Steelers/NFL category, Page 227
QB Mitch Trubisky, RB Najee Harris among 5 players named captains by Steelers
In another sign he will be the starting quarterback when the regular season opens in six days, Mitch Trubisky was selected one of five team captains Monday by his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates. Backups aren’t elected to captain positions. Then again, neither are players new to the organization. Trubisky is the...
Steelers add veteran DBs Andrew Adams, Josh Jackson, OLB Delontae Scott to practice squad
Six days before the start of the regular season, the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday announced a trio of signings that complete their 16-player practice squad in advance of their opener at the Cincinnati Bengals. Veteran defensive backs Andrew Adams and Josh Jackson were signed in addition to outside linebacker Delontae...
Mark Madden: Many experts have unrealistic expectations for Steelers
It’s the time of year when media members make their Pittsburgh Steelers predictions. The vast majority lie, at least locally. “About nine or 10 wins” will be a familiar refrain. But few will mean it. Sports Illustrated caused commotion among the yinzers by predicting 6-11. One Pittsburgh media type wondered...
Madden Monday: Steelers season prediction ‘leaning toward 7-10’ because offensive line will be the NFL’s worst
If you asked a lot of Pittsburgh Steelers fans in February for their opinion of how the team would fare in 2022, they likely would have said, “I don’t know. That depends on who ends up being the quarterback.” Once it was known that Mason Rudolph would be joined by...
Rookie DeMarvin Leal eager to learn from host of older veterans on the Steelers’ D-line
The top five at his position group combine for 43 seasons of NFL experience and have an average age north of 30 years old. As a 22-year-old rookie, DeMarvin Leal lacks the experience of most of his much-elder teammates on the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive line. But that doesn’t mean Leal...
New faces occupy big roles on roster Steelers have assembled to compete in AFC North
After six months of roster construction, offseason workouts, training camp practices and preseason tune-ups, the Pittsburgh Steelers will see whether they are equipped to compete in the AFC North and return to the playoffs for the third year in a row. The first test comes next Sunday at Cincinnati, and...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Here’s how the Steelers can reach the playoffs
There are plenty of reasons the Pittsburgh Steelers won’t make the playoffs. But if they do, here’s why: • Mitch Trubisky excels. He might. Trubisky had an excellent preseason. His arm looks terrific. He’s got the pedigree of a No. 2 pick overall. He was better in Chicago than you...
Steelers sign RB Jason Huntley, DT Renell Wren to practice squad
Running back Jason Huntley and defensive tackle Renell Wren were signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice squad Friday, adding a pair of players to the organization who have NFL experience. Huntley appeared in six games over the past two seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles, accumulating 70 rushing yards on 18...
Top 5 biggest crowds in Pittsburgh sports history
Traffic tie-ups well before rush hour, tailgate parties springing up at many parking spots on the North Shore and a record crowd inside Acrisure Stadium made the renewal of the Backyard Brawl special. More so for victorious Pitt than West Virginia, considering that the Mountaineers led by seven deep into...
Scott Township’s Christian Kuntz seeks to replicate debut season as Steelers long snapper
The player he works closest with on the team holds Christian Kuntz in particularly high esteem. “Christian,” Pressley Harvin III said, “he’s the G.O.A.T., man. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, the G.O.A.T.” G.O.A.T., of course, stands for “greatest of all time.” Embarrassed when told of his good buddy’s description of...
Steelers bring back former OLB Jamir Jones on waiver claim, cut Derrek Tuszka
Not content with upgrading one of the backup outside linebacker positions this week, the Pittsburgh Steelers brought back a former player to fill another spot Thursday. Jamir Jones, who was lost on a waiver claim last season, was brought back the same way, and he is replacing the player who...
Steelers place WR Calvin Austin, S Damontae Kazee on IR, bring back Marcus Allen, Trent Scott
Not content with upgrading one of their backup outside linebacker positions this week, the Pittsburgh Steelers brought back a former player to fill another Thursday. Jamir Jones, who was lost on a waivers claim last season, was brought back via the same route, and he is replacing the player who...
First Call: Steelers tried to get a different lineman before Jesse Davis; ex-Steelers QB has a new home
Thursday’s “First Call” has a backstory to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ latest offensive line acquisition. An ex-Steelers quarterback has a new home. Baker Mayfield is doing damage control about an alleged quote involving the Cleveland Browns. Plus, we look at this weekend’s Pirates-Blue Jays series at PNC Park. Plan B? As...
