Chris Adamski stories, Page 13
Scouting the Seahawks: For an NFC team, Seattle is a frequent opponent for Steelers’ home opener
SCOUTING THE SEAHAWKS Last meeting Steelers beat Seahawks, 30-23, on Dec. 31, 2023, in Seattle Key matchup Steelers DB Jalen Ramsey vs. Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba Smith-Njigba is Seattle’s top wide receiver, and Ramsey has a history of embracing the challenge of a “shutdown corner” role assigned to the opponent’s...
Seahawks Pro Bowl CB Devon Witherspoon doubtful, S Nick Emmanwori out vs. Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are down two starting members of their secondary for Sunday’s home opener. Their opponent could very well be down a pair of defensive backs, too. Devon Witherspoon — one of the best young cornerbacks in the game — was designated on the injury report as doubtful to...
Steelers’ Joey Porter Jr. will not play in home opener vs. Seahawks; Nick Herbig to return
For only the second time over his three-year pro career, Joey Porter Jr. will miss a game for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The starting cornerback has been ruled out for Sunday’s home opener against the Seattle Seahawks. Per the status report, Porter did not practice in any capacity all week after...
Steelers notes: Teryl Austin foresees increased role for Yahya Black
By most measures for a rookie fifth-round pick, Yahya Black had a fruitful and productive NFL debut. Black ranked fourth among Pittsburgh Steelers defensive linemen in defensive snaps played with 24, registering two assisted tackles and (according to Pro Football Focus) two quarterback hurries during a 34-32 win at the...
Steelers injury report: Joey Porter Jr. remains out of practice, Nick Herbig returns to full
After Sunday’s season opener, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin dismissed Joey Porter Jr.’s injury as a “hamstring (that) got tight.” Two days later at his weekly news conference, Tomlin declared himself “optimistic” about Porter’s chances of playing in this coming Sunday’s home opener. Two days into the practice week, however,...
8 years after almost connecting with the Steelers on draft night, Jabrill Peppers happy he has now
Separately and on consecutive days this week, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and veteran NFL safety Jabrill Peppers acknowledged they had eyes for each other during the lead-up to the 2017 draft. It never will be known with certainty if the Steelers would have selected Peppers with the No. 30...
Longtime Seahawk DK Metcalf downplays facing them in 1st home game with Steelers
Bemused by the multiple attempts to elicit a change of tone, DK Metcalf finally had enough. Smiling, he playfully mocked the reporters gathered around him. “Y’all are gonna make it a big deal,” Metcalf said of facing his former team, “but I’m not.” Try as they collectively might via several...
Steelers injury report: Joey Porter Jr. does not practice, Nick Herbig limited
Three days after leaving the season opener during the second half because of a hamstring injury, Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. did not participate in the first practice of the week. The top reserve at outside linebacker, Nick Herbig, was listed as a limited participant on the injury report....
Veteran safety Chuck Clark gets unexpected expanded role in debut with SteelersVideo
Chuck Clark has played in 109 NFL games over the past nine seasons. He’s started every game he’s played since 2019. And yet he began the season slotting in at sixth or seventh on a theoretical depth chart among pieces in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ secondary. After not one but two...
Steelers sign veteran wide receiver Rakim Jarrett to practice squadVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Rakim Jarrett to their practice squad Monday. Jarrett, 24, has appeared in 21 games (including playoffs) over the past two seasons since making the team as an undrafted free agent in 2023. The 6-foot, 190-pound Jarrett has 13 catches for...
Jaylen Warren? Kaleb Johnson? No — Kenneth Gainwell served as RB1 in Steelers opener
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Some fans might have raised eyebrows at how much running back Kenneth Gainwell played in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season opener Sunday. Even Gainwell himself admitted that when he joined the Steelers via a one-year, $1.79 million contract in March that he did not even envision playing...
‘Happy to beat everybody associated with the Jets,’ Aaron Rodgers shines in Steelers debut
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Try as he might, no matter how many times before and after his debut with the Pittsburgh Steelers that Aaron Rodgers repeated the, “It’s Week 1,” mantra, ultimately, Rodgers relented. Yes, earning a victory at the expense of his former team meant something a little extra...
