Chris Adamski stories, Page 56
Texans DT, Whitehall native, Central Catholic grad Kurt Hinish to face Steelers for 1st time
Four days before what will be his 19th regular-season game as a professional, Houston Texans defensive tackle Kurt Hinish couldn’t speak with any degree of certainty about whether he could count on the support of his family for Sunday’s game. Hinish, who’s from Whitehall, was asked this week if his...
Steelers’ T.J. Watt named AFC defensive player of the month
Averaging two sacks and four QB hits per game while leading the NFL in those categories — among a handful of others — T.J. Watt was honored for the stellar start to his season. Watt, the Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker, was named AFC Defensive Player of the Month for September....
Kenny Pickett, Steelers reflect on emergency plane landing, overnight stay in Kansas City
A few hours after what was arguably the best game of his young career as an NFL starting quarterback Sunday night, Kenny Pickett was blissfully asleep on the plane ride home from Las Vegas. Like many of his teammates and others on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ chartered flight, Pickett was suddenly...
Steelers bring back punter Brad Wing, add WR Jalen Camp to practice squad
In a move that provides insurance as Pressley Harvin III deals with a hamstring injury, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed one of their former punters to their practice squad Wednesday. Brad Wing, who served as the Steelers punter in 2014, joined wide receiver Jalen Camp as additions to the 16-man practice...
5 things we learned from win in Vegas: Steelers specialize in ‘splash’ on defense
Five things we learned from Steelers 23, Raiders 18: 1. Splash city Barring a complete turnaround, it seems apparent at this point that if the Steelers are going places this season that it will be the defense that leads the way. And so far, it has — though not in...
Slowly being eased into a role, rookie CB Joey Porter Jr. impresses veteran Steelers teammatesVideo
Joey Porter Sr. couldn’t contain his excitement. In the postgame locker room late last Monday, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin noted that two players at Porter’s former position had scored touchdowns that night. “When both of them score,” Porter Sr. said of the Steelers’ starting outside linebackers, “how can you...
Steelers 4 Downs: Most rushing plays gain 1 yard or fewer, but George Pickens delivering YAC
1. Running backward The struggles in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ running game have been well noted. After all, through two weeks of the season the team had the second-fewest rushing yards (96) and sixth-worst yard per attempt (3.1) in the NFL. But it is actually via a superlative that perhaps the...
Steelers lug league-worst run defense into matchup with yet another elite RB in Josh Jacobs
Over the 98 previous games the Pittsburgh Steelers had played heading into the start of this season, they allowed exactly two opponent rushing plays of at least 65 yards. That number has been matched just two games into this season. It goes without saying among the Steelers defense that the...
Steelers’ T.J. Watt unconcerned with how analytics evaluate him vs. other top edge rushers
After a week in which comparisons between T.J. Watt and Myles Garrett became common among fans because some of them found the conclusions on the topic unearthed by advanced analytics to be … curious … Watt was in no mood to offer his opinions. On his relative worth to Garrett...
Elijah Riley, Isaiahh Loudermillk forced to take on bigger roles on Steelers defense
Each was thought to have spent training camp on the active roster bubble. Each made the team with expectations to play a bit role for the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. And by the end of the second game of the regular season, each was asked to play a significantly more visible...
Gunner Olszewski out, but all other Steelers on active roster cleared to play vs. Raiders
After missing the entire week of Pittsburgh Steelers practice, Gunner Olszewski was officially deemed out of Sunday night’s game at the Las Vegas Raiders. But no other Steelers on the active roster will be prevented from playing, according to the final status report of the week. Olszewski was in NFL...
Steelers injury report: Damontae Kazee returns to full practice, Markus Golden remains limited
Minkah Fitzpatrick, Damontae Kazee, Markus Golden and Darnell Washington returned to Pittsburgh Steelers practice Thursday after missing the previous day’s session, but Gunner Olszewski and Larry Ogunjobi remained absent from drills. Safety Fitzpatrick (chest), outside linebacker Golden (knee) and tight end Washington (knee) each were listed on Thursday’s practice report...
Steelers’ Joey Porter Jr. to stay in dime role — ‘If he earns it, then we’ll give him more’
Teryl Austin had one word to describe the play rookie cornerback Joey Porter Jr. made on the final Pittsburgh Steelers defensive snap of Monday night’s game. “Outstanding,” Austin said, adding a laugh. After all, on face value, preventing the Cleveland Browns’ Donovan Peoples-Jones from securing a first-down catch on a...
