Joe Rutter stories, Page 84

As the XFL enters its second week of play since the spring league’s return from a 19-year hiatus, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be one of the NFL teams paying attention. When it comes time to filling out the 90-man offseason roster after the NFL Draft, general manager Kevin Colbert will...

Ryan Shazier has not played in the NFL for two seasons as he rehabilitates from spinal stabilization surgery, and there is no indication the Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker is ready to come back to the field in 2020. Still, the Steelers continue to support Shazier’s comeback as they try to...

Kevin Colbert has spent the past 20 seasons employed by the Pittsburgh Steelers. If he has his way, he’ll never collect a paycheck from another NFL organization. The Steelers general manager, who signed a one-year contract extension last week, wants to retire with the team even though he has no...

Forget about the Pittsburgh Steelers pursuing a backup quarterback in free agency next month. General manager Kevin Colbert became the latest team official to squash talk of the team adding a veteran to dress behind starter Ben Roethlisberger. Colbert said Thursday the Steelers are “hopeful” Roethlisberger will make a “complete...

For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off a non-playoff season. And for the second year in a row, the win total has dropped — from 13 to nine to eight. While acknowledging the team’s .500 record was “below the standards that are expected here,”...

Not surprising for a team that missed the playoffs with an 8-8 record, the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t get any love from the NFL’s website in its year-end quarterback rankings compilation. Four editors at NFL.com examined all 57 quarterbacks who started at least one game in the league during the 2019...

Myles Garrett’s suspension for swinging a helmet at Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph is over. The NFL reinstated the Cleveland Browns defensive end Wednesday, two days after Garrett met with commissioner Roger Goodell. The reinstatement allows Garrett to be around the team and participate in offseason workouts when the program...

Antonio Brown is reversing field in his views of Ben Roethlisberger. Critical of his former teammate in the past, Brown apologized for his behavior toward the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Wednesday on his verified Instagram account. Under a picture showing Roethlisberger patting Brown on the head, he wrote: “I never realized...

The search for the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers coach appears to have taken coach Mike Tomlin back to the college ranks. Bryan McClendon, formerly the offensive coordinator at South Carolina, will fill the position vacancy on the Steelers, according to Mike Gillespie, sports director at the ABC affiliate in Columbia,...

Landry Jones is considered the face of the upstart XFL, but the former Pittsburgh Steelers backup apparently won’t be under center when his team, the Dallas Renegades, make their debut this weekend. Jones, 29, is dealing with a knee injury that reportedly will keep him from playing in the opener....

For the second year in a row, the Pitt football team will have just one representative this month at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. Cornerback Dane Jackson, who was invited to the Senior Bowl in January, will be the Panthers’ lone player attending the annual scouting event in Indianapolis from...

Art Rooney II is optimistic about a healthy Ben Roethlisberger returning to form in 2020, and he is hoping the Pittsburgh Steelers will complement their franchise quarterback with a strong running game next season. The Steelers president addressed Roethlisberger, the running game and other topics during a 20-minute conference call...

When Kevin Colbert joined the Pittsburgh Steelers in February 2000, they were coming off 6-10 and 7-9 records, the first two losing seasons under coach Bill Cowher. Over the next 20 years, from Cowher to Mike Tomlin and through a title change for Colbert, the Steelers have had just one...

If the Pittsburgh Steelers play an international game in the 2020 season, it won’t be against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars confirmed Tuesday that they will play back-to-back home games in London next season, but said their games against the Steelers and Chicago Bears will be played at Jacksonville’s TIAA...

Despite missing the playoffs for the past two years and finishing with an 8-8 record in 2019, the Pittsburgh Steelers are getting respect from oddsmakers regarding their chances of competing for a Super Bowl in the 2020 season. A pair of online betting sites have include the Steelers among the...

With the force of a linebacker sacking a quarterback, Katie Sowers will smash a gender barrier Sunday by becoming the first woman to coach in the Super Bowl. The 33-year-old is in her first year as an offensive assistant coach for the San Francisco 49ers, who square off against the...

T.J. Watt will have to be content with winning the Pittsburgh Steelers team MVP award for the 2020 season. A contender for AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors, Watt came up short Saturday when voters selected New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore. Gilmore became the first defensive back...

The good news for the Pittsburgh Steelers is the organization will be well represented when the Pro Football Hall of Fame holds its induction ceremonies this summer. The bad news is they didn’t get every eligible candidate elected in the Class of 2020. Safety Troy Polamalu was elected to the...

Looking for a local rooting interest in Super Bowl LIV with the Pittsburgh Steelers missing the playoffs for the second year in a row and last reaching the title game nine years ago? There is no shortage of connections to the organization, the region and area colleges when the Kansas...

Was the gesture a sign of things to come? On Thursday, at an event held on the site of Super Bowl LIV, Pro Football Hall of Fame president and CEO David Baker presented commemorative Hall of Fame pins to the young sons of Steelers great Troy Polamalu. Dad’s turn could...

The man whose block produced the longest touchdown run in Super Bowl history is hoping to complete his own lengthy journey this weekend, one that has taken more time to finish than he anticipated. While it took just seconds for Willie Parker to find the end zone on his 75-yard...

Ben Roethlisberger bid farewell Friday to Class of 2004 member Eli Manning, who retired after 16 seasons with the New York Giants. Roethlisberger and Manning were two of the three high-profile passers selected in the memorable 2004 NFL Draft, with Philip Rivers rounding out the trio. On his web site,...

The first departure of the offseason for the Pittsburgh Steelers is not a player or coach, but a member of the organization’s front office. Samir Suleiman, the team’s football administration coordinator who helped managed the salary cap, is leaving to take a similar job with the Carolina Panthers. Panthers owner...

The selection of Donnie Shell to the Pro Football Hall of Fame last week gave the Pittsburgh Steelers a neat and tidy 10 players from the four-time Super Bowl championship teams in the 1970s a spot in Canton, Ohio. Shell became the fifth member of the Steel Curtain defense to...