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Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: As Steelers get set for opener, Mike Tomlin in midseason formVideo
We don’t know what to expect from the Pittsburgh Steelers when they open the regular season at the reigning Super Bowl champion New England Patriots on Sunday night. But take comfort, Steelers fans. Mike Tomlin is in midseason form. In the first weekly news conference, the Steelers coach Tuesday delivered...
Mike Tomlin didn’t draft Chase Winovich, but he has ‘lot of respect’ for TJ graduate
Not only did the Pittsburgh Steelers find their first-round draft pick, inside linebacker Devin Bush, on Michigan’s campus, they heavily scouted another Wolverines defensive player, one with WPIAL ties. Thomas Jefferson graduate Chase Winovich met with the Steelers in the predraft process, but any chance of a homecoming was dashed...
Mike Tomlin focused on what Steelers, not Patriots, do best heading into openerVideo
As he prepares to face the defending Super Bowl champions, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is more concerned with preparation being done inside UPMC Rooney Sports Complex than any machinations taking place in Foxborough, Mass. That’s not a knock on the New England Patriots, who will host the Steelers on...
ESPN simulation picks Steelers to beat Patriots, make playoffs
ESPN ran a simulation for the entire NFL schedule - all 267 games - and found that the Pittsburgh Steelers will beat the New England Patriots and make the playoffs. They’ll also tie a game again this season. ESPN runs the entire NFL season simulation 20,000 times using its “Football...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin provides little clarity on injuriesVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers should be close to full health Sunday night when they play the New England Patriots in the season opener at Gillette Stadium. Coach Mike Tomlin didn’t detail any injuries Tuesday at his season-opening press conference but indicated “some of those” injured players will practice Wednesday. Safety Sean...
Xavier Grimble out to prove Steelers right not adding tight ends
Xavier Grimble wasn’t necessarily worried he might be a casualty during cutdown day this past weekend. But that didn’t mean the veteran tight end wasn’t keenly aware — too much so, for his liking — of what might have happened as the Pittsburgh Steelers set their 53-man roster. “I mean,...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss how Steelers matchup against Patriots
In this week’s “Madden Monday” with Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 the X, it’s a ton of Steelers-Patriots talk. The Steelers are faster on defense than they have been in the past. But are they fast enough to keep up with Tom Brady and his wide receivers? There are...
Tim Benz: Steelers want a win over Patriots to matter this time
It meant nothing. Oh, sure. For a few hours on December 16, 2018, it was a lot of fun. To borrow a phrase from Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Cameron Heyward, his team had finally managed to “be the dragon” by slaying the dragon. The dragon that usually flies into Pittsburgh...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers were smart to lock up lockdown corner Joe HadenVideo
Cameron Heyward was watching the Pittsburgh Steelers-New England Patriots game tape Sunday night as a refresher, but it ended up serving as a reminder of Joe Haden’s impact. Haden had 12 tackles, two passes defensed and made a picture-perfect leaping interception of a Tom Brady pass between Julian Edelman and...
Steelers notes: Ola Adeniyi returns to practice, Javon Hargrave up next for contract extension?
There will apparently be no repeat of last season when it comes to Ola Adneniyi and the injured reserve list. The second-year outside linebacker returned to Pittsburgh Steelers practice three weeks after undergoing a surgical procedure to repair a meniscus tear in his right knee. Adeniyi told reporters he felt...
Chris Boswell keeps same mindset in officially retaining Steelers’ kicking job, earning bonus
Chris Boswell had 2 million reasons to hold on to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ kicking job. He insists none of them factored in to him ultimately doing so. “If I’m thinking about money every time I am kicking,” Boswell said after the first practice of the regular season Monday, “something is...
Kameron Kelly sweats Steelers cutdown day, gets 1st-team reps 2 days later
The wild ride — and meteoric rise — continues for Kameron Kelly. A former Alliance of American Football player who was cut by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent last year, Kelly not only made the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 53-man roster, he could be in line to start their...
Steelers begin regular-season preparation minus drama of previous years
For the third Labor Day in a row, a veteran’s contract was the talk of the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room when players reported to work to begin preparations for the season opener. The only difference Monday was that the news had nothing to do with Le’Veon Bell and whether he...
