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Joe Haden also facing likelihood that Monday is final home game with Steelers
He’s a 30-something multi-time Pro Bowl honoree who’s recognized across the NFL and identified as a veteran, respected leader of the Pittsburgh Steelers. And many signs point Monday night being the final game he plays for the organization at Heinz Field. Ben Roethlisberger? Yep. But he’s not the only one....
Trai Turner unfazed by Steelers losing position coach with 2 games left in season
NFL players come and go on a weekly basis, so why not coaches? That is the philosophy Pittsburgh Steelers right guard Trai Turner is taking about the departure of position coach Adrian Klemm with two games left in the season. A week after accepting a job at Oregon, Klemm was...
Steelers reinstate camp darling WR Rico Bussey from IR
The Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday announced they are reinstating rookie wide receiver Rico Bussey to the practice squad from the practice squad injured reserve list. While on face value a minor procedural transaction, it could mean the Steelers are considering elevating Bussey for one of their final two regular-season games....
John Madden’s Steelers connections are many, and numerous Steelers fondly acknowledged his legacy
Pro Football Hall of Famer John Madden died on Tuesday at the age of 85. His indelible imprint on the NFL came in many ways. As a Super Bowl winning coach with the Oakland Raiders. A legendary broadcaster. And the voice and name behind the iconic EA sports “Madden NFL”...
Mark Madden: Browns have tools to bury Steelers, but will they use them?
The Pittsburgh Steelers have many problems, and they are great. But problem No. 1 is their defense against the rush. The Steelers rank last in the NFL in that department. They allow an average of 143 rushing yards per game. Cleveland is the Steelers’ next foe. The Browns rank No....
First Call: Pat Freiermuth posts health update; Rocky Bleier rips Steelers again; ex-Steeler now a Jaguars coaching candidate
An important piece of the Steelers offense may be back for “Monday Night Football.” Rocky Bleier is torching his former team again. Reinforcements are coming for the Kansas City Chiefs in advance of their big AFC showdown against the Cincinnati Bengals. And a former Steeler is in the hunt for...
Steelers allow Adrian Klemm to leave for Oregon to eliminate distractions in final 2 weeks of season
When the Pittsburgh Steelers lost their offensive line coach to a college job late in the 2012 season, Sean Kugler finished out the year before departing. When their offensive line coach accepted a college position this year, Adrian Klemm remained on the staff for one more game before Mike Tomlin...
Steelers must prove containing Browns’ rush attack in Game 1 wasn’t a fluke
The most head-scratching outcome of the 2021 Steelers season wasn’t their 16-16 tie against the 0-8 Detroit Lions on Nov. 14. I mean, c’mon. We’ve gotten pretty used to the Steelers underperforming against lesser competition in recent years. Haven’t we? I’d argue this team’s biggest surprise came during a 15-10...
Mike Tomlin: Too early to ‘sing his praises’ as Ben Roethlisberger approaches likely final home game
Mike Tomlin isn’t ready to get sentimental about Ben Roethlisberger perhaps playing his final game at Heinz Field. The Pittsburgh Steelers close the home portion of their schedule Monday night against the Cleveland Browns. Barring an improbable ascent to the AFC North title, the Steelers won’t play another game at...
Steelers vs. Chiefs Week 16 film study: 1st-half struggles again too much to overcome
NFL football analyst Matt Williamson will break down each of the Steelers games this season in the Trib’s Steelers Film Study. Here’s what he saw in the Steelers’ Week 16 loss to the Chiefs. Maybe the NFL’s hottest team, the Kansas City Chiefs hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday afternoon....
First Call: Browns clear players from covid list; Steelers star upset over Pro Bowl snub; bad news for 2 ex-Penguins
Tuesday’s “First Call” provides a health update on the Cleveland Browns before they visit the Steelers on Monday night. We also hear from a Steelers player who is mad that he was left off of the Pro Bowl roster. And we’ve got some bad news for a pair of former...
Tim Benz: Bengals have seized control of AFC North — and humiliated Steelers, Ravens in the process
On one sideline of Paul Brown Stadium stands the hometown Cincinnati Bengals. Seconds away from sweeping their AFC North rivals. With 41 points on their side of the scoreboard. Not to mention a roster with the AFC’s leader in passer rating and Pro Bowlers at running back, wide receiver and...
