Chris Adamski stories, Page 80
Steelers inside the ropes: Mike Tomlin opts for pads, physical practice ensues
Practices taking place days before a game in the NFL typically are glorified walkthroughs. Not Thursday for the Pittsburgh Steelers. With the caveat, of course, that it is merely the preseason, the Steelers’ game Saturday against the Seattle Seahawks was preceded by Thursday’s practice (teams are always off the day...
Steelers sign former Falcons WR Christian Blake
The Pittsburgh Steelers added a veteran to their wide receivers room Thursday, signing former Atlanta Falcons receiver Christian Blake. Blake had 28 receptions for 257 yards while playing in 41 regular-season games over the past three seasons. He was one of the Falcons’ core special-teams players, though, which is likely...
Steelers inside the ropes: Mitch Trubisky struggles; Mason Rudolph, Kenny Pickett look sharp
Mitch Trubisky began the team drills portion of Wednesday’s Pittsburgh Steelers practice by going 0 for 4 with some badly thrown passes. He ended it on the sidelines watching while Mason Rudolph and Kenny Pickett made plays and quickly led the offense to scores. Just another day of the non-competition...
Steelers’ tight end corps as close-knit as it is brimming with potential
Zach Gentry was talking to the media after a practice earlier this summer when he was asked about how close-knit the Pittsburgh Steelers’ tight ends position room is. As if on cue, at that exact moment Pat Freiermuth politely interrupted the interview to quickly confirm the pair’s plans for later...
‘NFL dude’ Arthur Maulet quietly in competition for significant role in Steelers’ secondary
Arthur Maulet is the type of player Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin perpetually seems drawn to. So it wasn’t a surprise a year ago when Tomlin used a characteristically colorful description for the veteran defensive back. “A proven NFL dude.” “Whatever he describes me as,” Maulet said earlier during training...
Steelers inside the ropes: George Pickens continues to dazzle
Another day at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, another practice during which George Pickens shines. A second-round pick who probably would have gone much higher had he not suffered a torn ACL last spring at Georgia, Pickens has turned heads throughout camp. Tuesday might have been his best practice yet. Both...
On Steelers practice squad last year, OLB Delontae Scott angling to make 2022 active roster
There were seven snaps on defense, two times he was on the field for special teams. No personal statistics were logged, and his team lost the game. But it was a night Delontae Scott will never forget. In fact, he recalls it in great detail. “I remember every snap!” Scott...
Steelers activate Tyson Alualu off PUP list, sign OLB Ron’Dell Carter
The Pittsburgh Steelers activated veteran defensive lineman Tyson Alualu off the physically unable to perform list and signed outside linebacker Ron’Dell Carter on Monday. The Steelers’ oldest player at 35, Alualu opened camp on the PUP list because of swelling in a knee attributed to offseason training. A presumed starter,...
Steelers move Monday practice to Latrobe Memorial Stadium, open to public
Monday’s Pittsburgh Steelers training-camp practice was moved from Saint Vincent College to Latrobe Memorial Stadium, the team announced early Monday morning. The session will begin, as scheduled, at 1:55 p.m. and is open to the public. No ticket will be required for entry. The fields at Saint Vincent remain soggy...
‘2 dogs, 1 bone’ at left guard for incumbent Steelers starters Kevin Dotson, Kendrick Green
There was a point about a year ago in which Kendrick Green and Kevin Dotson had the look of a pairing that could anchor the middle of the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line for a decade. Mid-round picks in successive drafts who showed early promise, Steelers fans held hope the pair...
Former Ohio State RB Master Teague eager for his opportunity with Steelers
Master Teague was at his home in Tennessee more than a week after NFL training camps had opened when his phone rang. “My agent called, and he said, ‘You ready to go to the Steelers?’” Teague recalled Thursday. “‘Oh, yeah, of course, let’s go!’ I was on a plane up...
Latrobe’s Friday Night Lights Steelers practice canceled after deluge of rain
For the third consecutive summer, Latrobe is without its Friday Night Lights. This year’s Pittsburgh Steelers training camp practice at Latrobe Memorial Stadium was called off Friday because of inclement weather. Rain began in the area about 75 minutes before the scheduled 7 p.m. practice, and it picked up considerably...
