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Steelers injury report: DK Metcalf does not practice; Alex Highsmith, Joey Porter Jr. limited
Wide receiver DK Metcalf sat out Pittsburgh Steelers practice Wednesday, three days after suffering an ankle injury during a loss at the Chicago Bears. Coach Mike Tomlin on Tuesday indicated Metcalf’s ailment likely would not prevent him from playing in Sunday’s home game against the Buffalo Bills. In a similar...
Mark Madden: Let Aaron Rodgers call plays, feed DK Metcalf and more things the Steelers can try
The Pittsburgh Steelers are 6-5 but seem in disarray. Linebacker Patrick Queen questioned the defensive scheme after the 31-28 loss at Chicago this past Sunday. Ex-Steeler Trai Essex agreed, saying, “It’s not a talent issue. It’s definitely schematics.” Former Steeler James Harrison, like Essex a two-time Super Bowl champ, turned...
First Call: Potential Steelers WR target signs with Bills; Mike Tomlin discusses odd rule that hurt his team
Our final “First Call” before the Thanksgiving break has Mike Tomlin’s attempt to figure out the injury-timeout rule that pinched his team Sunday. A player some Steelers fans wanted to see in Pittsburgh could now be playing against the Steelers instead on Sunday. We look ahead to a busy weekend...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans rip media for being too easy on Mike Tomlin, fry the team for loss to BearsVideo
Thanksgiving is coming on Thursday. So you thought I’d leave you hanging for “U mad, bro?” this week, right? Pfft! C’mon! I wouldn’t do that to you. I’ve got you covered with a rare Wednesday edition. But I really don’t know what you have to be mad about. Thanksgiving feasts...
Steelers’ Daniel Ekuale suspended 5 games for violating performance enhancing drug policy
Pittsburgh Steelers backup nose tackle Daniel Ekuale, who is on season-ending injured reserve with an ACL tear, has been suspended five games by the NFL for violating its policy on performance enhancing drugs. The suspension is without pay. Ekuale, 31, signed a one-year, $2.8 million contract in free agency. He...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin has ‘optimism’ that Aaron Rodgers will start at quarterback against Bills
Aaron Rodgers will begin the week as a limited practice participant, but coach Mike Tomlin is expecting the 41-year-old quarterback to be ready Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Buffalo Bills in a game with playoff implications for both teams. Rodgers missed the Steelers’ 31-28 loss at Chicago last...
Steelers will be without LT Broderick Jones, DT Derrick Harmon for game vs. BillsVideo
Two former first-round draft picks — one on each side of the line — won’t be available for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday when they play the Buffalo Bills at Acrisure Stadium. Left tackle Broderick Jones will miss the game with a neck injury, and defensive tackle Derrick Harmon will...
This Thanksgiving, Pittsburgh sports figures owe thanks to Mike Tomlin and the Steelers
As we head into Thanksgiving, I can’t help but notice the cornucopia of Pittsburgh sports figures who owe a debt of thanks to Mike Tomlin and the Steelers. Their loss in Chicago on Sunday has the local sports scene so engulfed in flames that no one is paying attention to...
Hines Ward lone former Steelers player to reach semifinal round in Pro Football Hall of Fame balloting
Hines Ward again has reached the semifinal round in Pro Football Hall of Fame balloting. Other eligible members of the Pittsburgh Steelers weren’t as fortunate. Maurkice Pouncey, James Harrison and Gary Anderson did not advance to the list of 26 semifinalists remaining on the Hall of Fame ballot that was...
Tim Benz: Loss to Bears puts Steelers’ non-losing season streak in danger
Whatever the 21-year stretch of never having a losing season means to coach Mike Tomlin, owner Art Rooney II and anyone else in the Steelers organization, they better understand how much Sunday’s defeat in Chicago has put it in peril. Linebacker T.J.Watt seems to have a grasp of that. “The...
First Call: Ja’Marr Chase omits Jalen Ramsey’s name from spitting apology; Bengals expect Joe Burrow at QB vs. Ravens
Ja’Marr Chase has apologized for spitting at Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Jalen Ramsey. But he didn’t specifically apologize to Ramsey himself. Chase and Joe Burrow may be returning in Cincinnati at a good time for Steelers fans. The Browns are staying with Shedeur Sanders at quarterback. And we’ve got some...
Veteran Calvin Anderson ready to start at left tackle if Broderick Jones can’t play
For the first time in five years, Calvin Anderson began the 2024 regular season not on an NFL roster. He ended the season as the Steelers left tackle in a playoff game. A six-year NFL veteran of 58 games and 14 starts, Anderson is more than capable of stepping in...
