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Steelers' Herbig brothers enjoy family affair with defensive tackle Keeanu Benton
Nate and Nick Herbig can be forgiven if they would like to make a correction to the Pittsburgh Steelers training camp roster. Along with Cameron and Connor Heyward, they are listed as the only other set of brothers among the 90 players training daily at Saint Vincent. But, in their...
Steelers inside the ropes: Offense goes ‘jumbo’ to win goal-line drill to punctuate practice
The ever-popular goal-line drill always hits big with Pittsburgh Steelers fans at training camp. Tuesday at Saint Vincent, it was the offense that was hitting big and with some very big bodies. The Steelers deployed four tight ends for most of their seven snaps taken from the 1 yard-line at...
QB Kenny Pickett on 'go' as Steelers work toward preseason opener against Tampa Bay
Kenny Pickett doesn’t know how long he will be on the field Friday night when the Pittsburgh Steelers open the preseason at Tampa Bay. The only thing for certain is he won’t be throwing passes in the final seconds of the game, which happened last year when he zipped a...
Steelers find comfort, stability in keeping QB room together
Heading into the 2022 offseason, of all the permutations that could’ve aligned for the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback room in 2023, the least likely appeared to be that it would come back in full. One thing was clear. Kenny Pickett was going to be locked in as the starter after the...
First Call: Opposing QB news for Steelers’ preseason, regular season openers; ex-Steeler may have averted a high school tragedy
Tuesday’s “First Call” has updates on which quarterbacks the Pittsburgh Steelers will face in both their preseason and regular season openers. A Steelers legend is going to be the subject of an upcoming documentary. The Steelers are taking a look at a former Baltimore Ravens offensive line prospect. And an...
Healthy Calvin Austin taking steps to becoming more well-rounded WR for Steelers
Barring the same type of unexpected — and unfortunate — injury that ruined his rookie season, wide receiver Calvin Austin will make his professional debut Friday night for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After suffering a foot injury on the eve of the 2022 preseason opener, Austin eventually needed surgery and spent...
First Call: Joey Porter Jr. quote angers Vontaze Burfict; ex-Steeler signs in Philly; San Jose reaction to Erik Karlsson trade
In Monday’s “First Call,” former Pittsburgh Steelers rival Vontaze Burfict fires back at Joey Porter Sr. and Jr. Another ex-Steeler signs in Philadelphia. The Pirates are about to take on Major League Baseball’s best team. And we have some reaction to the Erik Karlsson trade from San Jose’s point of...
No rookies named starters as Steelers unveil initial depth chart of preseason 
With their first preseason game looming in five days, the Pittsburgh Steelers had to release their first depth chart of training camp, per NFL rules. The one coach Mike Tomlin unveiled Sunday night did not contain any surprises. None of the team’s rookie draft picks showed up on the first...
Steelers' inside the ropes: Defense carries the day, twice stops 2-minute offense 
All of the daily repetitions the Pittsburgh Steelers put in during “seven shots” to open practice paid off for the defense at the end of Sunday’s session. The defense came up with red-zone stops against Kenny Pickett and Mitch Trubisky in the two-minute scenario that concluded the two-hour workout at...
Steelers daily practice report: Pads come off as team wraps up longest stretch of training camp 
The Pittsburgh Steelers ended a run of six consecutive practice days Sunday with a two-hour practice that concluded with a light rain dusting the Saint Vincent fields. The elements were less of a concern to coach Mike Tomlin than the approach his players took to the final session before a...
Time spent at Georgia has helped Broderick Jones take patient approach to winning job with Steelers 
As the first preseason game approaches for the Pittsburgh Steelers, top draft pick Broderick Jones continues to run second string at his position. Sure, Jones has taken the occasional first-team rep at left tackle in place of Dan Moore, and he worked there exclusively for a day when right tackle...
6-foot-7 DT Isaiahh Loudermilk getting plenty of reps as edge OLB for Steelers
In finding answers for injuries and thin depth at outside linebacker, the Pittsburgh Steelers have resorted to some big solutions. How about 6-foot-7, 293 pounds worth of one? Third-year defensive tackle Isaiahh Loudermilk increasingly has been lining up at what the Steelers call outside linebacker during recent training camp practices....
