Chris Adamski stories, Page 22
Jack Sawyer bio: Steelers’ 4th-round pick (123rd overall) in 2025 NFL DraftVideo
Jack Sawyer Fourth-round pick, No. 123 overall Outside linebacker, Ohio State 6-foot-4, 260 pounds Stats: As a senior in 2024, Sawyer had nine sacks, three forced fumbles, 59 tackles (25 solo) and six passes defended in 16 games. Hometown: Pickerington, Ohio Top 10 Pick Armand Membou started at RT for...
West Virginia’s Wyatt Milum selected in 3rd round by Jaguars
Born and raised in southwestern West Virginia, Wyatt Milum talks as if he’s as proud of his native state — and its flagship university — as he is of his status as one of the college football’s best offensive tackles in recent seasons. “Last three years, I don’t think I...
Kaleb Johnson bio: Steelers’ third-round pick (83rd overall) in 2025 NFL draft
KALEB JOHNSON Third-round pick, No. 83 overall Running back, Iowa 6-foot-1, 224 pounds Stats: Had 2,779 career rushing yards and 30 rushing touchdowns in college, including 1,537 yards and 21 touchdowns in 2024. Also added 22 catches for 188 yards and two touchdowns receiving. Hometown: Hamilton, Ohio Steelers newest RB...
Tennessee drafts Penn State’s Kevin Winston Jr. in 3rd round
When speaking last week in discussing safeties available in the draft, the NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah observed that the knee injury suffered by Penn State’s Kevin Winston Jr. early last season would end up being to the benefit of the team that drafted him this spring. “I think there’s value...
‘That’s my rock, that’s my why’: Mother of Pittsburgh Steelers 1st-round pick Derrick Harmon dies
The mother of Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft pick Derrick Harmon has died. Tiffany Saine reportedly passed away not long after her son was taken by the Steelers with the 21st selection in the NFL Draft late Thursday night. Less than a half hour after Harmon was picked Thursday, he told...
What might the Steelers do on Day 2 of the draft?
Two years ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers had the proverbial pick of the litter to contemplate over the roughly 20-hour break before the start of the second round of the draft. This year, they have only a vague idea of who will be available when they’re next scheduled to pick. Unlike...
Derrick Harmon bio: Steelers’ first-round pick (21st overall) in 2025 NFL draft
Derrick Harmon First-round pick, No. 21 overall Defensive tackle, Oregon 6-foot-4, 313 pounds Stats: 17 tackles for loss, 8 1/2 sacks in 42 career games (28 starts), including 45 overall tackles, 10 1/2 for loss, five sacks and two forced fumbles this past season Hometown: Detroit, Mich. Mike Tomlin said...
Penn State tight end Tyler Warren selected 14th overall by Indianapolis Colts
Tyler Warren made himself the highest-finishing tight end in Heisman Trophy voting in almost a half-century by way of his work with the football. Catching it. Scoring with it. Running with it. Even throwing it. The Penn State product expected to make himself a pretty good NFL tight end the...
New York Giants select Penn State’s Abdul Carter with No. 3 overall pick
Abdul Carter was asked for his best pass rush move during the NFL combine. “I would say my ‘ghost rush,’” Carter said. Not unlike a ghost, it didn’t take long for Carter to disappear off draft boards Thursday night. Penn State’s star defender, Carter was taken with the third overall...
TE Gavin Bartholomew might be Pitt’s best draft prospect
Gavin Bartholomew arrived at Pitt as a recruit “flipped” from the University of Buffalo during that crazy pandemic year of 2020. Bartholomew leaves Pitt headed to the NFL. A tight end, Bartholomew is widely expected to be under consideration as a late-round pick during this weekend’s draft. “When got I...
Penn State’s Abdul Carter expected to go top 3 in NFL Draft, could be perfect fit for Giants
Over his 42-game Penn State career, Abdul Carter had an indelible effect on the Nittany Lions program. It didn’t take him quite that long to make his first impact. “I would say, his first workout on campus,” college teammate Kobe King said of Carter while both were in Indianapolis early...
Chris Adamski’s Steelers mock draft: Run-stopping DT is priority, so QB will have to wait
Remember the most recent time the Pittsburgh Steelers took the field? If you’re a fan of the team, you probably don’t want to. But rest assured, team management does. And what stood out most about the 28-14 beatdown to the rival Ravens during the Jan. 11 wild-card playoff game in...
