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Zach Gentry catching on at tight end with Steelers
As he ran routes and caught passes this weekend at rookie minicamp, Zach Gentry couldn’t help but conjure memories of the most prolific tight end to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Perhaps it’s because, like Heath Miller did for 11 seasons, Gentry provided an inviting target while sporting a No....
Broncos’ Shelby Harris takes credit for Steelers’ late-season meltdown
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ late-season collapse and offseason drama wasn’t Antonio Brown’s fault. Don’t blame Ben Roethlisberger, either. The real culprit was Shelby Harris. Who? Harris was the Broncos defensive lineman who intercepted Roethlisberger on a third-and-goal pass with 1 minute, 3 seconds left in a Week 12 game in Denver....
Mike Tomlin: Seeking more speed ‘a factor’ but not ‘the factor’ for Steelers
Judging by how they spent their picks on defensive players during the draft last month, it would be reasonable to assume the Pittsburgh Steelers have put a premium on adding speed to their defense. Coach Mike Tomlin wouldn’t go that far, at least not explicitly. “A factor, not the determining...
Volume of players at rookie minicamp keeps Mike Tomlin busy
Of the 60 players attending the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie minicamp this weekend, 18 were invited on a tryout basis. Coach Mike Tomlin and his staff try to evaluate as many players as possible during the workouts, but he admits it is difficult to get a strong scouting report on everybody....
Steelers draftee, Ohio native Justin Layne clears house of Browns paraphernalia
Justin Layne was born and went to high school in Cleveland. It’s not surprising, then, that he was raised a Cleveland Browns fan. And a big one. Getting drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers? Yeah, that changed things. “Oh yeah, Browns everywhere,” Layne said of his house – before April 26....
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Steelers play numbers, name games at rookie minicampVideo
For the first day of Steelers rookie minicamp, all eyes were on No. 55 – and Devin Bush was enjoying every moment. “It was fun, just being out there and getting back in football mode and learning plays and being around different guys,” said Bush, the inside linebacker from Michigan...
Kevin Gorman: Devin Bush shows off by calling shots at Steelers rookie minicampVideo
Devin Bush knew Ryan Shazier was watching, but the player the Pittsburgh Steelers traded up 10 spots to select with their first pick in the NFL Draft wasn’t looking over his shoulder. The Steelers are hoping their search to fill the void at inside linebacker since Shazier was lost to...
Quiet debut for 3rd-round pick Diontae Johnson
His first day in a Pittsburgh Steelers uniform was a stark contrast to what Diontae Johnson experienced in his final two seasons at Toledo that led to his selection as a third-round draft pick. A two-time all-conference wide receiver and punt returner, Johnson mostly was a bystander Friday morning on...
No regrets for Justin Layne about switching positions
When he arrived at Michigan State in 2016, Justin Layne was hoping to follow in the footsteps of Andre Rison and Plaxico Burress – Spartans wide receivers who became NFL stars. Before his freshman season was over, that dream was dashed. Layne was playing cornerback. “I wasn’t in favor of...
Wearing 55 for first time with Steelers ‘fit good’ on top pick Devin Bush
Devin Bush wore a Pittsburgh Steelers practice jersey for the first time in his NFL career Friday at the team’s rookie minicamp at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on the South Side. The rookie inside linebacker, the No. 10 pick in the NFL Draft, felt like he belonged from the beginning....
Aliquippa’s Dravon Askew-Henry on signing with Steelers: ‘This is my home’
Undrafted players and their agents often talk about the frenzied minutes and hours after an NFL Draft’s completion when a quick decision with major life ramifications needs to be made in short order. Aliquippa’s Dravon Askew-Henry didn’t see it as having to make any decision at all after seven rounds...
Former Mars, Central Catholic, Duquesne players among invites to Steelers rookie minicamp
A handful of players with local ties are among the invites to this weekend’s Pittsburgh Steelers rookie minicamp. Among the names on the list a team spokesman released less than two hours before the first on-field practice was to begin Friday morning were Pittsburgh-area high school alumni Arnold Tarpley (Central...
