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Steelers’ Diontae Johnson, Benny Snell eager to return to game actionVideo
After rookies Diontae Johnson and Benny Snell were held out of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ third preseason game, coach Mike Tomlin promised they would play in the ensuing game. The coach was proven a man of his word, as the third- and fourth-round picks confirmed Tuesday they will be in action...
Kevin Gorman: Why the Steelers aren’t shocked by Andrew Luck’s retirementVideo
Stunning as it was to see a franchise quarterback walk away from football in the prime of his career, to say Andrew Luck’s sudden retirement Saturday from the Indianapolis Colts sent shockwaves around the NFL isn’t entirely accurate. Not to the Pittsburgh Steelers, anyway. Players were more supportive of his...
Steelers claim CB Jhavonte Dean, waive/injured Brian Allen
Forty-eight hours before their preseason finale, the Pittsburgh Steelers swapped cornerbacks Tuesday. They claimed rookie Jhavonte Dean off waivers from the Cleveland Browns and waived/injured third-year player Brian Allen, a former fifth-round pick. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Dean was waived four days after competing in his third preseason game for the...
Steelers rookie linebackers get final chance to prove themselves
It was in the fourth preseason game last year when Josh Dobbs showed enough to the coaching staff that he not only earned a roster spot with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he won the backup quarterback job from veteran Landry Jones. When he gathered his players Tuesday morning for film study,...
Joe Haden: ‘Time is ticking’ on contract extension with Steelers
The season opener is 12 days away for the Pittsburgh Steelers, which means the clock is winding down for them to sign veteran cornerback Joe Haden to a new contract. Per team policy, the Steelers cease negotiations once the regular season starts. Haden is entering the final year of a...
First Call: Shannon Sharpe wants to slap Ben Roethlisberger; significant Patriots loss
Tuesday’s “First Call” features Shannon Sharpe claiming he would’ve slapped Ben Roethlisberger. A big loss for the Patriots. Good news for the Browns. And popcorn with a fork. Yeah. It’s true. Popcorn with a fork. Guess where that happened. Wanna clarify that? It looks like Antonio Brown is about to...
Stephon Tuitt expecting to make big plays more consistently for Steelers
Everything about Stephon Tuitt is big: his size, his contract, his expectations as a hulking end on the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. And during a brief appearance Sunday night in the team’s exhibition game at Tennessee, so was his production. Tuitt played just 12 snaps in the Steelers’ 18-6 victory against...
Projecting the Steelers 53-man roster with cutdown day looming
Among the 91 players in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room this week, the most restless could be the likes of Sutton Smith and Tuzar Skipper, Fred Johnson and Zach Banner, Marcus Allen and Jordan Dangerfield. Or is it Kevin Rader and Zach Gentry, and Eli Rogers and Diontae Spencer? Rookies...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden break down Steelers’ preseason win, Andrew Luck’s retirement and White Claw
In this week’s “Madden Monday,” Mark Madden of 105.9 the X joins me to wrap up the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 18-6 preseason win over the Tennessee Titans. Well, we try to wrap up what we could figure out, anyway. Boy, that camera angle was really bad. We dissect that topic first....
First Call: People hated NBC’s camera angle for Steelers-Titans game
Monday’s “First Call” is filled with hatred of the NBC camera angle during the Steelers game Sunday night. Antonio Brown’s Helmetgate may be coming to an end. And a sad sidebar to Andrew Luck’s retirement. Scrap that idea Steelers fans had one universal critique of the team’s 18-6 win in...
Tim Benz: What Andrew Luck’s retirement means … for the Steelers
For Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, his career was cut short by injury at the age of 29. For the Colts franchise, it has been thrust into a state of uncertainty. For Colts fans, their season of Super Bowl aspirations now appears destined for non-playoff failure. So let’s get to...
Tim Benz: Steelers tempt fate, escape unscathed in Tennessee
The Pittsburgh Steelers played Russian roulette with their veteran starters and won. For the most part. Let’s see how bad safety Sean Davis’ ankle injury is. And linebacker Bud Dupree’s thumb. At least Mike Tomlin didn’t give a dire diagnosis about either player after the Steelers beat the Tennessee Titans...
