsburgh Steelers head into the home stretch of the predraft interview process, they hosted two under-the-radar players Monday. Visiting UPMC Rooney Sports Complex were Maryland running back Ty Johnson and Murray State linebacker Quintin Williams. That brings the number of official visitors to 28, two shy of the...
Early-round wide receiver picks become norm for Steelers
If it’s April, then the Pittsburgh Steelers must be planning their strategy on selecting a wide receiver in the NFL Draft. Since Ben Roethlisberger was drafted in 2004, the Steelers have taken at least one wide receiver in 13 of 14 drafts. In nine of those 13 drafts, they addressed...
NFL Draft WR breakdown: D.K. Metcalf has size, pedigree on sideVideo
The NFL Draft is April 25-27 in Nashville, Tenn. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. Today: Wide receivers 1. D.K. Metcalf Mississippi, 6-3, 228 Metcalf has the size and speed — he ran a 4.33 40...
Last change swings in Penguins’ favor in Game 3
Without the benefit of the last change, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top line featuring Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust was held without a point in consecutive losses to open a first-round playoff series against the New York Islanders. That will change Sunday in Game 3 at PPG Paints Arena...
Simon moves to top line with Crosby, GuentzelVideo
From a statistical standpoint, Dominik Simon would appear to be the last player deserving of a promotion to the top scoring line for the Pittsburgh Penguins. After all, he has scored only two goals in his past 40 games. But there was Simon skating alongside Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel...
Crosby: Penguins need ‘urgency and desperation’ in Game 3
Nobody needed to remind the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday that only four teams in NHL history have won a playoff series after losing the first three games. In the locker room at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, the players were keenly aware of what is at stake Sunday. Defeat...
Penguins’ Jared McCann ‘optimistic’ about returning for Game 3
It took four seasons for Jared McCann to play in his first career postseason game. Nobody took it harder than McCann when his experience was blunted after one game because of an upper body injury. McCann was scratched from Game 2 of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ first-round playoff series against the...
Penn State’s Trace McSorley could face long wait at NFL DraftVideo
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories heading into the NFL Draft on April 25-27. Today’s installment focuses on quarterbacks. It was setting up so perfectly for Trace McSorley. By returning for his senior season at Penn State, McSorley would avoid being lumped into the quarterback-heavy...
NFL Draft QB breakdown: Does Kyler Murray have what it takes to go No. 1?Video
The NFL Draft will be conducted April 25-27 in Nashville, Tenn. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. Today: Quarterbacks —- 1. Kyler Murray Oklahoma, 5-10, 207 Murray followed in Baker Mayfield’s footsteps by winning the Heisman...
NFL Draft gives teams variety of options at running backVideo
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of stories heading into the NFL Draft on April 25-27. Today’s installment focuses on running backs. The low point for running back prospects came in the 2013-14 classes, when not one ball carrier was selected in the first round of the...
NFL Draft RB breakdown: Alabama’s Josh Jacobs likely 1st-rounder, but who’s next?Video
The NFL Draft will be conducted April 25-27 in Nashville, Tenn. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. Today: Running backs —- 1. Josh Jacobs Alabama, 5-10, 220 Because of Alabama’s deep crop of running backs, Jacobs...
