Chris Adamski stories, Page 76
Steelers 4 Downs: Numbers back perception that Steelers’ offense is as bad as you think
1. No offense, but… Everyone from your favorite talk show host to the guy at the barstool next to you is saying how bad the Pittsburgh Steelers offense is this season. The traditional statistics — 28th in yards, 22nd in points — won’t cause anyone to dispute that. But what...
Maligned offensive line has seemingly been least of Steelers’ problems
CLEVELAND —It might not be a strength, but the offensive line hasn’t proven to be a weakness for the Pittsburgh Steelers so far this season, either. “The O-line really played really well,” Steelers running back Najee Harris said after Thursday night’s 29-17 loss at the Cleveland Browns. “The past couple...
Steelers notes: Injured star T.J. Watt does drills of moderate intensity during pregame
CLEVELAND — Injured Pittsburgh Steelers star outside linebacker T.J. Watt took part in several individual drills on the FirstEnregy Stadium grass field prior to full team warm-ups for Thursday night’s game at the Cleveland Browns. Watt is on injured reserve because of a pectoral injury suffered during a Week 1...
Steelers rookie George Pickens makes 1-handed catch in game vs. Browns
CLEVELAND — Finally, George Pickens made his presence known during the NFL regular season. And he did it in spectacular fashion. The Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver was not noticed much during his first two games, much to the consternation of many who’d seen him repeatedly make plays as one...
Injured Steelers safety Damontae Kazee suspended 3 games
Injured Pittsburgh Steelers safety Damontae Kazee has been suspended by the NFL for three games as the result of violating the league’s policy on substances of abuse. Kazee has been on injured reserve since the start of the regular season and previously would have been eligible to return as early...
Former Steelers cornerback Joe Haden signing 1-day contract to retire with the Browns
The day before bitter rivals the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers meet for the first time this season, word has come that arguably the greatest player to have productive tenures for both franchises is retiring from football. And he’s doing so as a Brown, not a Steeler. Cornerback Joe Haden...
D-lineman by trade, rookie DeMarvin Leal being deployed as outside linebacker by Steelers
Just two games into his NFL career, DeMarvin Leal performed a position switch. But will it last? With star T.J. Watt out because of injury and a dearth of depth at outside linebacker, Leal played the position most often for the Pittsburgh Steelers during their Week 2 loss to the...
Steelers’ Mitch Trubisky balances taking chances downfield with avoiding risk
Pittsburgh Steelers fans are perplexed as to why Mitch Trubisky isn’t throwing the ball downfield more often. Perhaps they can take solace in knowing Trubisky doesn’t know why he isn’t taking more chances, either. “I like to throw the ball down the field,” Trubisky said Tuesday. “Why I haven’t, given...
Steelers LT Dan Moore preps for challenge of Browns’ Myles Garrett
Myles Garrett earned first-team AP All-Pro honors last season. But his résumé wasn’t necessarily built on the back of games against the Pittsburgh Steelers. And credit for that, in large part, goes to Dan Moore Jr. The Steelers’ starting left tackle Thursday will be tasked for the third time in...
James Harrison, Darrelle Revis, NaVorro Bowman 1st-time eligibles for Hall of Fame voting
Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker James Harrison, former Pitt star Darrelle Revis and former Penn State linebacker NaVorro Bowman are among nine first-time nominees on the modern-era ballot for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023. Harrison played 14 seasons for the Steelers and holds the franchise career...
Center Mason Cole on Steelers offense: ‘I don’t know what our identity is right now’
Through two of their own games and headed into the final two league games of Week 2, the Pittsburgh Steelers offense ranked 30th in the NFL in yards and tied for 21st in points, even with the benefit of the defense’s “pick six” and three extra possessions in overtime of...
For first time since helmet-swing melee, Steelers to play night game at Browns
Larry Ogunjobi either knew the question was coming, or he was amused by its phrasing. In light of the Pittsburgh Steelers-at-Cleveland Browns game scheduled for 8:15 p.m. Thursday, many are reminiscing about the teams’ most recent primetime game in Cleveland. The 21-7 Browns win was secondary to a late-game incident...
