Chris Adamski stories, Page 35
Steelers 1st-team tackles in state of flux headed into Week 2
Dan Moore Jr. returned to Pittsburgh Steelers practice Wednesday, and Troy Fautanu confirmed he took reps as the first-team right tackle. Broderick Jones took first-team reps, too, teammates confirmed. Where does that leave the Steelers’ starting offensive line for Week 2 on Sunday in Denver? “I have faith in the...
Steelers injury report: Russell Wilson, Roman Wilson, Cory Trice limited at practice
As coach Mike Tomlin had said would happen the day prior, Russell Wilson did not go through a full day’s work of practice Wednesday. The Pittsburgh Steelers erstwhile starting quarterback was listed as a limited participant on the injury report. Wilson continues to nurse a calf injury, ceding first-team play...
Terrell Edmunds, Steelers rekindle reciprocal ‘love’ in safety’s reunion with team
It’d been 18 months or so since Terrell Edmunds had been in UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. The more things stay the sane, the more they change? “Everybody thinks I’m going to be joking and laughing,” Edmunds said of his return to the Pittsburgh Steelers, “(but) I am still trying to...
Steelers’ Chris Boswell named AFC special teams player of the week
Accounting for all of his team’s points in a victory was enough to earn Chris Boswell an NFL weekly honor. Boswell was named AFC special teams player of the week Wednesday, three days after he went 6 for 6 on field-goal attempts for the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 18-10 season-opening...
Half the class being injured doesn’t dampen solid NFL debut for Steelers rookies who did play
For whatever can be gleaned from such things as summer workouts, training camp and the preseason, the early reviews have been positive for the 2024 Pittsburgh Steelers rookie class. Now, if they can only get them all healthy and onto the field. Among the seven draft picks and one prominent...
Steelers notes: Pat Freiermuth finally gets a chance to celebrate, Logan Lee’s season not over
Pat Freiermuth became tens of millions of dollars richer Friday, and his team won its season opener 48 hours later. After the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 18-10 victory at the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Freiermuth said he finally would get a chance to celebrate that evening. So how did it go? “Honestly,”...
Steelers sign longtime former safety Terrell Edmunds off Jaguars practice squad
The Pittsburgh Steelers reunited with an old friend, signing safety Terrell Edmunds off the Jacksonville Jaguars’ practice squad. A league source confirmed the signing to TribLive on Monday. Edmunds was the Steelers’ first-round pick in 2018, and he spent his first five NFL seasons as the team’s starting strong safety....
Steelers bring back punter Corliss Waitman after Cameron Johnston season-ending injury
The Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday signed one of their former punters, Corliss Waitman, to replace the injured Cameron Johnston. The strong-legged Waitman punted for the Steelers in two games late during the 2021 regular season. He served as the Denver Broncos’ regular punter throughout the 2022 season but was cut...
Steelers place rookie DL Logan Lee on IR, promote veteran WR Ben Skowronek to active roster
The Pittsburgh Steelers added a fifth healthy wide receiver to their active roster in advance of Sunday’s season opener, promoting veteran Ben Skowronek from the practice squad on Saturday. Skowronek was signed to the practice squad last week after the Houston Texans cut him at the end of their training...
Steelers 4 Downs: Patrick Queen provides reliability, durability, versatility to defense
1. Queen in spades The Pittsburgh Steelers gave Patrick Queen the richest contract to an external free agent in franchise history, and they figure to get plenty of return on that investment. Queen is expected to be an every-down player, an inside linebacker who plays in all situations and performs...
Roman Wilson out for Steelers, but Jaylen Warren, Troy Fautanu, Cory Trice to play vs. Falcons
The NFL debut for rookies Roman Wilson and Logan Lee will have to wait. But the most prominent member of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2024 draft class was cleared to play in Sunday’s season opener. Tackle Troy Fautanu practiced fully for a second consecutive day Friday, according to the league-mandated injury...
With Russell Wilson missing much of practice, Justin Fields preps to start opener for SteelersVideo
Justin Fields grew up, by his own characterization, as a “shy kid.” “I remember, shoot, high school recruitment,” Fields said after Pittsburgh Steelers practice Friday. “I was making this little recruiting video, and I couldn’t even say my name and my high school in front of the camera. I was...
Steelers’ Najee Harris appreciates Arthur Smith’s offense, Cordarrelle Patterson’s vet presence
As is the accelerated cycle of life in the NFL, Najee Harris seemingly has gone quickly from hotshot rookie to veteran who very well might be in his last season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. For the first time during his four-year Steelers tenure, though, Harris enters a season with a...
