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Antoine Brooks gets 1st shot at replacing Mike Hilton as Steelers’ nickel DB
Coach Mike Tomlin, true to form, downplayed it. And it’s true that what happens during the first practice of training camp doesn’t necessarily mean anything once the games count. But that Antoine Brooks Jr. was playing with the first-team defense provided the biggest clue yet of what the Pittsburgh Steelers’...
T.J. Watt says he loves Pittsburgh but won’t comment on contract talks with Steelers
The clock has been ticking, in some capacity, for more than a year. But Thursday’s first practice of training camp figuratively means the countdown has started in earnest. Fifty-two days until the Pittsburgh Steelers’ regular season begins. Fifty-two days until the team-imposed deadline to ink a contract extension with superstar...
NFL’s covid forfeiture policy a ‘nonissue’ for highly vaccinated Steelers
News that the NFL would force teams to forfeit games if one has a covid outbreak among its unvaccinated players sent ripples across league circles and on social media. But on the day Pittsburgh Steelers training camp opened, it was met with a figurative shrug. The Steelers are among the...
Steelers bring back Oklahoma State rookie LB Calvin Bundage for start of camp
After a 48-hour reprieve off the roster, Calvin Bundage was back in time for the start of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. The rookie linebacker from Oklahoma State was re-signed Thursday in a transaction that was announced 30 minutes before the start of the first practice session at UPMC Rooney Sports...
Steelers sign 3-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Melvin Ingram
The Pittsburgh Steelers shored up one of the most shallow positions on their roster, and they did it with an accomplished name. Free-agent edge defender Melvin Ingram agreed to a one-year contract with the Steelers. Ingram adds depth to the Steelers’ outside linebackers corps that never truly was addressed after...
Steelers 2021 training camp preview: Breaking down the specialists
The Pittsburgh Steelers open 2021 training camp Thursday. Here’s a look at each of the specialists on the roster. SPECIALISTS 9 CHRIS BOSWELL · 6-2 · 185 Boswell’s poor 2018 appears to have been the aberration, as his production the past two seasons (48 for 51 on field goals, 62...
Steelers 2021 training camp preview: Breaking down the offense
The Pittsburgh Steelers open 2021 training camp Thursday. Here’s a look at each of the offensive players on the roster. Quarterbacks 7 BEN ROETHLISBERGER · 6-5 · 240 An MVP candidate through Thanksgiving last season, Roethlisberger might have been one of the NFL’s worst QBs after that. At 39 and...
Steelers 2021 training camp preview: Breaking down the defense
The Pittsburgh Steelers open 2021 training camp Thursday. Here’s a look at each of the defensive players on the roster. Defensive linemen 97 CAMERON HEYWARD · 6-5 · 295 Remember when Heyward was frustrated he couldn’t get national recognition? He made his first Pro Bowl in Year 7 and has...
Pirates 3rd-round pick Bubba Chandler has flair, but talent could lead him to future in rotation
The bleached-blonde, mulleted hair. The half-unbuttoned, flamingo-printed shirt he wore for the camera on draft day. The Southern, aw-shucks drawl. The preferred forename of “Bubba.” There’s plenty that immediately catches your eye about one of the highest-profile of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 2021 draft picks. Bubba Chandler has all the appearances...
Former Steelers fullback Roosevelt Nix announces retirement
Former Pittsburgh Steelers fullback and special-teams standout Roosevelt Nix announced his retirement from football in a Tuesday social-media post. “To the Steelers and Steeler nation,” read a message on Nix’s verified Instagram page, “there is no other fan base or stadium I would have wanted to play in front of...
Latrobe alumnus Zach Kokoska taken in 10th round of MLB draft by Rockies
Four years after leading Latrobe to its first WPIAL and PIAA baseball championships, Zach Kokoska took the first step toward a professional career Monday when he was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 10th round of the MLB draft. The 290th overall pick, Kokoska was second-team all-Big 12 and...
Pirates 2021 Round 9 pick bio in brief: OF Luke BrownVideo
Luke Brown Round 9, Pick No. 253 Position: Outfielder Height, weight: 5-foot-10, 195 pounds Bats/throws: Left/Right School: Louisville Age/DOB: 22 (March 12, 1999) Louisville OF Luke Brown has a lot of the same traits Jarren Duran had before he was selected in the 7th round by the Red Sox. Plus-plus...
Pirates 2021 Round 7 pick bio in brief: C Wyatt HendrieVideo
Wyatt Hendrie 193rd overall, Round 7 Position: Catcher Height, weight: 5-foot-11, 2000 pounds Bats/throws: Right/Right School: San Diego State Age: 22 A big time comeback victory for @AztecBaseball in Game 1 vs. Nevada. Aztecs trailed 6-2 in the 4th before Wyatt Hendrie blasted a grand slam to tie it up....