‘Can’t miss that one’: Injured Steelers safety Sean Davis vows to play against Patriots
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Sean Davis limped off the field after playing much of the first half for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their 18-6 victory against the Tennessee Titans in their third preseason game. The safety was one of two starters to show up on the injury report. Outside linebacker Bud...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: In battle of backup QBs, Steelers see some separation
All eyes were on the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks in their preseason game Sunday night at the Tennessee Titans, and not just because Ben Roethlisberger made his debut. Andrew Luck’s retirement rocked the NFL, turning the Indianapolis Colts into a team desperate for quarterback depth. The Steelers have a surplus at...
Steelers have picture-perfect night in win over TitansVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — NBC’s High Sky camera angle was a distraction to the national television audience, but the view from the field Sunday night was picture perfect for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Ben Roethlisberger directed a touchdown drive in his first appearance, Mason Rudolph uncorked a deep touchdown pass and the...
Steelers rookie WR Diontae Johnson hopes to follow Smith-Schuster’s path
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Pittsburgh Steelers would be thrilled if Diontae Johnson could duplicate JuJu Smith-Schuster’s rookie regular season from 2017. So far, the third-round draft pick from Toledo is having a similar start to his NFL career, but that’s not necessarily a good thing. Smith-Schuster dealt with three injuries...
Andrew Luck couldn’t keep up with Ben in only career start against Steelers
Andrew Luck’s sudden retirement from the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday night will deny fans the chance to watch him play against the Steelers this season. The Colts are scheduled to visit Heinz Field on Nov. 3. The game would have been just the second start for Luck against the Steelers,...
Steelers’ Donte Moncrief posts message of support to Andrew Luck
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Donte Moncrief, who joined the team this year after one season with the Jacksonville Jaguars, but started his career with the Indianapolis Colts, posted a note of support to Andrew Luck. Luck announced his retirement from the NFL Saturday night following a Colts and Chicago Bears...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Andrew Luck’s retirement shines light on Steelers’ backup QBs
The stunning, sudden retirement of Andrew Luck shook the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday. To see a franchise quarterback call it quits at age 29 sent shockwaves throughout the NFL. Luck might have terrible timing — announcing it only two weeks before the season opener — but I can’t help but...
Steelers defensive backs raving about Teryl Austin’s impact on secondary
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin believes it’s “much too early” to judge Teryl Austin’s impact secondary coach, given that they have yet to play a regular-season game. “We’re just getting started,” Tomlin said. “We haven’t been in enough battles to make those types of judgments on any one particular add....
Donte Moncrief among 5 players to watch for Steelers in 3rd preseason gameVideo
This is dress rehearsal week around the NFL, and that term takes on an extra meaning for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Not only is it the third preseason game, when coach Mike Tomlin gives his starters extended playing time, the contest against the Tennessee Titans will be showcased nationally on NBC....
Kevin Gorman: Teryl Austin looking for bounce-back season with Steelers
Teryl Austin can joke about how coaching for the Pittsburgh Steelers has fixed friendships but fractured the family that has followed his 15-year NFL career from Seattle to Arizona to Baltimore to Detroit to his short stay in Cincinnati. “I got a lot of friends that are talking to me...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin won’t ‘eliminate’ anyone from playing vs. Titans
Cornerback Joe Haden continues to work his way back from an ankle contusion that has kept him from practicing for the past two weeks. Haden doesn’t expect to dress Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers play at the Tennessee Titans in their third preseason game, but he reiterated he will be...
Rookie TE Zach Gentry returns to Steelers practice after injury
Pittsburgh Steelers rookie Zach Gentry had a touchdown in his preseason debut. After missing his second game, the tight end apparently will get another chance in game No. 3. Gentry returned to practice in a full capacity Friday, and expects to play Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. “It felt good...
Energetic ex-Steelers DB William Gay standing out as coaching intern — for offense
The call came out during a training camp practices earlier this month from a fan lining the practice field at Saint Vincent. “Big play Willie Gay!” While standing along the sidelines of Chuck Noll Field, William Gay briefly turned around and said, “Naw, Coach William.” After 12 training camps as...