Troy Fautanu upgraded to full participant, Darnell Washington sits out Steelers practice
Tight end Darnell Washington was an addition to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ injury report, sitting out Thursday’s practice because of a knee injury. Washington joined veteran starting left guard Isaac Seumalo and rookie defensive lineman Logan Lee as Steelers who were listed as “did not participate” on the league-mandated injury report....
Jaylen Warren, Roman Wilson, Cory Trice Jr. limited participants at Steelers practice
A trio of non-starters who are expected to play not-insignificant roles on offense and defense for the Pittsburgh Steelers were limited participants in what was the first official practice of the 2024 regular season. Running back Jaylen Warren, receiver Roman Wilson and cornerback Cory Trice Jr. each had previously-known injuries....
Troy Fautanu prefers right tackle, ‘felt good’ as limited participant at Steelers practice
Rookie offensive tackle Troy Fautanu said he “felt good” in taking part in Pittsburgh Steelers practice Wednesday as he continues to ramp up after suffering a knee injury during the preseason opener 3½ weeks ago. “I feel like I am progressing on time with what we had talked about when...
YAC, plus Russell Wilson’s ball, should lead to even more ‘splash’ from Steelers’ George Pickens
How did George Pickens go from the NFL pass catcher with the lowest average yards-after-catch as a rookie to the wide receiver with the seventh-best “YAC” in his second season? “Hard work,” Pickens said after Pittsburgh Steelers practice Wednesday. “It’s all I put into it. If you work hard, you...
Steelers RB Jaylen Warren (hamstring) ‘will be ready by Sunday’ for season opener
Jaylen Warren confirmed that he took part in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first practice of the regular season Monday. “It feels good,” the Steelers co-No. 1 running back said from UPMC Rooney Sports Complex after the session. “We all anticipated (a return to practicing) this week. It’s finally here. It was...
Steelers name 2024 team captains: Russell Wilson, Cam Heyward, T.J. Watt, Miles Killebrew
Three of the four players chosen as 2024 co-captains for the 2024 Pittsburgh Steelers have combined for 17 seasons serving in such a capacity for the organization. The new Steelers captain? He trumps them all when it comes to leading an NFL team. Defensive tackle Cameron Heyward and outside linebacker...
Scouting the Falcons: Steelers opponent in opener features QB Kirk Cousins’ team debut
SCOUTING THE FALCONS Last meeting Steelers beat Falcons, 19-16, on Dec. 4, 2022 in Atlanta Key matchup Atlanta edge rusher Matthew Judon vs. Steelers offensive tackles. Judon, acquired via trade three weeks ago, is a nine-year NFL veteran with 66½ career sacks. Judon has four sacks, 11 QB hits and...
Steelers sign British DB Ayo Oyelola to practice squad
The Pittsburgh Steelers began their first regular-season week of practice by filling their final available roster spot, signing defensive back Ayo Oyelola to their practice squad. Born and raised in England, Oyelola qualifies under the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program and therefore affords the Steelers a 17th slot on their...
Patrick Queen, Elandon Roberts become fast friends, ideal complements in middle of Steelers defenseVideo
A three-hour drive through southern Louisiana on the Gulf Coast separated the towns in which Elandon Roberts and Patrick Queen were born and raised. Nowadays, it’s three locker stalls between the two at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. And though they never personally were acquainted until this spring, Roberts and Queen...
Steelers add 8 to practice squad, including 3 wide receivers
Three days after cutting down to the regular-season roster limit of 53, two days after hundreds of players cleared waivers and one day after their quest to acquire star receiver Brandon Aiyuk officially fell short, the Pittsburgh Steelers filled all of their available slots on the practice squad. Included among...
On Sports: Penguins still national TV draw; prediction of big year for Najee Harris; Rich Hill still chugging along
Friday’s “On Sports” highlights the Pittsburgh Penguins national reach and broadcast schedule, Stephen Curry adds another year with the Warriors, pitcher Rich Hill has been dealing for 20 years, and a big year for Najee Harris? National treasure They haven’t been a playoff team since 2021-22, and they are mostly...
On Sports: Penguins lacking on list of best NHL players; Steelers’ practice squad still a mystery
Today’s “On Sports” highlights a list of the NHL’s top players, which has a lack of Pittsburgh Penguins, as well as practice squad news from around the NFL, but not with the Steelers. Lacking Penguins After consecutive non-playoff seasons, maybe the problem with the Pittsburgh Penguins isn’t special teams or...
