Chris Adamski stories, Page 25
WR Scotty Miller inactive for Steelers vs. Browns
CLEVELAND – For the second time in three games since the team acquired Mike Williams, wide receiver Scotty Miller was deemed a gameday inactive by the Pittsburgh Steelers for Thursday night’s game at the Cleveland Browns. A six-year veteran who won a Super Bowl ring playing with Tom Brady’s Tampa...
For 35-year-old Cam Heyward, (slightly) less has meant lots more high-level play for Steelers
Cameron Heyward is having one of his best seasons while playing as small a rate of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defensive snaps as he has over his decade-plus as a standout NFL starter. At age 35, Heyward remains among the league’s elite defensive linemen. Pro Football Focus grades him as the...
Steelers 4 Downs: Browns defense could evoke a big night from Russell Wilson’s deep pass game
1. Go long on the lake Could a matchup with the host Cleveland Browns mean a big Thursday night for Russell Wilson, George Pickens and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ deep passing game? The Browns defense has proved susceptible to the big play through 10 games this season. They’ve allowed 36 passing...
Scouting the Browns: Steelers have won only 1 of past 6 meetings in Cleveland
SCOUTING THE BROWNS Last meeting Browns beat Steelers, 13-10, on Nov. 19, 2023 in Cleveland Key matchup Steelers QB Justin Fields vs. Browns front seven Fields is the backup at his position but for the first time since Russell Wilson took over starting duties in Week 7, during the Steelers’...
DB Cory Trice will not return this week for Steelers; TE MyCole Pruitt will
Cory Trice will have to wait at least another week to return for the Pittsburgh Steelers. A second-year defensive back who was part of subpackages the first three games of this season, Trice (hamstring) has been on injured reserve for nine weeks and will remain there despite returning to practice...
Steelers’ Chris Boswell named AFC special teams player of week, just as Mike Tomlin predicted
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin had his tongue firmly planted in cheek when he answered a question about Chris Boswell after Sunday’s win. “I’m tired of him getting player of the week,” Tomlin said after Boswell accounted for all the points in a 18-16 victory against the Baltimore Ravens. “He...
Steelers greats James Harrison, Hines Ward among 25 semifinalists for Hall of Fame class
A pair of Super Bowl heroes from the Pittsburgh Steelers of two decades ago again have advanced on the road to Canton. Hines Ward and James Harrison on Wednesday were announced among 25 “modern-era” NFL players named as semifinalists for induction into the 2025 class of the Pro Football Hall...
Cory Trice again practices fully, Alex Highsmith remains out for Steelers
Whatever hopes for Alex Highsmith to play Thursday appear to have been extinguished. The outside linebacker sat out the lone Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice of the week in advance of Thursday night’s game at the Cleveland Browns. Highsmith was the only Steelers player who missed Tuesday’s practice because of injury, according...
Steelers’ Arthur Smith: Justin Fields a ‘premium’ QB, not ‘gadget guy,’ seeks to deploy him more
Justin Fields has started 44 NFL games, including six earlier this season for the Pittsburgh Steelers. As far as offensive coordinator Arthur Smith is concerned, Fields is no mere circus sideshow. “I still view Justin as a premium starter,” Smith said before practice Tuesday at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. “When...
A starter the final 4 games last season, veteran DB Eric Rowe again joins Steelers practice squad
For the second consecutive year the week before Thanksgiving, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran safety Eric Rowe to their practice squad. Rowe’s addition Tuesday came 365 days after he was signed off the street to provide depth to the Steelers secondary. Last year, Rowe ended up starting the final three...
Steelers’ Keeanu Benton injury ‘non-issue,’ Alex Highsmith ‘more out than in’ vs. Browns
The Pittsburgh Steelers appear to have fortuitously avoided injury for one of their quickest turnarounds of the season. During his weekly news conference Monday, coach Mike Tomlin said that any injuries suffered by players during Sunday’s victory against the Baltimore Ravens do not appear likely to carry over to when...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin notes unfamiliar aspects of familiar Browns ahead of Thursday matchupVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers haven’t faced any team more often than the Cleveland Browns. Mike Tomlin has met Cleveland 35 times in his tenure as Steelers coach, with nine of those (including playoffs) involving current Browns coach Kevin Stefanski. But while much of the Steelers’ next opponent is highly familiar, Tomlin...
