Chris Adamski stories, Page 28
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...
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...
