Joe Rutter stories, Page 37

Had T.J. Watt’s knee injury taken place in the regular season and not the preseason finale, the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year wouldn’t have missed many snaps, if any. But because it was the final tuneup for the Sept. 11 season opener, Watt didn’t mind exiting for good in...

On a day when the Pittsburgh Steelers reduced their roster to 53 players, they swung trades for an offensive lineman and outside linebacker, let go a pair of contributing linemen – one on each side of the ball — and cut five of their former draft picks. Addressing the lack...

In the first wave of roster cuts made Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Steelers let go a pair of experienced linemen — one on each side of the ball. Defensive lineman Henry Mondeaux, who appeared in 26 games over the previous two seasons, and guard John Leglue, who started the final six...

Running back Najee Harris revealed Sunday that the foot injury he sustained on the first day of padded practices in training camp was more serious than what coach Mike Tomlin reported to the media. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ second-year runner said he has been dealing with a sprained Lisfranc, a potentially...

Mike Tomlin isn’t ready to name his starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers even though Mitch Trubisky has continued to do everything asked of him in the preseason. Trubisky took his biggest step toward winning the quarterback competition Sunday, directing a touchdown drive while running the 2-minute offense at the...

Mike Tomlin is keeping the status quo with the rotation of his quarterbacks in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason finale. Mitch Trubisky will start the game Sunday against the Detroit Lions at Acrisure Stadium. Rookie first-round pick Kenny Pickett will be the first quarterback of the bench. Veteran Mason Rudolph, the...

When the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Detroit Lions on Sunday, they will conclude not just their preseason but the exhibition schedule for the entire NFL. The 4:30 p.m. nationally televised kickoff makes the Steelers-Lions matchup the final one of the weekend and one of only two that will be held...

One day after waiving a rookie quarterback, the Pittsburgh Steelers had an 18-year veteran attend practice Wednesday. Ben Roethlisberger was at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex as a visitor, however, and not someone looking to make a Tom Brady-like comeback after retiring in the offseason. Instead of sporting a No. 7...

A clip of defensive lineman Arden Key rushing past left guard Kendrick Green like he was invisible went viral in the aftermath of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason game Saturday night in Jacksonville. If it wasn’t bad enough for Green that the video was there for the world to see, it...

The Pittsburgh Steelers have subbed one offensive tackle for another, signing former Oklahoma offensive lineman Adrian Ealy on Monday and waiving Jordan Tucker. Ealy became a free agent when he was released by the Los Angeles Rams last week. An undrafted free agent who began his career with Baltimore in...

By getting two scores in the final 6 minutes, 20 seconds Saturday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers turned an eight-point deficit into a 16-15 victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The win was the second in a row for the Steelers in the preseason, but, in coach Mike Tomlin’s opinion, all it...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – All of those repetitions running the two-minute offense in training camp have made Kenny Pickett look like a resilient pro — and not a rookie quarterback — in his first NFL preseason. Elevated to the second quarterback spot for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game against the Jacksonville Jaguars...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Myles Jack didn’t have to wait long to make his homecoming at TIAA Bank Field. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ first — and only — preseason road game coincided with the 26-year-old inside linebacker’s return to Jacksonville, site of his first six NFL seasons. “It’s definitely going to be...

The sight of defensive captain Cameron Heyward kneeling on the ground in pain wasn’t exactly what the Pittsburgh Steelers wanted to see on the final day of training camp at Saint Vincent. Heyward went down on the third play of seven shots, the 2-point simulation that typically begins each Steelers...

Mitch Trubisky will start at quarterback for the second preseason game in a row, but the order in which the backups will enter the game has been flipped. Coach Mike Tomlin confirmed Thursday that first-round pick Kenny Pickett will be the first quarterback off the bench when the Pittsburgh Steelers...

Kenny Pickett’s work as the second-team quarterback in training camp this week is preparing him for an expanded role Saturday night when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Jacksonville Jaguars in their second preseason game. Pickett was the No. 3 quarterback in the opener against Seattle. He played the second half...

Diontae Johnson and Chase Claypool were held out of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason opener because of minor injuries, so they could only watch the Acrisure Stadium debut of the George Pickens Show from the home sideline. Safe to say they gave the rookie receiver rave reviews. “He’s a freak, that’s...

When defensive backs lined up to go one-on-one against the wide receivers Tuesday in practice, two-time All-Pro pick Minkah Fitzpatrick was tasked with defending rookie George Pickens. It was no accident. “The exposure was not for Minkah,” coach Mike Tomlin said afterward. “It was for George.” Pickens showed he was...

Several players returned from injuries Tuesday and resumed practicing with the Pittsburgh Steelers at Saint Vincent. Coach Mike Tomlin provided extended reps for two: left guard Kevin Dotson and outside linebacker Genard Avery. Dotson is competing with Kendrick Green for the lone vacancy on the offensive line. Avery was signed...

Bethel Park graduate Jake Dixon was one of four players the Pittsburgh Steelers waived Tuesday as they reduced their roster to the NFL-mandated 85 players. Also waived were defensive tackle Doug Costin, punter Cameron Nizialek and center Chris Owen. Safety Karl Joseph (foot) and wide receiver Anthony Miller (shoulder) were...

Andy Weidl was an intern with the Pittsburgh Steelers before Kevin Colbert was hired to lead the football operations department. He returned to the organization after Colbert’s resignation as general manager in May. Although they never worked on the same staff, Weidl has an appreciation and admiration for what Colbert...

As encouraged as he was by the quarterback play he witnessed Saturday night, Mike Tomlin’s review of the film from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 32-25 victory against Seattle left him dissatisfied with the group tasked with protecting his trio of passers. While Mitch Trubisky, Mason Rudolph and Kenny Pickett threw touchdown...

In their first practice since the preseason opener, the Pittsburgh Steelers offense Monday began to resemble the group that will take the field Sept. 11 in Cincinnati. Running back Najee Harris and wide receivers Diontae Johnson and Chase Claypool returned to practice after sitting out the 32-25 victory against Seattle...

If the preseason opener is any indication, the Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t going to be the notoriously slow starters that took the field last year in Ben Roethlisberger’s final season. With veterans Mitch Trubisky and Mason Rudolph competing to be Roethlisberger’s successor, the offense got off to a good start Saturday...

For the first time since he fractured his ankle in the second game last season, Tyson Alualu was on the practice field and taking part in team portions of practice with his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates. The 35-year-old nose tackle, who was activated from the physically unable to perform list earlier...