Chris Adamski stories, Page 7
Steelers keep positive outlook on playoff hopes despite seeing lead in AFC North evaporate
Last season as he celebrated Thanksgiving, Brandin Echols was playing for a 3-9 football team. The year before that, a Black Friday defeat dropped his team to 4-7. As a rookie in 2021, if Echols, likewise, looked at the standings on Turkey Day, he’d have seen he was on a...
No Aaron Rodgers update — but Steelers declare Cam Heyward, Darius Slay healthy for Bears
Aaron Rodgers remains, officially, questionable to play Sunday. But there is no longer any question that two other Pittsburgh Steelers starters will be in uniform to face the Chicago Bears. Via a team spokesman, the Steelers revealed early Saturday afternoon that defensive tackle Cameron Heyward and cornerback Darius Slay had...
Steelers 4 Downs: In Bears matchup, 1 team gets to QB quickly, the other doesn’t
1. Race to the QB When it comes to pressuring opposing quarterbacks, the Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t elite. But when they’re successful on the pass rush, they are doing it quickly. Certainly moreso than their opponent Sunday. While according to NFL Next Gen Stats, the Steelers are generating pressure at a...
Scouting the Bears: Steelers opponent adept at creating turnovers, limiting giveaways
SCOUTING THE BEARS Last meeting Steelers beat Bears, 29-27, on Nov. 8, 2021, in Pittsburgh Key matchup Steelers defense vs. Bears RBs D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai Chicago’s two-headed rushing tandem has combined for 30 carries of 10 or more yards this season. Swift’s 21 such gains are tied for...
Alex Highsmith doubtful, Cam Heyward questionable for Steelers on Sunday vs. Bears
It does not appear as if Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Alex Highsmith will return to game action this week. And, suddenly, the status of a defensive co-captain for Sunday’s game at the Chicago Bears is in question, too. Highsmith was given a “doubtful” designation on the league-mandated status report Friday...
Bears will be without all 3 starting linebackers Sunday vs. Steelers
Whoever starts at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday has caught a break in regards to the defense he faces. The Chicago Bears ruled out all three of their starting linebackers for Sunday’s home game against the Steelers at Soldier Field. Tremaine Edmunds, T.J. Edwards and Noah Sewell did...
Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers listed as questionable to play Sunday vs. Bears
His future Hall of Fame quarterback was out on the practice field Friday, taking some first-team reps just five days after suffering a wrist fracture. Not that Mike Tomlin would admit it made him feel any better about Sunday’s game. “I’m not in the comfort business,” the Pittsburgh Steelers coach...
Steelers’ pass rush prepares to bring down ‘magician’ Bears QB Caleb Williams
The reviews are in. That hot new illusionist? He’s captivating the country. “He’s been a magician,” Cameron Heyward said. “This guy,” added Teryl Austin, “is an escape artist.” And after recent tour stops in locales such as Minneapolis, Cincinnati and Baltimore, this magic man is back home for the next...
Finally admitting his weight — 311 pounds — Darnell Washington is making plays for the Steelers
As a 6-foot-7 and a newly confirmed 311 pounds, Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Darnell Washington always has been one of the biggest humans in any game he has played. As such, he, by now, well knows that opponents are expecting him to turn to his size and physicality when he...
Alex Highsmith returns to Steelers practice; Jaylen Warren, Ke’Shawn Williams upgraded
Alex Highsmith returned to practice Thursday. The true test won’t come until Friday, however, in regards to his availability for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ upcoming game. “It feels good walking around,” Highsmith said after Thursday’s practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, “but I haven’t tested it in regards to truly getting...
Steelers injury report: Darius Slay practices fully; Alex Highsmith, Jaylen Warren do not
Veteran cornerback Darius Slay made it through a full practice Wednesday for the first time since suffering a concussion 10 days prior, according to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ league-mandated injury report. Slay remains in NFL concussion protocol, but that he has advanced to practicing fully is an indication he can and...
Steelers notes: Cory Trice Jr. out for the season after activation window expires
An injury has cost once-promising Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Cory Trice Jr. another full season. A 4 p.m. deadline Wednesday to activate Trice to the 53-man roster passed, meaning by rule, Trice will not play for the Steelers this season. The 6-foot-3, 206-pound cornerback opened the regular season on the injured...
Steelers legend L.C. Greenwood advances in voting for Hall of Fame induction
In regards to one group eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Pittsburgh Steelers legend L.C. Greenwood has made the cut from 182 all the way down to nine. A charter member of the original “Steel Curtain” defensive line that fronted one of the greatest defenses in NFL history,...
