Chris Adamski stories, Page 15
Logan Lee fills in as emergency long snapper in Steelers’ preseason game
It was 17 years ago when an injury to the long snapper cost the Pittsburgh Steelers a win during what ended up a Super Bowl season. The stakes weren’t high Saturday. But fair to say Logan Lee performed better as an emergency long snapper than James Harrison did in 2008....
Steelers notebook: Nick Herbig, Christian Kuntz leave preseason game because of injury
Despite coach Mike Tomlin’s apparent attempts to shield him from injury, outside linebacker Nick Herbig was the first Pittsburgh Steelers player to leave Saturday’s preseason game because of one. Herbig left the game after the Steelers’ second defensive series because of a hamstring injury. There was no immediate update on...
5 things to watch in Steelers preseason home game vs. Bucs
It, technically, would be inaccurate to call Saturday’s preseason home opener the first time the Pittsburgh Steelers will play a game at Acrisure Stadium in 2025. The 2024 regular-season finale was Jan. 4, 2025. The Steelers lost that one, 19-17, to the Cincinnati Bengals to finish the season on a...
Steelers defense not satisfied with performance in joint practice vs. Bucs
Thursday was the first — and, almost certainly, only — time the entirety of the first-team Pittsburgh Steelers defense took the field together in a stadium against an offense of a different NFL team. And according to the Steelers defensive players who talked about it afterward, they weren’t happy with...
Steelers inside the ropes: ‘Really smart’ Connor Heyward makes plays in final camp practice
Before practice, his Hall of Fame quarterback heaped praise on him. A couple of hours later, Connor Heyward delivered one of his best practices of this Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. Heyward, a fourth-year tight end, was brought up unsolicited by Aaron Rodgers, who said: “Connor does the right thing every...
Settled in as Steelers’ top backup at guard, is Spencer Anderson a starter option for ’26?
Spencer Anderson took a moment to look around Chuck Noll Field and the assembled fans after a recent Pittsburgh Steelers training camp practice. Two years ago, it was all so new to him as a then-rookie seventh-round draft pick. Now, it’s Anderson’s “third time around the track,” as Mike Tomlin...
Steelers inside the ropes: With other cornerbacks out, Joey Porter Jr. steps upVideo
Jalen Ramsey has not taken part in team drills at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp over the past week. Backups Cory Trice Jr. and Donte Kent have been out because of injury for longer than that. Darius Slay suffered an ankle injury on the first team drill of Monday’s practice. It...
Steelers bring back TE Kevin Foelsch, sign CB Mikey VictorVideo
Six days after waiving him and 13 days after signing him for the first time, the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday once again signed tight end Kevin Foelsch. A former Division II star at New Haven, Foelsch initially joined the Steelers on July 29 but was let go last week. The...
5 things to watch in Steelers’ preseason opener
Saturday’s meeting with the Jacksonville Jaguars is the third time in four years the Pittsburgh Steelers are playing a preseason game in Florida. It was 88 degrees in Jacksonville in 2022 and a steamy 94 in Tampa a year later. Luckily, Accuweather’s Saturday forecasted high of 84 for Duvall County,...
Steelers inside the ropes: Offense (finally) gets a TD in 2-minute drill — from Skylar Thompson
The defense starting out as ahead of the offense is a cliched mantra seemingly as old as training camp itself. That’s certainly been true this year for the Pittsburgh Steelers — almost unanimously, when it comes to the staged 2-minute drills. Until Thursday, that is. But it took fourth-string quarterback...
Impressive Steelers rookie Yahya Black ‘blocks’ out praise the same way he does QBs’ passes
Asked what the key is for a pass-rushing interior lineman at batting down passes, Yahya Black has a quick answer. “Just repetition,” the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie defensive lineman said. “At first, you’re just throwing (a hand) up there, hoping that you’re in the way. But, yeah, it comes with repetition.”...
Steelers sign former 3-time Pro Bowl tackle Andrus Peat, backup QB Logan WoodsideVideo
In an effort to address the depth of their offensive line, the Pittsburgh Steelers added veteran Andrus Peat on Thursday. A 31-year-old taken with the 13th overall pick of the 2015 draft, Peat has 126 games and 103 starts of NFL experience. Between midway through his rookie season and 2022,...
