Joe Rutter stories, Page 51
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has ‘no news’ on potential return of T.J. Watt before bye weekVideo
Don’t expect to see T.J. Watt in a Pittsburgh Steelers uniform before the bye week, and be prepared for rookie Calvin Austin’s absence to continue for the rest of the season. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday at his weekly press conference that it’s “highly unlikely” Watt and Austin will be...
Steelers’ lack of splash afflicts offense, defense in loss to Dolphins
No sacks. No interceptions. For all of the good the Pittsburgh Steelers defense did over the final three quarters of a 16-10 loss Sunday night to the Miami Dolphins, it failed to make the type of splash plays that coach Mike Tomlin expects from his group. Again. Not only didn’t...
Kenny Pickett throws 2 late interceptions, Steelers can’t rally in loss to Dolphins
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — It was a game Mike Tomlin thought the Pittsburgh Steelers literally let slip through their fingers. On a day when Kenny Pickett, making his first prime time start, threw three interceptions, the Steelers defense had four chances to pick off passes and came away empty-handed in...
T.J. Watt takes step toward return, works out on field before Steelers-Dolphins game
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — As he nears a return from injured reserve, outside linebacker T.J. Watt took part in about a 40-minute workout before the Pittsburgh Steelers’ prime-time matchup Sunday night at Hard Rock Stadium against the Miami Dolphins. Watt did agility drills that focused on running and cutting. Watt...
Memories of AFC title game loss to undefeated 1972 Dolphins still hard to digest for some Steelers
Barry Pearson wasn’t fooled. Trouble was, the other members of the Pittsburgh Steelers special teams unit were. And because of that collective gaffe, the complexion of the 1972 AFC championship game changed. On Sunday night, the Miami Dolphins will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their undefeated season, the festivities coinciding...
Brian Flores’ return to Florida not a focus for Steelers players, coaches
Brian Flores told a Pittsburgh Steelers spokesman this week that he was politely declining interview requests since the questions almost assuredly would focus on his high-profile return to Miami and his unresolved civil suit that involves the Dolphins, his former employer. Flores apparently has extended that ban to the Steelers...
QB Kenny Pickett takes part in full practice for Steelers as they prep to play Dolphins
Kenny Pickett took the first step toward reclaiming his starting job as Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback when he was a full practice participant Wednesday. Coach Mike Tomlin has said Pickett will start Sunday night against the Miami Dolphins if the rookie first-round draft pick is cleared from concussion protocol. While Pickett...
WR Diontae Johnson talks about spat with Steelers QB Mitch Trubisky: ‘We squashed it’
While unwilling to provide details, wide receiver Diontae Johnson said Wednesday that he and quarterback Mitch Trubisky talked “man to man” and are fine after a reported argument between the Pittsburgh Steelers teammates at halftime of the Oct. 2 game against the New York Jets. Johnson reportedly was upset he...
Brian Flores’ return to Miami amid civil lawsuit ‘non-story’ for Steelers, coach Mike Tomlin
Given the opponent on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ schedule this week, Brian Flores’ civil lawsuit that involves the Miami Dolphins is bound to be a storyline ahead of the matchup Sunday night in South Florida. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin wants no part of it. At his weekly press conference Tuesday, Tomlin...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says Kenny Pickett, if cleared from protocol, will start at QB against Dolphins
Mike Tomlin is proceeding with Kenny Pickett as the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback Sunday night in Miami, ending any talk of a brewing controversy before it gathers momentum. Tomlin’s decision comes with a caveat. Pickett, the rookie first-round pick from Pitt, must be released from concussion protocol before he can...
Trio of newcomers to Steelers secondary plays part in holding down Bucs, Tom Brady
The names Jackson, Wilson and Riley would have the makings of a reputable law firm if those three men already didn’t have jobs as professional football players. Until Sunday, Pittsburgh Steelers fans could be forgiven if they didn’t realize the trio of Josh Jackson, Quincy Wilson and Elijah Riley held...
5 things we learned: Steelers WR Chase Claypool emerges as prime target in critical 3rd-down moments
Five things we learned from Steelers 20, Buccaneers 18: 1. Cut to the chase Not only did Chase Claypool catch the touchdown pass — the first by a Steelers receiver this year — that provided a 20-12 lead in the fourth quarter, he had a pair of third-down grabs on...
