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First Call: Dodgers reportedly have interest in Pirates' Mitch Keller; Jets coach raves about new Steeler Kwon Alexander
Monday’s “First Call” has a rumored suitor to land Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller before Tuesday’s trade deadline. Plus, Kwon Alexander’s former head coach is pumping his tires as the linebacker acclimates to the Steelers. We look for updates on Nick Bosa’s contract situation in advance of the Steelers-49ers opener....
Tim Benz: Steelers' Dan Moore fighting to keep his left tackle job, while helping Broderick Jones improve
Before Saturday’s Pittsburgh Steelers practice at Saint Vincent College, Mike Tomlin addressed the crowd. He took a moment to introduce two-time Super Bowl champion defensive end Aaron Smith on the day it was announced that he was getting inducted into the Steelers Hall of Honor. He also jokingly referred to...
Indiana County fan preserves Steelers history, 1 news clipping at a time
Ed Griffith’s wife, Joyce, rarely has to wonder where he is. The Indiana County man’s daily routine includes hanging out in his basement man cave, adding to the more than four decades of news clippings he has saved to document the Steelers and other favorite regional sports teams and figures....
Steelers inside the ropes: Wilkinsburg native Kenny Robinson has 2 interceptions 
With two starting safeties not participating in practice, Kenny Robinson got a chance Sunday to shine for his hometown team. A native of Wilkinsburg who played in the WPIAL and at West Virginia University, Robinson had two interceptions of Mason Rudolph during team drills at Saint Vincent College. “I was...
In 3rd year with Steelers, Miles Killebrew an unquestioned leader of Steelers’ special-teams 
The uphill walk is long and meandering from the artificial turf field in the back corner of the Saint Vincent College football complex to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ training-camp locker room on campus. Miles Killebrew had a companion in making it after Sunday’s morning walkthrough — special teams coordinator Danny Smith....
Steelers practice report: Veterans day off for T.J. Watt, Cam Heyward, others 
Veterans Day — the federal holiday — isn’t until November. The first “veterans day” of the Pittsburgh Steelers training camp was Sunday. Dubbed so when coach Mike Tomlin gives several of his more veteran, established players an off day, the Steelers chose Sunday — the fourth practice of camp —...
Steelers tasked with fitting 3 inside linebackers on field with addition of Kwon Alexander 
Forget about a two dogs-one bone scenario — Mike Tomlin’s terminology for two players competing for one job — taking place at inside linebacker this summer for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Where that ever-expanding position group is concerned, it’s more like three dogs competing for two bones. The signing of Kwon...
Rookie Steelers fullback Monte Pottebaum abruptly placed on reserve/retired list 
No more “Monte the Mullet” at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. Rookie fullback Monte Pottebaum — given a nickname to represent the style of his long blonde hair — was placed on the reserve/retired list, the Steelers announced Sunday afternoon. Signed soon after the draft ended out of Iowa, Pottebaum was...
Steelers safety Damontae Kazee to miss time with ankle injury: 'I have to slow down'
After injuring his ankle in practice a day earlier, Pittsburgh Steelers veteran safety Damontae Kazee wore a walking boot Sunday and said it could be a while before he returns to the fields at Saint Vincent College. Kazee indicated that, with a cautious approach, he could be out for a...
Steelers inside the ropes: On soggy day, Hakeem Butler holds onto ball, makes plays 
Despite being a highly regarded prospect and fourth-round draft pick, Hakeem Butler never has caught a pass in an NFL game. If the 27-year-old wide receiver continues to play like he did Saturday in his third practice of training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he might get a chance to...
Steelers sign veteran ILB Kwon Alexander
Asked recently about the moves he made over the previous five months to overhaul the Pittsburgh Steelers’ inside linebackers corps, general manager Omar Khan seemed to imply that the makeover wasn’t finished. “If there’s an opportunity to upgrade a position group,” Khan said in response to an inquiry specifically referencing...
Steelers practice report: Minkah Fitzpatrick excused by Mike Tomlin for personal matter 
Minkah Fitzpatrick did not practice for the third day in a row at the outset of training camp for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Unlike the first two practices, Fitzpatrick wasn’t wearing a floppy hat and watching from the field while his teammates practiced Saturday. Coach Mike Tomlin said that he has...
