Chris Adamski stories, Page 41
Steelers keep All-Pro special-teamer Miles Killebrew with 2-year deal
T.J. Watt is under contract through 2025. On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Steelers retained their “other” All-Pro. Special-teams ace Miles Killebrew agreed to a two-year, $6.5 million deal to remain with the Steelers, according to a league source. Killebrew joined edge defender Watt as Steelers representation on the AP All-Pro team...
With Wilson’s addition secure, Steelers get much-needed help at punter as free agent frenzy opens
Uneventful? Perhaps, depending the perspective. But the first day of NFL free agency’s “legalized tampering” was nothing, if not unique, for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Consider — dating to just before midnight Sunday evening — over the first 24 hours of the player-acquisition carousel, the Steelers were known to have agreed...
Russell Wilson joins list of late-career former superstars acquired by Pittsburgh teams
Russell Wilson is one of the biggest veteran “names” ever acquired by a Pittsburgh pro sports team via free agency or trade. A Super Bowl-winning quarterback and nine-time Pro Bowl honoree, Wilson is one of the NFL’s most recognizable stars. But that Wilson is coming to the Steelers for the...
Steelers agree to terms with veteran punter Cameron Johnston
The Pittsburgh Steelers wasted little time filling one of their most glaring holes. The void at punter. Not much more than four hours into the start of the so-called “legal tampering period” of NFL free agency, word broke the Steelers had agreed to terms with veteran Cameron Johnston. Johnson, 32,...
Russell Wilson by the numbers – a look at new Steelers QB
A numerical-based sampling looking at the career of Russell Wilson, the quarterback who has agreed to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers: 9 Number of seasons (all among his first 10 in the NFL) that Wilson has been named to the Pro Bowl 1 Times Wilson was named to an AP...
Free agency primer from a Steelers perspective
Never in the 30 offseasons that preceded it since the NFL introduced unrestricted free agency had the Pittsburgh Steelers added more than the 11 free agents they signed away from other teams last spring. That 2023 was the first full offseason under general manager Omar Khan is probably not a...
A case for — and against — the Steelers keeping each of their UFAs on defense
The “legal tampering” period for NFL unrestricted free agency — during which teams are free to contact players on expired contracts — begins Monday. As such, TribLive will take a look at each of the Steelers’ 17 players from last season who are free agents, and why (or why not)...
Steelers release veteran DB Patrick Peterson
The Pittsburgh Steelers released veteran defensive back Patrick Peterson on Friday, according to a source. Nobody was on the field for the Steelers more often this past season than Peterson, who led the team in both defensive snaps played (1,096) and overall snaps (1,173 including special teams). A likely future...
A case for — and against — the Steelers keeping each of their UFAs on offense/special teams
The “legal tampering” period for NFL unrestricted free agency — during which teams are free to contact players on expired contracts — begins Monday. As such, TribLive will take a look at each of the Steelers’ 17 players from last season who are free agents, and why (or why not)...
Steelers release veteran safety Keanu Neal after failed physicalVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers released veteran safety Keanu Neal on Thursday, doing so with the designation of a failed physical. An eight-year NFL veteran who turns 29 in July, Neal joined the Steelers via a two-year deal as a free agent last March. He started eight of the nine games he...
Super Bowl champion, former Steelers linebacker Andy Russell dies at 82
Andy Russell, the seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker who won two Super Bowl rings with the Pittsburgh Steelers, has died. Russell, a 16th-round draft pick who played 12 seasons with the Steelers, was 82. A source confirmed Russell’s death to TribLive. A cause of death was not immediately known. News partner...
Some of the top Steelers plays called by Bill HillgroveVideo
After 30 years as the voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Bill Hillgrove announced his retirement from that gig Thursday. Here are 10 of the most memorable plays (listed chronologically) for which Hillgrove provided the soundtrack on the Steelers radio network: Jan. 14, 1996: ‘The Steelers are headed to Phoenix!’ An...
Longtime play-by-play man Bill Hillgrove retires from Steelers
A man known for exquisite preparation in his professional dealings, Bill Hillgrove didn’t necessarily plan for Thursday to play out the way it did. But it was impossible not to recognize how perfectly fitting the way the day in which Hillgrove announced his partial retirement was going to end. “I’m...