5 things we learned from Steelers’ win vs. Bengals: Mason Rudolph excels on 3rd downs
What a kindergartner might best learn from Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers-Cincinnati Bengals game: Don’t spit on another human. What the rest of us might learn from the Steelers’ 34-12 victory: 1. Third-and-Mason The Steelers had been struggling mightily on third downs for a full month. Until Mason Rudolph came in, that...
Steelers RB Jaylen Warren, return man Ke’Shawn Williams leave game with injuries
Aaron Rodgers wasn’t the only Pittsburgh Steelers starter to fail to complete Sunday’s victory against the Cincinnati Bengals because of injury. Running back Jaylen Warren suffered an ankle injury during the third quarter, and return man Ke’Shawn Williams an apparent concussion during the first quarter. Neither played after that, although...
Ja’Marr Chase’s apparent spit toward Jalen Ramsey stokes Steelers-Bengals rivalry
Fair to say the temperature of the Pittsburgh Steelers-Cincinnati Bengals rivalry has been turned back up. It’s been seven years since the likes of Vontaze Burfict and Pac-Man Jones were wearing orange and getting under the Steelers’ skin, but an ejection brought on by a spitting incident reignited some AFC...
Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers leaves game vs. Bengals because of wrist injury
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered an injury to the wrist of his non-throwing hand late in the first half of Sunday’s home game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Backup Mason Rudolph took over in the second half and guided the offense the rest of the way during a 34-12 win....
Starting LG Isaac Seumalo in uniform for Steelers, but CB Asante Samuel Jr. is not
Starting left guard Isaac Seumalo was in uniform for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Sunday home game against the Cincinnati Bengals, returning from a one-game absence because of a pectoral injury. Seumalo missed last week’s defeat at the Los Angeles Chargers and had left each of the Steelers’ prior two games during...
Steelers 4 Downs: Jaylen Warren among NFL’s toughest to tackle
1. Tough to tackle The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Jaylen Warren ranks only 21st in the NFL in rushing yards. But there are some metrics that suggest he’s among one of the best running backs in the NFL. Warren’s 2.7 yards after contact per attempt ranks fourth in the league according to...
Scouting the Bengals: Steelers opponent has won 3 of its past 4 in Pittsburgh
SCOUTING THE BENGALS Last meeting Bengals beat Steelers, 33-31, on Oct. 16, in Cincinnati Key matchup Steelers secondary vs. Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase It was only four weeks ago that Ja’Marr Chase was targeted a ridiculous 23 times and had 16 receptions for 161 yards and a touchdown. According to...
Some say the Steelers need to give him more touches. Jaylen Warren takes it in stride
He has been the Pittsburgh Steelers’ most consistent offensive producer this season, particularly in recent weeks. But while fans and onlookers might be sweating that Jaylen Warren’s snap counts and touches could or should be more plentiful, Warren is content going with the flow. “I just make sure that every...
Cam Heyward poised to move into 2nd place on Steelers all-time games played list
It’s a significant milestone for someone so associated with the Pittsburgh Steelers. But Cameron Heyward isn’t preoccupied by the idea that Sunday will be game No. 221 for him. “No,” the longtime Steelers captain said this week. “I’m trying to get above that; Game (No.) 24 of the 2025 season...
Alex Highsmith, Darius Slay out, Isaac Seumalo questionable for Steelers vs. Bengals
Four weeks after the Cincinnati Bengals pummeled them for 470 yards in a win, the Pittsburgh Steelers will enter the rematch without two of their starters on defense. Outside linebacker Alex Highsmith and cornerback Darius Slay were officially ruled out for Sunday’s game against Cincinnati, according to the league-mandated injury...
After week of little food, activity, lost weight, Steelers LB Cole Holcomb back from illness
After going through a 22-month ordeal that followed a significant, career-threatening knee injury, Cole Holcomb didn’t need any further adversity to prove his resilience. An illness serious enough it confined the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker to his home for a few days and will cause him to miss at least three...
Steelers notes: Asante Samuel Jr. practicing as outside CB; Isaiah Hodgins lost to Giants
Two practices in to his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers, veteran Asante Samuel Jr. has been working solely as an outside cornerback. Samuel was signed to the practice squad Wednesday in the wake of veteran Darius Slay leaving the Steelers’ most recent game because of a concussion and two weeks...
