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First Call: Jaguars will play starters vs. Steelers; Travis Hunter to play both WR and CB; Justin Fields starting for Jets
We know the Pittsburgh Steelers are sitting lots of players for Saturday’s preseason opener in Jacksonville. The Jaguars are not. In Friday’s “First Call,” we hear from Jags coach Liam Coen about why his team is putting its starters on the field. The Jets are doing the same thing in...
Tim Benz: Steelers need strong seasons from 2 ‘redshirt freshmen’
As Pittsburgh Steelers right tackle Troy Fautanu was walking into the players’ dorm at Saint Vincent College to start the team’s 2025 training camp, he vividly flashed back to a single snap during spring workouts. The first play of the “Seven Shots” red zone drill. Day 1 of organized team...
Steelers inside the ropes: Offense (finally) gets a TD in 2-minute drill — from Skylar Thompson
The defense starting out as ahead of the offense is a cliched mantra seemingly as old as training camp itself. That’s certainly been true this year for the Pittsburgh Steelers — almost unanimously, when it comes to the staged 2-minute drills. Until Thursday, that is. But it took fourth-string quarterback...
Impressive Steelers rookie Yahya Black ‘blocks’ out praise the same way he does QBs’ passes
Asked what the key is for a pass-rushing interior lineman at batting down passes, Yahya Black has a quick answer. “Just repetition,” the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie defensive lineman said. “At first, you’re just throwing (a hand) up there, hoping that you’re in the way. But, yeah, it comes with repetition.”...
Cameron Heyward not practicing while awaiting new contract from Steelers
Cameron Heyward isn’t practicing in team portions of training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and it apparently has nothing to do with injury or keeping the 36-year-old defensive tackle fresh for the regular season. Heyward isn’t practicing because he wants a reworked contract. According to an ESPN report that TribLive...
Jaguars to play starters, including Travis Hunter, vs. Steelers
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter will make his professional debut playing both sides of the ball. Jacksonville Jaguars coach Liam Coen said Thursday that Hunter and most of the team’s other starters will play in their preseason opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night. “Everybody’s going...
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,...
QB Aaron Rodgers to join most Steelers veterans on sideline for preseason opener at JacksonvilleVideo
The backups will be on full display for the Pittsburgh Steelers when they open the preseason Saturday night against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Coach Mike Tomlin announced Thursday that most of the team’s veterans won’t see the field at Everbank Stadium. That includes many of the big names that the Steelers...
First Call: Watch David Bednar’s first save as a Yankee; Art Rooney II on Ireland travel plans
Thursday’s “First Call” features Art Rooney II’s travel plans for the Steelers when they head to Ireland. We look at the Browns quarterback situation for their preseason opener and Travis Hunter’s chances of playing on both sides of the ball against the Steelers on Saturday in Jacksonville. Plus, you can...
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...
Injury to Steelers rookie QB Will Howard means more playing time for Skylar Thompson
The broken bone in Will Howard’s hand could keep the rookie sixth-round pick sidelined for the entire preseason. It also will leave the Pittsburgh Steelers short-handed at quarterback when they play the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night in their opening exhibition game. Coach Mike Tomlin confirmed Wednesday that Howard broke...
Aaron Rodgers receptive to playing in preseason, pleased with how Steelers offense is progressingVideo
Aaron Rodgers hasn’t spoken yet to coach Mike Tomlin about whether he will play in the preseason for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is open to the idea, though. “I don’t think it’s in the plan for me to play this week, but whatever Mike wants to do, I’m fully on...
First Call: Ex-Steelers LB still ‘hurt’ over Pittsburgh exit; Justin Fields’ rough start in New York
In Wednesday’s “First Call,” one Steeler is “heartbroken” after getting a diagnosis on his injured knee. Another former Steeler is still unhappy about his departure from Pittsburgh. It’s been a bumpy ride for Justin Fields in New York so far. And three Robert Morris hockey players are continuing their careers...
What’s surprising, likely to change from the Steelers’ 1st preseason depth chart
The Pittsburgh Steelers published their first depth chart of training camp on Tuesday. You can reference it here. As preseason game No. 1 approaches on Saturday in Jacksonville, let’s examine any surprises or glaring omissions. We’ll also predict how this first template will look by the start of the regular...
Tim Benz: Steelers secondary has the ultimate ‘act now, answer questions later’ approach
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Brandin Echols was asked about the trade that sent Minkah Fitzpatrick to Miami in exchange for Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith. “I just didn’t understand the trade. It was confusing. I was trying to understand it,” Echols said. “But it’s really not my place to understand....
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...
T.J. Watt not pushing back against extra time off he’s been given at Steelers training campVideo
It was four years ago that T.J. Watt didn’t take part in any team portions of training camp practices while he was awaiting a new contract from the Pittsburgh Steelers that wasn’t finalized until September. With another deal in place this summer — he signed it a week before camp...
Steelers camp report: Rookie QB Will Howard expected to miss time after injuring throwing handVideo
Rookie quarterback Will Howard left practice early Tuesday with the Pittsburgh Steelers because of an injury to his throwing hand. NFL Network reported that Howard broke a bone in his hand and will miss at least three weeks, costing him the preseason. Howard, the team’s sixth-round draft pick from Ohio...
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....
First Call: Steelers may be scouting a 2026 college QB; Steelers sign another CB with Black and Gold bloodlinesVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed another cornerback named “Porter Jr.” with Black and Gold bloodlines. The team’s scouting department may be getting a jump start on watching one quarterback in particular. Hines Ward is getting a coaching promotion. The Penguins are being tied to a Toronto winger. Jaromir Jagr is...
‘Letters from Camp’ Q&A: Steelers QB coach Tom Arth on coaching Aaron Rodgers, Will Howard behind the scenes
Today’s Bella Construction “Letters From Camp” conversation from Pittsburgh Steelers training camp is with quarterbacks coach Tom Arth. The Cleveland native was a teammate of Aaron Rodgers in 2006. Now he is coaching him in Pittsburgh nearly two decades later. During Monday’s “Breakfast With Benz” podcast, I asked Arth about...
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...