5 things to watch at Steelers rookie minicamp
Offseason training continues for the Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend when the organization gets its first chance to evaluate its youngest and least experienced players. The team’s annual three-day rookie minicamp begins Friday. Although players will not wear pads and no hitting is permitted, the Steelers will get their first chance...
Steelers cut kicker Matt McCrane, cornerback Jack Tocho
The Pittsburgh Steelers plan to stay true to their word and provide competition for kicker Chris Boswell in training camp this summer. It just won’t involve Matt McCrane. McCrane, who converted all three of his field-goal attempts in the Steelers’ season-finale against Cincinnati, was one of two players waived by...
Tight end Zach Gentry agrees to rookie deal with Steelers
Less than an hour after the Pittsburgh Steelers signed their final sixth-round draft pick, they also got their fifth-rounder under contract. Zach Gentry, a 6-foot-8, 265-pound tight end from Michigan, became the seventh of the team’s nine draft picks to sign. Gentry, the No. 141 overall player drafted, signed the...
Steelers sign 6th-round draft pick Ulysees Gilbert
Ulysees Gilbert, the No. 207 overall pick of the NFL Draft, became the third sixth-round draft pick to sign his four-year rookie contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. With the signing Thursday of Gilbert and fifth-round Zach Gentry, the Steelers have signed seven of their nine draft choices. Remaining unsigned are...
Steelers WR Diontae Johnson makes Pro Football Focus watch list
Pro Football Focus has high hopes for wide receiver Diontae Johnson in his first season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. This week, the web site included Johnson among the top 10 players to win offensive rookie of the year honors. Johnson was ranked No. 9. Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, drafted...
Jerseys worn by Steelers Hall of Fame alumni up for auction
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Lelands are auctioning off more memorabilia from the team archives, including game-worn jerseys sported by Pro Football Hall of Fame players Lynn Swann, Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Jack Lambert, Jack Ham, Mel Blount and Rod Woodson. The Steelers collection contains 28 items, including cleats and a...
Steelers sign 7th-round pick, Maryland offensive tackle Derwin Gray
The Pittsburgh Steelers – or, at least their PR department – capped a busy of announced signings of draft picks with word that seventh-rounder Derwin Gray inked his four-year rookie contract. Gray (6-4, 320 pounds) was taken 219th overall after he started 25 games over the past three seasons for...
Steelers sign another draft pick, 4th-round RB Benny Snell
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced the signing of a fourth draft pick in a 19-hour span with word Wednesday that fourth-round running back Benny Snell agreed to terms. Snell was one of college football’s best running backs over the past three years, last season earning second-team All-American and first-team All-SEC honors...
Steelers sign WR Diontae Johnson, acquired with pick in Antonio Brown trade
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed the player taken with a pick acquired in the trade of Antonio Brown whose game has been compared to Brown and who will be tasked to help replace Brown. The Steelers announced Wednesday that it had signed third-round wide receiver Diontae Johnson to a four-year...
ESPN power-ranking formula tabs Steelers as exactly average among NFL’s 32 teams
The Worldwide Leader is predicting that the Pittsburgh Steelers will be very average this season. ESPN’s first Football Power Index of 2019 is out, and the network used it to rank the NFL teams 1-32. The Steelers came out right in the middle at No. 16. The ESPN calculation projects...
U mad, bro? Penguins, Steelers, horse-racing fans air frustrations
In “U mad, bro?” this week, Pens fans pop off about a lack of toughness and too much trade talk. People sure are touchy about the Kentucky Derby. And some Steelers fans want to pretend Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown no longer exist. Bob is boiling down all the Penguins’...
Tim Benz: Reevaluating Mike Tomlin’s contract situation with Steelers
Highbrow sports columnists such as myself refer to it as “having a developing opinion.” The real world says, “I’m changing my mind, n’at.” Trolls on Twitter say, “You’re flip-flopping.” However you choose to phrase it, I’m altering my view on Mike Tomlin’s contract situation based on some new information. That’s...
Steelers sign another late draft pick, LB Sutton Smith
The Pittsburgh Steelers continued to get their draft picks under contract Tuesday, as linebacker Sutton Smith became the second player to agree to terms. The first of three sixth-round picks the Steelers made last month, Smith was a two-time Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year at Northern Illinois. He...