Mark Madden: Hype around Steelers vs. Browns is excessive but warranted
With the start of the NFL season less than a week away, here’s the verdict on the upcoming battle in the AFC North between the Steelers and Cleveland: It’s a dead heat. The Steelers either added by subtraction or just subtracted re: Antonio Brown. The former seems more likely, but...
Heyward, Roethlisberger, Pouncey repeat as Steelers name 4 captains
For the fifth year in a row, defensive lineman Cameron Heyward was named a captain by his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates. It’s an honor he doesn’t take for granted. “There are a lot of deserving guys who are leaders on this team,” Heyward said Monday. “Throughout the year, I want to...
Mason Rudolph ready to ‘help our team’ after Steelers name him backup QB
Mason Rudolph put up the numbers in the preseason that cast him as the favorite to be the Pittsburgh Steelers backup quarterback. On Monday, the designation became official. Rudolph said that offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner informed him before practice that the second-year quarterback from Oklahoma State will be Ben Roethlisberger’s...
Steelers bring back WR Johnny Holton to practice squad
The Pittsburgh Steelers rounded out their initial practice squad Monday when they signed wide receiver and special teams standout Johnny Holton. Holton was among the players cut Saturday when the Steelers reached the 53-man roster limit. Holton had seven catches for 167 yards and one touchdown in the preseason, and...
Steelers, cornerback Joe Haden agree to 2-year contract extension
A week before their self-imposed deadline, the Pittsburgh Steelers took care of their biggest — and perhaps only remaining — priority regarding locking up a player with a contract extension. Cornerback Joe Haden and the team agreed on a two-year, $22 million extension, a league source confirmed Sunday evening. Haden...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Few surprises in Steelers cuts, except at receiver
There were few surprises when the Pittsburgh Steelers reduced their roster to 53 players on Saturday, but one thing stood out: The NFL’s most pass-oriented team only kept five receivers. For a team with the league’s worst run-pass ratio last season – throwing the ball about twice as much (66.6%)...
Steelers counting on Moncrief for more than on-field production
Donte Moncrief was sporting a bushy black beard when he reported to Saint Vincent for training camp six weeks ago. But when he looked around the Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receivers room, it might have made him feel like a graybeard. Moncrief is no grizzled vet, but he is by far...
WPIAL alumni Trevon Mathis, Kevin Rader named to Steelers practice squad, Sutton Smith is not
WPIAL alumni Trevon Mathis and Kevin Rader were among the 10 players the Pittsburgh Steelers named to their season-opening practice squad Sunday. A cornerback from Woodland Hills High School and the University of Toledo, Mathis was back home in Homewood when he signed with the Steelers 2 ½ weeks ago....
WR Eli Rogers among roster cuts as Steelers get to 53 limit
The Pittsburgh Steelers have an abundance of linebackers and one fewer wide receiver than expected after announcing their cutdown to the 53-man roster Saturday. By keeping sixth-round pick Ulysees Gilbert III and undrafted free agent Tuzar Skipper, the Steelers have 10 linebackers on the roster, two more than they carried...
Steelers trade OT Jerald Hawkins to Tampa Bay, swap 2021 late-round picks
The Pittsburgh Steelers cleared one roster spot Saturday afternoon by trading offensive lineman Jerald Hawkins to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an exchange of 2021 draft picks. The Steelers will receive Tampa Bay’s sixth-round selection in the 2021 draft. Tampa Bay will get the Steelers’ seventh-round pick in 2021. Hawkins,...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Even after Steelers’ cuts, Kevin Colbert has work to do
Even after the cuts come, Kevin Colbert’s work isn’t done. The Pittsburgh Steelers must trim their roster to 53 players by 4 p.m. Saturday, but their general manager has a history of making major moves leading up to the season opener. The Steelers acquired receiver Ryan Switzer last year and...
Kevin Gorman: Projecting the surprises on the Steelers’ final 53-man roster
Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert has the unenviable task of reducing the roster to 53 players by 4 p.m. Saturday, what he understands can be a “devastating moment.” “It’s hard because a lot of times you may be ending a kid’s dream and his career,” Colbert said Thursday night...
