Joe Rutter stories, Page 86

If the Pittsburgh Steelers make the AFC playoffs and advance to the divisional round, they could get fullback Roosevelt Nix and wide receiver Ryan Switzer back on the active roster. The Steelers announced Thursday that Nix and Switzer have been designated to return from injured reserve, which paves the way...

While the Pittsburgh Steelers’ opponent on Sunday, the Baltimore Ravens, enjoyed a day off on Christmas – a byproduct of earning home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs – coach Mike Tomlin put his players through a 90-minute practice Wednesday at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Cornerback Steve Nelson was new to...

Ben Roethlisberger gave Pittsburgh Steelers fans a Christmas gift on Wednesday when he vowed to resume his football career in 2020, shooting down a report that cast doubt about his football future. Underneath a family photo posted on his website, bigben7.com, Roethlisberger wrote that he is “working hard and more...

Down to their only healthy option at quarterback with experience running their offense in a game this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers will turn to Devlin Hodges as their starter for Week 17 at Baltimore. Mason Rudolph, who replaced Hodges in the second quarter Sunday and led the Steelers to their...

Five things we learned from Jets 16, Steelers 10: 1. Wild final weekend The most simplistic formula for the Steelers to get into the playoffs is to win Sunday in Baltimore and have the Tennessee Titans lose their game at the Houston Texans. The Steelers still could get into the...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Needing a touchdown to pull out an improbable victory at MetLife Stadium, Devlin Hodges winged a pass 44 yards toward the end zone with 51 seconds remaining Sunday. James Washington jumped high in the air near the goal line and got both hands on the ball....

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Hopeful of securing the AFC’s fifth playoff seed just one week earlier, the Pittsburgh Steelers suddenly find themselves in a situation murkier than the swamp outside MetLife Stadium after a 16-10 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday. The higher wild-card seed was removed from...

As disappointed as Bud Dupree was for not being selected to his first Pro Bowl, the Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker kept reminding himself about teammate Cameron Heyward. “It takes time,” Dupree said. “Cam didn’t make one until, like, his sixth year.” Actually, it took seven years for Heyward to be...

For a team that built a three-game winning streak on an ability to run the ball, the Pittsburgh Steelers got away from that formula in the second half Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. Even after the Steelers went ahead by three points in the third quarter of a 17-10 loss,...

The only outside linebacker in the AFC with more sacks than Bud Dupree is Pittsburgh Steelers teammate T.J. Watt. While Watt earned a trip to the Pro Bowl on Tuesday night, Dupree was not one of the other two players at his position to make the cut. Baltimore’s Matthew Judon...

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be represented on the offensive line and at all three levels of the defense when the Pro Bowl is played next month. Five players were selected to compete in the Pro Bowl, which will be Jan. 26 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. Guard David...

Mike Tomlin isn’t sentimental about facing former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell. Bell, who held out the 2018 season rather than play on the franchise tag, will face his former team Sunday for the first time since signing as a free agent with the New York Jets. The Steelers...

He has missed four consecutive games and incurred a setback last week when he aggravated his knee injury in practice. Still, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster hasn’t given up hope of returning for the final two weeks of the regular season. “It all depends on how my knee feels...

Six players on the Pittsburgh Steelers led their respective positions when fan balloting for the Pro Bowl ended last week. Five were among the leading vote getters when the process began in November: center Maurkice Pouncey, defensive tackle Cameron Heyward, outside linebacker T.J. Watt, inside linebacker Devin Bush and free...

The Pittsburgh Steelers would like to make a correction to the schedule the NFL sent out in April. It’s the part that states the postseason begins on the first weekend of January. For the Steelers, it begins two weeks earlier, starting Sunday when they travel to East Rutherford, N.J., to...

Five things we learned from Bills 17, Steelers 10: 1. Defensive dilemma A defense that was so proficient at preventing big plays since a 1-4 start allowed a costly one in the fourth quarter when Josh Allen threw a 40-yard completion to John Brown on the first play of a...

For the first half of Devin Bush’s rookie season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he played no fewer than 76% of all defensive snaps in a game and he logged every defensive snap on three occasions. In the five games that followed, the inside linebacker exceeded 76% of the snaps just...

Steven Nelson is happy to be part of the most disruptive defense in the NFL, one that leads the league with 33 takeaways. He’s thrilled to be among a secondary that has excelled at creating havoc, the Pittsburgh Steelers ranking second with 18 interceptions. He’s quick to join teammates in...