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TV Talk: Former Steelers linebacker James Harrison wrestles in ‘Heels’Video
For Steelers linebacker-turned-actor James Harrison there’s a commonality to playing for the NFL and acting in a TV series. “It’s bonding, it’s team building,” he said of making “Heels,” a Starz eight-episode, first-season drama he co-stars in as a wrestler. “You can’t just go out there and think you’re gonna...
First Call: Eagles corner Steven Nelson talks about facing Steelers; ESPN’s pessimistic Pittsburgh projections
Thursday’s “First Call” gets Steven Nelson’s view on playing against the Pittsburgh Steelers. We take a look at ESPN’s projections for the Steelers in 2021. The Baltimore Ravens receive bad news regarding this year’s first-round draft pick. And a New York Jets wide receiver finds himself swimming … um …...
Tim Benz: Steelers who flashed in 1st preseason game look to build on positive momentum Thursday night
Just because the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys played each other in Canton last week, that doesn’t mean the game tape needed to stay there. No, the Hall of Fame Game was hardly Hall of Fame-worthy viewing as the Steelers outlasted the Cowboys 16-3 in a less than enthralling battle...
U mad, bro?: Ben Roethlisberger, Bob Nutting, Mike Tannenbaum, Tim Benz all feel heat from readers
This edition of “U mad, bro?” looks like Tony Gwynn’s spray chart. Wherever the ball is pitched, it’s a line drive in the other direction. Ben Roethlisberger, Mike Tannenbaum, Bob Nutting, Jameson Taillon and even … me. We’re all ducking hard line drives back up the middle this week. So...
5 things to watch in Steelers Preseason Game 2
While the rest of the NFL adjusts to playing three preseason games (in lieu of the four they’d grown accustomed to), for the Pittsburgh Steelers it’s business as usual in 2021. The Steelers and Dallas Cowboys are scheduled for four preseason games because they met in the Hall of Fame...
Under-the-radar Steelers defensive lineman draws praise from Mike Tomlin
One of Mike Tomlin’s most tried-and-true touchstones when it comes to coaching axioms is to analyze the development of players between their first and second seasons. Just look at recent Steelers Hall of Fame inductee Troy Polamalu. He looked like a complete bust as a rookie in 2003. He was...
First Call: How much did Ben Roethlisberger consider retirement? Hines Ward’s Hall of Fame odds
Former Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward is up against some longshot odds of getting into the Hall of Fame. How seriously did Ben Roethlisberger consider retirement last winter? Some Baltimore Ravens are banged up, and we rank the AFC North wide receivers. All of that in Tuesday’s “First Call.” Big...
Tim Benz: Mike Tomlin can call T.J. Watt’s contract situation just a ‘brushfire,’ but the Steelers may eventually feel the heat
For the time being, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says he’d be wise to avoid fanning the flames surrounding T.J. Watt’s in-person holdout. On Tuesday, Tomlin was asked how the decision was made to get the star outside linebacker to attend training camp practices but only to do individual drills with...
Steelers’ Kevin Dotson agrees with Mike Tomlin’s decision to put him on 2nd team
As he enters his second NFL season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kevin Dotson is content getting his initial snaps of training camp with the second-team offense. Despite being a projected starter after the departure of the team’s top two guards, Dotson didn’t expect to be thrown immediately into the mix...
QB Mason Rudolph to start again as Steelers will stick with same plan for 2nd preseason game
Mason Rudolph will start at quarterback again for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their second preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles, and he figures to have largely the same roster around him as in last week’s Hall of Fame Game. “It will be very similar to last week for who you...
Mike Tomlin unconcerned by T.J. Watt’s lack of practice reps during contract negotiations
Mike Tomlin wouldn’t reveal who made the decision that star defender T.J. Watt would sit out team drills during this Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. But Tomlin said he is unconcerned that Watt is limited in his work while his representatives and the team negotiate a contract extension. “The business is...
Joe Haden’s agent reaches out to Steelers about contract extension
If Joe Haden has his way, his fifth season with the Pittsburgh Steelers won’t be his last. Drew Rosenhaus, Haden’s agent, confirmed to the Tribune-Review he has approached the organization about signing his client to a contract extension. Haden, 32, is entering the final season of his deal that is...
