Chris Adamski stories, Page 10
Steelers notes: An increased role for Cole Holcomb? Arthur Smith respects Mike Vrabel
Asked Thursday a question related to his projected offensive personnel deployment for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith displayed a little paranoia. “I don’t want to give too much strategy away,” Smith said, “especially playing these guys in New England. I know (Patriots...
Steelers’ Joey Porter Jr., DeShon Elliott again miss practice; Max Scharping reportedly out for season
Starting defensive backs DeShon Elliott and Joey Porter Jr. continue to miss practice, dampening any hope either will be able to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers in Sunday’s game at the New England Patriots. Elliott, a safety, and Porter, a cornerback, left the Sept. 7 season opener because of injury:...
Red-zone offense has been efficient — but Steelers strive to get to it more often
So far, so good, with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ red-zone offense. Through two weeks of the NFL season, only three teams have had a higher rate of conversions of offensive possessions inside the opponents’ 20 yard-line that result in touchdowns. As quarterback Aaron Rodgers put it this week, “Anything above 70...
Steelers’ Joey Porter Jr., DeShon Elliot do not practice, Patrick Queen does fully
The first practice of the week did not provide much optimism that two starting defensive backs will return to the lineup this week for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Safety DeShon Elliott and cornerback Joey Porter Jr. each sat out Wednesday’s practice, according to the league-mandated injury report. Elliott suffered a knee...
Steelers’ Derrick Harmon returns to practice, eager make NFL debut as soon as he can
Derrick Harmon described himself as “anxious” to get on an NFL field. He said it’s been “tough” having to endure an injury that’s delayed his pro debut. But as a young man who lost his mother to the effects of a stroke hours after he was selected as a first-round...
Steelers add DeMarvin Leal to active roster, veteran Ja’Whaun Bentley to practice squad
DeMarvin Leal was brought back up to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ active roster, among a flurry of transactions announced by the team Steelers on Wednesday. Leal joined the Steelers as a third-round pick and defensive lineman in 2022. Beginning with the 2024 training camp, he gradually transitioned increasingly to outside linebacker....
Steelers notes: Coming off 1st career sack, Jack Sawyer preps for likely bigger role
The official NFL statisticians did not divvy up Sunday’s fourth-quarter sack of the Seattle Seahawks’ Sam Darnold. They gave full credit to rookie Jack Sawyer. That was big because it gave the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie edge rusher his first NFL sack. Sawyer, though, wanted to credit T.J. Watt with a...
Via long catch-and-run, Steelers’ Jaylen Warren showing signs he’s become a featured back
Aaron Rodgers was looking to his right after he accepted the first snap of a Pittsburgh Steelers third-quarter possession following a Seattle Seahawks touchdown that had tied the score Sunday. Rodgers then scanned the middle of the field. Not satisfied with what he saw — and now facing some pressure...
Steelers’ rushing offense continues to underwhelm in loss to Seahawks
Two games into the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rushing attack hasn’t shown significant improvements over last season. In fact, so far, it’s been worse. Among the many disappointing aspects of Sunday’s 31-17 home-opening defeat to the Seattle Seahawks was that the running game managed 3.4 yards per carry and 72...
Steelers’ Alex Highsmith, Isaiahh Loudermilk suffer high-ankle sprains in loss to Seahawks
Over the course of Sunday’s home-opening defeat to the Seattle Seahawks, four Pittsburgh Steelers defensive players left the game at some point because of injury. This after two starters went down during the previous week’s season opener to a degree that neither was available for the 31-17 loss to Seattle....
Bizarre kick-return mental gaffe by Kaleb Johnson crucial in Seahawks’ win over Steelers
A rookie running back misunderstanding the rules for returning a kickoff? History repeated itself Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Some 35 years after a mental gaffe by Barry Foster cost the Steelers an opponent touchdown, during Sunday’s 2025 regular-season home opener it was Kaleb Johnson who similarly erred to give...
Seahawks without Pro Bowl CB Devon Witherspoon for Steelers’ home opener
Pro Bowl cornerback Devon Witherspoon was not in uniform for the Seattle Seahawks for Sunday’s game at the Pittsburgh Steelers because of a knee injury. Witherspoon joined rookie safety Nick Emmanwori (ankle) as starters from Seattle’s secondary who were unavailable for the Steelers home opener at Acrisure Stadium. It had...
