Chris Adamski stories, Page 24
Steelers WR Calvin Austin clears concussion protocol, will play vs. Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Calvin Austin III was a full practice participant Friday and has been given the official green light to play Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. Austin entered concussion protocol after absorbing two hard hits during this past Sunday’s Steelers win at the Cincinnati Bengals. Austin did not play...
From ‘I don’t even know who that is,’ to ‘I don’t care about the dude at all,’ Steelers’ Pickens spawns war of words with Browns
During his brief weekly media availability last week, Pittsburgh Steelers receiver George Pickens answered questions related to the previous week’s game against the Cleveland Browns by invoking that infamous Marshawn Lynch line, “I’m just here so I don’t get fined.” With the Browns again on the schedule this week, Pickens...
Steelers offer up rare December clean injury report
Aside from “W,” it might be the prettiest letters in the NFL to a coach of a team late in its season. FP. “FP,” as in “full participant” at practice on the injury report. And for the Pittsburgh Steelers, everybody on the 53-man active roster dealing with any degree of...
Larry Ogunjobi named Steelers’ nominee for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award
Larry Ogunjobi isn’t the biggest talker in the locker room or with media. But Ogunjobi’s voice carries in the community and with causes that matter. Ogunjobi, a veteran defensive lineman, was named the Pittsburgh Steelers’ nominee for the NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year Award on Thursday. “He moves...
Steelers DB Cory Trice activated off injured reserve
Versatile defensive back Cory Trice was activated off of the injured reserve list Thursday, giving the Pittsburgh Steelers another piece for their secondary for the stretch run. A 6-foot-3, 206-pound cornerback in college, Trice had played as a dime, in-the-box safety, at outside corner, slot corner and even free safety...
Steelers injury report: Alex Highsmith, Calvin Austin III limited at practice
Outside linebacker Alex Highsmith and wide receiver Calvin Austin III were limited participants at Pittsburgh Steelers practice Wednesday, according to the injury report. Austin was in NFL concussion protocol after he absorbed two hits during the first half of this past Sunday’s win at the Cincinnati Bengals. Highsmith did not...
Russell Wilson giving Steelers elite quarterback play for 1st time in years
CINCINNATI — Pat Freiermuth didn’t even let the reporter finish the question. In the visitors’ locker room at Paycor Stadium not long after his team’s victory Sunday, Freiermuth was asked about Russell Wilson. “Mannnnnnnnnn,” the Pittsburgh Steelers’ tight end exclaimed in reference to his veteran quarterback. Moments later, Freiermuth again...
Steelers’ Joey Porter Jr. draws 6 flags in victory, vows to keep playing his game
CINCINNATI — Does Joey Porter Jr. have a metaphorical target on his back in the eyes of officials? If so, the bull’s-eye was hit several times on Sunday. By yellow flags. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ No. 1 cornerback, Porter was flagged six times with four accepted penalties during his team’s 44-38...
‘You just have to grow up, man’ – George Pickens again draws negative attention, even as he makes plays for Steelers
CINCINNATI — Teammate Broderick Jones twice was compelled to put his arm around George Pickens in an effort to get through to him. Quarterback and captain Russell Wilson addressed Pickens on the sideline. Sunday’s 44-38 Pittsburgh Steelers win against the Cincinnati Bengals was a game in which Pickens showed how...
Calvin Austin only Steelers’ injury — though Najee Harris blames Thanksgiving dinner for leaving game
CINCINNATI — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Calvin Austin III did not play after halftime of Sunday’s win against the Bengals and was being evaluated for a concussion after the game, coach Mike Tomlin said. Austin, who had a 23-yard touchdown catch in the 44-38 victory, twice was subjected to hard...
Alex Highsmith not playing for Steelers vs. Bengals
CINCINNATI — For a third consecutive game, starting outside linebacker Alex Highsmith was among the Pittsburgh Steelers’ inactives for Sunday’s matchup with the Bengals. Highsmith has not played since suffering an ankle injury late in the Nov. 10 win at the Washington Commanders. Coach Mike Tomlin had expressed optimism Highsmith...
Steelers 4 Downs: Tee Higgins the key to unlocking potential for Joe Burrow-led Bengals offense
1. To a Tee Joe Burrow is regarded as a premier quarterback, and Ja’Marr Chase is one of the best wide receivers in the NFL. But is it Tee Higgins who holds the key to the Cincinnati Bengals offense? The Bengals’ No. 2 WR, Higgins has played six of Cincinnati’s...