Steelers keep positive outlook on playoff hopes despite seeing lead in AFC North evaporate
Last season as he celebrated Thanksgiving, Brandin Echols was playing for a 3-9 football team. The year before that, a Black Friday defeat dropped his team to 4-7. As a rookie in 2021, if Echols, likewise, looked at the standings on Turkey Day, he’d have seen he was on a...
5 things we learned: Another slow start in 3rd quarter continues season-long theme for Steelers
Five things we learned from Bears 31, Steelers 28: 1. Third is not the charm The next time the Steelers win the coin toss, they would be wise to take the ball and not defer until the third quarter. Nothing good has transpired this season when they have elected to...
Mark Madden: Steelers keep sinking but won’t change course
Dating to last season, the Pittsburgh Steelers have lost 10 of their last 16. Despite lots of personnel changes, many significant, the Steelers have the same feel: stale, outdated and in possession of a one-way ticket to Palookaville. The players who get paid the most aren’t doing the most or...
Steelers vs. Bears: What they’re saying in Chicago after the win
Sunday’s travel day did not end well for the Steelers. Despite having a 21-17 lead at halftime, the Steelers were unable to answer a steady rally by the Chicago Bears that earned them a 31-28 win. Both teams were down some starters with Steelers utilizing backup quarterback Mason Rudolph in...
First Call: Aaron Rodgers’ on-camera reaction to costly Steelers mishap; another huge day for George Pickens
Monday’s “First Call” features Aaron Rodgers noticing a painful Steelers penalty before it happened in Chicago. George Pickens was dominant again in Dallas. A former Steeler executed one of the most unpredictable trick plays of the year. And both Pitt and the Steelers are listed as underdogs at Acrisure Stadium...
Madden Monday: Steelers coaches had a ‘cowardly, chicken scratch, offensive game plan’ vs. Bears
There was plenty to digest from Sunday’s 31-28 Steelers loss in Chicago. Just make sure you have some Tums handy once you begin digesting. In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X says the issues all start with head coach Mike Tomlin and his...
James Pierre gets another start at cornerback for Steelers at expense of Darius Slay
CHICAGO — So much for cornerback Darius Slay immediately getting his starting job back for the Pittsburgh Steelers after exiting concussion protocol last week. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Slay would return to his spot at outside corner. Yet, when the game against the Chicago Bears started Sunday, James...
Airing of Grievances: Passing differential, disastrous 4th-quarter sequence sink Steelers in Chicago
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ day at work in Chicago went worse than Ferris Bueller’s principal’s. Come to think of it, wasn’t his last name Rooney? That fits. We should be used to that by now, shouldn’t we? After a 31-28 defeat at Soldier Field by the Bears, the Steelers are 1-13...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin: Aaron Rodgers expected to return next Sunday to face Buffalo Bills
CHICAGO — Aaron Rodgers’ run of 27 consecutive starts dating to the 2024 season ended when he was inactive Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 31-28 loss to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. His absence apparently will last just one game. “I anticipate him being ready for next week,” coach...
Steelers’ ineptitude in Chicago continues with loss to Bears
CHICAGO — Aaron Rodgers wasn’t available to continue his mastery of the Chicago Bears. He could merely watch from the sideline as the Pittsburgh Steelers continued their misery at Soldier Field. The Bears converted a pair of Mason Rudolph turnovers into 14 points, Caleb Williams threw three touchdown passes and...
Mason Rudolph to start at quarterback for Steelers against Bears
CHICAGO – Mason Rudolph got his first start of the season at quarterback and Aaron Rodgers was inactive Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers faced the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. Coach Mike Tomlin made the decision before putting the QBs through warmups Sunday. In a pregame interview with CBS, Tomlin...
Steelers at Bears: Get ready for 2025 Week 12 matchup
Aaron Rodgers has a 24-5 record against the Chicago Bears. But will the Steelers starting quarterback get a chance to improve on that mark as he recovers from a wrist injury suffered last week in a win against the Bengals. Kickoff at Soldier Field is set for 1 p.m. Sunday....
Despite vast difference in ages, Aaron Rodgers, Mason Rudolph forming bond as Steelers QBs
After Mason Rudolph retreated to the locker room Sunday when he did his part in the second half to secure a 34-12 victory for the Pittsburgh Steelers, he was greeted by a high-five from Aaron Rodgers. It was like Rudolph was living out a dream from his youth. “I think...
