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Paul Skenes continues to be his own stopper after rare rough outings
As Paul Skenes began his outing against the American League East-leading Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night, he wasn’t wild about his four-seam fastball. “The first four-seamer I threw was terrible metrically,” Skenes said following the game. “After that, I threw one with a shape that I haven’t thrown at...
Steelers notes: As Calvin Austin III mends, will team add to its WR depth?
Monday became the latest occasion in which a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ brain trust expressed praise for the team’s wide receivers corps. Of course, it also became the latest day in which the team was reported to have sought to add to the position from the outside. Speaking about...
Facing a crunch at his position, Beanie Bishop fights to keep roster spot on Steelers
Beanie Bishop not only returned for his second NFL season as an incumbent starter at his position with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the player who shared slot/nickel with him last season was let go. But after the offseason additions of veterans Brandin Echols and Jalen Ramsey, Bishop not only isn’t assured...
Browns sign rookie wide receiver Isaiah Bond after sexual assault case is dropped
Undrafted rookie wide receiver Isaiah Bond signed with the Cleveland Browns on Monday, less than a week after a sexual assault case against him was dropped. Bond ran a 4.39 in the 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine — the ninth-fastest time among wide receivers — and was projected...
Playing with renewed confidence, LB Cole Holcomb looks for strong finish to Steelers preseason
When he took the field for the preseason opener, linebacker Cole Holcomb looked like someone who hadn’t played an organized football game in 21 months. Which, of course, he hadn’t. When he played last weekend against Tampa Bay, Holcomb looked like someone more at ease playing in the middle of...
Steelers add 3 to roster, including 37-year-old long snapper Jake McQuaide
The Pittsburgh Steelers made a flurry of roster moves in advance of their preseason finale, announcing the additions of a long snapper, cornerback and offensive lineman on Monday. Jake McQuaide, Kam Alexander and Julian Pearl were signed to the 90-man roster eight days before it needs trimming to 53 as...
Tim Benz: ‘Not good. But better’ mentality is aiding Kaleb Johnson and Derrick HarmonVideo
If we can imagine the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2025 preseason as a typical sports movie, we’re at the mandatory “improvement montage” scene for the rookies. Like Herb Brooks in “Miracle” coaching up goalie Jim Craig. ”Better. Not good. But better.” That appears to be especially true for this year’s top two...
First Call: Steelers work out 4 long snappers; Carolina won’t play starters vs. Pittsburgh in final preseason game
The Pittsburgh Steelers are checking out options at long snapper. We know Carolina’s playing-time strategy for the preseason finale against the Steelers on Thursday. Both Ohio teams in the AFC North were in the headlines over the weekend. And a wide receiver is on the move in the NFL, but...
Madden Monday: 2 things that will be the ‘undoing’ of Cameron Heyward’s hold-in
In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden shared two reasons why he thinks Cameron Heyward will eventually end his hold-in and will start practicing with the Pittsburgh Steelers in advance of their regular season opener on Sept. 7. The first is what Madden perceives as an inability on Heyward’s...
Steelers stock report: Who is ascending, descending after 2nd preseason game
As is the case in every preseason game, there was a mixture of good and bad performances on display Saturday night for the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium. The last-second 17-14 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers featured some contributions from rookies Derrick Harmon and Kaleb Johnson, who each rebounded...
Feats of Strength/Airing of Grievances: Roman Wilson, rookies pop but miscues cost SteelersVideo
A lot happened early. Three first-quarter touchdowns, in fact. After that, not much. Not … much … at … all. Such is the result in a lot of preseason games. That was especially true between the Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday night at Acrisure Stadium. The biggest takeaway...
After quiet pro debut, Derrick Harmon makes plays in Steelers’ 2nd preseason game
It was only the preseason, and it was his first game action as a pro, but as a first-round pick immediately anointed a starter, Derrick Harmon expects more of himself than the blank stat line he put up in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason opener in Jacksonville. Harmon made a better...
Logan Lee fills in as emergency long snapper in Steelers’ preseason game
It was 17 years ago when an injury to the long snapper cost the Pittsburgh Steelers a win during what ended up a Super Bowl season. The stakes weren’t high Saturday. But fair to say Logan Lee performed better as an emergency long snapper than James Harrison did in 2008....
