Chris Adamski stories, Page 60
Rookie 4th-string Steelers QB Tanner Morgan embraces scant work he gets in camp
One of the more reliable scenes throughout the first seven practices of this Pittsburgh Steelers training camp at Saint Vincent has come after each practice ended. On the second field behind Chuck Noll Field, virtually without fail, the tall, slender No. 5 gathers with a couple teammates following the full-team...
Steelers inside the ropes: Rookies Joey Porter Jr., Darnell Washington make big plays
Ever the psychological protagonist eager to push buttons, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin made sure he walked past George Pickens late during Thursday’s training-camp practice. Pickens vs. Joey Porter Jr. has been the unofficial headliner among practice battles through a week at Saint Vincent. The second-year Pickens has mostly gotten...
Steelers daily camp report: Several veterans sit out on non-padded eve of Friday Night Lights
Mike Tomlin likes to use the term “varsity reps” for when his proven, high-profile players are taking part in a drill. Borrowing that phraseology, Thursday’s Pittsburgh Steelers training-camp practice was a lot of “JV.” T.J. Watt, Cameron Heyward, Alex Highsmith, Allen Robinson, Isaac Seumalo, Keanu Neal and Diontae Johnson were...
Steelers WR George Pickens on viral fan reaction to 1-handed catch: ‘Same old, same old’
At some point, fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL at large might come to see some of the catches George Pickens makes as routine. But that time hasn’t come yet, at least as measured by reaction to Pickens’ latest one-handed acrobatic catch. It came over top of Joey...
Leaner body isn’t only reason Larry Ogunjobi feels like new man in Year 2 with Steelers
Larry Ogunjobi feels likes a new man. And even if that reinvigorated soul isn’t palpable to his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates, Ogunjobi has the literal look of a new man. “Did you see that body change?” fellow defensive lineman DeMarvin Leal said, asking a rhetorical question almost with a sense of...
Steelers inside the ropes: Elandon Roberts a star of ‘backs on backers
Elandon Roberts joined the Pittsburgh Steelers with a reputation of being one of the NFL’s premier pass rushers from an inside/middle linebackers’ spot. During his first time to show it to the team while in pads, Roberts lived up to the hype. Roberts, an eight-year veteran, arguably was the biggest...
Steelers camp report: Cory Trice Jr. carted off with non-contact lower-body injury
Rookie cornerback Cory Trice Jr. left Chuck Noll Field on a motorized cart after suffering an injury to his lower right leg early during Tuesday’s training-camp practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Trice went down away from the play during an 11-on-11 drill early during the team portion of practice at...
George Pickens’ 1-handed catch over Joey Porter Jr. at Steelers camp goes viral
“Backs on Backers” is perhaps the most anticipated drill each year during Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. This year, though, the pass rush-and-blocking drill was upstaged for a moment by a play made on the opposite side of Chuck Noll Field. Video of a one-handed catch by George Pickens went viral...
Steelers sign former Penn St. RB John Lovett, with rookie Alfonzo Graham out for the season
Former Penn State running back John Lovett has signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to the XFL. Lovett played for the XFL’s Vegas Vipers this past season. The league’s communications department announced Lovett’s signing. Lovett had 496 yards from scrimmage in 10 games this spring. He spent much of last...
Steelers inside the ropes: Wilkinsburg native Kenny Robinson has 2 interceptionsVideo
With two starting safeties not participating in practice, Kenny Robinson got a chance Sunday to shine for his hometown team. A native of Wilkinsburg who played in the WPIAL and at West Virginia University, Robinson had two interceptions of Mason Rudolph during team drills at Saint Vincent College. “I was...
In 3rd year with Steelers, Miles Killebrew an unquestioned leader of Steelers’ special-teamsVideo
The uphill walk is long and meandering from the artificial turf field in the back corner of the Saint Vincent College football complex to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ training-camp locker room on campus. Miles Killebrew had a companion in making it after Sunday’s morning walkthrough — special teams coordinator Danny Smith....
Steelers practice report: Veterans day off for T.J. Watt, Cam Heyward, othersVideo
Veterans Day — the federal holiday — isn’t until November. The first “veterans day” of the Pittsburgh Steelers training camp was Sunday. Dubbed so when coach Mike Tomlin gives several of his more veteran, established players an off day, the Steelers chose Sunday — the fourth practice of camp —...
