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Former WVU safety, 1st-round pick Karl Joseph making Steelers debut vs. Broncos
Down a member of the secondary because of injury, the Pittsburgh Steelers turned to former West Virginia star Karl Joseph to add depth to their secondary. A former first-round pick, Joseph made his Steelers debut in the win against the Denver Broncos on Sunday at Heinz Field. A safety by...
Steelers Four Downs: Ben Roethlisberger is throwing into tight windows, but is it by choice?
1. Aggressive Ben? “Aggressive” isn’t exactly an adjective thrown around about Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger these days. Not with the fastest time-to-throw in the NFL. Not with an intended air yards being among the shortest in the league downfield, either. But there is an NFL-collected passing metric termed “aggressiveness...
Steelers offensive line taking baby steps toward improvement
During the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season opener at Buffalo, 11 of Najee Harris’ 16 carries went for 2 or fewer yards. During the Steelers’ game last week at Green Bay, just three of Harris’ 15 carries went for fewer than 2, and one of those was a 1-yard touchdown. For a...
Spate of fall Pittsburgh weddings forces Broncos to improvise hotel stay for visit
If you’ve ever had a wedding alter travel plans, you aren’t alone. NFL teams visiting Pittsburgh are this year, too. The Denver Broncos are traveling later Saturday than they typically do for their Sunday away games, and coach Vic Fangio said other teams have done the same when playing at...
Elite pass-rushers T.J. Watt, Von Miller help headline Steelers-Broncos meeting
When Von Miller’s streak of five consecutive seasons being named a first- or second-team AP All-Pro edge rusher ended in 2018, T.J. Watt picked it up and started a similar streak. Two of the best edge defenders of the past decade will be on the same field Sunday when Watt’s...
QB Teddy Bridgewater expected to start for Broncos vs. Steelers on Sunday
It does not appear the Pittsburgh Steelers will face a backup quarterback in their quest to break a three-game losing streak Sunday. Denver Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was a full practice participant Friday, and barring an unexpected setback, will start Sunday’s game at Heinz Field. The veteran starter suffered a...
Steelers’ Cameron Sutton, James Washington out; Chase Claypool, Chuks Okorafor will play Sunday
For the third consecutive game, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be without one of their top four wide receivers. And for the second time in this young season, they’ll be without one of their top two cornerbacks. Receiver James Washington and cornerback Cameron Sutton were designated as “out” on the Steelers’...
James Washington added to Steelers’ injury report; Cameron Sutton remains out
Another week, another wide receiver injured for the Pittsburgh Steelers. James Washington was added to the league-mandated injury report Thursday because of a groin ailment. He was designated as a limited practice participant, indicating the injury occurred during practice. Of the Steelers’ top four wide receivers, Washington is the fourth...
Steelers OT Zach Banner practicing strong, eager for eventual return to game action
Covered in sweat in the immediate aftermath of what was his fifth session with the Pittsburgh Steelers since being cleared to practice off of the injured reserve list last week, Zach Banner beamed. “I just had a really good practice,” the offensive tackle said Thursday. That would seem to indicate...
Steelers injury notes: Starting offensive tackles practicing fully, starting guards not
For the first time during the regular season, the Pittsburgh Steelers starting offensive tackles were together for a full practice Wednesday. Chuks Okorafor was designated as a full participant on the injury report for the first time since entering NFL concussion protocol during the Sept. 26 loss to the Cincinnati...
Steelers RB Anthony McFarland returns to practice, remains on IR
Running back Anthony McFarland returned to Pittsburgh Steelers practice Wednesday, signaling an activation to the active roster and season debut could be coming by the end of the month. McFarland remains on the injured reserve list. His presence at practice opens up a 21-day window within which the Steelers must...
Veterans Haden, Turner convinced Steelers have what it takes to rebound
Neither began his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but as two of the team’s most experienced players Joe Haden and Trai Turner have seen it all in the NFL. Mostly, they’ve seen losing. Haden’s career began with seven consecutive losing seasons as part of the Cleveland Browns. Turner has been...