U mad, bro?: Fans say stop being so hard on Mike Tomlin, Oneil Cruz — but get tougher on Pirates, Steelers
I’m not hard enough on the Pittsburgh Pirates. But I’m too mean to Oneil Cruz. The Steelers didn’t get better during the preseason. But I should stop giving Mike Tomlin a hard time. Dang it! I can’t get anything right. That’s why I post “U mad, bro?” every week, just...
RB Anthony McFarland, OL John Leglue among 8 added to Steelers practice squad
Running back Anthony McFarland and offensive lineman John Leglue were among eight players added to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad Wednesday, the first day teams around the league were able to begin assembling the supplemental additions to their rosters. The NFL expanded the size of the practice squad to 16...
New acquisitions Malik Reed, Jesse Davis ready for fresh start with Steelers
Malik Reed was aware a trade was in the works — he just didn’t know the destination — before he was dealt from the Denver Broncos to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday. Jesse Davis wasn’t as cognizant. He was caught off guard when the Steelers swung a second deal before...
Steelers OLB T.J. Watt learning to deal with cut blocks like one that knocked him from preseason finale
Had T.J. Watt’s knee injury taken place in the regular season and not the preseason finale, the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year wouldn’t have missed many snaps, if any. But because it was the final tuneup for the Sept. 11 season opener, Watt didn’t mind exiting for good in...
Jaylen Warren relishes being only undrafted rookie to make Steelers’ initial 53-man roster
Pittsburgh Steelers teammates began approaching Jaylen Warren after Tuesday’s afternoon practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. “People were coming up saying, ‘Congrats,’ ” Warren said Wednesday. “I was like, ‘Appreciate it — but we still got, like, 20 minutes before 4 p.m.’ ” Those 20 minutes leading up to the...
Chuks Okorafor says ‘no talk’ about move to left tackle, defends Steelers’ offensive line
New acquisition Jesse Davis’ locker at the Pittsburgh Steelers facility is just to the right of Chuks Okorafor’s. The arrival of Davis, though, doesn’t mean Okorafor is moving across the Steelers’ offensive line. A 30-year-old, six-year NFL veteran, Davis has started more games at right tackle than anywhere else —...
First Call: Former Pro Bowl lineman gives scouting report on 2 new Steelers; big TV ratings for Steelers-Lions
Wednesday’s “First Call” gives us some expert feedback on the two newest Pittsburgh Steelers. Sunday’s game between the Steelers and Lions posted some impressive television ratings. And a few names with Pittsburgh ties were released by their teams on NFL cutdown day. The read on Reed Former NFL offensive lineman...
Mark Madden: Steelers’ Mike Tomlin must avoid another Melvin Ingram fiasco
Memo to Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin: Don’t make the same mistake twice. As this space recently noted, Tomlin erred when he started Alex Highsmith at edge rusher last season, not Melvin Ingram. Ingram got the boo-boo face, asked out, got traded to Kansas City and was missed when T.J. Watt...
Kevin Dotson believes he has won competition to start for Steelers at left guard
The competition for who will begin the season as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting left guard is beginning to look a lot like the one for who will start at quarterback. A done deal, even if it’s not formally acknowledged by anyone in power. While neither coach Mike Tomlin nor any...
Mike Tomlin not ready to announce Mitch Trubisky as Steelers’ QB1
Another day, another round of first-team reps for Mitch Trubisky. Unofficially, that runs the streak of 35 consecutive organized team activity and minicamp sessions, training-camp practices and preseason games in which Trubisky has operated as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ QB1. It’s been just about that many days, too, that coach Mike...
Steelers swing trades to address offensive line, outside linebacker, reduce roster to 53 players
On a day when the Pittsburgh Steelers reduced their roster to 53 players, they swung trades for an offensive lineman and outside linebacker, let go a pair of contributing linemen – one on each side of the ball — and cut five of their former draft picks. Addressing the lack...
Alex Highsmith, Montravius Adams among Steelers who return to practice
In what in many ways was the penultimate practice of training camp before a typical regular-season week begins Monday, a host of players who have been battling injuries participated for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Outside linebacker Alex Highsmith and defensive lineman Montravius Adams were among that group, and each confirmed so...