Once again, Steelers shut down perennial MVP candidate Lamar Jackson of Ravens
As the reigning NFL MVP and favorite to win the award a third time this season, Lamar Jackson might be the closest thing pro football has to a Superman. In becoming Jackson’s kryptonite, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense made itself act like an army of Clark Kents. “There were no superhero...
Ex-Raven Patrick Queen joins Steelers captains for coin toss, gets a game ball
Patrick Queen mostly has hid it well, but over the past week he’s acknowledged his mood could be described as ornery toward his former employer over the past eight months. The Baltimore Ravens made no attempt to sign Queen when his contract expired this spring. He ended up signing with...
Steelers notes: Chris Boswell perfect, Keeanu Benton injured
Two of the NFL’s top five in career field-goal percentage were on the field for Sunday’s AFC North showdown at Acrisure Stadium. Only one of them kicked like an all-time great. Whereas Baltimore’s Justin Tucker missed two field goals, the Steelers’ Chris Boswell was a perfect 6 for 6 and...
Steelers RB Jaylen Warren has productive game vs. Ravens despite back injury
Despite suffering a back injury during the past week that limited him during practices, Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jalen Warren played in Sunday’s AFC North showdown against the Baltimore Ravens. The Steelers’ complementary and third-down back to Najee Harris, Warren was productive in the 18-16 victory. He had 13 touches...
Steelers on Ravens RB Derrick Henry: ‘That’s what you call a unicorn’
As he stood in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room Friday, Nick Herbig widened his eyes and shook his head out of a combination of adulation and incredulity. “He’s different, man,” Herbig said of Baltimore Ravens star running back Derrick Henry. “That’s what you call a unicorn.” What Herbig did not...
Steelers place veteran CB C.J. Henderson on IR, sign RB Jonathan Ward to active roster
For the third time this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday added veteran running back Jonathan Ward to their active roster. The move could signal that Ward will be in uniform for the Steelers for a fifth time this season during Sunday’s AFC North showdown with the Baltimore Ravens. A...
Steelers 4 Downs: Ravens’ Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry have opponents seeing red in red zone
1. Zone-ing in Rest assured that in advance of the AFC North showdown Sunday the Pittsburgh Steelers are aware of the Baltimore Ravens’ offensive abilities once they get inside the 20-yard line. The Ravens lead the NFL by scoring touchdowns on 76.7% of red-zone possessions, and it should come as...
Scouting the Ravens: Steelers’ next opponent has NFL’s best offense but worst pass defense
SCOUTING THE RAVENS Last meeting Steelers beat Ravens, 17-10, on Jan. 6 in Baltimore Key matchup Ravens RB Derrick Henry vs. Steelers ILB Elandon Roberts Henry (10,622 yards), the active career rushing leader, has a 2,000-plus yard season on his resume and currently leads the NFL with 1,120 rushing yards...
Steelers injury report: Nick Herbig officially back, Jaylen Warren questionable vs. Ravens
After making it through a week of practice unscathed, Nick Herbig is ready to return to game action for the Pittsburgh Steelers. “It was good,” Herbig said of his first full week of work since suffering a hamstring injury during an Oct. 6 game. “I felt awesome.” Awesome enough to...
Steelers notes: No need for veteran holdovers to explain Ravens rivalry to newcomers
T.J. Watt has been lauded for years by rookies and other newcomers to the Pittsburgh Steelers for his selfless tendency to help explain the nuances of the defense and share his knowledge on the skills and moves for elite pass rushing. But when it comes to the Steelers’ heated rivalry...
Steelers believe they have firepower to keep up with NFL’s best offense in Ravens
Winners of four consecutive, riding the wave of a new veteran starting quarterback and deploying the firepower to make a pair of recent two-score comeback wins, the Pittsburgh Steelers offense should be feeling pretty good about itself. But even as these Steelers shed a recent handful of seasons of mediocre,...
Jaylen Warren added to Steelers’ injury report, Donte Jackson returns to practice
Jaylen Warren sat out Thursday’s Pittsburgh Steelers practice, a surprise addition to the injury report because of a back ailment. The complementary running back to Najee Harris, Warren sat out three games earlier this season because of a knee injury. Warren joins veteran cornerback C.J. Henderson — who has not...
CB Cory Trice returns to Steelers practice, ramping up to come off IR
Cornerback Cory Trice returned to Pittsburgh Steelers practice Thursday, opening up a window during which he must be activated off the injured reserve list. Trice played in the first three games of this season — having an interception in the end zone during a Week 2 victory at the Denver...
