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‘You could feel the tension in the room’ — Air-it-all-out meeting helps turn around Steelers defense

A few weeks ago, ranking much closer to the bottom of the league than the top in many relevant categories, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense decided it needed to talk. Collectively, and to each other. According to the player who most often lines up in the center of the unit and...
Former Steelers linebacker Myles Jack arrested on felony firearms charge in Texas

Myles Jack, a former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker, is facing firearms charges after being arrested Tuesday in Frisco, Texas. According to a Frisco Police Department news release, officers responded to a welfare check at 5:40 a.m. Tuesday and heard gunshots from inside a residence. Officers set up a perimeter and evacuated...
4 more players added to Steelers’ injury report; Nick Herbig, James Pierre remain out

Starters Zach Frazier and Keeanu Benton were among four players added to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ injury report Thursday, and none of the previously injured players was given any upgraded statuses. Center Frazier (triceps) and safety Jabrill Peppers (illness) did not practice at all Thursday after previously not being mentioned as...
Jack Sawyer prepping for 1st start for Steelers in wake of injuries to T.J. Watt, Nick Herbig

For the first time in his young NFL career, Jack Sawyer played more than half of the defensive snaps in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 28-15 victory Monday night against the Miami Dolphins. The rookie fourth-round draft pick from Ohio State could exceed that workload Sunday when the Steelers face the Detroit...
Returning to hometown not as important as returning to field for Steelers’ rookie Derrick Harmon

After missing the past three games — and five overall — in his rookie season with the Pittsburgh Steelers because of knee injuries, first-round pick Derrick Harmon is expected to return Sunday when the Steelers face the Detroit Lions. It will be a special moment for Harmon — and not...
With T.J. Watt, Nick Herbig ailing, Steelers sign Jeremiah Moon to add to OLB room

Amid uncertainty regarding the health of two of their top three outside linebackers, the Pittsburgh Steelers are suddenly deprived of the exceptional depth they thought they had at the position. To address that, the Steelers on Thursday brought back a player who served as their No. 4 outside linebacker last...
Dry needling is common around the NFL, and players aren’t worried despite T.J. Watt’s collapsed lung

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride heard about what happened to Pittsburgh Steelers star T.J. Watt — and McBride plans to continue his weekly dry-needling sessions. “It’s something I do frequently. I’ve never had an issue like that,” he said. “But with every treatment, everything that...
First Call: J.J. Watt updates his brother’s recovery; Steelers look for OLB depth

Thursday’s “First Call” has J.J. Watt’s latest comments on his brother’s health. The Pittsburgh Steelers are looking to bolster the ranks at outside linebacker while T.J. Watt recovers from his lung ailment. The Penguins hit the road in hopes of getting off their six-game losing streak. And there are some...
U mad, bro?: Penguins fans fuming, Steelers fans still have complaints despite recent wins

Much like Christmas shopping, Pittsburgh sports fans got the big stuff out of the way early when it came to panic about their local clubs. Look at the reaction after the loss by the Steelers to the Buffalo Bills coming off Thanksgiving. But there are still stocking-stuffer moments to gripe...
$Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers ‘still not without pain’ in left wrist, 1 month after fractures$

Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers ‘still not without pain’ in left wrist, 1 month after fractures

With Aaron Rodgers coming off what was, arguably, his best two-game stretch of the season, it’s been largely forgotten that Tuesday marked one month since the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback suffered fractures in his left wrist. Rodgers said after practice Wednesday his non-throwing (left) hand “is still not 100%.” “I’m still...
Nick Herbig, Isaac Seumalo, James Pierre miss Steelers practice; Derrick Harmon a full participant

Nick Herbig, Isaac Seumalo and James Pierre missed the first Pittsburgh Steelers practice of the week Wednesday, but Derrick Harmon was a full participant for the first time since suffering a knee injury last month. Herbig, an outside linebacker, suffered a hamstring injury late in Monday night’s win against the...
‘Upholding the standard’: Steelers LT Dylan Cook earned highest grades in starting debut

For all of the fuss made about Pittsburgh Steelers left tackle Dylan Cook playing quarterback in high school, he simply shook his head and smiled when asked if that crossed his mind in his NFL starting debut. “No, I haven’t been a quarterback since 2017,” Cook said. “I’m an O-lineman...
Mark Madden: Is this Steelers team better than last season’s?

After Monday night’s comfortable home win over Miami, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said “belief is starting to pick up.” He seemed to be trying to talk himself into it. Or perhaps his teammates. Maybe the citizens. It feels like the Steelers are headed to the same destination as last...
First Call: Performance vs. Steelers may get Tua Tagovailoa benched; Steelers work out 2 QBS

Tua Tagovailoa’s performance against the Pittsburgh Steelers might get him benched. The Steelers are working out a former Detroit Lions quarterback. A former passing target of Aaron Rodgers is on the free-agent market. And the Pitt Panthers are itching for a win on the basketball court. All that in Wednesday’s...
Tim Benz: Steelers flipped the script vs. Miami. Now it’s time for a new ending

The Pittsburgh Steelers (8-6) reversed the current in a number of ways against the Miami Dolphins (6-8) on Monday night. What has been bad has gotten a lot better. And it’s getting good at the right time. Consider some of the negative trends that were disrupted during the club’s 28-15...
Ex-Steeler Devin Bush acquitted of assaulting girlfriend in fight over mashed potatoes

A judge Tuesday found an ex-Pittsburgh Steeler not guilty of assaulting his girlfriend during a May dispute over mashed potatoes at the linebacker’s Sewickley-area home. Devin Bush, Jr., 27, of Bell Acres was accused of injuring Shkurte Leka, also 27, after she started filming an argument between them on her...

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