Day after contract dispute is settled, Steelers’ Cam Heyward only wants to talk about big win
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It was the biggest story following the Pittsburgh Steelers in the weeks leading up to the regular-season opener. But after it finally got resolved Saturday, by the end of Sunday’s win it was largely an afterthought. Sunday’s 34-32 win at the New York Jets was big...
‘We played like trash… like (crap)’ — Steelers’ defense sputters … until it mattered most
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Despite a bevy of new faces and some bold proclamations that the unit could be elite this season, for much of the 2025 opener the Pittsburgh Steelers defense was much too like the one that ended the 2024 campaign. Which is to say, not good. “We...
Steelers’ DeShon Elliott, Joey Porter Jr, Malik Harrison injured in win over Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Four Pittsburgh Steelers defensive players left Sunday’s season-opening victory at the New York Jets because of an injury, and three did not return. “We absorbed some attrition in-game,” Tomlin said after a 34-32 comeback win. “Like always.” Tomlin did not expand on whether the attrition is...
Nick Herbig out, but No. 3 QB Skylar Thompson in uniform for Steelers at Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Pass rushing specialist No. 3 outside linebacker Nick Herbig was designated as inactive and not in uniform for the Pittsburgh Steelers for Sunday’s season opener at the New York Jets. Herbig did not miss any of the three practices this past week in the lead-up to...
Steelers’ 53-man roster, a player-by-player breakdown
The Pittsburgh Steelers have set their 53-man roster ahead of their Week 1 meeting with the New York Jets. Here’s a look at each player: 2, QB Mason Rudolph, 6-5, 235: Everything you want in a backup quarterback — durability, ability to win games, knowledge in the system — Rudolph...
Cam Heyward will play in season opener after getting revised contract with Steelers
No player has ever appeared in 15 consecutive season-opening games for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Thanks to a revised contract agreed to Saturday, Cameron Heyward will make that happen Sunday. Heyward accepted a deal that included incentives that could bump his pay by up to $3 million for this season, according...
Steelers 4 Downs: 6 players making team debut account for 29 Pro Bowl berths
1. Big-time adds The makeover started before this offseason’s free agency even began. Word broke on a March Sunday night — the eve of the date of the so-called “legal tampering period” for NFL teams to speak with free agents. The Pittsburgh Steelers traded for DK Metcalf. It was one...
Scouting the Jets: Steelers opening opponent has played well at home vs. them over past 25 years
SCOUTING THE JETS Last meeting Steelers beat Jets, 37-15, on Oct. 20, 2024 in Pittsburgh Key matchup Steelers WR DK Metcalf vs. Jets CB Sauce Gardner Arguably the Jets’ best player, Gardner has nursed calf and fibula injuries in recent weeks but has trended positively through the days leading up...
After makeover of run D, Steelers face early test in Jets
As one of the players most counted on to stop opponents’ rushing attacks, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Keeanu Benton takes it personal when his defense doesn’t stop the run. “Especially as a D lineman, I always pride myself in (knowing) you had a good game when you stop the run...
On precipice of Steelers debut, Jalen Ramsey embraces versatile role
For his first game with the Pittsburgh Steelers, expect Jalen Ramsey to line up at outside cornerback, in the slot/nickel, back at free safety and in the box over the course of Sunday’s meeting with the New York Jets. To Ramsey, that is one part each fun and challenging. “Obviously,...
Steelers’ Skylar Thompson has late-week injury, joins Nick Herbig as questionable vs. Jets
No. 3 quarterback Skylar Thompson was a late-week add to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ injury report and has been designated as questionable to play in Sunday’s season opener. Also questionable to face the New York Jets in East Rutherford, N.J., is No. 3 outside linebacker Nick Herbig. Herbig has been dealing...
Cameron Heyward will not commit to playing in Steelers’ season opener
Two days before their season opens, the Pittsburgh Steelers still have no assurance that their longtime defensive captain will choose to play in it. Saying “wish I could be more optimistic,” defensive tackle Cameron Heyward declined to commit to being in uniform and participating when the Steelers kick off their...
Steelers DT Yahya Black not nervous but confident headed into NFL debut
Amidst the disappointment for the Pittsburgh Steelers that their first-round pick won’t be playing in the regular-season opener is that Derrick Harmon’s absence could open up opportunity for one of the Steelers’ other draft picks that had an eye-opening training camp and preseason. Fifth-round pick Yahya Black popped in practices...