Joe Haden reasserts he ‘for sure’ was onside in Steelers’ blocked FG vs. Packers
Joe Haden has seen the video of the special teams offsides call that he was flagged for Sunday. And he still is certain he was onside for the field goal snap that Minkah Fitzpatrick blocked and returned for a touchdown. “Yes,” Haden said Monday, “for sure.” It was a critical...
WR Cody White, OT Chaz Green elevated to Steelers’ active roster for game vs. Packers
Cody White was one of the unheralded and previously-unknown standouts of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. For the second consecutive week, the wide receiver is getting a chance to play early during the regular season. White and offensive tackle Chaz Green were elevated from the practice squad to the active gameday...
Roethlisberger, Steelers hold Packers QB Aaron Rodgers in highest regard
They have been in the NFL a combined 35 seasons, their respective one-team tenures concurrently spanning four presidential administrations. With more than 300 combined wins and three Super Bowl rings, each has served as the face of a football-crazed town for a generation. Somehow, though, Aaron Rodgers and Ben Roethlisberger...
Steelers WR Chase Claypool will not play vs. Packers because of hamstring injury
The only healthy starting wide receiver the Pittsburgh Steelers had when their last game ended is not going to be available to them when their next game starts. Chase Claypool will not play in Sunday’s meeting with the Green Bay Packers because of a hamstring injury. A team spokesman announced...
Steelers Four Downs: Ben Roethlisberger not using the middle of the field
1. Keeping it outside Plenty has been made of Ben Roethlisberger’s tendency to throw short and check down. His 4.3-yard average air yards per completion is third lowest in the league among starting quarterbacks. But even when Roethlisberger has thrown downfield, it has been exclusively to the outside. According to...
Steelers’ defense not living up to ‘Blitzburgh’ nickname in 2021
“Blitzburgh,” no more. So far this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers are taking an uncharacteristically passive approach on defense. But will the Steelers’ lack of blitzing over the first three games of the season continue? Members of the defense are playing coy. “That’s the really cool thing about being here,” edge...
Steelers’ T.J. Watt cleared to play vs. Packers in return home to Wisconsin
Like most boys who grew up in Wisconsin, T.J. Watt was a Green Bay Packers fan growing up. So perhaps it’s not surprising that he was a fan of the Packer who won the NFL’s MVP award each of the first three years Watt was alive. “I think I was...
Steelers’ Najee Harris vows improvement; could there be more fullbacks, big packages?
Like his head coach, coordinator and quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back Najee Harris stuck to the theme of staying the course when it comes to improving the team’s struggling offense. “It’s just people just blowing some stuff out of proportion,” Harris said after practice Friday at UPMC Rooney Sports...
Chuks Okorafor out, Chase Claypool questionable for Steelers vs. Packers
Some fans have been wanting the Pittsburgh Steelers to make a change along their offensive line. One is coming, but not by choice. Right tackle Chuks Okorafor will not play in Sunday’s game at the Green Bay Packers, the team announced via its league-mandated injury report Friday. Okorafor is in...
Chase Claypool added to Steelers’ injury report, T.J. Watt upgraded to full participant
Chase Claypool was revealed to be the third of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ trio of starting wide receivers to be dealing with injury this week when he was a limited participant in Thursday’s practice because of a hamstring injury. The Steelers finished this past week’s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals without...
As top-10 draft pick in his 3rd season, Steelers LB Devin Bush ‘needs to play better’
Devin Bush has played in two meaningful football games over the past 50 weeks, and he’s coming off major surgery. But after a game in which he did not manage a solo tackle as a starting inside linebacker, it’s fair to evaluate Bush’s play as less than peak. “If you...
Better 1st quarters 1st step to better production from Steelers, Ben RoethlisbergerVideo
Ben Roethlisberger is being compensated $14 million to play this season. He’s talking like a man who happily would forgo about 7% of that pay if it would fix his offense’s early-game struggles. “That’s the million-dollar question, right?” Roethlisberger said Wednesday in reference to fixing the Pittsburgh Steelers’ woefully slow...
Steelers OT Zach Banner returns to practice, clock starts on his activation off IR
With regard to the myriad early-season problems afflicting the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line, the first step was taken Wednesday to one of the possible solutions. Zach Banner returned to practice, the team announced. On injured reserve since the end of training camp as his rehabilitation from surgery on his right...