Steelers’ Chris Boswell, other NFL kickers redefine position thanks to long list of factors
When Gary Anderson lined up for a field goal in overtime of a playoff game on New Year’s Eve 1989, eyebrows across Western Pennsylvania were raised. Though Anderson ultimately would retire as the NFL’s career leader in successful field goals, where Anderson was lining up that day at the Houston...
Steelers 4 Downs: Aaron Rodgers got rid of the ball quickly; team relies on 2-TE sets
1. Quick draw Over the first weekend of the NFL season, no quarterback had a faster average time from snap to throw than the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Aaron Rodgers. Per Pro Football Focus, Rodgers averaged 2.18 seconds from the snap until his attempted passes last week against the New York Jets....
Scouting the Seahawks: For an NFC team, Seattle is a frequent opponent for Steelers’ home opener
SCOUTING THE SEAHAWKS Last meeting Steelers beat Seahawks, 30-23, on Dec. 31, 2023, in Seattle Key matchup Steelers DB Jalen Ramsey vs. Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba Smith-Njigba is Seattle’s top wide receiver, and Ramsey has a history of embracing the challenge of a “shutdown corner” role assigned to the opponent’s...
Seahawks Pro Bowl CB Devon Witherspoon doubtful, S Nick Emmanwori out vs. Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are down two starting members of their secondary for Sunday’s home opener. Their opponent could very well be down a pair of defensive backs, too. Devon Witherspoon — one of the best young cornerbacks in the game — was designated on the injury report as doubtful to...
Steelers’ Joey Porter Jr. will not play in home opener vs. Seahawks; Nick Herbig to return
For only the second time over his three-year pro career, Joey Porter Jr. will miss a game for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The starting cornerback has been ruled out for Sunday’s home opener against the Seattle Seahawks. Per the status report, Porter did not practice in any capacity all week after...
Steelers notes: Teryl Austin foresees increased role for Yahya Black
By most measures for a rookie fifth-round pick, Yahya Black had a fruitful and productive NFL debut. Black ranked fourth among Pittsburgh Steelers defensive linemen in defensive snaps played with 24, registering two assisted tackles and (according to Pro Football Focus) two quarterback hurries during a 34-32 win at the...
Steelers injury report: Joey Porter Jr. remains out of practice, Nick Herbig returns to full
After Sunday’s season opener, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin dismissed Joey Porter Jr.’s injury as a “hamstring (that) got tight.” Two days later at his weekly news conference, Tomlin declared himself “optimistic” about Porter’s chances of playing in this coming Sunday’s home opener. Two days into the practice week, however,...
8 years after almost connecting with the Steelers on draft night, Jabrill Peppers happy he has now
Separately and on consecutive days this week, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and veteran NFL safety Jabrill Peppers acknowledged they had eyes for each other during the lead-up to the 2017 draft. It never will be known with certainty if the Steelers would have selected Peppers with the No. 30...
Longtime Seahawk DK Metcalf downplays facing them in 1st home game with Steelers
Bemused by the multiple attempts to elicit a change of tone, DK Metcalf finally had enough. Smiling, he playfully mocked the reporters gathered around him. “Y’all are gonna make it a big deal,” Metcalf said of facing his former team, “but I’m not.” Try as they collectively might via several...
Steelers injury report: Joey Porter Jr. does not practice, Nick Herbig limited
Three days after leaving the season opener during the second half because of a hamstring injury, Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. did not participate in the first practice of the week. The top reserve at outside linebacker, Nick Herbig, was listed as a limited participant on the injury report....
Veteran safety Chuck Clark gets unexpected expanded role in debut with SteelersVideo
Chuck Clark has played in 109 NFL games over the past nine seasons. He’s started every game he’s played since 2019. And yet he began the season slotting in at sixth or seventh on a theoretical depth chart among pieces in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ secondary. After not one but two...
Steelers sign veteran wide receiver Rakim Jarrett to practice squadVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Rakim Jarrett to their practice squad Monday. Jarrett, 24, has appeared in 21 games (including playoffs) over the past two seasons since making the team as an undrafted free agent in 2023. The 6-foot, 190-pound Jarrett has 13 catches for...
Jaylen Warren? Kaleb Johnson? No — Kenneth Gainwell served as RB1 in Steelers opener
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Some fans might have raised eyebrows at how much running back Kenneth Gainwell played in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season opener Sunday. Even Gainwell himself admitted that when he joined the Steelers via a one-year, $1.79 million contract in March that he did not even envision playing...
