Joe Rutter stories, Page 104

Each day of Steelers training camp, the Trib rounds up some things to pay attention to during practice: WHAT TO WATCH Friday night lights: The first departure from the norm at training camp comes in the form of the annual trip to Latrobe Memorial Stadium. Players will file onto school...

The Steelers added another tall cornerback to their secondary Thursday when they signed Derrek Thomas, formerly of the Seattle Seahawks. To make room for Thomas on the 91-man roster, the Steelers waived injured cornerback Herb Waters. Thomas is 6-foot-3, 189 pounds and ran a 4.44 40-yard dash at the NFL...

As a wide receiver, Brandon Reilly is used to making quick adjustments at the line of scrimmage. Off the field, he’s become adept at making unexpected changes, too. Waived by the Detroit Lions on Tuesday, the 25-year-old former Nebraska receiver was out of work for less than 24 hours. The...

The latest injury at training camp for the Pittsburgh Steelers involved one of their least recognizable players. Long snapper Kam Canaday, who is in his third camp with the team, left practice early Thursday because of a groin injury. He was taken for an MRI to determine the severity of...

Want to bring a smile to Ben Roethlisberger’s face? Ask him about his offensive line. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback loves to talk about his linemen. He credits much of his success to the five men assigned to protect him on a weekly basis. He can recite their accomplishments, preach their...

Each day of Steelers training camp, the Trib rounds up some things to pay attention to during practice at Saint Vincent: WHAT TO WATCH Ola-mania: One player that has emerged as an early darling has been outside linebacker Ola Adeniyi. He starred in the “Backs-on-‘Backers” drill that highlighted the first...

As an aerospace engineering major who has done an externship at NASA, Joshua Dobbs was hoping the highlight of his summer break would be watching a scheduled rocket launch from Cape Canaveral. Unfortunately, the launch was postponed during his stay. Dobbs only can hope his chance of remaining the Pittsburgh...

On a day when the heat index reached 98 degrees on the grass surface of Chuck Noll Field, the Pittsburgh Steelers saw an uptick on the number of players on coach Mike Tomlin’s injury report. Offensive lineman Derwin Gray, the team’s seventh-round draft pick, was a casualty of the heat,...

Each day of Steelers training camp, the Trib rounds up some things to pay attention to during practice at Saint Vincent: WHAT TO WATCH Back to work: The Steelers return to practice after getting their first day off during training camp. The rest came at a good time for some...

For the second time in three months, the Pittsburgh Steelers have turned to little-known Kameron Kelly with starting free safety Sean Davis unavailable to practice. When Davis missed some OTA workouts in May, the Steelers turned to Kelly, whom they signed shortly after the Alliance of American Football folded in...

When Artie Burns collected his $800,000 roster bonus Sunday, it wasn’t based on how trim he looked when he reported to training camp for the Pittsburgh Steelers or how he performed on the first few days of practice. Rather, the former first-round draft pick earned the bonus and remains in...

On a day when most starters didn’t participate or were limited to a few reps, backup linebacker Ola Adeniyi emerged as the star of the “Backs on Backers” drill that annually highlights the first practice in pads at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. Adeniyi got the most work among the linebackers,...

Each day of Steelers training camp, the Trib rounds up some things to pay attention to during practice at Saint Vincent: WHAT TO WATCH No beating around the Bush: The practice will be the first time that the team’s rookie class, led by first-round pick Devin Bush, will don pads...

His career with the Pittsburgh Steelers — and perhaps in the NFL — was over. “That was a thought of mine,” guard Ramon Foster said. One year ago Sunday, on the first padded practice of training camp, Foster crumpled to the ground clutching his right knee. Three plays into the...

David Tepper no longer is a minority shareholder in the Pittsburgh Steelers ownership group, but his stake in the franchise has yet to be transitioned to another buyer. Steelers president Art Rooney II, who heads the team’s ownership group, told the Tribune-Review that Tepper’s estimated 5% ownership stake remains in...

General manager Kevin Colbert is entering his 20th season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Could it be his last? Colbert confirmed Saturday morning he will not seek an extension on his contract, which runs through May 2020, until after the conclusion of the 2019 season. By design, that is a departure...

Each day of Steelers training camp, the Trib rounds up some things to pay attention to during practice at Saint Vincent: WHAT TO WATCH Taking it easy: The Steelers will conduct their second and final practice before they are permitted to wear pads for the first time since the end...

It’s a boy! JuJu Smith-Schuster got to break the good news to a happy young couple of Pittsburgh Steelers fans when he participated in a gender reveal following practice Friday at Saint Vincent. Caleb Deuschle and Taylor Lehman of Chambersburg traveled to the Unity campus to watch practice and caught...

The last time the Pittsburgh Steelers won the Super Bowl, Ben Roethlisberger outdueled 37-year-old quarterback Kurt Warner to bring the franchise its sixth Lombardi Trophy. This year, the tables have turned on Roethlisberger. He is the same age Warner was on that February night in 2009 at Tampa’s Raymond James...

Each day of Steelers training camp, the Trib rounds up some things to pay attention to during practice at Saint Vincent: WHAT TO WATCH Football in shorts: With the exception of outside linebacker T.J. Watt, every player on the 91-man roster is expected to be healthy for the first official...

Saying he never had any intention of holding out, Pittsburgh Steelers slot cornerback Mike Hilton reported to training camp on time Thursday and promptly signed his one-year exclusive-rights tender. Hilton, who is seeking a long-term contract, will play for $645,000 this season under terms of his tender. He signed his...

The Pittsburgh Steelers erased any doubt about Mike Tomlin’s future with the team Thursday, giving their 13th-year coach a contract extension on the day they reported to training camp at Saint Vincent. Tomlin, however, only had one year added to his deal, not the typical two years he has received...

The final drill of offseason workouts pitted Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell against his 2018 failures as much as it did Boswell versus his competition for a roster spot. To conclude minicamp in mid-June, the Steelers conducted a hurry-up offense drill, with the goal for the offense to set up...

Defensive lineman Cameron Heyward became the second Pittsburgh Steelers player to make the NFL Network list of Top 100 players Tuesday when he was ranked No. 88. Outside linebacker T.J. Watt was selected No. 93 on Monday. .@CamHeyward checks in at No. 8️⃣8️⃣ on the #NFLTop100. pic.twitter.com/XjZCli8Vt6— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers)...

James Washington has known quarterback Mason Rudolph longer than any other Pittsburgh Steelers teammate, having shared the same locker room since they were freshmen at Oklahoma State in 2014. As he prepared for the start of his second NFL season, the young wide receiver noticed something in Rudolph he hadn’t...