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Chase Claypool added to Steelers’ injury report, T.J. Watt upgraded to full participant
Chase Claypool was revealed to be the third of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ trio of starting wide receivers to be dealing with injury this week when he was a limited participant in Thursday’s practice because of a hamstring injury. The Steelers finished this past week’s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals without...
Joe Haden won’t be only Steelers corner tasked with finding way to stop Packers’ Davante Adams
To no surprise, Davante Adams is tied for the NFL lead in receptions after three games. Arguably the most productive wide receiver in the NFL last season when he had a league-high 18 touchdown catches, the Green Bay Packers star has caught 25 passes this year, a total buoyed by...
As top-10 draft pick in his 3rd season, Steelers LB Devin Bush ‘needs to play better’
Devin Bush has played in two meaningful football games over the past 50 weeks, and he’s coming off major surgery. But after a game in which he did not manage a solo tackle as a starting inside linebacker, it’s fair to evaluate Bush’s play as less than peak. “If you...
Matt Canada: Steelers going to ‘stick with what we’re doing’ on offense
Three games into his tenure as Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator, Matt Canada has managed to set a bar lower than his predecessor did in his third year of calling plays. Through a 1-2 start, the Steelers have scored 50 points, with seven coming as a product of a special teams...
First Call: John Harbaugh praises Chuck Noll as Ravens try to tie Steelers’ record; ex-Steelers get new jobs; Packers injury report
Thursday’s “First Call” updates us on some new homes for a few former Steelers. The Green Bay Packers have some injury issues to watch as their game against the Steelers approaches. And Ravens head coach John Harbaugh gushes about Chuck Noll as his team closes in on a Steelers record....
U mad, bro?: Fans have strange ways of expressing aggravation over Steelers’ disappointing start
I expected Pittsburgh sports fans to be angry at the Steelers in this week’s “U mad, bro?” after back-to-back home losses. But I didn’t expect those emotions to manifest in the way that they did. I imagine you’ll be surprised, too. Ralph has quite an interesting food analogy about the...
Tim Benz: Aaron Rodgers, ‘Pittsburgh Dad,’ and the 2022 offseason; let the ‘Aaron Rodgers to the Steelers’ dreams begin
This isn’t the first time a fantas—um, I mean—conversation has taken place about Aaron Rodgers coming to Pittsburgh to assume the role of Steelers quarterback. Jason La Canfora floated out that notion regarding Rodgers in late July. Former Bengals wide receiver Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson claims he heard that the Steelers...
Steelers begin prep for Packers game without injured Ben Roethlisberger, JuJu Smith-Schuster
Ben Roethlisberger said after absorbing a 24-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals that “everything hurts,” and that included the pectoral injury that limited the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 39-year-old quarterback in practice last week. Roethlisberger missed the first practice of the week Wednesday, which is not uncommon, but this one came with...
Better 1st quarters 1st step to better production from Steelers, Ben RoethlisbergerVideo
Ben Roethlisberger is being compensated $14 million to play this season. He’s talking like a man who happily would forgo about 7% of that pay if it would fix his offense’s early-game struggles. “That’s the million-dollar question, right?” Roethlisberger said Wednesday in reference to fixing the Pittsburgh Steelers’ woefully slow...
Steelers OT Zach Banner returns to practice, clock starts on his activation off IR
With regard to the myriad early-season problems afflicting the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line, the first step was taken Wednesday to one of the possible solutions. Zach Banner returned to practice, the team announced. On injured reserve since the end of training camp as his rehabilitation from surgery on his right...
Food Podcast: Steelers rookie Pat Freiermuth helps out at Food BankVideo
On the latest episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union on the TribLIVE podcast network, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank sits down with Steelers rookie tight end Pat Freiermuth. Freiermuth was one of several Steelers rookies who visited and volunteered at the Food Bank this week....
Ben Roethlisberger: Steelers aren’t panicking, struggling offense ‘is not that far off’
In the wake of his offense producing just four touchdowns over the season’s first three games and ranking among the NFL’s bottom quartile in several prominent offensive categories, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger relayed a reassuring, stay-the-course message Wednesday. “We are a group that is close, I believe,” Roethlisberger said...
Mark Madden: Remaining Steelers games are about humility, survival, avoiding embarrassment
Yinzer Nation got chapped when ex-Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Mike Hilton danced, waved and took a theatrical bow to fans at Heinz Field (not including the 10,000 no-shows) when his current team, Cincinnati, was finishing an easy 24-10 victory this past Sunday. Locals also took offense when Bengals receiver Tyler...