Scouting the Bengals: Don’t let 4-7 record fool you, Steelers next opponent has held leads
Last meeting Steelers beat Bengals, 34-11, on Dec. 23, 2023, in Pittsburgh. Key matchup Bengals WR Tee Higgins vs. Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr. The Steelers like to deploy the rangy, willing-to-engage Porter against top opposing receivers with size, leaving veteran speedster Donte Jackson to handle receivers more his type....
Steelers (mostly) ready for their closeup as ‘Hard Knocks’ begins filming its AFC North series
As might be expected, security is typically tight at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. The parking lot is gated. A 50-foot curtain is available to shield the primary practice field. Facial-recognition software kiosks dot the facility at myriad checkpoints. But the most private areas where the proprietary information often is exchanged...
DB Ryan Watts making most of lost rookie season on IR, vows return in ’25 for Steelers
This autumn has been far from how Ryan Watts imagined his rookie NFL season. But the Pittsburgh Steelers’ second of two sixth-round picks is making the most of his situation. Watts, a defensive back from Texas, has been on injured reserve all season — and will remain so — after...
Keeanu Benton added to Steelers’ injury report, Alex Highsmith upgraded
Starting defensive tackle Keeanu Benton was a mid-week add to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ league-mandated injury report, listed as a limited participant at Thursday’s practice because of a hip injury. Benton did not finish the Nov. 17 win against the Baltimore Ravens because of an unspecified lower-body injury, but he was...
Steelers amidst 4 straight AFC North games for 1st time, running ‘the cycle’ vs. division
Mike Tomlin has been wont to refer to playing AFC North games as being “in the kitchen.” Fitting, then, that over the Thanksgiving season the Pittsburgh Steelers are spending the better part of a month feasting in the intra-divisional kitchen. For the first time in the AFC North era, the...
Steelers OLB Alex Highsmith ‘feeling much better’ with ankle injury, ‘leaning in on return’
Now out for more than two weeks for his ankle injury, Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Alex Highsmith said he’s “feeling much better” and did not rule out a return to game action Sunday at the Cincinnati Bengals. During his weekly news conference Tuesday, coach Mike Tomlin said Highsmith was “leaning...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin has no angst with George Pickens for Hail Mary scuffle, postgame comments on BrownsVideo
Though he claims he hasn’t seen the video of it, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he is aware that his best wide receiver was in the middle of a scuffle during a last-second desperation Hail Mary attempt during this past Thursday’s game. But Tomlin expressed that he does not...
The long and short of it is Darnell Washington, Calvin Austin becoming threats for Steelers
If they aren’t the respective biggest and smallest offensive skill-position players in the NFL, each is close to it. The long and the short of it is Darnell Washington and Calvin Austin III are evolving into significant pieces of the Pittsburgh Steelers offense. After relatively little usage in the passing...
Steelers notes: Miles Killebrew nominated for Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award
Three-year Pittsburgh Steelers special teams captain Miles Killebrew was announced as the team’s nominee for the NFL’s Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award on Monday, an honor presented to “a player for their on-field sportsmanship, including fair play, respect for the game and opponents, and integrity in competition.” A safety by trade,...
Which way? Mike Tomlin’s Steelers teams often go on late-season runs — good and bad
In pro golf parlance, Saturday is “moving day,” the penultimate day of a tournament when players try to improve their standing to make a run at the title in the final round. For the Steelers, this time of year is similar. Particularly under Mike Tomlin, the stretch between mid-November and...
Steelers’ George Pickens: ‘I don’t really think the Cleveland Browns are a good team at all’Video
CLEVELAND — For the sixth time over their past seven games here, the Pittsburgh Steelers headed home without a win. George Pickens has lost each of the three games in Cleveland since he entered the league in 2022. But after Thursday’s 24-19 loss, Pickens evoked similar words about the Browns...
After outshining Steelers’ T.J. Watt, Browns’ Myles Garrett proclaims himself ‘No. 1 edge defender’ in NFL
CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett finally had a signature game against his biggest rival. As in, both the team and peer at his position. Garrett had three sacks, a forced fumble and a tackle for loss on a fourth down in helping lift the Cleveland Browns to a 24-19 win against...
Steelers notes: Justin Fields deployed in ‘jumbo’ short-yardage package fails early
CLEVELAND — During the first half of Thursday night’s game, the Pittsburgh Steelers went “big” with a play involving backup quarterback Justin Fields. Twice. The results, however, were not good. On two short-yardage, “possession-down” occasions during the first quarter, the Steelers inserted Fields into the game in lieu of starting...