Oddsmakers foresee Mitch Trubisky as Steelers’ starting QB; Mason Rudolph not even a choice
The early returns based off performance over the first 10 days of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp suggest Mason Rudolph has been the best quarterback at Saint Vincent. That doesn’t mean he is the most likely to start the Steelers’ regular-season opener. And, according to at least one sports betting site,...
Steelers make it ‘official’ via NFL-mandated depth chart: Mitch Trubisky the QB1
The Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday released their first official depth chart for the 2022 season. While the document carries little real meaning for who plays when the games count, it did contain some notable news — and even some surprises. First things first, at the position that dominates the conversation...
Daily camp report: Cam Sutton leaves steamy Steelers practice early, others with heat illness
On a day during which temperatures peaked around 90 degrees, it should come as no surprise that some players were limited at Pittsburgh Steelers practice, while others left early and some veterans sat out team drills. “We had some heat-related illnesses,” coach Mike Tomlin said. Still, Tomlin termed running a...
Steelers inside the ropes: Roster-bubble skill players Anthony Miller, Anthony McFarland make plays
There are depth jobs to be won at wide receiver and running back during this Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. A pair of seemingly-forgotten veterans are making their cases to claim those spots. Wide receiver Anthony Miller and running back Anthony McFarland likely entered camp with less than 50/50 odds of...
Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick cleared to practice, off non-football injury list
Minkah Fitzpatrick was activated off the non-football injury list and was cleared to return to practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ training camp session Thursday. The two-time All-Pro safety had not taken part fully in a practice throughout this camp after he had been put on the NFI list on the...
Former Notre Dame WR Javon McKinley eager to show wares in joining Steelers
Upon being signed Monday, Javon McKinley was new to the Pittsburgh Steelers. But not everyone was new to him. The team’s leading receiver when Notre Dame most recently advanced to the College Football Playoff in 2020, McKinley was greeted at Saint Vincent by plenty of familiar faces from his Fighting...
After sitting out drills during 2021 camp, T.J. Watt finds it ‘refreshing’ to make plays this year
As the reigning NFL defensive player of the year, it shouldn’t be surprising that T.J. Watt regularly makes plays and disrupts the offense in the training-camp setting for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Watt, though, made no such plays during last year’s camp. That’s because he wasn’t taking part in team drills....
Steelers OT Dan Moore much more comfortable now than as rookie starter
Dan Moore Jr. was living a dream last season. But that doesn’t mean it was easy. “It was extremely difficult. To put that in words, (how difficult it was), wouldn’t do it enough justice,” Moore said of starting at left tackle as a rookie fourth-round pick. “But I was blessed...
Steelers inside the ropes: Mitch Trubisky continues to fail to get offense into end zone
Forget long scoring drives. In a training-camp simulation, Mitch Trubisky is having trouble directing the offense into the end zone given four plays from 2 yards out. Trubisky, the free-agent signee, has taken first-team quarterback reps throughout every portion of every practice of Pittsburgh Steelers camp so far. During the...
Rookie RB Jaylen Warren making most of an opportunity with Steelers
An underrated “Tomlinism” that the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach deploys is, “One man’s misfortune is another man’s opportunity.’ Rookie Jaylen Warren has heard Mike Tomlin said that during his first training camp. But he wasn’t quite on point in trying to recite it Tuesday morning. “One man’s… um… mishap is...
Steelers inside the ropes: Backs on ‘backers on 1st day of pads always camp highlight
Mike Tomlin was smiling, the competitive juices were flowing, the pads were popping. Must have been the return of backs on ’backers at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. The tradition for annual first day of padded practices is among the camp must-sees. Tomlin’s voice booms as he calls on the combatants...
Steelers, kicker Chris Boswell agree to 4-year, $20 million extension: report
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Chris Boswell agreed to a four-year contract extension that will match the biggest average annual salary given to a kicker in NFL history, according to an ESPN report. Boswell, 31, signed for a total of $20 million with $12.5 million guaranteed. The contract is identical in...
Steelers add WR Javon McKinley, waive rookie OLB Tyree Johnson
The Pittsburgh Steelers added another young option to a wide receivers corps in transition, signing Javon McKinley on Monday. McKinley spent most of last season on the Detroit Lions’ practice squad but was released by the organization in May. The 6-foot-2, 215-pound McKinley played in college at Notre Dame, where...
