Joe Rutter stories, Page 36
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin waiting before giving starting LT job back to Dan Moore Jr.
Just because Dan Moore Jr. took first-team reps in practice Monday doesn’t necessarily mean he will regain his starting left tackle job when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Coach Mike Tomlin isn’t ready to proclaim Moore as the starter, a position he held for two-plus...
Steelers inside linebackers look to build upon growth made against Ravens
Before Joey Porter Jr.’s interception that changed momentum last Sunday and led to the go-ahead touchdown for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kwon Alexander set the stage with a play that put the Baltimore Ravens in that passing situation. Alexander’s open-field tackle on tight end Mark Andrews resulted in a 1-yard loss...
Ben Roethlisberger aside, Kenny Pickett holds own against Steelers QB predecessors at start of career
When the Pittsburgh Steelers return from their bye and face the Los Angeles Rams next Sunday, quarterback Kenny Pickett will make his 18th career start. That’s one more than what constitutes an NFL season, which was expanded in 2021. Given that mile marker in Pickett’s nascent career, it seemed like...
Kicking instructor’s wish is to have Irish eyes smiling on Steelers, increase awareness in sport
On the day the Pittsburgh Steelers invited Irish kicking instructor Tadhg Leader and two of his students to attend their game against the Baltimore Ravens, he watched Australian Brad Wing handle the punting duties. Leader envisions the day when he can watch the Steelers turn to someone from his home...
Start vs. Ravens could be 1st in long run for Steelers rookie tackle Broderick Jones
George Pickens accelerated to a speed of 20.48 mph on his 41-yard touchdown reception Sunday that led the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 17-10 victory against the Baltimore Ravens. Next Gen Stats, the NFL’s statistical arm, didn’t calculate how fast Broderick Jones ran after the play, but the 311-pound rookie left...
Steelers QB coach impressed with Kenny Pickett’s pre-snap communication, pocket awareness vs. Ravens
Kenny Pickett has gotten rave reviews for the way he changed the protection at the line of scrimmage Sunday before he threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to George Pickens that provided the go-ahead points in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 17-10 victory against the Baltimore Ravens. It wasn’t the first time in...
Steelers rookie CB Joey Porter Jr. may have to wait a bit longer before making 1st NFL start
Fans clamoring for Joey Porter Jr. to start at cornerback in the wake of his second-half showing against the Baltimore Ravens might be in for a letdown when the Pittsburgh Steelers return from their bye. Despite Porter’s interception in the end zone that changed momentum and set up the winning...
George Pickens becoming security blanket on offense for Steelers, QB Kenny Pickett
Through the first five weeks of the season, Kenny Pickett has watched his pass-catching options fall like leaves from a tree in October. He saw Diontae Johnson exit in a season-opening loss to San Francisco and land on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. In a Week 4 loss at...
Steelers stage late rally to stun Ravens, move into tie for 1st place in AFC North
It was a game the Pittsburgh Steelers needed to win if they wanted to take some positivity into their bye week. They ultimately did, although it was difficult at times to fathom how exactly they exited Acrisure Stadium on Sunday with a 17-10 victory against the Baltimore Ravens. Outplayed for...
Ready or not, Steelers rookie class could be thrust into spotlight against Ravens
Not unlike a father teaching a child to ride a bike, the Pittsburgh Steelers have been careful about how much playing time they have given to their rookie class at the outset of the season. They have tried not to overwhelm the rookies, allowing them to develop at their own...
As he recovers from groin surgery, Cameron Heyward working to rejoin Steelers
Cameron Heyward doesn’t know when he will return to the Pittsburgh Steelers lineup because of his groin injury that required surgery. He just knows it will happen at some point this season. “I’m working my tail off to try to get back,” Heyward said Thursday. “We’ll see when we get...
Matt Canada denies telling CBS that Steelers offense isn’t built to come from behind
His play calling and the lack of production by the Pittsburgh Steelers offense already has put Matt Canada in the crosshairs with an unhappy fan base. On Thursday, Canada found himself addressing another issue that has sparked outrage among Steeler Nation: his alleged comments to CBS that the Steelers’ offense...
