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1st-round pick Troy Fautanu to return to full practice when Steelers reconvene Monday
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round pick will be available for their first practice day of the regular season. Offensive tackle Troy Fautanu has been gradually ramping back up during practices this week, he confirmed Wednesday, as the training staff preps his injured left knee to allow Fautanu to practice fully after...
Steelers’ Isaac Seumalo leaves practice with pec injury, though reportedly not season-ending
Isaac Seumalo left Wednesday’s Pittsburgh Steelers practice early because of injury, but reportedly the ailment is not season-ending. The team’s veteran starting left guard, Seumalo suffered an apparent pectoral injury, according to an ESPN report. Initial testing, though, suggest the injury is not severe. Seumalo being spotted leaving practice early...
Justin Fields ‘comfortable’ in preseason ‘growth’ of Steelers’ offense, his role in it
Justin Fields joined the Pittsburgh Steelers via trade in March. About six weeks prior, Arthur Smith was hired as offensive coordinator. In the approximately six months since, Fields believes the players have adjusted well to their new play caller. “I think we’ve all got more comfortable with the offense,” Fields...
Steelers’ Broderick Jones assumes he’ll be at RT when season opens – ‘but you never know’
After being drafted as a projected left tackle but spending his rookie season a right tackle, Broderick Jones remains less than 100% certain which side he will be on when his second NFL season begins in 12 days. “Gotta wait until Sept. 8 comes,” Jones said Tuesday, “and see what...
Darius Rush, Dez Fitzpatrick, Beanie Bishop among ‘bubble’ Steelers confident they survive Tuesday cuts
After running with the Pittsburgh Steelers first-team defense Monday, in theory Beanie Bishop should relax ahead of Tuesday’s NFL roster cutdown day. In theory. “It’s a very frustrating and anxious time for a lot of people,” Bishop said Monday. “Myself included. Because you never know.” Any undrafted rookie, indeed, rarely...
Rookie Beanie Bishop regains 1st-team status at nickel DB
After a two-week reprieve related to an undisclosed injury, Beanie Bishop was back with the first-team defense as the nickel back Monday. “It’s always great to be able to get those first-team reps,” Bishop said after practice at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. “Obviously, missing as many practices as I...
Stock up, stock down after Steelers fall to 0-3 to complete preseason
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ official preseason record is as follows: zero wins (up), three losses (down). But those results are meaningless. Here are some more specific areas that emerged up or down after Saturday’s 24-17 loss at the Detroit Lions that concluded the exhibition schedule: STOCK UP Russell Wilson Wilson finally...
5 things to watch in Steelers’ preseason finale
If something about Saturday’s Pittsburgh Steelers preseason finale feels a little bit different, perhaps it relates to the disruption in your typical August circadian rhythm. The game in Detroit against the Lions kicks off at 1 p.m. It’s been almost a decade since the Steelers have played an early-afternoon pr:...
Steelers’ Jaylen Warren, Alex Highsmith downplay injuries, would play if it was regular season
Now a three-year NFL veteran, it was posited to Jaylen Warren that he might not necessarily need snaps in preseason games or training-camp practice reps to prep himself for the regular season. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ running back, though, doesn’t care if that’s true or not. “I try not to look...
Steelers rookie ILB Payton Wilson healthy, expects to play in next preseason game
Payton Wilson declared himself “100%” and characterized his removal from a preseason game last week as a precaution while confirming he has returned to full practice this week for the Pittsburgh Steelers. A rookie inside linebacker, Wilson gingerly left the field after a collision during the second snap of this...
Steelers notes: Roman Wilson vows return to field ‘soon,’ Markus Golden explains retirement
As a rookie drafted in the middle rounds given a legitimate opportunity to play a significant role in the offense, Roman Wilson decries the timing of the injury he suffered during the fifth practice of training camp. “It does (stink) not being able to play in preseason,” Wilson said after...
Steelers place erstwhile starting center Nate Herbig on IR, likely ending his season
Many observers expected Nate Herbig to, ultimately, cede the job of Pittsburgh Steelers starting center at some point late during this preseason. Few could have predicted it would have happened under such unfortunate circumstances. Herbig was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, likely ending his season before it started. A six-year...
