Joe Rutter stories, Page 95

For the third Labor Day in a row, a veteran’s contract was the talk of the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room when players reported to work to begin preparations for the season opener. The only difference Monday was that the news had nothing to do with Le’Veon Bell and whether he...

For the fifth year in a row, defensive lineman Cameron Heyward was named a captain by his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates. It’s an honor he doesn’t take for granted. “There are a lot of deserving guys who are leaders on this team,” Heyward said Monday. “Throughout the year, I want to...

Mason Rudolph put up the numbers in the preseason that cast him as the favorite to be the Pittsburgh Steelers backup quarterback. On Monday, the designation became official. Rudolph said that offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner informed him before practice that the second-year quarterback from Oklahoma State will be Ben Roethlisberger’s...

The Pittsburgh Steelers rounded out their initial practice squad Monday when they signed wide receiver and special teams standout Johnny Holton. Holton was among the players cut Saturday when the Steelers reached the 53-man roster limit. Holton had seven catches for 167 yards and one touchdown in the preseason, and...

The Pittsburgh Steelers have an abundance of linebackers and one fewer wide receiver than expected after announcing their cutdown to the 53-man roster Saturday. By keeping sixth-round pick Ulysees Gilbert III and undrafted free agent Tuzar Skipper, the Steelers have 10 linebackers on the roster, two more than they carried...

The Pittsburgh Steelers cleared one roster spot Saturday afternoon by trading offensive lineman Jerald Hawkins to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an exchange of 2021 draft picks. The Steelers will receive Tampa Bay’s sixth-round selection in the 2021 draft. Tampa Bay will get the Steelers’ seventh-round pick in 2021. Hawkins,...

Like a romantic burned one too many times on the dating scene, Cameron Heyward continues to search for the right one. He thinks he has found it, but he’s not ready to let down his guard. In this case, it’s not a significant other the veteran defensive lineman seeks. Heyward...

Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer Joe Greene will have a residence hall at North Texas, his alma mater, dedicated to him Saturday in Denton, Texas. The university decided in May 2018 to name the hall after Greene, the greatest player in school history and one of only two Steelers players...

James Conner is going behind the microphone. The Pittsburgh Steelers running back, who is entering his third year with the team and is coming off a Pro Bowl appearance, has agreed to do a show at 5 p.m. Mondays during the football season on 93.7 FM. Conner will join hosts...

The team-building process that began for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the spring comes to a head Thursday night in the annual preseason finale against the Carolina Panthers. Offseason workouts gave way to OTAs which gave way to minicamp which gave way to training camp which gave way to the preseason....

It was in the fourth preseason game last year when Josh Dobbs showed enough to the coaching staff that he not only earned a roster spot with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he won the backup quarterback job from veteran Landry Jones. When he gathered his players Tuesday morning for film study,...

The season opener is 12 days away for the Pittsburgh Steelers, which means the clock is winding down for them to sign veteran cornerback Joe Haden to a new contract. Per team policy, the Steelers cease negotiations once the regular season starts. Haden is entering the final year of a...

Everything about Stephon Tuitt is big: his size, his contract, his expectations as a hulking end on the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. And during a brief appearance Sunday night in the team’s exhibition game at Tennessee, so was his production. Tuitt played just 12 snaps in the Steelers’ 18-6 victory against...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Sean Davis limped off the field after playing much of the first half for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their 18-6 victory against the Tennessee Titans in their third preseason game. The safety was one of two starters to show up on the injury report. Outside linebacker Bud...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Pittsburgh Steelers would be thrilled if Diontae Johnson could duplicate JuJu Smith-Schuster’s rookie regular season from 2017. So far, the third-round draft pick from Toledo is having a similar start to his NFL career, but that’s not necessarily a good thing. Smith-Schuster dealt with three injuries...

Andrew Luck’s sudden retirement from the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday night will deny fans the chance to watch him play against the Steelers this season. The Colts are scheduled to visit Heinz Field on Nov. 3. The game would have been just the second start for Luck against the Steelers,...

Cornerback Joe Haden continues to work his way back from an ankle contusion that has kept him from practicing for the past two weeks. Haden doesn’t expect to dress Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers play at the Tennessee Titans in their third preseason game, but he reiterated he will be...

T.J. Watt played almost the entire first half of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ second preseason game, and he’s looking forward to suiting up against the Tennessee Titans in the dress rehearsal for the regular season. After missing the entire 2018 preseason schedule with a hamstring injury, Watt isn’t about to pass...

Ben Roethlisberger is going to start Sunday night against the Tennessee Titans. Beyond that, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin won’t reveal which backup quarterback will enter the game immediately after Roethlisberger wraps up his preseason debut. Could be Mason Rudolph. Could be Josh Dobbs. Heck, it could even be Devlin...

If recent history is any indication, Ben Roethlisberger will put on his helmet Sunday night and play two series – three tops – when the Pittsburgh Steelers play at Tennessee in their third preseason game. Then, the veteran quarterback will slip on a baseball cap and wait until the season...

The Pittsburgh Steelers formally added Ray Sherman to the coaching staff for the 2019 season, naming him interim wide receivers coach Thursday. Sherman will replace Darryl Drake, who died Aug. 11. Sherman, 67, had been working with the Steelers since the start of training camp as a consultant. Coaching assistant...