Pirates 2021 Round 5 pick bio in brief: 3B Jackson GlennVideo
Jackson Glenn Position: 3B Height, weight: 5-foot-11, 205 pounds Bats/throws: Right/Right School: Dallas Baptist Age/DOB: 23 (Oct. 24, 1997) Big fly! Jackson Glenn crushes a two-run home run to get the Pats started in the Super Regional!?️ pic.twitter.com/tjdy5DAYjt— DBU Baseball (@DBU_Baseball) June 12, 2021 Scouting report: Texas native who spent...
Bethel Park’s Mason Miller taken in 3rd round of MLB draft by Athletics
It can seem like a long road from Bethel Park to the majors. For Mason Miller, the path there has taken a circuitous route. But a big step in that direction came Monday when he was drafted in the third round by the Oakland Athletics. A 6-foot-5 right-handed pitcher, Miller...
Pirates 2021 Round 3 pick bio in brief: RHP Bubba Chandler
Bubba Chandler 72nd overall, Round 3 Position: Right-handed pitcher Height, weight: 6-foot-3, 200 pounds Bats/throws: Switch/Right School: North Oconee HS, Bogart, Ga. Age/DOB: 18 (Sept. 14, 2002) Some scouts believe Bubba Chandler is a first-round talent as a position player *and* as a pitcher.Oh, yeah, and he's committed to Clemson...
Pirates 2021 Round 2 pick bio in brief: LHP Anthony SolometoVideo
Anthony Solometo 37th overall, Round 2 Position: Left-handed pitcher Height, weight: 6-foot-2, 210 pounds Bats/throws: Left/Left School: Bishop Eustace Prep, Pennsauken, N.J. Age/DOB: 18 (Dec. 2, 2002) 2 (37): @Pirates select Bishop Eustace Prep School (NJ) P Anthony Solometo. #MLBDraft— MLB Draft Tracker (@MLBDraftTracker) July 12, 2021 Scouting report:...
Pirates prospect Quinn Priester gets strikeout in Futures Game
A few hours before the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted their potential catcher of the future, a possible future batterymate was on display. Quinn Priester worked to three batters in the MLB Futures Game on Sunday at Coors Field in Denver. The Pirates’ No. 3-rated prospect by MLB Pipeline, Priester walked a...
Pirates erase 5-run deficit for 6-5 win over Mets in last game before All-Star break
The tying and winning ninth-inning hits came from a pair of players who were designated for assignment within the past five weeks. The power came from an offseason waiver claim and a 22-year-old with less than 60 games of experience above Single-A. Two of the primary protagonists responsible for the...
Pirates notes: Steven Brault begins rehab assignment, Will Craig explores overseas gig
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ reigning most valuable pitcher took another step toward making his 2021 debut for the team. Steven Brault made a rehabilitation start for the organization’s Low-Class A affiliate in Bradenton, Fla., on Sunday. The veteran left-hander threw 39 pitches in 1 2/3 innings against Clearwater at LECOM Park,...
Tyler Anderson’s arm, bat help lead Pirates to Game 1 win over Mets
After veteran starter Tyler Anderson homered in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader in Queens, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton was asked what he was seeking from his Game 2 starter. “No, no expectations for a homer,” Shelton said. “Just throw strikes.” Max Kranick, the starter for the nightcap, didn’t...
At least 12 Steelers training camp practices at Heinz Field to be open to public
Turns out, Steelers Nation will be able to take in training camp after all. Just about 50 miles farther west than usual. At least a dozen Pittsburgh Steelers preseason practices between July 28 and Aug. 18 will be open to the public at Heinz Field. Tickets are free but must...
After College World Series success, Mars grad Will Bednar could wind up as high pick in MLB Draft
Andy Bednar had been a baseball coach since before his boys were born. But in a telltale sign of the generation they were raised in, David and Will Bednar didn’t have their competitive fire ignited solely on the field. In part, it began on a flatscreen TV. “I’ve gotten progressively...
National outlets rank Steelers’ roster in top half of NFL talent rankings, but barely
As the calendar flipped Thursday to the month in which training camps open across the NFL, the 2021 season has never felt closer. Three national outlets that cover the league combined to release two rankings of the 32 teams in terms of talent. In other words, the proverbial “this team...
J.J. Watt pokes fun at Steelers’ fondness for TikTok
One of the NFL’s biggest stars seems to believe the Pittsburgh Steelers have a TikTok problem. A message posted to the verified Twitter account of three-time league defensive player of the year J.J. Watt responded to a message posted by Steelers linebacker Devin Bush on Thursday when Bush had some...