Steelers players dish on what they eat during training camp
Cam Heyward doesn’t count calories … during camp. “Not right now,” said the 6-foot-5, 295-pound defensive tackle after a practice preparation on Tuesday at Steelers training camp at Saint Vincent College on his way to lunch. “That is more of an off-season thing. When we get to training camp, I...
Steelers daily practice report: Mike Tomlin returns, directs rare day-after-night padded sessions 
After a day trip to Canton, Ohio, Mike Tomlin was back at Pittsburgh Steelers practice. Tomlin missed Friday’s night practice at Latrobe Memorial Stadium because former NFL star safety Ronde Barber had asked Tomlin to be his presenter of his gold jacket at the Pro Football Hall of Fame prior...
Steelers inside the ropes: Darnell Washington vs. Nick Herbig in rookie battle of contrasting styles 
It’s not uncommon for Mike Tomlin to call for rematches during the popular ’backs on backers drills, during which a pass-rushing linebacker goes one-on-one with a running back or tight end attempting to block him. But a best-of-three? That’s rare. That Tomlin called for a “rubber match” to punctuate Saturday’s...
Kenny Pickett taking more 'ownership' of Steelers offense during training camp 
In his first training camp, as a rookie quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kenny Pickett was content on being conservative with his pass attempts, opting to check down to a running back if his first receiving option wasn’t open. With a year that included 12 starts in his back pocket,...
Mark Madden's Hot Take: Preseason reps vital for Kenny Pickett, so don't play it safe
The Pittsburgh Steelers play their first preseason game Friday at Tampa. How much should Kenny Pickett participate? How many snaps should the Steelers quarterback get over the entirety of the three-game exhibition slate? My suggestion would be: a lot. The reality will be: not very many. A few series. NFL...
Minkah Fitzpatrick returns to Steelers practice
Minkah Fitzpatrick returned to Saint Vincent on Saturday, and on a limited basis he took part in practice for the first time during this Pittsburgh Steelers’ training camp. The All-Pro safety had been absent for a week, last seen on campus July 28 for the second practice of camp. For...
Kendrick Green gets more reps at fullback as Steelers explore center's versatility 
After making his NFL training camp debut at fullback, Kendrick Green didn’t want to get anyone’s hopes raised about a repeat performance. Not even after the 6-foot-1, 315-pound center caught a pass and had two noteworthy blocks in the three reps he took in the backfield Friday night when the...
Steelers inside the ropes: Ex-starting center Kendrick Green steals show in 2 snaps as fullback
Of all the Pittsburgh Steelers who could have had the most memorable play of the highly anticipated “Friday Night Lights” practice, Kendrick Green would not have figured to be one of them. Green was the Steelers’ starting center as a rookie in 2021, but he did not appear in any...
Steelers embrace hoopla of night practice before 14,000 fans in Latrobe
Steelers players at large were in light and cheerful moods as they boarded buses — in full uniform, carrying helmets — on the Saint Vincent campus. A convoy of eight buses that carried players, coaches, staffers and the media meandered through cramped streets in downtown Latrobe over the latter stages...
Steelers' Anthony McFarland wants to make plays, stay healthy
By his nature, Anthony McFarland tends to display a humble, quiet and understated disposition when speaking with media. So it was noticeable when late during a five-minute interview after a walkthrough this past week, the Pittsburgh Steelers running back cracked a smile while his eyebrows raised. It came when he...
Rookie 4th-string Steelers QB Tanner Morgan embraces scant work he gets in camp
One of the more reliable scenes throughout the first seven practices of this Pittsburgh Steelers training camp at Saint Vincent has come after each practice ended. On the second field behind Chuck Noll Field, virtually without fail, the tall, slender No. 5 gathers with a couple teammates following the full-team...
Latrobe's Steelers Fest attracts fans from all over the country
A sea of black and gold filled the green grass of Legion Keener Park on Friday in Latrobe. Football fans from across the country turned out for Steelers Fest, the prelude to Friday Night Lights, the annual practice session held at the park by the Pittsburgh Steelers. As visitors made...
Yakety YAC: Yards after catch 'a major point of emphasis' for Steelers in 2023
There has been no greater talking point this offseason surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers than the conversation about how to make the offense more explosive. Coordinator Matt Canada’s 2022 unit was fifth in the NFL when it came to time of possession at 31:18 per game, fifth in most offensive snaps...


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