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Benny Snell gives Steelers an extra option as they try to sort out running game problems
As the Pittsburgh Steelers try to use what few chances they have left in the regular season to improve their running game, coach Mike Tomlin might be turning away from his bell cow. Although starter James Conner has been cleared to return from a quad injury that kept him out...
DE Stephon Tuitt returns to practice for Steelers, is expected to play against Colts
After missing two days of practice this week with a back injury, defensive end Stephon Tuitt returned Friday and is expected to play Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Indianapolis Colts at Heinz Field. The Steelers (11-3) will try to halt a three-game losing streak and clinch the AFC...
Steelers prepare for Colts’ vaunted offensive line
Over the past three seasons, the only team to sack an Indianapolis Colts quarterback five times in a game is the Pittsburgh Steelers. No team has taken down a Colts passer more than three times in the 22 games since the Steelers sacked Jacoby Brissett and Brian Hoyer a combined...
Steelers embrace return of ILB Vince Williams to position ravaged by injuries
It’s not just the thumping Vince Williams brings as a tackler or the eight years of NFL experience he has playing a position decimated by injuries that Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler has missed the past two weeks. It’s the “voice” Williams brings as a defensive play caller. “The...
Eric Ebron returns to Steelers practice; Stephon Tuitt remains out
Tight end Eric Ebron returned to Pittsburgh Steelers practice Thursday, but defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt remained out and kicker Chris Boswell was added to the injury report. Ebron was listed as a full participant on the report for Thursday, an encouraging sign after he missed Wednesday’s practice and didn’t play...
Steelers’ Maurkice Poucey: Hopefully we can get a couple wins and everyone can shut up
Maurkice Pouncey tested positive for coronavirus last month but was asymptomatic. “I didn’t have one symptom,” the Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowl center said. But what is making Pouncey sick now isn’t so much the Steelers’ three-game losing streak but the negative reaction and gloom and doom others are assigning to...
Bettis and others say Steelers can still pull out of their funk, but it won’t be easy
Just a few weeks ago, Steelers fans were wondering if their undefeated team would lose a game this season. Now, the question is, will the Steelers win another game this season? After three straight losses following its 11-0 start, this team is looking like it has forgotten how to play...
Stephon Tuitt added to Steelers injury report with back injury
As the Pittsburgh Steelers began preparation Wednesday for their game this weekend against the Indianapolis Colts, they had some new additions to the injury report. Defensive end Stephon Tuitt (back) and outside linebacker Ola Adeniyi (shoulder) did not practice, joining tight end Eric Ebron (back), inside linebacker Ulysees Gilbert III...
Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster says he’ll stop his pregame TikTok dances
An order from Gov. Tom Wolf mandated the shutdown of Pennsylvania indoor dance clubs. A chat with Mike Tomlin apparently put an end to JuJu Smith-Schuster’s outdoor dance moves. Citing regret that Tomlin and his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates are being forced to answer on his behalf for it, Smith-Schuster said...
Steelers activate LB Vince Williams off covid list
Veteran Vince Williams was activated off the reserve/covid-19 list and re-joined the Pittsburgh Steelers, relieving the team’s problem with a dearth of healthy bodies at the inside linebacker position. On Dec. 10, Williams was placed on the NFL’s list designated for coronavirus protocol. Although the league and team are prohibited...
Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger on recent criticism about his play: ‘I don’t blame them’
Ben Roethlisberger has heard the criticism. He understands it. In fact, considering the way the 17-year veteran quarterback has played in recent weeks, he expects it from fans, commentators and former NFL players. “Shoot, I don’t blame them,” Roethlisberger said Wednesday. “When you play like poo, you should get talked...
Steelers swap WPIAL alumni Kevin Rader, Christian Kuntz on, off practice squad
The Pittsburgh Steelers swapped a pair of WPIAL alumni on and off their practice squad Wednesday. Former Pine-Richland tight end Kevin Rader was added to it, and former Chartiers Valley standout Christian Kuntz was released off of it. Rader was released from the active roster Monday to make room for...
Mark Madden: JuJu Smith-Schuster’s dancing isn’t a cause for Steelers collapse, but it’s a symptom
Joe Haden, a Steeler for four seasons and NFL player for 11, summed up the state of Steelers’ leadership when he tweeted, “My dawg @TeamJuJu dancing is the least of our problems.” The plane has crashed into the mountain. But let my dawg dance. JuJu Smith-Schuster dancing on opposition logos...