First Call: Zach Banner needles ‘Rat Bird’ Al Villanueva; former Steeler Mike Logan on Troy Polamalu’s Hall of Fame praise
Tuesday’s “First Call” shows us Mike Logan’s reaction to Troy Polamalu’s Hall of Fame speech. A volley from Pittsburgh Steeler offensive lineman Zach Banner towards an old friend in a new uniform. Bruce Arians is popping off at his players. And ex-Pirate Jameson Taillon is in good form for the...
Inside the ropes: Mike Tomlin not pleased with Steelers after chippy practice
When Mike Tomlin meets with the media after a training camp practice, he usually starts by emphasizing all of the good work his Pittsburgh Steelers players put in that day. Not Monday. On a 90-degree day at Heinz Field, with his players donning pads for the first time since the...
Devin Bush, Zach Banner taking different paths toward returning to Steelers lineup
The second Pittsburgh Steelers starter to tear an ACL last season will be the first to return to a preseason game this year. Coach Mike Tomlin said over the weekend that inside linebacker Devin Bush will make his preseason debut Thursday at Philadelphia, and the former first-round pick acknowledged Monday...
Steelers notes: OL Malcolm Pridgeon added, James Washington absent from practice
A day after leaving practice with an apparent knee injury and two days after his head coach refuted a national report that he’d requested a trade, James Washington was not on the Heinz Field grass during Monday’s Pittsburgh Steelers training-camp practice. “He’s being evaluated for medical purposes,” coach Mike Tomlin...
Devin Bush: ‘It’s my Twitter, so (the Steelers) can’t control it’
Available to the media for the first time since igniting an online brouhaha with a flurry of midsummer Twitter posts that ranged from the bizarre to the disturbing, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Devin Bush was largely unapologetic. Asked if he felt like he made some fans angry with his tweets —...
Mark Madden: T.J. Watt not fully practicing with the Steelers isn’t a problem … yet
The Pittsburgh Steelers confirmed T.J. Watt is refusing to fully practice until he signs a long-term contract extension. That’s not a problem. But it won’t get Watt named Employee of the Month. Watt already is contracted for the 2021 season and is obligated to practice as per that agreement. But...
Madden Monday: Troy Polamalu’s Hall of Fame speech was a eulogy for the ‘Steeler Way’ as much as it was praise of it
Troy Polamalu’s Hall of Fame induction speech on Saturday was the kind of thing that raises little black and gold goosebumps on the skin of Steelers fans. It evoked memories of Jack Lambert’s speech when he was inducted back in 1990. “If I could start my life all over again,...
First Call: T.J. Watt projected for Canton; Al Villanueva’s issues in Baltimore; why Justin Houston picked Ravens instead of Steelers
In Monday’s “First Call,” we look at the career of Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt with a long-term lens. Extremely long term. We also have a pair of notes from Baltimore Ravens training camp that are directly tied to the Steelers. And we look at the ripple effect of Josh...
Tim Benz: Steelers shouldn’t feel obligated to trade James Washington, but one city looks like a logical landing spot
On Saturday, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin denied an ESPN report that wide receiver James Washington has requested a trade. It appears that Washington feels he won’t get much of a chance to show his abilities in the final year of his rookie contract playing behind fellow receivers JuJu...
Hall of Famers Alan Faneca, Bill Nunn embody Steelers football
CANTON, Ohio – He became the 29th representative of the organization to be recognized as a Hall of Famer. The fifth, in fact, during this weekend. But while some of the other bronzed Pittsburgh Steelers might be have more familiar names to the average fan, the men who introduced Alan...
Inside the ropes: Dwayne Haskins, Joshua Dobbs put to test in 2-minute offense
If all things are equal when a roster spot is at stake, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin likes to see how his players react in pressure situations as a determining factor. Tomlin put quarterbacks Dwayne Haskins and Joshua Dobbs to the test at the end of practice Sunday. Each quarterback...
Kevin Dotson returns to practice for Steelers, but works with second-team offensive line
Kevin Dotson, the projected starter at left guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers, took his first reps in team drills during practice Sunday at Heinz Field. Dotson, though, got his work in 11-on-11 periods with the second team instead of the first. Rashaad Coward, a free agent signed in the offseason,...
Troy Polamalu leads Super Steelers contingent at Pro Football Hall of Fame induction
CANTON, Ohio — Troy Polamalu kept his long flowing hair tied up Saturday night, but not for long. When he ultimately let it down, he took the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony along with it. With thousands of Pittsburgh Steelers fans cheering loudly while hanging on his every...
