Joe Rutter stories, Page 40

The last time quarterback Kenny Pickett entered a training camp third on the depth chart, he was in his freshman year at Pitt. By the end of the season, he had emerged as the starter, and he held that job over the next four years, becoming a Heisman Trophy finalist,...

Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2022 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order, two per day, between June...

Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2022 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order, two per day, between June...

The Pittsburgh Maulers limp into their season finale tied for the worst record in the rebooted USFL, so it’s no surprise that the team had just one player selected for the inaugural all-league team. Safety Bryce Torneden is the only Maulers player represented on the all-USFL list, the league announced...

Fulfilling a wish he made to his father a decade ago, Minkah Fitzpatrick stood at a podium Thursday, basking in the knowledge that he had achieved financial security for his family by becoming the NFL’s highest-paid safety. A day earlier, Fitzpatrick signed a five-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers that...

Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2022 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order, two per day, between June...

The Pittsburgh Steelers made two-time All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick the highest-paid player at his position Wednesday, signing him to a five-year contract that runs through 2026. ESPN reported the four additional years on Fitzpatrick’s contract — he already was signed to a fifth-year option for 2022 — average $18.4 million...

She has become a viral sensation on Twitter. She has been interviewed by newspapers and TV stations, and she has done the morning radio show circuit. Meg Burkardt’s time in the spotlight has exceeded her allotted 15 minutes, but she is not done soaking in the attention. “I’m going to...

For a team that embraces a next-man-up approach when a starter isn’t on the field, the Pittsburgh Steelers put that philosophy to work in offseason practices and could do so again when training camp begins next month. Minkah Fitzpatrick’s decision not to participate in team activities during OTAs and minicamp...

Terrell Edmunds wants to clear up any misconceptions about fellow safety Minkah Fitzpatrick’s participation — or lack thereof — at the Pittsburgh Steelers three-day minicamp this week. “Even though he’s not practicing, it doesn’t mean he’s not locked in,” Edmunds said Thursday. “He’s still out there trying to give out...

Brian Flores said he takes about a minute a day to divert his attention from his day-to-day duties as linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. And when Flores takes that 60-second respite, the man who is suing the NFL and its 32 teams alleging racial discrimination in the league’s hiring...

Diontae Johnson sees the exorbitant contracts being given to top NFL receivers, and he wants to share in the riches. He just doesn’t plan to use a holdout as a method of obtaining one. The Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, who is entering his fourth year, reported to mandatory minicamp Tuesday...

When the Pittsburgh Steelers practiced Tuesday on the first day of minicamp, players sported helmets that looked more suited for NASA than the NFL. It was the first time since the NFL passed a resolution at the spring annual meeting that players were required to wear a soft shell protective...

Before the 90 members of the Pittsburgh Steelers roster can enjoy a six-week absence from football before the start of training camp, one piece of unfinished business remains on the offseason calendar. Unlike everything else that took place since mid-April, attendance no longer is voluntary. Standing in the way of...

Fourth-round draft pick Calvin Austin III signed his four-year rookie contract Monday with the Pittsburgh Steelers, leaving first-round quarterback Kenny Pickett as the only unsigned player from the seven-member draft class. Austin, a 5-foot-8 wide receiver from Memphis, signed on the eve of players reporting to mandatory minicamp at UPMC...

As the Pittsburgh Steelers try to improve a running game that has ranked no higher than No. 29 in rushing yards over the past four seasons, they have committed to several changes. They switched offensive coordinators after the 2020 season. They used a first-round pick on Najee Harris in 2021,...

Cam Heyward was hoping Stephon Tuitt, his teammate for the past eight seasons, would return to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice facility just one time this spring. Once inside, Tuitt would be embraced by his teammates. The affection he would receive would be enough to convince the 29-year-old defensive end to...

At this time a year ago, while his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates conducted voluntary workouts, Devin Bush slowly walked around the border of the field, dragging a rope with weighted plates attached. The weights — steel-plated or metaphorical ones — have been removed this year for the Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker....

Stephon Tuitt has decided to retire rather than return from a one-year absence and play the final season of his contract for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers announced Tuitt’s decision Wednesday about two hours after the team conducted its second voluntary workout of the week at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex....

Four years as the starting free safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t bring an abundance of riches to Terrell Edmunds in his first foray into free agency. After hitting the open market in mid-March, Edmunds waited for the right offer to surface. Then, he waited some more. And some more....

Growing up in New Orleans, it didn’t take long for Omar Khan to realize his path to the NFL wouldn’t come as a player. “When I was running around that football field and I realized I wasn’t as good of an athlete as everyone else on that field, I’d better...

Three wide receivers departed in free agency, leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers with two players at the position who had just two years of experience in their offensive system. Only one decided to show up for organized team activities this week. “I didn’t want to be at home when all these...

When Omar Khan arrived in Pittsburgh in 2001, he joined an organization that had hired Kevin Colbert a year earlier. After spending more than two decades working under Colbert, Khan officially will be replacing him. The Steelers announced Wednesday that Khan has been promoted to general manager, confirming reports that...

The Pittsburgh Steelers have decided to remain internal for their next general manager. Omar Khan, the organization’s vice president of football and business administration, is expected to replace Kevin Colbert as GM, ESPN reported Tuesday night. Khan, 45, has been with the Steelers for 21 seasons and, as one of...

Four quarterbacks lined up behind center and took snaps Tuesday for the Pittsburgh Steelers on the first day of organized team activities. Mason Rudolph couldn’t help but think about one who should have been on the field with them but wasn’t. The voluntary workout was the first for the Steelers...