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Despite activation off IR, Zach Banner not in uniform for Steelers vs. Seahawks
Zach Banner’s season debut will have to wait at least another two weeks. Banner was activated off injured reserve Saturday but is not in uniform for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. The offensive tackle was one of five inactives announced prior to the Sunday night kickoff against the Seattle Seahawks....
Steelers won’t rest on laurels vs. backup QBs
Joe Schobert couldn’t suppress a smile. A member of the organization less than two months, he’s picked up on the demeanor and personality of Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin rather quickly. Earlier this week, Schobert was asked to consider if it was only human nature to brace for a letdown...
Steelers activate tackle Zach Banner from injured reserve
Right tackle Zach Banner will be available to return from ACL surgery when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night at Heinz Field. Banner, who had a setback in the preseason that delayed his recovery, was activated from injured reserve Saturday. He replaces wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster,...
Steelers Four Downs: Cameron Heyward getting it done vs. the run game
1. Can’t run on Cam Outside of leadership and intangibles, Cameron Heyward’s rise to stardom with the Pittsburgh Steelers often is recognized by his ability to rush the passer. And for good reason: Heyward’s next sack would be his 60th, which would break the franchise record for his position and...
Larry Stone: Seahawks QB Geno Smith’s story is an underdog tale. And we can all get behind that
SEATTLE — It’s a time-honored truism of football that everyone loves the backup quarterback. He’s a beacon of hope and possibility — facets that often are exposed as wishful thinking once pipedreams are replaced by actual playing time. Geno Smith, who gets his first Seahawks start Sunday six games into...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers defense needs to have bigger impact
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense is supposed to carry the team. So far, it’s not. It’s been crippled by injury. Stephon Tuitt hasn’t played a game. Tyson Alualu is out. Many are playing hurt, most notably T.J. Watt, the leader of the groin gang. But an elite defense manufactures results, not...
After rehabbing MCL tear, RB Anthony McFarland awaits return to Steelers
Considering how infrequently he played as a rookie, the last thing running back Anthony McFarland wanted was a medical issue derailing his second season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Not surprisingly, an MCL tear sustained during the preseason and a trip to injured reserve were not exactly the start McFarland had...
Behind Najee Harris, Steelers’ running game starting to see some daylight
From a big-picture perspective, Najee Harris is treating the Pittsburgh Steelers’ breakthrough running performance last weekend with the same mindset as a straight-ahead back that keeps fighting for extra yards. He doesn’t want to see his efforts — or the team’s — go backward. When the Steelers host the Seattle...
WRs Chase Claypool, James Washington resume full practice participation for Steelers
After losing JuJu Smith-Schuster to a season-ending shoulder injury last weekend, the Pittsburgh Steelers got some positive news Friday about the availability of two other starting wide receivers. Chase Claypool and James Washington returned to practice after being limited participants Wednesday and Thursday, and they no longer are listed on...
Fireworks to serve as reminder for fans to enter Heinz Field at Steelers games
Pittsburghers enjoy a good fireworks show, and the Steelers are doing their part to help fans get their fix. These fireworks, though, are for informational purposes and not strictly entertainment. Starting Sunday, the Steelers are introducing a program in which they will set off fireworks as a reminder to fans...
Wife of Steelers inside linebackers coach Jerry Olsavsky dies
The wife of Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebackers coach Jerry Olsavsky died Friday morning, the team announced in a statement. Rayme Olsavsky and Jerry have three children: Joseph, Emma and Dominic. “The Pittsburgh Steelers have heavy hearts with the unfortunate passing of Rayme Olsavsky,” the Steelers said. “Words cannot express our...
First Call: Antonio Brown credits Ben Roethlisberger; Seahawks injuries; Myles Garrett’s Halloween tombstone decorations
Friday’s “First Call” has a Pittsburgh Steelers story you thought you’d never see: Antonio Brown giving credit to Ben Roethlisberger. Myles Garrett is enjoying Halloween. Cameron Heyward is still getting better. And the Seahawks have some injury concerns beyond just their starting running back and Russell Wilson. Mr. Big Numbers...
Tim Benz: Story of Steelers-Seahawks game will be written by wide receivers
Much of the attention heading into Sunday night’s Pittsburgh Steelers-Seattle Seahawks game has focused on who is throwing the football for both teams. For Seattle (2-3), it’ll be Geno Smith instead of Russell Wilson at quarterback. For the Steelers (2-3), it’ll be Ben Roethlisberger, coming off of his most efficient...