Tim Benz: Steelers offense has gone from ‘however we choose’ to how do they fix it?
It may be hard to remember this, but at one point the 2020 Steelers (11-3) did manage to win 11 straight games. One of those wins was even against the mighty Cincinnati Bengals. You know, the 3-10-1 AFC North cellar-dweller that just used a third-string quarterback to upset the free-falling...
First Call: Taylor and turnovers are concerns for Steelers vs Colts; AFC Week 16 odds
In our last call for “First Call” before Christmas, we look at how the oddsmakers have jumped off the Steelers bandwagon. And rightfully so. We also take a look at two threats facing the Steelers from the Indianapolis Colts, forecasting the AFC playoff picture and bad news for a former...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans come down hard on Ben Roethlisberger, ‘apathetic’ Bengals loss
Over the last three seasons, the Pittsburgh Steelers have done more to ruin holiday cheer than the Grinch, Ebenezer Scrooge, Hans Gruber and “Bad Santa” combined. The difference is all of those movies have happy endings. The same cannot be said for each of the Steelers’ last three December campaigns....
Mike Tomlin stays course as once-promising Steelers season on brink of collapse
Winning ugly is better than losing ugly, and no one knows that better right now than the Pittsburgh Steelers. While they were keeping a perfect season alive last month with some not-so-aesthetic victories, Mike Tomlin referenced the good that can be gleaned from the efforts without the pain of a...
Jerome Bettis plays Santa to Pittsburgh nonprofit after theft of gifts
The Grinch tried to steal Christmas from a nonprofit collecting donations for children in need, but former Pittsburgh Steelers star Jerome Bettis deftly stepped in to help them spread holiday cheer. Family Resources, a Pittsburgh-based organization that fights child abuse, was accepting donations for local children in need during the...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin optimistic on returns of Vince Williams, James Conner, Kevin Dotson
Seven players remain on injured reserve, and two others left Monday night’s game because of injury and are no sure bets to return next week. But the Pittsburgh Steelers could be on the verge of welcoming back three potential starters who sat out Monday’s game because of injury or illness....
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin ‘plans to talk to’ JuJu Smith-Schuster about pregame logo dances
The clock might be ticking on pregame TikTok dances by JuJu Smith-Schuster. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday he plans to speak with Smith-Schuster about the social-media videos Smith-Schuster is having filmed from the midfield logo of recent games. The dance moves have caught the ire of some opposing...
Browns closing in on ending lengthy playoff drought
The Cleveland Browns’ lengthy playoff drought is nearly over. The Browns, who have reached 10 wins for the first time since 2007, can clinch their first playoff spot since 2002 with a victory Sunday at the New York Jets and a loss by any of the following teams: the Baltimore...
Mike Tomlin says there will be ‘no sweeping changes’ as Steelers aim to break out of skidVideo
Having a pair of 10-win opponents to close out the regular season would seem to be less than ideal for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ chances of righting their ship before the playoffs begin. Coach Mike Tomlin, though, called it “a good thing.” “We don’t need to run away from the kitchen,”...
5 things we learned: December doldrums are nothing new for Steelers
Five things we learned from Bengals 27, Steelers 17: 1. Disastrous Decembers For a team that owned December the last two times they made the playoffs, the Steelers are slipping and sliding through the final month of the regular season for the third year in a row. When the Steelers...
Mark Madden on Steelers’ losing streak: If they lose out, ‘they should fire Tomlin and Ben should quit’
The Steelers have now lost three games in a row after winning their first 11 outings of the 2020 season. Don’t be shocked if they lose their next three as well. Why not? The Indianapolis Colts are up next, followed by the Cleveland Browns. Both of those teams are 10-4....
First Call: Past, present Steelers mourn Kevin Greene; NHL team mocks JuJu; Ryan Shazier vents
Tuesday’s “First Call” gives us wide-ranging reaction to the passing of Hall of Fame Steelers linebacker Kevin Greene. Another former Steelers star has seen enough of the team’s offense. Myles Garrett is still dealing with covid-19 aftereffects. And everybody is piling on JuJu Smith-Schuster. I mean everybody. Remembering a star...