Steelers inside the ropes: Aaron Rodgers, DK Metcalf already show great connectionVideo
For more than a half-decade, one of the sweetest sights for Pittsburgh Steelers fans who enjoy good football was the daily connections between Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown. Two of the best of their generation at their positions, the chemistry Roethlisberger and Brown provided those at Saint Vincent an up-close-and-personal...
Juan Thornhill making plays, talking big: Steelers defense ‘can be one of the best of all-time’
Watch a Pittsburgh Steelers practice, you’ll see Juan Thornhill. More to the point, you’ll hear Juan Thornhill. A veteran safety signed to a one-year, $3 million contract in March, Thornhill has been one of the most talkative players on the practice fields at Saint Vincent during this training camp. And...
Steelers inside the ropes: Defense again holds twice in 2-minute drills
After sweeping a pair of 2-minute drills during the “Friday Night Lights” practice last week, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense improved to 4-0 in such situations during this training camp by holding on two staged drives to end Tuesday’s practice at Saint Vincent. On a day in which the players donned...
Steelers sign undrafted rookie, former WVU CB Daryl Porter Jr.
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced the signing of undrafted rookie Daryl Porter Jr. on Tuesday, adding a versatile option to their cornerback corps in the wake of a handful of minor injuries at the position. Porter mostly played in the slot/nickel for the University of Miami last season, though he has...
Steelers official depth chart lists 2 tight ends as ‘starters’
Welcome to 12 personnel, Pittsburgh Steelers fans. And take note of coordinator Arthur Smith’s influence on the offense. In a nod to a roster constructed with plenty of quality tight ends but thin on wide receiver talent, the Steelers codified their offensive philosophy in releasing their official depth chart Tuesday....
Steelers’ Scotty Miller the rare receiver to work with both Tom Brady, Aaron RodgersVideo
There isn’t much precedent throughout NFL history for a team starting a quarterback age 41 or older. Only a handful of passers have achieved the feat. Scotty Miller is on track to get the opportunity to say he has caught passes from two of them. Miller, who turned 28 last...
For Steelers’ Darnell Washington, the range of possibilities are as massive as his frame
It is not inherent in the personality of Darnell Washington to show arrogance. So when a reporter recently asked the massive Pittsburgh Steelers tight end if he had won every rep he took in the backs-on-backers drill during two training-camp practices last week, Washington remained understated. “Something like that,” he...
Steelers inside the ropes: Defense dominates when backed up protecting its end zone
If Sunday’s fully-padded practice is any indication, expect plenty of Pittsburgh Steelers drives to stall once they get close to the end zone this season. On both sides of the field. The Steelers opened and closed the team portions of practice with a virtual “best of seven,” each featuring plays...
Steelers camp report: OLB Alex Highsmith leaves practice because of groin injury
Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Alex Highsmith left Sunday’s training camp practice after an apparent groin injury of unknown severity. Coach Mike Tomlin said Highsmith injured his groin during one-on-one drills early in the session, which was conducted in full pads on “family day” at Saint Vincent. Tomlin indicated Highsmith was...
Steelers inside the ropes: 2nd-teamers, officials steal show for big crowd
With several high-profile Pittsburgh Steelers taking the day off and/or nursing minor injuries, it was a handful of second-teamers and some actual NFL officials who drew plenty of attention from one of the biggest crowds at Saint Vincent College in recent memory. With Aaron Rodgers, DK Metcalf and T.J. Watt...
Steelers bring back a noticeably-slimmer Breiden Fehoko, place Dean Lowry on IR
As he walked into the defensive line meeting room soon after officially re-signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday morning, Breiden Fehoko was booed. It was good-natured ribbing by his ex- (and now again) teammates — but it could have been because Fehoko was barely recognizable after losing so much...
Steelers kicker Chris Boswell approaches season with no regard to his All-Pro 2024
Chris Boswell’s approach in answering questions from media mirrors the method that has made him the NFL’s best kicker. Not unlike the perfected muscle memory in the mechanics he takes in attempting each field goal, Boswell time after time will repeat the mindset he has mastered in becoming such a...
Steelers camp report: 3 D-linemen injured, ‘Friday Night Lights’ on tap
Thursday’s Pittsburgh Steelers practice was conducted without three defensive linemen, two of whom entered training camp with a better-than-not chance of making the initial 53-man regular-season roster. Each of the three — Esezi Otomewo, Dean Lowry and Jacob Slade — has suffered a knee injury, coach Mike Tomlin said after...
