Steelers/NFL category, Page 353
Steelers add Troy Polamalu, Dwight White, Greg Lloyd, James Farrior, Mike Wagner to Hall of HonorVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers got defensive about the makeup of their 2020 Hall of Honor Class. Five players were announced as members of the franchise’s fourth class Friday night, and all five played defense. Selected were defensive lineman Dwight White, linebackers Greg Lloyd and James Farrior and safeties Mike Wagner and...
Steelers’ Diontae Johnson seeks greater chemistry with Big Ben, to ‘make him look good’Video
He leads the Pittsburgh Steelers in receptions and receiving yards. He is third in the NFL in targeted throws. But that’s not good enough for Diontae Johnson, who sought more chemistry with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger during practice this week. After Roethlisberger approached him Wednesday morning to request crisp practices between...
All hands on deck: No Steelers will miss Sunday’s game because of injury
It’s a perfect game of sorts, one that seemingly is as rare as the traditional version from baseball. For the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 3, their entire roster has a clean bill of health heading into a game. Receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster returned to practice Friday after being the lone member...
Tight ends continue to test Steelers inside linebacker Devin Bush
Devin Bush and Noah Fant will be forever linked. When the Pittsburgh Steelers traded up 10 spots in the 2019 draft to take Bush, the Denver Broncos used that No. 20 pick to select Fant, a 6-foot-4 tight end from Iowa. Bush and Fant crossed paths — literally — several...
Steelers trying to carve out role for Derek Watt as big brother comes to town with Texans
On one of his 21 snaps on special teams Sunday, Derek Watt crunched Denver Broncos punter Sam Martin, forcing a fumble that rolled out the back of the end zone for a safety. On one of his six snaps as a fullback, Watt’s block helped spring James Conner for a...
First Call: Florida media spin on Patric Hornqvist trade, Steelers Chase Claypool booming in Canada
Friday’s “First Call” gives us a fond farewell for Pittsburgh Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist after the team traded him to the Florida Panthers. The media down in Miami have some thoughts, too. And Steelers rookie Chase Claypool is becoming a star in his home country. Praise for Patric On Thursday,...
Against Texans, Steelers rush defense wants to replicate Week 1 wall
The Steelers unleashed an all-out assault on the New York Giants’ running game in Week 1. They attacked the line of scrimmage with seven and eight men at a time. They charged upfield and crashed in from the edges. And it worked. New York left with a 26-16 loss and...
‘U mad, bro?’: Fans hate the return for Patric Hornqvist, Mike Tomlin’s replay challenges
I took a random day off Thursday. Needed a day to clear the mind and come up for air, ya know? So “U mad, bro?” was pushed back a day. Woof! Nothing like erasing the mental health benefits of 24 hours off like opening your email and social media after...
Steelers get first look at $156 million man, Texans QB Deshaun WatsonVideo
Deshaun Watson is in his fourth NFL season, and earlier this month, he signed the second-biggest contract in league history. Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers will face him for the first time. The Steelers are one of eight teams Watson has not faced since he was a first-round pick of the...
Steelers’ defensive line settles into rotation, works into ‘hit shape’
The loss of Javon Hargrave in free agency coupled by the return of Stephon Tuitt from a pectoral injury haven’t done much to alter the preferences of Pittsburgh Steelers in defining their rotation on the defensive line. Through two weeks of the season, Tuitt and Cameron Heyward are playing 80.7%...
JuJu Smith-Schuster only starter to remain absent from Steelers’ practice
David DeCastro practiced for a second consecutive day, and six other starters who missed practice a day prior returned to the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday. The lone exception, receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, remains out because of a nagging knee injury. Smith-Schuster also missed practice time last week because...
Steelers confident TE Eric Ebron will become bigger part of game plan
It is safe to say Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien was happy to see Eric Ebron leave the AFC South and join the Pittsburgh Steelers in the offseason. The Texans faced the 6-foot-4, 253-pound tight end four times in Ebron’s two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. Ebron scored a touchdown...
Ben Roethlisberger to become the all-time Steeler on Sunday
Ben Roethlisberger’s trot onto the field for the first offensive snap of Sunday’s game at Heinz Field will be a historic one. At that point, he officially will become the all-time Pittsburgh Steeler. The game against the Houston Texans will be the 221st of Roethlisberger’s career, breaking a tie with...
