Chris Adamski stories, Page 13
Steelers sign former 3-time Pro Bowl tackle Andrus Peat, backup QB Logan WoodsideVideo
In an effort to address the depth of their offensive line, the Pittsburgh Steelers added veteran Andrus Peat on Thursday. A 31-year-old taken with the 13th overall pick of the 2015 draft, Peat has 126 games and 103 starts of NFL experience. Between midway through his rookie season and 2022,...
Steelers inside the ropes: Aaron Rodgers, DK Metcalf already show great connectionVideo
For more than a half-decade, one of the sweetest sights for Pittsburgh Steelers fans who enjoy good football was the daily connections between Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown. Two of the best of their generation at their positions, the chemistry Roethlisberger and Brown provided those at Saint Vincent an up-close-and-personal...
Juan Thornhill making plays, talking big: Steelers defense ‘can be one of the best of all-time’
Watch a Pittsburgh Steelers practice, you’ll see Juan Thornhill. More to the point, you’ll hear Juan Thornhill. A veteran safety signed to a one-year, $3 million contract in March, Thornhill has been one of the most talkative players on the practice fields at Saint Vincent during this training camp. And...
Steelers inside the ropes: Defense again holds twice in 2-minute drills
After sweeping a pair of 2-minute drills during the “Friday Night Lights” practice last week, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense improved to 4-0 in such situations during this training camp by holding on two staged drives to end Tuesday’s practice at Saint Vincent. On a day in which the players donned...
Steelers sign undrafted rookie, former WVU CB Daryl Porter Jr.
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced the signing of undrafted rookie Daryl Porter Jr. on Tuesday, adding a versatile option to their cornerback corps in the wake of a handful of minor injuries at the position. Porter mostly played in the slot/nickel for the University of Miami last season, though he has...
Steelers official depth chart lists 2 tight ends as ‘starters’
Welcome to 12 personnel, Pittsburgh Steelers fans. And take note of coordinator Arthur Smith’s influence on the offense. In a nod to a roster constructed with plenty of quality tight ends but thin on wide receiver talent, the Steelers codified their offensive philosophy in releasing their official depth chart Tuesday....
Steelers’ Scotty Miller the rare receiver to work with both Tom Brady, Aaron RodgersVideo
There isn’t much precedent throughout NFL history for a team starting a quarterback age 41 or older. Only a handful of passers have achieved the feat. Scotty Miller is on track to get the opportunity to say he has caught passes from two of them. Miller, who turned 28 last...
For Steelers’ Darnell Washington, the range of possibilities are as massive as his frame
It is not inherent in the personality of Darnell Washington to show arrogance. So when a reporter recently asked the massive Pittsburgh Steelers tight end if he had won every rep he took in the backs-on-backers drill during two training-camp practices last week, Washington remained understated. “Something like that,” he...
Steelers inside the ropes: Defense dominates when backed up protecting its end zone
If Sunday’s fully-padded practice is any indication, expect plenty of Pittsburgh Steelers drives to stall once they get close to the end zone this season. On both sides of the field. The Steelers opened and closed the team portions of practice with a virtual “best of seven,” each featuring plays...
Steelers camp report: OLB Alex Highsmith leaves practice because of groin injury
Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Alex Highsmith left Sunday’s training camp practice after an apparent groin injury of unknown severity. Coach Mike Tomlin said Highsmith injured his groin during one-on-one drills early in the session, which was conducted in full pads on “family day” at Saint Vincent. Tomlin indicated Highsmith was...
Steelers inside the ropes: 2nd-teamers, officials steal show for big crowd
With several high-profile Pittsburgh Steelers taking the day off and/or nursing minor injuries, it was a handful of second-teamers and some actual NFL officials who drew plenty of attention from one of the biggest crowds at Saint Vincent College in recent memory. With Aaron Rodgers, DK Metcalf and T.J. Watt...
Steelers bring back a noticeably-slimmer Breiden Fehoko, place Dean Lowry on IR
As he walked into the defensive line meeting room soon after officially re-signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday morning, Breiden Fehoko was booed. It was good-natured ribbing by his ex- (and now again) teammates — but it could have been because Fehoko was barely recognizable after losing so much...
