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JuJu Smith-Schuster returns to Steelers lineup for Jets game
After missing the past four games with a knee injury, wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster will play for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday against the New York Jets. Smith-Schuster hasn’t played since the 21-7 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Nov. 14, when he left the game with a concussion. After...
Four Downs: Steelers’ Devlin Hodges not ducking the deep ballVideo
1. Deep Duck Despite the narratives otherwise that the Pittsburgh Steelers have muzzled their “Duck,” data compiled by Pro Football Focus suggests otherwise. Of the 37 NFL quarterbacks who have attempted at least 16 passes of 20 or more yards downfield this season, just seven have thrown a higher ratio...
Kevin Gorman: MetLife Stadium brings back memories for Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick
Minkah Fitzpatrick never attended an NFL game until he played in one, but smiles at the recollection of playing in games at MetLife stadium long before he made it to the league. The Pittsburgh Steelers free safety starred at St. Peter’s Prep when the Marauders reached back-to-back New Jersey Non-Public...
Recognized by Pro Bowl voters, Steelers’ Cam Heyward getting better with age
As disappointed as Bud Dupree was for not being selected to his first Pro Bowl, the Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker kept reminding himself about teammate Cameron Heyward. “It takes time,” Dupree said. “Cam didn’t make one until, like, his sixth year.” Actually, it took seven years for Heyward to be...
Jets assistant coach Hines Ward wants ‘Gatorade shower’ if team beats SteelersVideo
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Hines Ward has been a popular guy this week — and he has the countless voicemails, texts and emails to prove it. The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming to town, and the former star wide receiver has been hearing from friends and former colleagues who hope to...
Surrounded by 1st-rounders on Steelers’ dominant defense, undrafted Mike Hilton stands tallVideo
In ranking the Pittsburgh Steelers by snaps played this season on defense, eight of the top nine are former first-round picks. The other is a third-rounder. And then there’s Mike Hilton. He’s not only the shortest player on one of the NFL’s top defenses, he’s the only one who went...
Steelers continue lovefest for Le’Veon Bell, but want to beat him
At 6-foot-5, 295 pounds but with a wide smile and gregarious personality, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive captain Cameron Heyward can be difficult to decipher. When he was asked about a former teammate in running back Le’Veon Bell, who was popular in the locker room but left under questionable circumstances, Heyward chose...
Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster, Vance McDonald, Joe Haden cleared to play vs. Jets
The day began with legitimate questions about the status of three key Pittsburgh Steelers starters for Sunday’s game at the New York Jets game. By Friday afternoon, all three were cleared to play. Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, tight end Vance McDonald and cornerback Joe Haden practiced fully and were given...
Steelers release Kameron Kelly in wake of South Side incident
Hours after he was arraigned by Pittsburgh police following an incident at a South Side bar, Kameron Kelly was waived by the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers promoted former Penn State safety Marcus Allen from their practice squad to take Kelly’s place on the 53-man roster. Kelly was one of the...
Steelers’ Zach Banner hits Pittsburgh streets to ask fans questions for Terrible TowelsVideo
Nobody does an interview show like Zach Banner. No. 72 in your programs and No. 1 in the hearts of many Pittsburgh Steelers fans, the offensive lineman took to city streets in a video to ask tough questions and give out Terrible Towels. The video, dubbed “Banner on the Street,”...
Steelers safety Kameron Kelly charged after alleged South Side bar tussle with police
Pittsburgh Steelers safety Kameron Kelly fought with police after he was thrown out of a South Side bar early Friday morning when he became irate at the jukebox selection, according to charges filed against him. Kelly, 23, is charged with two counts of making terroristic threats and one count of...
First Call: Le’Veon Bell expects some love from Steelers fans; how Yankees won over Gerrit Cole
Friday’s “First Call” looks at Le’Veon Bell as the Steelers prepare to face his New York Jets. An odd twist to ESPN’s NHL all-decade team. And a $324 million-dollar bottle of wine. Don’t get full of yourself Le’Veon Bell says he is expecting a 50-50 split of boos and cheers...