Steelers reiterate that Aaron Rodgers’ status won’t affect potentially drafting a QB
For the NFL team that currently has the smallest allotment of quarterbacks on its roster, the Pittsburgh Steelers sure do attract attention when it comes to their prospects at the position. While being without a bona fide, proven starter seven weeks into the new league year is less than ideal,...
On Sports: Lee Corso excelled at picking Penn State games, Clint Hurdle back in an MLB dugoutVideo
In Friday’s “On Sports,” with ESPN’s “College Gameday” losing an icon in Lee Corso, we take a look back at his classic “headgear picks.” Meanwhile, former Pirates manager Clint Hurdle has found his way back into a MLB dugout. Momentum is good for a Penn State player in the NFL...
Steelers wrap up official pre-draft visits by hosting Toledo DT Darius AlexanderVideo
Eight days prior to the opening of the NFL draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers wrapped up their official visits Wednesday by hosting Toledo defensive tackle Darius Alexander. Projected as a second-round pick and at a position of need for the Steelers, the 6-foot-4, 305-pound Alexander finished his Toledo career with a...
Steelers re-sign veteran reserve offensive lineman Max Scharping
The Pittsburgh Steelers re-signed veteran reserve offensive lineman Max Scharping to a one-year contract, it was announced Tuesday. Scharping joined the Steelers this past Oct. 1 via a signing off the practice squad of the Washington Commanders. He spent the rest of the season on the Steelers 53-man roster but...
Parade of RB prospects continues to visit Steelers — TreVeyon Henderson, R.J. HarveyVideo
Think the Pittsburgh Steelers are serious about evaluating a deep and strong running back draft class? Consider that more than a fourth of their official draft visits have been prospects at the position. The seventh and eighth such running backs were guests Tuesday at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex: Ohio...
Another QB, Kyle McCord, joins RB Jaydon Blue, CB Justin Walley as visits to SteelersVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers hosted another quarterback prospect for an official pre-draft visit, welcoming Syracuse’s Kyle McCord on Monday. McCord joins Louisville’s Tyler Shough, Mississippi’s Jaxson Dart and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders as those who been guests at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex in recent weeks. That four of the 27 official...
Steelers host son of Deion Sanders, 1st-round QB prospect Shedeur, for official draft visitVideo
The son of Prime Time is in Pittsburgh. Shedeur Sanders was a guest of the Pittsburgh Steelers as an official draft visitor to UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Thursday. Sanders’ father is Pro Football Hall of Fame former cornerback Deion. Shedeur is considered a likely first-round pick in the April...
Projected 1st-round picks Omarion Hampton, Derrick Harmon hosted by SteelersVideo
A pair of players at positions of need who are expected to be selected in the vicinity of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round pick were hosted by the team for official draft visits Wednesday. Oregon defensive tackle Derrick Harmon and North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton were joined by late-round running...
Steelers host possible 1st-round draft prospect CB Trey Amos, DL Elijah RobertsVideo
Possible first-round pick Trey Amos joined an intriguing late-round defensive line prospect as those hosted by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday. Amos, an Ole Miss cornerback, and SMU defensive lineman Elijah Roberts were allotted official visits to the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex as the Steelers ramp up preparations for the...
Steelers re-sign veteran offensive lineman Calvin Anderson
The Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed veteran offensive tackle Calvin Anderson to a two-year contract. Signed three weeks into last season, Anderson served as a reserve “swing” tackle the remainder of 2024 when healthy. His most extensive action with the Steelers was finishing the final 2 ½ quarters of their playoff...
Steelers host draft prospects Florida State DL Joshua Farmer, speedy Virginia Tech RB Bhayshul Tuten
The Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday played host to a pair of draft prospects expected to be taken in the middle rounds, Florida State defensive lineman Joshua Farmer and Virginia Tech running back Bhayshul Tuten. The 6-foot-3, 305-pound Farmer is part of what is considered a strong incoming class of defensive...
From shutdown to reopen, a timeline of how the sports world was impacted by covid-19
The covid-19 pandemic affected all corners of humanity in the United States, touching everything from myriad industries to patterns of social interaction to politics and methods for healthcare. Sports might not have the societal importance of many of the other areas, but it did serve as a significant public bellwether...
Covid’s legacy on sports world includes acceleration of NIL, paying college athletes
Justin King’s football journey took him from Gateway High School to Penn State, three NFL teams and into the XFL. It was a ride that included time as a player, major-college team staffer, league executive and, now, athlete advisory/development. King, 37, has seen it all. His experiences as a highly-recruited,...