Rookie Steelers fullback Monte Pottebaum abruptly placed on reserve/retired listVideo
No more “Monte the Mullet” at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. Rookie fullback Monte Pottebaum — given a nickname to represent the style of his long blonde hair — was placed on the reserve/retired list, the Steelers announced Sunday afternoon. Signed soon after the draft ended out of Iowa, Pottebaum was...
Steelers sign veteran ILB Kwon Alexander
Asked recently about the moves he made over the previous five months to overhaul the Pittsburgh Steelers’ inside linebackers corps, general manager Omar Khan seemed to imply that the makeover wasn’t finished. “If there’s an opportunity to upgrade a position group,” Khan said in response to an inquiry specifically referencing...
Rookie Nick Herbig adds T.J. Watt-inspired pass-rush move, already impressing at Steelers campVideo
They share a position and an alma mater, and since late April they have been NFL teammates. As such, it’s no surprise Nick Herbig has looked to T.J. Watt for mentorship. And while much of the fruits of that labor typically will show in more subtle, intangible ways, it took...
Montravius Adams evolves into leader on Steelers d-line, but can he keep prominent on-field role?Video
During his first training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers last year, Montravius Adams discovered a Latrobe pizzeria that left such an impression he was craving it over the past 49 weeks between camps. “It’s so good,” Adams said after a walkthrough at Saint Vincent on Saturday. “Honestly, I had stopped...
West Point alum Elijah Riley carries perspective as he competes for role in Steelers secondary
Chat with Elijah Riley for only a few minutes, it’s easy to understand his background — and it makes perfect sense why Pittsburgh Steelers coaches and management are eager to allow him to earn a role on the team. “I like to believe I am pretty coachable,” Riley said during...
Former 2nd-round pick Duke Dawson puts injury-riddled career in past, fights to make Steelers
Like coach Mike Tomlin had warned Thursday, gleaning too much from Duke Dawson being the first-team nickel defensive back during the first rep of training camp was at an observer’s own peril. Come Day 2 of Pittsburgh Steelers camp Friday, Dawson was closer to third-team status than starter. But that...
Bethel Park, WVU alum Nick Kwiatkoski embarks on 8th NFL season with Steelers
The first time Nick Kwiatkoski played a football game in what is now called Acrisure Stadium was 15 years so. He’s been back to play only once since. He’s in the right place that by September he can make it a third — plus several more. Kwiatkoski led Bethel Park...
Steelers inside the ropes: Veteran WR Allen Robinson II fitting in well as slot option
Allen Robinson II will turn 30 before his 10th NFL season begins in September, and he hasn’t topped 40 catches or 500 yards in a season since 2020. Early returns from Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, though, suggest the veteran wide receiver could prove a significant part of the offense during...
Steelers practice report: Diontae Johnson among those who leave practice for heat-related reasons
For the second consecutive day to begin Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, the No. 1 wide receiver provided a brief scare. On Friday, it was when Diontae Johnson walked slowly away from the gathered team during practice to a tent, where he eventually got onto a golf cart and was taken...
Steelers inside the ropes: Surprise — Duke Dawson opens up as 1st-team nickel/slot CB
It wasn’t Chandon Sullivan lined up across from the slot receiver when the first team drill of the 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers training camp commenced Thursday. It wasn’t Patrick Peterson in that nickel role, either. Nor was it Tre Norwood. In a surprise, the first-team nickel cornerback to opening Steelers training...
After 1st offseason overseeing assembly of roster, Steelers GM Omar Khan optimistic
Omar Khan, in some role, has continuously been in the employ of an NFL organization since 1996. He’s been part of the Pittsburgh Steelers for more than 23 years. That’s a lot of offseasons to navigate. None, though, were quite like this past offseason for Khan. The period between when...
Steelers notes: Fully healthy team reports to camp with perfect attendance
No need for roll call at Saint Vincent College on Wednesday. No need for the deployment of the physically unable to perform list, either. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin confirmed that all 90 of the players on the roster were accounted for on reporting day for the start of training...
Steelers’ Najee Harris wants more security for RBs, understands that’s not likely
Najee Harris’ beef isn’t with his employers. At least not yet. “I just want to say,” the Pittsburgh Steelers running back began his remarks about the much-discussed suppressed market for peers at his position, “this has nothing to do with the Steelers, (general manager Omar Khan), (president Art Rooney II)...