DL DeMarvin Leal leaner, more comfortable in Year 3, playing more OLB for Steelers
A healthy scratch for five of the final six games (including playoffs) of last season, DeMarvin Leal went into the offseason with plenty of motivation. “Just something to prove to myself, really,” Leal said before Pittsburgh Steelers practice Tuesday. A third-round pick who, during a promising rookie season in 2022,...
Stock up, stock down among Steelers after 2nd preseason loss
The bad news? Anything relating to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense during Saturday night’s 9-3 preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills. The good news? If anything at all can be learned from last year’s preseason, it’s that there is little correlation between results from the first-team offense in the preseason and...
Not just ‘Mister August,’ OLB Nick Herbig poised to take 2nd-year leap for SteelersVideo
Call him Mr. August. Nick Herbig’s skills, though, by all accounts, translate to when the football really matters. After a sack-and-a-half during Saturday night’s preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills, Herbig is up to five sacks in five August NFL games. Of course, that calendar identifier signifies that his production...
Steelers DB Thomas Graham Jr. embraces chance to start, make impression during preseason
Looking to take advantage of an opportunity to make an impression so he can make the team, Thomas Graham Jr. certainly wasn’t intimidated by having to face one of the best at his position in the NFL. A spot starter at nickel/slot defensive back because of a pair of injuries...
Steelers notebook: Rookie Beanie Bishop a surprise inactive in preseason game vs. Bills
Among five notable players who were not in uniform because of injury for the Pittsburgh Steelers during Saturday’s preseason game was one whose ailment was not previously known. Rookie defensive back Beanie Bishop did not play against the Buffalo Bills. A source told TribLive the decision was “precautionary” related to...
5 things to watch as Steelers host Bills in 2nd preseason game
For the seventh time over the past five-plus seasons, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills meet for a game. The first four (one each from 2019-22) were regular-season contests — but Saturday’s matchup is the third between the teams over the past calendar year. And while the middle of those...
Steelers inside the ropes: Chippiness kept to minimum during joint practice with Bills
During a 7-on-7 period late in Thursday’s joint practice at Acrisure Stadium, Pat Freiermuth reeled in a pretty one-handed catch while running full stride toward the back-right corner of the end zone while Christian Benford was in tight pursuit. After Freiermuth came down with the reception off a pass from...
Grayland Arnold, who’d been the Steelers 1st-team nickel DB, goes on injured reserve
Less than a week after ascending to first-team snaps at training camp, Grayland Arnold has been placed on injured reserve as the result of a calf injury suffered during Wednesday’s practice. Arnold was running with the starters at nickel/slot defensive back since Sunday, usurping undrafted rookie Beanie Bishop in that...
Steelers inside the ropes: 1-on-1, open-field drills steal the show on final practice of camp
It was the 15th and final training-camp practice from Saint Vincent College, and Russell Wilson was flinging it in taking what could be characterized as his first full day of “QB1” reps. But Wilson, looking every bit the franchise quarterback with his throws and decisions Wednesday, somehow got upstaged during...
Steelers’ George Pickens not ‘indulging’ in Aiyuk Watch, enamored by Arthur Smith’s scheme
At the end of another ho-hum training camp practice during which he wowed fans at Saint Vincent College for the final time in 2024, George Pickens acknowledged the Pittsburgh Steelers are in pursuit of a high-profile running mate to line up across from him at wide receiver. And while the...
Steelers sign DB Zyon Gilbert and WR T.J. Luther
The Pittsburgh Steelers added two players Wednesday, announcing the signings of defensive back Zyon Gilbert and wide receiver T.J. Luther. Gilbert becomes another option for the nickel/slot spot that currently has undrafted rookie Beanie Bishop atop the official depth chart. The 6-foot, 193-pound Gilbert made his lone NFL start as...
Steelers claim G Tykeem Doss off waivers from Ravens, waive injured CB Kalon Barnes
The Pittsburgh Steelers added to their offensive line position room Monday by claiming guard/tackle Tykeem Doss off waivers from the rival Baltimore Ravens. The 6-foot-5, 380-pound Doss briefly played guard for the Ravens in their preseason opener Friday but his playing time during last year’s preseason was at tackle. An...
Steelers’ Arthur Smith prefers to work on sideline, non-committal on Justin Fields play package
Last November, it was big news amongst fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers when then-offensive coordinator Matt Canada switched things up by calling plays from the sideline. For new coordinator Arthur Smith, that’s been routine for several years. During each of his previous five seasons as a play-caller in the NFL,...