Steelers’ Minkah Fitzpatrick: ‘Nothing I would do differently’ on tackle that injured Nick Chubb
Minkah Fitzpatrick has seen and heard that some have been calling him a dirty player. That he delivered a dirty hit during Monday night’s game. Or that he was out to deliberately injure Cleveland Browns star running back Nick Chubb. Fitzpatrick, the Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro safety, has a simple answer...
Darnell Washington, Damontae Kazee, Markus Golden injury-report additions for Steelers
Veteran edge defender Markus Golden, safety Damontae Kazee and rookie tight end Darnell Washington did not practice Wednesday, according to the injury report released by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kazee was listed as having a calf injury, and Washington and Golden were listed as having a knee ailment four days prior...
Steelers promote DT Breiden Fehoko, sign RB Godwin Igwebuike
The Pittsburgh Steelers made a pair of moves to replenish their active roster, signing defensive lineman Breiden Fehoko off their own practice squad and adding running back Godwin Igwebuike via the Atlanta Falcons’ practice squad. Fehoko signed in March but was part of final roster cuts off of a deep...
For his role in 2 Steelers’ defensive TDs, Alex Highsmith named AFC defensive player of weekVideo
No player — offense or defense — was more impactful Monday in creating points for the Pittsburgh Steelers than Alex Highsmith. For his efforts that night during a win against the Cleveland Browns, Highsmith was named AFC defensive player of the week. Highsmith scored the game’s first points on the...
Hines Ward, James Harrison among 10 ex-Steelers nominated for Hall of Fame induction
Two-time Super Bowl-winning stars Hines Ward and James Harrison headline 10 former Pittsburgh Steelers players among 173 modern-era nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024. Ward is the Steelers’ leader in career receptions with 1,000. Harrison was the franchise’s career sacks leader before being bypassed Monday...
Steelers’ Minkah Fitzpatrick treated at hospital after suffering chest injury vs. Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick was taken to a hospital for evaluation after suffering a chest injury during Monday night’s victory against the Cleveland Browns. Fitzpatrick apparently was injured while making a desperate lunging tackle on Jerome Ford as the Browns running back approached the goal line at the end...
In 1st game as No. 1 WR, George Pickens delivers big play for Steelers
While the designation, by its nature, is not official and carries a degree of subjectivity, Monday night marked the first time in the young NFL career of George Pickens that he served as a No. 1 wide receiver. Pickens provided a big play that helped deliver the Pittsburgh Steelers a...
Steelers fans chant ‘Fire Canada’ during home win as offense struggles
Holding a late lead against a longtime rival wasn’t enough to placate an often-ornery crowd Monday night at Acrisure Stadium. A loud, clearly discernible chant of “Fire Canada” sustained throughout the duration of a timeout after an awkward run by Kenny Pickett lost 3 yards with 3 minutes, 5 seconds...
T.J. Watt sets Steelers career sacks record with takedown of Browns’ Deshaun Watson
There’s a new king of “Blitzburgh.” T.J. Watt took over sole possession of the career Pittsburgh Steelers sacks record with a second-quarter takedown of the Cleveland Browns’ Deshaun Watson on Monday night. Watt chased down Watson for a 7-yard loss on a third-and-7 play with 1 minute, 3 seconds left...
A look back at each of the 19 games in Steelers’ home winning streak vs. Browns
Heading into their matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night at Acrisure Stadium, how long had it been since the Cleveland Browns won a regular-season game in Pittsburgh? Let’s put it this way: there wasn’t any trash-talking about it afterward from the Ohioans on Facebook. That social-media network had...
Steelers move Qadree Ollison up from practice squad, place Diontae Johnson, Anthony McFarland on IRVideo
Two weeks ago when Qadree Ollison went through his first practice with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kenny Pickett made sure he drilled a handoff to the veteran running back. “Just for old time’s sake,” Pickett said to Ollison that day. On Monday night, Ollison was elevated from the practice squad to...
Steelers 4 Downs: Plenty of streaks on line in Steelers-Browns Monday night matchup
1. Made to be broken It’s been one of the surest bets in sports over the past two decades — the Pittsburgh Steelers beating the Cleveland Browns during the regular season at home. For more than 30 years, so has the Steelers beating anybody at home on “Monday Night Football.”...