Steelers kicker Chris Boswell approaches season with no regard to his All-Pro 2024
Chris Boswell’s approach in answering questions from media mirrors the method that has made him the NFL’s best kicker. Not unlike the perfected muscle memory in the mechanics he takes in attempting each field goal, Boswell time after time will repeat the mindset he has mastered in becoming such a...
Steelers camp report: 3 D-linemen injured, ‘Friday Night Lights’ on tap
Thursday’s Pittsburgh Steelers practice was conducted without three defensive linemen, two of whom entered training camp with a better-than-not chance of making the initial 53-man regular-season roster. Each of the three — Esezi Otomewo, Dean Lowry and Jacob Slade — has suffered a knee injury, coach Mike Tomlin said after...
Steelers notes: Max Scharping stays sharp at center; Nick Herbig salutes ex-Steeler brother
When Ryan McCollum was unable to practice early during Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, veteran guard Max Scharping was getting reps as the second-team center. All part of the job description for a player whose role is as a reserve interior offensive lineman. “Just showing that I can do it,” Scharping...
Guard Isaac Seumalo joins practice, comes off Steelers non-football injury list
Isaac Seumalo was removed from the non-football injury list, clearing the veteran starting left guard to practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday. Seumalo opened up training camp on NFI because of an undisclosed injury identified by coach Mike Tomlin as a “soft tissue” ailment. Entering his 10th season and...
Steelers move up Thursday camp practice time to 10 a.m.
As this rain-affected Pittsburgh Steelers training camp enters its second week, the team is doing everything it can to avoid another washout. The Steelers moved up their Thursday practice to start at 10 a.m. The originally scheduled start time of 1:55 p.m. put the session in the window of a...
Steelers inside the ropes: Mike Tomlin relishes annual initial backs-on-‘backers drill
It’s the most anticipated drill during what is arguably the most anticipated practice of each year’s Pittsburgh Steelers training camp: backs-on-‘backers. As is custom, coach Mike Tomlin on Wednesday took a central position to both view and orchestrate the matchups in the drill that pits running backs one-on-one in passblocking...
Steelers sign 3, including former college national rushing leader Lew Nichols
A running back who once led the nation in rushing as a young college player was among three players signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday. Lew Nichols, who had 1,710 rushing yards in 2021 while playing for Central Michigan, joined the Steelers a week after he was waived by...
Told there’s belief he’s going to ‘skyrocket’ in ’25, Steelers’ Payton Wilson: ‘I 100% agree’
Payton Wilson is nothing if not confident as he embarks on his first pro season as a full-time starting inside linebacker. A few days after proclaiming himself, “one of the better cover linebackers in the world,” Wilson had a similarly cocksure response when told that teammate Malik Harrison said Wilson...
Steelers rookie RB Kaleb Johnson will get chance to show off blocking skills in backs on backers drill
Kaleb Johnson seemingly has done and said all the right things in the three months since he joined the Pittsburgh Steelers. The second player the Steelers drafted in April, the 21-year-old running back has impressed off the field with his work ethic, demeanor and willingness to learn. During drills, he...
Veteran Cordarrelle Patterson says the Steelers released him
Cordarrelle Patterson hasn’t taken part in a drill yet during this Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. He apparently never will, either. A post to the X account of Patterson late Monday morning read: “Breaking news… Pittsburgh Steelers release old washed up cordarrelle patterson on his day off!!!” Breaking news❗️❗️❗️Pittsburgh Steelers release...
Steelers inside the ropes: Patrick Queen, Payton Wilson ILB duo not leaving the field for subpackage playVideo
While the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks have made throws that some would refer to as “dimes” during the first four practices of training camp, the first-team defense has not yet shown its dime. That’s because the Steelers are electing to keep both of their starting inside linebackers on the field for...
Chuck Clark shows veteran football IQ by quickly hopping on Steelers’ moving train
The day his team added Chuck Clark to its secondary mix, coach Mike Tomlin was asked if the Pittsburgh Steelers viewed it as a plus that the veteran safety had played six seasons for the rival Baltimore Ravens. “I just view players as familiar or unfamiliar,” Tomlin said in reference...
Steelers inside the ropes: Jalen Ramsey making plays at practice like 3-time All-Pro he is
Three days into practices with the Pittsburgh Steelers, three days in which Jalen Ramsey turned heads like the three-time NFL All-Pro he is. Ramsey is noticeable almost every time he’s on Chuck Noll Field so far at training camp at Saint Vincent. On Saturday, he appeared to line up at...