Steelers QB Kenny Pickett wears brace, practices on limited basis in return from knee injury
Wearing a brace to support his bruised left knee, Kenny Pickett practiced Wednesday and didn’t experience any limitations in his return from an injury suffered Sunday in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans. “I’ll be ready to go by Sunday,” Pickett said, referring to the Steelers’ upcoming...
Najee Harris says Steelers played soft against Texans, coaches not to blame for offensive woes
Najee Harris didn’t mention Matt Canada by name, but the Pittsburgh Steelers running back seemed to throw some support behind the team’s embattled offensive coordinator Wednesday when he met with the media. Harris said the Steelers played “soft” last Sunday in a 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans and indicated...
Steelers add former 2nd-round pick Denzel Mims to practice squad
Former second-round draft pick Denzel Mims was one of two players the Pittsburgh Steelers signed to their practice squad Tuesday. Mims, a 6-foot-3, 207-pound wide receiver, and tackle Obinna Eze were added to the practice squad, while the Steelers released running back Greg Bell and wide receivers Jalen Camp and...
Practice habits are biggest change Mike Tomlin will make on heels of Steelers’ 24-point loss
Mike Tomlin promised changes. And they’re coming … in the way the Pittsburgh Steelers practice. Two days after saying he wasn’t going to maintain the status quo after a 30-6 loss at Houston, Tomlin said his players will don pads for the first time in three weeks Wednesday when the...
Mike Tomlin laments not kicking field goal, explains call on failed 4th-and-1 play
If he had known the outcome of the fourth-down play, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin would have trotted out kicker Chris Boswell to attempt a long field goal near the end of the third quarter last Sunday afternoon in Houston. “But I don’t get do-overs,” Tomlin said Tuesday. So, Tomlin...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin: Kenny Pickett to test injured knee in practice
Kenny Pickett is scheduled to practice Wednesday to gauge whether he can return from a left knee injury and start at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday in their AFC North matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. Pickett hobbled off the field and was taken to the locker room late...
5 things we learned: Might be time for Steelers to give Mitch Trubisky a start at quarterback
Five things we learned from Texans 30, Steelers 6: 1. Time for a switch? When Mike Tomlin benched Mitch Trubisky at halftime of Week 4 against the New York Jets last season, he did so because he was searching for something to “spark” the offense. Kenny Pickett replaced Trubisky and...
1st-rounder Broderick Jones gets significant snaps in place of injured Steelers tackle Dan Moore Jr.
HOUSTON — Kenny Pickett’s knee injury wasn’t the only one suffered by the Pittsburgh Steelers in their 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday. Tight end Pat Freiermuth left in the third quarter with a hamstring injury. That came after left tackle Dan Moore exited in the first quarter...
Kenny Pickett’s injury piles more misery on Steelers’ loss to Texans
HOUSTON — On a day when they ventured deep into the heart of Texas, the Pittsburgh Steelers left NRG Stadium with deeper problems than what faced the Apollo 13 mission. A 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans not only snapped a two-game winning streak for the Steelers (2-2), it exposed...
Steelers QB Kenny Pickett knocked out of game at Texans with knee injury
HOUSTON — A year after being replaced by Kenny Pickett in the fourth week of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season, Mitch Trubisky found his role reversed Sunday. Trubisky relieved Pickett after the Steelers’ quarterback left with a left knee injury late in the third quarter of a 30-6 loss to the...
WR Gunner Olszewski inactive for Steelers game against Texans
HOUSTON — The Pittsburgh Steelers will have a fifth wide receiver in uniform Sunday when they play the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. It will not, however, be Gunner Olszewski. Although Olszewski was cleared from concussion protocol and practiced all week for the Steelers, he was among the players listed...
Pass blocking an appreciated part of Jaylen Warren’s play for Steelers
It didn’t matter to Jaylen Warren that he was giving up 9 inches and 40 pounds to Maxx Crosby. Didn’t matter that he was bracing to block one of the NFL’s premier pass rushers. Didn’t matter that he was a former undrafted free agent going up against a two-time Pro...
Promising drive vs. Raiders provides reminder of capabilities of Steelers offense
For one third-quarter possession Sunday night, it was the preseason all over again for Kenny Pickett and the Pittsburgh Steelers offense. Pickett presided over a drive in the 23-18 victory at Las Vegas that went 81 yards in six plays. The Steelers collected five first downs. Four players touched the...