WR Roman Wilson shows big-play ability in Steelers’ preseason loss to Bucs
Roman Wilson provided optimism Saturday night that the Pittsburgh Steelers may have a capable No. 2 wide receiver this season. The second-year wideout, who missed all but a handful of snaps last season, caught two passes for 72 yards in the Steelers’ 17-14 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at...
Steelers notebook: Nick Herbig, Christian Kuntz leave preseason game because of injury
Despite coach Mike Tomlin’s apparent attempts to shield him from injury, outside linebacker Nick Herbig was the first Pittsburgh Steelers player to leave Saturday’s preseason game because of one. Herbig left the game after the Steelers’ second defensive series because of a hamstring injury. There was no immediate update on...
Exhibit at Hall of Honor commemorates 20th anniversary of Steelers’ fifth championship
Art Rooney II and Ben Roethlisberger took a trip down memory lane Saturday night when the Pittsburgh Steelers unveiled an exhibit commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Super Bowl XL season. Two hours before the Steelers kicked off their second preseason game against Tampa Bay, the team’s president and future...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Kaleb Johnson fits the part in Steelers’ offense, but will he play?
True believers bleat loudly about the “Steeler way.” But some of that preferred method is stupid. Like rewarding veterans who “wait their turn.” Like making rookies “earn it.” Those two notions may conspire to stifle the Steelers’ running game. Jaylen Warren isn’t a No. 1 back. He’s 5-foot-8. Played at...
5 things to watch in Steelers preseason home game vs. Bucs
It, technically, would be inaccurate to call Saturday’s preseason home opener the first time the Pittsburgh Steelers will play a game at Acrisure Stadium in 2025. The 2024 regular-season finale was Jan. 4, 2025. The Steelers lost that one, 19-17, to the Cincinnati Bengals to finish the season on a...
Mark Madden: Cam Heyward is the villain in contract battle with the Steelers but won’t go full heel
Hunker down for refreshing sports notes! But they’re mostly Cam Heyward contract dispute notes, which makes them not so refreshing. Because we endured this less than a year ago. • With first-round pick Derrick Harmon and fifth-round selection Yahya Black bolstering the defensive line, could the Steelers get by without...
First Call: Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans stand out in Buccaneers’ joint practice vs. Steelers, will sit for game
Friday’s “First Call” has an update on the Tampa Bay depth chart in advance of the Buccaneers’ visit Saturday to Acrisure Stadium to play the Pittsburgh Steelers in a preseason game. Also, assistant general manager Andy Weidl talks about next year’s quarterback draft class. We preview the Pirates’ trip to...
Former Steeler Larry Foote on hype of this year’s defense: ‘I’m always going to say we were the best’
You could see the attempt at diplomacy oozing through Larry Foote’s wry smile when he was posed with the question in the visitors’ tunnel at Acrisure Stadium: Could the 2025 Pittsburgh Steelers defense measure up to the great units you played on during the 2005, ‘08 and ‘10 Super Bowl...
‘Everybody Loves You Now’: Mason Rudolph returns to Acrisure Stadium for the 1st time since his 2023 heroics
The last time Mason Rudolph left the field at Acrisure Stadium, he did so to the sound of cheers and applause. “It’s a one-of-one sort of a stadium with the feel of the yinzers’ best,” Rudolph said after a recent training camp practice. That game was a 34-11 make-or-break win...
Jersey worn by Steelers HOF CB Rod Woodson in 1993 season available at auction
A jersey worn by Hall of Fame cornerback Rod Woodson during the 1993 season, when he was named the NFL’s defensive player of the year, is available to purchase via auction. Woodson’s black No. 26 home jersey is part of the Summer Classic collection at auction house Lelands.com. The game-worn...
Steelers defense not satisfied with performance in joint practice vs. Bucs
Thursday was the first — and, almost certainly, only — time the entirety of the first-team Pittsburgh Steelers defense took the field together in a stadium against an offense of a different NFL team. And according to the Steelers defensive players who talked about it afterward, they weren’t happy with...
After shaky debut, Steelers rookie RB Kaleb Johnson vows to be better in 2nd preseason gameVideo
Kaleb Johnson wanted to make a good first impression for his new team. It didn’t quite work out that way for the former Iowa running back in his Pittsburgh Steelers preseason debut. Held to 20 yards on eight carries, Johnson promises improvement in his encore Saturday night when the Steelers...