Short-handed Steelers keep Brady out of the end zone, beat Bucs to stop skid
Facing the most decorated quarterback in NFL history, the Pittsburgh Steelers trotted out a defense that was missing four veteran defensive backs, including three starters. The league’s reigning defensive player of the year was on the sideline, too. Tom Brady not only was playing against a depleted secondary, he was...
Steelers likely get one final crack against Tom Brady at Acrisure Stadium
The obstacles facing the Pittsburgh Steelers secondary Sunday are tantamount to trying to climb Mt. Everest in tennis shoes. Four of the top six defensive backs won’t suit up because of injury, leaving the Steelers to start two unproven players at cornerback and deploy a safety tandem that won’t include...
Steelers corner Arthur Maulet: ‘I was heated’ when calling out teammates after 38-3 loss to Bills
Arthur Maulet doesn’t regret speaking his mind in the visiting locker room after the Steelers’ 38-3 loss to the Buffalo Bills last Sunday. Maulet spoke out about players laughing and smiling on the bench while the Steelers were in the midst of the most lopsided defeat in coach Mike Tomlin’s...
Steelers tasked with trying to generate pass rush while figuring out how to defend Tom Brady
Despite being a defense that thrives on getting after the quarterback, the Pittsburgh Steelers have applied about as much pressure as a leaky faucet without NFL Defensive Player of the Year T.J. Watt. In four games without Watt, the Steelers have totaled three sacks, and the lack of pressure was...
Kenny Pickett focuses on ending Steelers’ skid, not sharing field with Bucs’ Tom Brady
Growing up in New Jersey, Kenny Pickett was a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, and he had his heart broken four months shy of his seventh birthday when the New England Patriots beat his favorite team 24-21 in Super Bowl XXXIX. Pickett was a few months removed from his freshman...
Mike Tomlin not ‘reading too much into’ Steelers frustrations after lopsided loss to Bills
Mike Tomlin said slot corner Arthur Maulet had every reason to be upset after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 38-3 loss to the Buffalo Bills, although he didn’t necessarily agree with the sixth-year veteran’s assertion that laughing and smiling was taking place on the sideline. Maulet spoke up in the locker room...
Mike Tomlin won’t change ‘for sake of change’ as Steelers try to snap 4-game skid
Mike Tomlin remains open to making changes in personnel and on his coaching staff as the Pittsburgh Steelers take a four-game losing streak into their game Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He just won’t use public pressure to influence his decision. “I don’t intend to change for the sake...
Steelers wouldn’t mind repeat of 2019 turnaround, the last time they started 1-4
The turnover on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster has been significant enough that only about a dozen players remain from the 2019 team that also began the season with a 1-4 record. The situations are similar in that both teams underwent a quarterback change. In 2019, it was Ben Roethlisberger’s right...
5 things we learned: With loss to Bills, Steelers find themselves at bottom of AFC
5 things we learned from Bills 38, Steelers 3: 1. Bottom of the barrel No matter what transpires in the “Monday Night Football” game, the Steelers will enter Week 6 with the worst record in the AFC. It’s just a matter of whether they will be the sole 1-4 team...
Steelers unhappy no penalty was called on Damar Hamlin hit to QB Kenny Pickett
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — That was no fake slide Kenny Pickett attempted late in the third quarter Sunday when he tried to scramble for a first down against the Buffalo Bills. And that was no fake hit delivered by safety Damar Hamlin, Pickett’s former teammate at Pitt. Hamlin lowered his...
Mike Tomlin not ‘disputing’ report that Steelers’ T.J. Watt underwent surgery on knee
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — On a day when the Pittsburgh Steelers gave up their most yards in nine years, the shoddy play of the secondary masked another issue on defense. The Steelers still can’t generate a pass rush without defending NFL Defensive Player of the Year T.J. Watt. Watt sat...
Steelers’ 38-3 loss to Bills marks most lopsided defeat in Mike Tomlin era, worst since 1989Video
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Mike Tomlin has lost more important games. A Super Bowl and an AFC championship game spring to mind. He just hasn’t lost one by such a lopsided margin in his 16 years as Pittsburgh Steelers coach. Tomlin presided over a 38-3 defeat to the Buffalo Bills...
Bills throttle Steelers in Kenny Pickett’s 1st start
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Too bad for Kenny Pickett that his first NFL start couldn’t have come against the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. That way he might be savoring a victory instead of enduring one of most lopsided defeats in franchise history. Pickett could only stand on the sideline Sunday afternoon...