Roberto Clemente game-worn 1960 Pirates jersey up for auction
A jersey worn by Roberto Clemente during the 1960 World Series season for the Pittsburgh Pirates is among items up for auction by online outlet Lelands. The iconic sleeveless jersey from what was Clemente’s first All-Star season received a grade of excellent from sports memorabilia authenticator SGC, the second-highest grade...
‘Jedi Keller,’ Andrew McCutchen, Dave Parker among Pirates’ bobblehead giveaways
Fresh off his $77 million contract, Mitch Keller has achieved full Jedi status. The Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher is among three current or former franchise players to be featured on bobbleheads to be given away during games this season, the team announced Monday. But Keller’s figurine won’t be of him...
On Sports: Dream for Steelers fan Damar Hamlin is to finish career with hometown team
This is not the first time that On Sports was call-ed upon to provide a wrap-up of the day’s sports news when “Breakfast With Benz” has had the day off. They do need a safety … Damar Hamlin is no stranger to playing high-level football in Pittsburgh. He’s won WPIAL...
South Fayette product, Chiefs WR Justin Watson seeks 3rd Super Bowl ring over 4-year span
He might be earning a third Super Bowl ring Sunday. But Justin Watson holds a former football championship near and dear to his heart, too. “One of my favorite things when I go home is you pull into South Fayette, and right off the exit there’s a sign that says...
New Kensington native David Girardi preps for Super Bowl as Patrick Mahomes’ position coach
An increasing number of people are beginning to wonder if Patrick Mahomes just might end up as the greatest quarterback of all time. And at present, Mahomes’ defined position coach hails from New Kensington. David Girardi has been part of the Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive staff since Mahomes took over...
Steelers’ Cameron Heyward beams with pride after winning NFL Man of the Year
It is possible — likely, even — that regardless of what team drafted Cameron Heyward that he would have embraced charitable efforts in improving that community. But it also is quite fitting that Heyward has been able to deploy his energies to improving Pittsburgh. “It’s my hometown and my birthplace,”...
Steelers make hirings of QB coach Tom Arth, WR coach Zach Azzanni official, add assistant
The Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday made official some continued re-working of their offensive staff, announcing the hirings of Tom Arth as quarterbacks coach and Zach Azzanni as wide receivers coach. Also, the Steelers added Mateo Kambui as an offensive assistant. Word of the additions of Arth and Azzanni leaked Thursday...
49ers’ Javon Hargrave recalls when Patrick Mahomes shined vs. Steelers in 3rd career start
Sunday’s Super Bowl will be the fourth time Javon Hargrave has faced Patrick Mahomes. By now, Hargrave joins the rest of the NFL world in recognizing Mahomes’ future Hall of Fame bona fides. Things were quite different the first time Hargrave played against Mahomes — and not just because at...
Steelers veteran CB Levi Wallace takes pending free agency in stride
In the hours between the end of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff loss in Buffalo and when Levi Wallace went to bed the night of Jan. 15, Wallace already had turned his attention to non-football matters. “Now that it’s over,” Wallace said Jan. 16, “I was already sending out messages yesterday...
Plenty of options available as Steelers pursue competition for Kenny Pickett at QB
Taking Mike Tomlin at his word during his end-of-season news conference, Kenny Pickett has reclaimed his role as QB1 for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tomlin, of course, also promised “competition.” That term is open for interpretation, as are the Steelers’ methods for evaluating options in providing that aforementioned competition. It can...
Unique skill set leads to unique rookie season for Steelers 7th-round pick Spencer Anderson
A backup guard? Swing tackle? Emergency center? Eligible tight end? What, exactly, was Spencer Anderson’s role as a rookie for the Pittsburgh Steelers? The answer, of course, is “all of the above.” Like all players, Anderson would love to earn a starting spot and stick to one position. But for...
Steelers interview Texans QB coach Jerrod Johnson for offensive coordinator job
Houston Texans quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson became the second person to interview for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ vacant offensive coordinator position, the team announced Friday. Johnson, 35, spent an offseason and training camp with the Steelers as their No. 4 quarterback in 2012. He was briefly part of five other NFL...
