Chris Adamski stories, Page 29
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...
‘You’re not a Raven til you beat the Steelers’ – Baltimore players talk up AFC North rivalry
Derrick Henry is on pace for one of the most productive seasons by a running back in NFL history, let alone for the Baltimore Ravens. But, in one respect, he’s been told he’s not yet fully ingratiated to the team. There’s a saying often heard at the Ravens’ Under Armour...
Van Jefferson, Najee Harris join Donte Jackson as Steelers who miss practice
Two starting skill position players joined a starting cornerback among those who sat out Wednesday’s Pittsburgh Steelers practice because of injury. Running back Najee Harris and receiver Van Jefferson were listed as practice non-participants Wednesday on the injury report. Harris suffered an ankle injury late in this past Sunday’s win...
With Alex Highsmith out, Steelers backup OLBs prepare for larger role
Alex Highsmith was using a wheeled cart Wednesday, the idea being the device would make it easier for a man with an ankle sprain to get around the Pittsburgh Steelers’ locker room. With Highsmith unable to play Sunday, the Steelers’ reserve outside linebackers face far different kinds of obstacles in...
Mike Williams was barely used in his Steelers debut, and he only made 1 play. It won the game
LANDOVER, Md. — That ballyhooed, long-awaited trade acquisition to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receivers corps? He barely played during his debut with the team. But he made the play that ultimately provided the Steelers their victory. Mike Williams had appeared in only eight offensive snaps and had not been targeted...
Zach Frazier sold QB sneak, Russell Wilson barks hard count — Steelers seal win on Washington offsidesVideo
LANDOVER, Md. — Rookie Zach Frazier did his part to sell it. Russell Wilson deployed his veteran savvy to deliver the proverbial kill shot. Washington rookie Jer’Zhan Newton took the bait — and it sealed a big Pittsburgh Steelers win. Newton jumped offsides when the Steelers lined up for a...
Steelers’ Alex Highsmith suffers ankle injury late in win, leaves stadium on crutches
LANDOVER, Md. — Alex Highsmith was spotted walking without hindrance, but he was using crutches when he left the visitor’s locker room at Northwest Stadium. A Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker, Highsmith suffered an ankle injury late in Sunday’s 28-27 win against the Washington Commanders. Highsmith was on the pass rush...
WR Scotty Miller a healthy scratch for Steelers in Mike Williams’ team debut, Ben Skowronek return
LANDOVER, Md. — In the wake of the team’s trade for Mike Williams this past week, Scotty Miller became an odd man out of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receivers corps. Miller, a six-year veteran in his first season with the Steelers, was announced as a healthy scratch prior to Sunday’s...
Steelers 4 Downs: Mike Williams is a top deep-ball target, which meshes well with Russell Wilson
1. Mike goes deep Pittsburgh Steelers trade acquisition Mike Williams is 30 years old and in the midst of a season in which he has fewer catches (12) than the wide receivers he is intended to be an upgrade over (Calvin Austin III and Van Jefferson have 14 catches apiece...
Scouting the Commanders: Formerly a Steelers division rival, trips to Washington are rare now
SCOUTING THE COMMANDERS Last meeting Washington beat Steelers, 23-17, on Dec. 7, 2020, in Pittsburgh Key matchup Jayden Daniels’ rushing vs. Steelers ILBs/Payton Wilson The Steelers have allowed opposing quarterbacks only 56 rushing yards all season — Daniels nearly averages that per game (51.0). According to Pro Football Focus, more...