First Call: Tyler Boyd refuses to back off claims that Steelers gave up; ex-Steeler Ryan Clark says franchise has reached ‘end of an era’
In Wednesday’s “First Call,” we have the latest on Tyler Boyd’s comments about the Steelers giving up at the end of their game at Heinz Field last weekend. One ex-Pirates pitcher dominates, while another just can’t stay healthy. And an ex-Steeler has little faith in a resurgence by the club....
Steelers have rebounded from previous failed Septembers. Can the 2021 team do the same?
The Pittsburgh Steelers (1-2) are 6.5-point underdogs for Sunday’s game in Green Bay (2-1). Based on how the Steelers have performed this year, that actually seems like a somewhat narrow line. “We are playing poorly. We don’t desire to be. But we are,” coach Mike Tomlin admitted Tuesday. September struggles...
Tim Benz: Steelers offense didn’t really ‘run out of bullets’ vs. Bengals; it just keeps shooting blanks
When it comes to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ disastrous red zone possession against the Cincinnati Bengals last Sunday, it appears coach Mike Tomlin is changing his explanation for what went wrong. The ill-fated fourth-down play call is no longer a case of the Steelers having “fired all of their bullets.” Now...
Steelers’ Joe Haden can’t wait to face his ‘favorite’ quarterback Sunday at Green Bay
Joe Haden will share the football field with his “favorite” NFL quarterback Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers play at the Green Bay Packers. The quarterback in question, though, is not Haden’s teammate and two-time Super Bowl champion Ben Roethlisberger. No offense to Big Ben, mind you, but the 12-year veteran...
Steelers could turn to versatile Joe Haeg with Chuks Okorafor dealing with concussion
Chuks Okorafor will begin the week of practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers in concussion protocol, which could mean a potential new starter at right tackle Sunday against the Green Bay Packers. Okorafor left in the second half of the Steelers’ 24-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals and his replacement, Joe...
Mike Tomlin not planning major changes on heels of back-to-back home losses for Steelers
For the third time in the past four seasons, the Pittsburgh Steelers will take a losing record into October thanks to back-to-back home losses that has dropped them into the AFC North basement at 1-2. The Steelers overcame slow starts in 2018 and 2019 and made a run at the...
Steelers bring back OLB Derrek Tuszka to active roster, cut Jamir Jones
Derrek Tuszka’s play against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday was good enough to get him promoted back to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 53-man roster. Called up from the practice squad on Saturday, Tuszka, a second-year outside linebacker, had six tackles while playing 27 snaps in the Steelers’ 24-10 loss. He reverted...
Mike Tomlin talks about ‘growth’ of Steelers as they prepare to face PackersVideo
Mike Tomlin is trying to get his Pittsburgh Steelers to rise above the negativity following back-to-back home losses that have placed his team in last place in the AFC North. The Steelers are 1-2 after losses to Las Vegas and Cincinnati, and they will try to get back to .500...
First Call: Packers, Steelers wide receiver injury issues; ex-Steeler shines on ‘Monday Night Football’
The Steelers and Packers have one thing in common heading into their showdown Sunday. The Pirates will have plenty of company if they hit 100 losses. The ACC continues to muddle through 2021. And an ex-Steeler stood out on defense during “Monday Night Football.” All that in Tuesday’s “First Call.”...
Tim Benz: Tyler Boyd is wrong about the Steelers. They didn’t quit. They just stink.
Tyler Boyd’s characterization of the Pittsburgh Steelers was less than flattering after Sunday’s 24-10 Cincinnati Bengals win. The Pitt product and Clairton native said the Steelers “gave up” against his Bengals towards the end of their game Sunday afternoon at Heinz Field. “The last plays of the game for them,...
After back-to-back upset home losses, where can we find the next Steelers victory?
Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers have lost their first two home games to AFC teams who failed to make the playoffs a year ago, I’m left to ponder one weighty question. Where are the wins remaining on the schedule? I mean, even if the Steelers are to meet my relatively...
Steelers Week 3 film study: Numbers don’t tell the story in loss to Bengals
NFL football analyst Matt Williamson will break down each of the Steelers games this season in the Trib’s Steelers Film Study. Here’s what he saw in the Steelers’ Week 3 loss to the Bengals. In a divisional battle of 1-1 teams at Heinz Field, the Steelers played just a miserable...