Status quo for Steelers injury report; WRs Claypool, Washington remain limited
Wide receivers Chase Claypool and James Washington remained limited at practice during a week in which the Pittsburgh Steelers are moving on after a season-ending injury to receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. Claypool has a lingering hamstring injury that prevented him from playing in the Oct. 3 game at Green Bay, and...
Though he appears to be progressing, Steelers’ Stephon Tuitt remains in IR
Twice over the past week during periods of time in which media were able to photograph practice or when they were on the field for interviews, Stephon Tuitt was spotted working out and doing vigorous running and/or individual drills under the watchful eye of a member of the training staff....
After rare long wait for prime time game, Steelers finally to play under the lights
Finally, the Pittsburgh Steelers have hit prime time. The Steelers will play their first night game of the season Sunday in hosting the Seattle Seahawks in a scheduled 8:20 p.m. kickoff at Heinz Field. To this point, the Steelers have played four games with 1 p.m. kickoffs along with a...
Steelers try to make up for lack of history facing Seahawks backup Geno Smith
If the Pittsburgh Steelers cued up videotape from the last time Geno Smith started an NFL game, they went back to the 2017 archives. If they looked for tendencies from when the former West Virginia quarterback last received regular playing time, they dug back to find 2013 footage. The lack...
First Call: Seahawks coach has high praise for Ben Roethlisberger; injury updates on Russell Wilson, Aaron Donald
In Thursday’s “First Call,” Ben Roethlisberger is still drawing high praise from Pete Carroll. Injury reports are in on former Pitt star Aaron Donald and some of Carroll’s players in Seattle. Plus, a spin around the AFC North. Nothing has changed Prior to Sunday’s win over the Denver Broncos, 2021...
U mad, bro?: Some Steelers fans are over Aaron Rodgers to Pittsburgh talk. Others turn negative about — negativity?
Some Pittsburgh Steelers fans are angry that the team doesn’t have a plan for an instant fix at quarterback after Ben Roethlisberger retires. Others are mad that we are even talking about plans for an instant fix at quarterback once Roethlisberger retires. Yeah. That sounds about right. Also, I get...
Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster posts pictures after season-ending shoulder surgery
Posting a picture to his verified Twitter account Wednesday after he had surgery on his right shoulder, JuJu Smith-Schuster confirmed he will miss the rest of the 2021 season. The fifth-year receiver posted a picture from his hospital bed with his shoulder heavily bandaged and his arm in a sling....
Cameron Sutton, Devin Bush full practice participants for Steelers
Cornerback Cameron Sutton and inside linebacker Devin Bush were full practice participants Wednesday, providing optimism each will be able to play this week for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Sutton and Bush have groin injuries. Sutton did not play in this past Sunday’s win against the Denver Broncos, and Bush did not...
Steelers’ Chuks Okorafor feels no added pressure with impending return of Zach Banner
In a sport so often driven by a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately approach, Chuks Okorafor should be feeling pretty content about his job as the Pittsburgh Steelers starting right tackle. After all, Okorafor is coming off his best game of the season. In the Steelers’ 27-19 victory against the Denver Broncos, he held...
Ben Roethlisberger: ‘You can’t replace JuJu’ in Steelers offense
One particular four-word answer said it all with regard to Ben Roethlisberger’s feelings about the potential season-ending loss of his longest-tenured wide receiver. “You can’t replace JuJu,” Roethlisberger said Wednesday, the day JuJu Smith-Schuster was scheduled to have surgery on his right shoulder that was to land him on the...
First Call: Seahawks watching other stars with injuries before playing Steelers; ex-Penguin scores in Kraken debut
As the Seattle Seahawks get set to play the Pittsburgh Steelers on “Sunday Night Football,” a few other big names are on the injury list besides just Russell Wilson. The franchise may be adding a recognizable quarterback to the roster as well. Two pitchers with Pirates ties got starts in...
Tim Benz: Steelers’ win over Broncos wasn’t a swing game, but a win over Seahawks could be
If the phrase has been used once about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ victory over the Denver Broncos Sunday, it’s been used one thousand times. It was a “swing game”! Nah. It wasn’t. But if it makes Steeler Nation enthused, reinvigorated and reinvested in what appeared to be a lifeless 2021 season,...