With Bill Hillgrove out, AT&T SportsNet’s Rob King prepares to step in to Steelers broadcast
Longtime Steelers radio play-by-play voice Bill Hillgrove will not call the last two games of the regular season. He is having back surgery. It’s unclear if he will be able to call playoff games if the Steelers make it that far. So Rob King of AT&T SportsNet will be filling...
Tim Benz: Jets’ stellar run defense can’t scare Steelers
The result was bad. The explanation was worse. Last week, the Steelers threw the football with fourth-string quarterback Devlin “Duck” Hodges 38 times against the Buffalo Bills. That’s the same Buffalo Bills team that entered the game third in the NFL in pass defense. That didn’t end well. Hodges was...
Steelers seek more consistency in running game against Jets
For a team that built a three-game winning streak on an ability to run the ball, the Pittsburgh Steelers got away from that formula in the second half Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. Even after the Steelers went ahead by three points in the third quarter of a 17-10 loss,...
Steelers’ Joe Haden misses practice, JuJu Smith-Schuster a full participant
Pittsburgh Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster was a full participant in practice Thursday, a strong sign we will play Sunday against the New York Jets. Smith-Schuster has missed the past four games because of a knee injury but has practiced on consecutive days this week. Tight end Vance McDonald also practiced...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers plan to put blinding pressure on Jets QB Sam Darnold
Sam Darnold might have seen ghosts against New England, but the New York Jets second-year quarterback should be more wary of the shadows. Joe Namath of Beaver Falls casts a long one, as the only Jets quarterback to win a Super Bowl. So do Darnold’s classmates in the 2018 NFL...
Le’Veon Bell says he’s still playing best football, ‘over it and past’ Steelers tenureVideo
On a day when the message out of the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room for Le’Veon Bell was one of love, the Jets running back likewise had nothing bad to say about his former teammates. He did respond to critics of his production this season. Bell’s weekly availability with the New...
Steelers latest wide receiver, Amara Darboh, poised to contribute
Earlier this week, he became the ninth wide receiver added to the Pittsburgh Steelers active roster this season. Counting the practice squad, 12 receivers have been part of the Steelers since September. Can Amara Darboh make an impact? “I don’t know what it’s going to be looking like for me,”...
Ex-Steelers coaches Bill Cowher, Buddy Parker, safety Donnie Shell named Hall of Fame finalists
Former Pittsburgh Steelers coaches Bill Cowher and Buddy Parker, Super Bowl-winning Steelers safety Donnie Shell and Pitt and Freedom High School alumnus Jimbo Covert were among 38 finalists for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Thursday. Cowher and Parker are among eight coaches, and Covert and Shell...
First Call: Steelers captain Cam Heyward not on board with ditching ‘Renegade’Video
“The jig is up. The news is out.” “Renegade” is in a slump. Last Sunday, the Buffalo Bills hit a 40-yard pass-play, and went on a game-altering fourth-quarter scoring drive after the videoboard crew played the Steelers’ noted pump-up song. The Bills went so far as to practice with the...
Tim Benz: Steelers say game plan is to get Jets QB Sam Darnold to see more ghosts
En route to a 33-0 loss back on Oct. 21, New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold got caught on “Monday Night Football” microphones admitting he was “seeing ghosts” from the New England Patriots defense. Sam Darnold is mic’d up and he came to the sidelines and said, “I’m seeing ghosts.”(Via...
U mad, bro? Steelers loss has readers anything but merry during holiday season
So much for the idea of Christmas spirit. A Steelers loss to the Buffalo Bills has turned just about everyone on my Twitter feed and in my email into a Grinch. Understandable. Anyone who sat through four quarters of watching that offensive quack-fest from Devlin “Duck” Hodges probably didn’t walk...
Steelers’ Devlin Hodges retains his confidence despite 4-interception game
In explaining his decision on Tuesday to leave Devlin Hodges in the role of starting quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin alluded in part to an analogy about his players playing basketball. “They are the guy that when they were on their high school basketball teams had the ball in...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers should show love for Le’Veon Bell with group hugVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers can’t begin to tell you how much they love Le’Veon Bell, as they bent over backwards Wednesday to talk about their respect for the running back. David DeCastro cherishes his memories of blocking for Bell. Maurkice Pouncey calls theirs a brotherhood that is misunderstood. Bud Dupree says...
