Kevin Gorman stories, Page 133
Kevin Gorman: Steelers looking for luck from Duck, the ultimate underdog quarterback story
What a weird, wild season this has been for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who looked so hopeless after losing Ben Roethlisberger to a season-ending elbow injury but are somehow positioned for the sixth seed in the AFC playoffs. Now, the Steelers’ hopes are down to a Duck. Nothing has been weirder...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers counting on turnovers as best offense to beat Browns
Mike Tomlin was counting his blessings before Thanksgiving, mostly for the way the Pittsburgh Steelers defense has feasted on turnovers this season the way we do turkey on the holiday. The Steelers rank second in the NFL in takeaways with 28, trailing the New England Patriots by one, and a...
Kevin Gorman: Mike Tomlin sends message to Steelers: Don’t let quarterbacks kill usVideo
Mike Tomlin wasted no time in announcing Duck would start at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, and his reasoning for the choice was just as succinct. The Steelers coach leaned in toward the microphone Tuesday afternoon at his weekly news conference at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex and spoke...
Kevin Gorman’s Who runs the North?: Steelers-Browns rematch makes this race interestingVideo
There is a drastic difference between first place and last place in the AFC North, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are strangely somewhere in-between. As Lamar Jackson leads the Baltimore Ravens with one record-setting performance after another – and his Monday Night Football debut was a personal showcase for the MVP...
Former Pitt, Clairton star Tyler Boyd takes Bengals’ loss to Steelers hard after fumble
CINCINNATI — Tyler Boyd demanded the ball and delivered the biggest plays of the game for the Cincinnati Bengals, following a spectacular one-handed catch with a touchdown. Boyd was on his way to bringing the Bengals their first victory of the season when the ball was punched loose for a...
Steelers’ David DeCastro fined $14,037 for unsportsmanlike conduct against Browns
CINCINNATI — David DeCastro’s name wasn’t on the list of players fined by the NFL on Saturday for “entering the fight area” in the Pittsburgh Steelers-Cleveland Browns brawl. But the Steelers right guard received a $14,037 fine from the league for unsportsmanlike conduct, sources confirmed to the Tribune-Review. That’s the...
Kevin Gorman: Devlin Hodges gives Steelers their best chance to winVideo
CINCINNATI — Mike Tomlin was looking for something to spark the offense, and the Pittsburgh Steelers coach had seen enough to know it wasn’t going to come from Mason Rudolph. So Tomlin made the Duck call. Not only did the Steelers switch quarterbacks, but they also traded the player involved...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Steelers switch QBs, Chris Boswell delivers to beat BengalsVideo
CINCINNATI — It’s no longer a question of whether the Pittsburgh Steelers have a quarterback controversy. The better question is this: Do the Steelers have a quarterback? Just when things looked like they couldn’t get worse for Mason Rudolph, the Steelers benched their second-year quarterback in favor of undrafted rookie...
Kevin Gorman: Chris Boswell has history as Steelers’ best weapon against Bengals
The Pittsburgh Steelers made many mistakes against the Cleveland Browns — from four interceptions to six penalties to a last-minute brawl — but Mike Tomlin made it a point to single out the kicking game as a turning point. When Jordan Berry bobbled the snap on a 44-yard field-goal attempt,...
Kevin Gorman: With Browns hanging over their heads, Steelers better beat BengalsVideo
The Cincinnati Bengals should serve as the perfect antidote for what ails the Pittsburgh Steelers, if only it wasn’t for the Cleveland Browns. Beating the winless Bengals should be a given. They haven’t defeated the Steelers since 2015, and are one loss shy of setting a record for worst start...
Kevin Gorman: Browns’ Myles Garrett should have to wear shameful claim like a scarlet letterVideo
Mason Rudolph can’t seem to escape the brawl with Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett — not even at Pittsburgh Steelers headquarters — but Thursday’s news crossed a new line. As Rudolph stood in line for food in the cafeteria at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, a nearby television tuned to...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers need B.J. Finney to have Maurkice Pouncey’s back for next 3 gamesVideo
Losing Maurkice Pouncey to a three-game suspension is the last thing the Pittsburgh Steelers needed, especially with their injury-plagued offense in shambles. The Steelers are down to backups at quarterback, running back and receiver, so subtracting a seven-time Pro Bowl and five-time All-Pro center from the lineup is disheartening, to...