Steelers not panicking about playoff hopes
For the second time in less than a month, the Pittsburgh Steelers returned home from a shellacking that was one of the biggest-margin defeats of the Mike Tomlin era. “That,” receiver Diontae Johnson said Monday of the prior day’s 36-10 loss in Kansas City, “was embarrassing.” So was the 31-point...
Steelers OL coach Adrian Klemm leaves team, accepts job at Oregon
Adrian Klemm has left his job as Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach, effective immediately, to accept a position on the staff at the University of Oregon. A Steelers spokesman announced the move via his verified Twitter account, adding that assistant offensive line coach Chris Morgan will assume Klemm’s duties for...
5 things: Najee Harris approaching 1,000 yards, Franco Harris rookie rushing mark
Five things we learned from Chiefs 36, Steelers 10: 1. Working OT With two games left in his rookie season, Najee Harris needs 16 yards to reach 1,000. Harris also is 72 yards from breaking Franco Harris’ franchise rookie rushing record. Franco Harris gained 1,055 yards in 1972 when the...
Mark Madden: T.J. Watt’s injuries — and $80M contract — are real concerns
In October, the headline on my column trumpeted, “T.J. Watt worth every red cent.” That’s still true — when he plays. But Watt is hurt a lot. Watt played sporadically in Sunday’s 36-10 loss at Kansas City. He reportedly has cracked ribs. Watt had one tackle and zero sacks. He...
Steelers vs. Chiefs: What they’re saying after K.C.’s blowout win
Talk in the Midwest in the wake of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 36-10 rout of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday was all about division titles and possible Super Bowl runs. Meanwhile, in Pittsburgh, many are left wondering how deep of an overhaul the Steelers might consider in the offseason —...
First Call: Bengals anger Ravens coach with late bomb; Steelers now need help from Chiefs; Browns favored at Heinz Field
In Monday’s “First Call,” the Steelers just got thrashed by the Kansas City Chiefs. Now they need the Chiefs to do the same thing to the Cincinnati Bengals next week. Meanwhile, the Bengals appeared to anger Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh at the end of their game Sunday. Antonio Brown...
Madden Monday on disaster in Kansas City: ‘The Steelers just rolled over and died’
After the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Tennessee Titans last week, we all saw the path to the playoffs. They were going to have to beat the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens in their final two games, after losing to the Kansas City Chiefs this week. I don’t think anyone in...
Steelers notebook: After quiet game, T.J. Watt mum on possible rib injury
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A week after setting the franchise’s single-season sacks record, T.J. Watt was invisible for much of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 36-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. An injury to his ribs might have been a contributing factor to Watt finishing with just one tackle and no...
Despite blowout loss, Steelers still have path to playoffs
The 36-10 loss in Kansas City on Sunday was like a big hunk of stale coal. But in the spirit of the Christmas season, how about a little black-and-gold helping of hope? If the Pittsburgh Steelers can manage to win their final two games, two weeks from now they might...
Airing of Grievances: Another awful start, rotten possession-down play-calling among usual complaints as Chiefs hammer Steelers
Because we are coming up on New Year’s resolution season, I’d like to make one about my own coverage of the Pittsburgh Steelers. I want to write an “Airing of Grievances” post that doesn’t include complaints about poor play-calling, awful first-half starts, a constant reliance on throwing short of the...
Steelers blown out by Chiefs as playoff hopes take hit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Pittsburgh Steelers came to this Midwestern outpost and had their division title hopes smoked like so much of this city’s famous barbecue. Playing a game they needed to win to keep pace in the AFC North, the Steelers followed a familiar script of road letdowns....
Steelers vs. Chiefs: Corliss Waitman to make NFL debut as Steelers punter
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Punter Corliss Waitman, who spent the 2020 season on the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad, will make his NFL debut against the Kansas City Chiefs. Waitman will replace rookie Pressley Harvin III, who did not make the trip to Kansas City because of the death of his...
Steelers punter Pressley Harvin III to miss game against Chiefs after death of his father
Rookie punter Pressley Harvin III did not make the trip to Kansas City with the Pittsburgh Steelers and will not play Sunday after the death of his father on Christmas morning. A Steelers spokesman said Harvin was downgraded to out because of “personal reasons.” Harvin wrote on his verified Instagram...