Rookie Nick Herbig adds T.J. Watt-inspired pass-rush move, already impressing at Steelers camp 
They share a position and an alma mater, and since late April they have been NFL teammates. As such, it’s no surprise Nick Herbig has looked to T.J. Watt for mentorship. And while much of the fruits of that labor typically will show in more subtle, intangible ways, it took...
Montravius Adams evolves into leader on Steelers d-line, but can he keep prominent on-field role? 
During his first training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers last year, Montravius Adams discovered a Latrobe pizzeria that left such an impression he was craving it over the past 49 weeks between camps. “It’s so good,” Adams said after a walkthrough at Saint Vincent on Saturday. “Honestly, I had stopped...
4 Super Bowl champion players join Steelers Hall of Honor in Class of '23 
If you didn’t have multiple Super Bowl rings, you weren’t a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Class of 2023 for the franchise’s Hall of Honor. Four former players were selected to join the exclusive fraternity Saturday, with two representing the super Steelers from the 1970s and two from this century’s...
Mark Madden's Hot Take: Steelers need to execute their prehistoric vision of running game, defense
If the Steelers are determined to win via running the ball and elite defense, they need to be able to run the ball and play elite defense. The Steelers did neither last season. Najee Harris finished 15th in the NFL with a meager 1,034 yards rushing. He averaged just 3.8...
West Point alum Elijah Riley carries perspective as he competes for role in Steelers secondary
Chat with Elijah Riley for only a few minutes, it’s easy to understand his background — and it makes perfect sense why Pittsburgh Steelers coaches and management are eager to allow him to earn a role on the team. “I like to believe I am pretty coachable,” Riley said during...
Former 2nd-round pick Duke Dawson puts injury-riddled career in past, fights to make Steelers
Like coach Mike Tomlin had warned Thursday, gleaning too much from Duke Dawson being the first-team nickel defensive back during the first rep of training camp was at an observer’s own peril. Come Day 2 of Pittsburgh Steelers camp Friday, Dawson was closer to third-team status than starter. But that...
Bethel Park, WVU alum Nick Kwiatkoski embarks on 8th NFL season with Steelers
The first time Nick Kwiatkoski played a football game in what is now called Acrisure Stadium was 15 years so. He’s been back to play only once since. He’s in the right place that by September he can make it a third — plus several more. Kwiatkoski led Bethel Park...
George Pickens expects to see more targets in Steelers' evolving deep passing game
George Pickens said it was no coincidence that, on the first play of training camp for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kenny Pickett dropped back and threw deep down the sideline. Or that Pickens was the intended target. “I just feel like that is an explosive hint,” Pickens said Thursday, “that we’re...
Steelers inside the ropes: Veteran WR Allen Robinson II fitting in well as slot option
Allen Robinson II will turn 30 before his 10th NFL season begins in September, and he hasn’t topped 40 catches or 500 yards in a season since 2020. Early returns from Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, though, suggest the veteran wide receiver could prove a significant part of the offense during...
Steelers practice report: Diontae Johnson among those who leave practice for heat-related reasons
For the second consecutive day to begin Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, the No. 1 wide receiver provided a brief scare. On Friday, it was when Diontae Johnson walked slowly away from the gathered team during practice to a tent, where he eventually got onto a golf cart and was taken...
ILB Cole Holcomb relishes chance to begin full practice participation with Steelers
Cole Holcomb was one of the first players to take the field Wednesday when the Pittsburgh Steelers held their first practice of training camp. His early attendance wasn’t an accident. “I’m a very impatient person,” Holcomb said. “I wanted to get back out there.” Because of December foot surgery, the...
Mark Madden: Steelers would be better served letting Kenny Pickett, passing game take more risks downfield
The Steelers scored two touchdowns from outside the red zone last season, fewest in the NFL. Last Oct. 30 against the Steelers, Philadelphia scored four touchdowns from outside the red zone in just over 32 minutes. The Eagles scored those four TDs before ever running a play in the red...
First Call: Art Rooney II on Mike Tomlin's contract; Le'Veon Bell won't rule out comeback
Friday’s “First Call” has comments from Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II on Mike Tomlin’s contract situation. Le’Veon Bell won’t rule out a comeback. A well-known Pittsburgh hockey name explains his a change of heart about his future. Ex-Steeler Chris Hubbard has a new home. And we look at the...


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