Kevin Gorman’s Who runs the North?: Steelers, Browns battle for 2nd place, playoff spotVideo
As Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens run away with the AFC North, the interesting development is the battle for second place and whether that’s worthy of a wild-card berth. The Cleveland Browns closed the gap on the Pittsburgh Steelers with their victory Thursday night, but it came at a...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers’ Mike Tomlin learns nothing from brawlVideo
When Mike Tomlin said the Pittsburgh Steelers had “nothing to learn” from the fighting fiasco in the final eight seconds of their game at the Cleveland Browns, he did so dismissively. The Steelers coach started his weekly news conference by accepting responsibility for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ actions in the “unfortunate...
Kevin Gorman: New Pirates GM changes culture by refusing to sing small-market blues
That the Pittsburgh Pirates hired Ben Cherington as general manager made so much sense, as he has previous experience at the position and a World Series championship on his resume. Pirates chairman Bob Nutting and president Travis Williams took turns highlighting Cherington’s 1) track record of building a winner, 2)...
Bob Nutting says no one on Pirates is ‘untouchable’ for new GM Ben Cherington
Upon hiring Ben Cherington as general manager, Pirates chairman Bob Nutting gave him the green light to make whatever roster moves he deemed necessary to create a winning club. And no one is off limits. “I told Ben from the beginning that no one on the roster, no one in...
Kevin Gorman: Browns’ Myles Garrett deserves severe punishment for role in brawl vs. SteelersVideo
CLEVELAND – The talk will be about the wild finish, when Myles Garrett ripped Mason Rudolph’s helmet from his head in the final seconds and all hell broke loose between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium. That was only the start of something more sinister, a melee...
Kevin Gorman: Browns add insult to injuries in beating Steelers
If Mason Rudolph throwing passes to Johnny Holton and Tevin Jones in the second half wasn’t a bad enough sign for the Pittsburgh Steelers, there was an even more ominous statistic. The Cleveland Browns caught more of Rudolph’s passes than those two combined, intercepting the Steelers quarterback four times on...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers tackle Alejandro Villanueva gets creative for Myles GarrettVideo
Alejandro Villanueva hardly had time to recover from four quarters against Aaron Donald when the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Pro Bowl left tackle started preparing for Myles Garrett. Going from playing the two-time NFL defensive player of the year to the league’s sacks leader is a monster assignment in itself, so doing...
Kevin Gorman: Browns receivers huge test for Steelers secondary
Mike Tomlin had no shortage of superlatives about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ challenge of facing Cleveland Browns wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry. “From a talent standpoint, there’s no tandem that approaches those guys,” Tomlin said. “They’re impactful.” And they are a tandem that’s almost identical in impact: Landry...
Kevin Gorman’s Who runs the North?: Lamar Jackson running into record books for RavensVideo
The Baltimore Ravens already established that they run not only the AFC North but the conference. Lamar Jackson ran into the record books, with his arm and legs. Jackson completed his second perfect passer rating of the season – the first quarterback to do so since Ben Roethlisberger in 2007...
Kevin Gorman: Beating Browns more about survival for Steelers than AFC North rivalry
The Pittsburgh Steelers are playing an AFC North arch-rival, the Cleveland Browns, but Mike Tomlin sounded like a coach whose team was in survival mode as much as it is rival mode. It’s obvious Tomlin takes no comfort in the Steelers’ status in the AFC North standings, despite moving into...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers got steal in true turnover thief Minkah FitzpatrickVideo
Kevin Colbert couldn’t suppress his smile when the Pittsburgh Steelers general manager was asked if he’s still hearing complaints about surrendering a 2020 first-round draft pick to the Miami Dolphins in a trade for Minkah Fitzpatrick. “Kevin Colbert probably should have given four picks away for him,” Steelers outside linebacker...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Defense the catalyst as Steelers beat Rams to reach a winning record
It was a homecoming game for the Pittsburgh Steelers and a Pittsburgh product, as former Penn Hills and Pitt star Aaron Donald returned to Heinz Field for the first time with the Los Angeles Rams on a night the Super Bowl XIV champions were honored. This is no Steel Curtain,...
Speed coach DeWayne Brown takes pride in training Aaron Donald on path to NFL stardomVideo
When it comes to Aaron Donald, DeWayne Brown counts his blessings that the first player he trained who made it to the NFL has become one of the league’s best players. Brown can relate to Donald’s drive, as he’s a self-made man who comes up with creative and sometimes unorthodox...