David DeCastro practices with Steelers for 1st time this month
David DeCastro returned to a Pittsburgh Steelers practice Wednesday for the first time in almost four weeks, signaling the five-time Pro Bowl guard could be ready to make his season debut Sunday against the Houston Texans. DeCastro was listed as a full participant on the practice report released by the...
Diontae Johnson, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Tyson Alualu miss Steelers practice with minor injuries
Three Pittsburgh Steelers starters did not practice Wednesday because of injury, but defensive lineman Tyson Alualu and receivers Diontae Johnson and JuJu Smith-Schuster all are expected to return to practice Thursday. During his weekly news conference the day prior, coach Mike Tomlin had grouped Johnson and Alualu together with linebacker...
Ben Roethlisberger casts critical eye on first 2 starts of Steelers’ season
Ben Roethlisberger didn’t don a helmet and practice with his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates, but that doesn’t mean he totally took it easy Wednesday on his customary day off. Still unhappy with his performance three days after the Steelers beat the Denver Broncos, 26-16, Roethlisberger spent much of the practice session...
Texans coping with DeAndre Hopkins’ absence same way Steelers are moving on from Antonio Brown
This team had a generational talent at wide receiver who was suddenly traded during the offseason. Now that franchise is trying to figure out if any of the other receivers on the roster are capable of being a legit No.1 target. No, I’m not flashing back to the 2019 Pittsburgh...
Kordell Stewart on Steelers days: ‘Nothing to put my head down about … I’d do it exactly the same way’
Few athletes had as volatile of an existence in Pittsburgh as former Steelers quarterback Kordell Stewart. Wild popularity and praise upon his arrival. To scorn, criticism and failure. Then a renaissance. Then he was discarded for Tommy Maddox. Now he’s perhaps better understood nearly two decades after his departure at...
While other NFL coaches face fines, Steelers’ Mike Tomlin makes sure to cover up
Mike Tomlin isn’t going to let the NFL take money from his pocket for not adhering to social distancing measures during games. The 14-year coach has made sure to wear a black mask over his mouth and nose during the first two games of the Pittsburgh Steelers season. Some NFL...
Mike Tomlin will bring officials to practice in attempt to reduce number of Steelers penalties
Frustrated by the number of penalties that extended drives and helped the Denver Broncos nearly come back from a 14-point halftime deficit Sunday, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin will have officials on hand at practice this week. The Steelers routinely bring in officials during training camp, and Tomlin has done...
Catching passes or making tackles, Steelers’ Chase Claypool likes to go deep
Contrary to what showed up in the game summary Sunday, Chase Claypool’s 84-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter wasn’t the first long-distance play the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver made in a 26-21 victory against the Denver Broncos. It certainly was the most impactful. It definitely was the most...
Guard David DeCastro may return for Steelers in Week 3 matchup against TexansVideo
Kevin Dotson’s run as the Pittsburgh Steelers starting right guard may end after one game, but his return to the bench won’t be because of anything the rookie fourth-rounder did wrong in his starting debut. Dotson graded as the top guard in Week 2 — rookie or veteran — and...
First Call: Mike Tomlin can improve some history; NFL fines coaches for ignoring masks; Saquon Barkley checks in
Tuesday’s “First Call” dares to dream big about a Steelers fast start. We also check in on injured Penn State great Saquon Barkley. J.J. Watt identifies a problem for his Houston Texans coming to Heinz Field. And NFL coaches are paying the price if they don’t mask up. Say that...
Tim Benz: Blaming rash of NFL injuries on canceled preseason is way off
The Steelers offensive line is already chewed up. But don’t shed a tear for the Black and Gold. Yet. A lot of NFL teams have been bitten much harder by the injury bug. Sunday’s Week 2 led to outright fantasy league carnage. New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley...
Kevin Dotson passes 1st test as starter on Steelers offensive lineVideo
In his first NFL start, Pittsburgh Steelers guard Kevin Dotson pitched the offensive line equivalent of a no-hitter. Dotson was asked to provide pass protection for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on 42 snaps Sunday in the Steelers’ 26-21 victory against the Denver Broncos at Heinz Field. Roethlisberger was sacked just once,...