Mitch Trubisky’s home opener for Steelers much like his tenure with Bears
James Daniels was feeling nostalgic Sunday. And not in a good way. A starting right guard, Daniels is new to the Pittsburgh Steelers and played in his first home opener for them Sunday. So did quarterback Mitch Trubisky, Daniels’ former teammate for three seasons with the Chicago Bears. Sunday’s 17-14...
Gunner Olszewski’s muffed punt vs. former team proves crucial in Steelers’ loss
Gunner Olszewski, like any player in such a situation, wanted to make an impact during Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers home opener. Olszewski did, and not in the way he wanted to. Olszewski’s third-quarter muffed punt set up the Patriots at the PSteelers’ 10-yard line and led to the touchdown that effectively...
Steelers notes: Minkah Fitzpatrick with another takeaway; Devin Bush leaves with injury
For the second time in as many weeks and 13th time in 38 games with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Minkah Fitzpatrick had an interception during Sunday’s 17-14 loss to the New England Patriots. Fitzpatrick’s interception of Mac Jones with 53 seconds left in the first quarter led to the Steelers’ first...
4 Downs: Ben Roethlisberger’s gone, but Steelers still use quick passes with Mitch Trubisky
1. Quick to the draw Much was made last season about how quickly Ben Roethlisberger got rid of the ball after receiving a snap. And while the Mitch Trubisky debut as Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback didn’t quite match Big Ben’s pace, it still was an exercise in quick passes. Only seven...
WR Chase Claypool embraces becoming significant part of Steelers’ run attack
The only NFL player listed as a “wide receiver” who had more carries during Week 1 of the season than Chase Claypool was Deebo Samuel, a player who might as well officially change his position to “WR/RB” after he had more than 500 rushing yards during the regular season and...
Gunner Olszewski to make his Steelers home debut vs. former team, Patriots
As rich as the rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots seems, it’s been so long since the traditional AFC powers met that only three starters and eight Steelers overall remain from that Sept. 8, 2019, most recent matchup. There is, however, a ninth Steelers player who will...
Production in 1st game didn’t match the hype, but George Pickens stays the course for Steelers
With each acrobatic play, the hype built. Every time a quarterback felt compelled to throw George Pickens’ way — that happened a lot — and he beat a veteran defensive back in a one-on-one drill, onlookers took notice. Every score in seven shots, every so-called “combat catch,” all were well-received...
All cleared: Steelers’ Najee Harris, Levi Wallace, Mason Cole will play Sunday vs. Patriots
Putting aside their best player being on injured reserve, the Pittsburgh Steelers were given a fully clean bill of health in regards to the active members of their 53-man roster. Running back Najee Harris, cornerback Levi Wallace, center Mason Cole and inside linebacker Robert Spillane all practiced fully Friday, according...
Keeping the ‘Heinz’ in Acrisure Stadium — company, Steelers reach agreement
“Heinz Field” — the name — is no more. But Pittsburghers still can get their fill of Heinz at the field where the Pittsburgh Steelers play. Earlier this year, Heinz was dropped as the naming-rights sponsor for the 68,400-seat outdoor venue on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. But the Kraft Heinz company...
After 3-sack preseason, undrafted rookie David Anenih eager to join Steelers
When David Anenih woke up Wednesday morning in Nashville, little did he know he would be chopping, dipping and ripping in Pittsburgh a day later. And by Sunday, Anenih might even be plying his go-to “chop, dip and rip” pass-rushing move in his NFL regular-season debut for the Pittsburgh Steelers....
Steelers’ Najee Harris, Levi Wallace full practice participants, Mason Cole says he’s good
On the day their best player officially went to the injured reserve list, the Pittsburgh Steelers generally had good news on the injury front. Running back Najee Harris and cornerback Levi Wallace were full practice participants Thursday, an upgrade from being limited at practice the day prior. Harris left Sunday’s...
NFL injured reserve rules, explained
The minutia of the NFL’s official rulebook is surpassed perhaps only by that of the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the NFLPA. And as with most CBAs, it can be modified, and in 2022 the NFL’s injured reserve rules were tweaked. This has become of great interest to...
Steelers’ T.J. Watt placed on injured reserve, out at least 4 games
It’s official: T.J. Watt is out until at least mid-October. The Pittsburgh Steelers placed their star outside linebacker on the injured reserve list Thursday, making room on the 53-man roster to bring in rookie David Anenih. Anenih was signed off the Tennessee Titans’ practice squad. Under IR rules modified for...
