Chris Adamski stories, Page 113
Steelers’ Kevin Colbert to the Lions? Mike Tomlin talked to him and knows nothing of it
Kevin Colbert has made it known that at this point of his life, he prefers to work on a year-to-year basis as general manager of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Coach Mike Tomlin said he has no reason to believe this is the year Colbert’s two-decade tenure with the Steelers ends. “I’ve...
Steelers waive RB Trey Edmunds, brother of safety Terrell
The Pittsburgh Steelers waived special-teamer Trey Edmunds on Tuesday, the first of what promise to be many personnel moves as they embark on their offseason after Sunday’s playoff defeat. A running back by trade, Edmunds is the older brother of Steelers safety Terrell Edmunds. Trey Edmunds ended the season on...
The case for – and against – each of the Steelers’ 19 potential free agents coming back
Though the organization could figure out a way to stay largely status quo, there is potential that the coming months could prove to be among the most transformative offseasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers in recent decades. Plenty of major decisions need to be made, not the least of which related...
Emotional Ben Roethlisberger sat on bench long after Steelers’ loss; was it his last game?
Long after the Cleveland Browns joyously left the Heinz Field playing surface and almost all of his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates had sulked their way into the locker room, Ben Roethlisberger sat on a heated bench on the sideline. His longest-tenured teammate, Maurkice Pouncey, eventually joined him. NBC cameras caught what...
19 Steelers set for unrestricted free agency, including up to 10 starters
The 2021 Pittsburgh Steelers who take the field together for the first time figure to look plenty different than the ones that ended the 2020 season Sunday night. Nineteen players are scheduled to hit unrestricted free agency in the spring, plus tight end Vance McDonald has a team option that...
JuJu Smith-Schuster says he doesn’t regret ‘Browns is the Browns’ comment
The Browns might be the Browns, but they’re going on to the divisional round. And they aren’t forgetting what one of the Pittsburgh Steelers said about them. But even after his season ended by way of a loss to Cleveland, JuJu Smith-Schuster didn’t take back his “The Browns is the...
Despite speculation, QB Josh Dobbs among Steelers inactives for playoff opener
The Pittsburgh Steelers played coy with it all week. But in the end, they stuck with what they’ve done all regular season long. No. 3 quarterback Josh Dobbs was among six players inactive and not in uniform for Sunday night’s wild-card playoff game against the Cleveland Browns. Dobbs had not...
Empty or mostly-empty NFL stadiums don’t mean a lack of playoff intensity on the field
The 2020 NFL season’s playoffs are underway, and like just about everything else attached to 2020, it is a unique postseason unlike any before it. And what, arguably, is the most jarring aspect of NFL games played during a pandemic is an abundance of empty seats where there typically would...
Four Downs: Browns’ depleted pass defense a good matchup for Steelers
1. Air raid Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback (and Ohio native) Ben Roethlisberger is 24-2-1 in his career against the Cleveland Browns, including 13-0 at Heinz Field. There is reason to believe he can add to that total during Sunday night’s playoff game, based on some of the statistics surrounding the Cleveland...
Steelers defense will have its hands full with Browns RBs Chubb, Hunt
According to pro-football-reference.com, Nick Chubb finished tied for fourth in the NFL in broken tackles this season with 21. There is no truth to the rumor half of those came during last week’s 47-yard touchdown run against the Pittsburgh Steelers. One of the players who missed a shot to bring...
Free agent-to-be Cameron Sutton shows value starting at outside CB for Steelers in playoffs
Pro Football Focus keeps track of the spots on the field where players line up on a snap-by-snap basis. For Cameron Sutton, the list is lengthy. Fitting for a player who has filled so many roles for the Pittsburgh Steelers in recent years. Sutton is in line to make his...
Chris Boswell, Vince Williams, all other injured Steelers players cleared to play Sunday
Talk about good timing. For the first time since September, the Pittsburgh Steelers ended a practice week with a clean injury report. According to Friday’s league-mandated release, none of the players on the active roster will be prevented from playing in Sunday’s scheduled playoff opener because of injury. Receiver JuJu...
Former Pitt star Alex Van Pelt gets chance to call plays in playoffs vs. Steelers
Since he graduated from Pitt almost three decades ago, Alex Van Pelt hasn’t had many opportunities to ply his trade (football) back in the Steel City. Sunday, under circumstances he couldn’t previously have imagined, the former star college quarterback and longtime NFL assistant coach will finally get a chance to...
JuJu Smith-Schuster added to Steelers’ injury report; Chris Boswell, Vince Williams practice fully
Three days in advance of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2020 playoff opener, their receiving leader did not practice because of injury. JuJu Smith-Schuster sat out Thursday’s session because of a knee injury. Although it is not known with certainty if the ailment is an aggravation of an existing condition, Smith-Schuster regularly...
Steelers activate Eric Ebron, Cassius Marsh off covid list
Tight end Eric Ebron and reserve linebacker Cassius Marsh were activated off the NFL’s reserve/covid-19 list by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, clearing the way for each to play in Sunday’s wild-card round playoff game. Ebron and Marsh were put on the list Saturday, the same day that starting cornerback...
Steelers sign former Penn State CB Trevor Williams to practice squad
With their most trusted cornerback on the covid list for their playoff opener, the Pittsburgh Steelers added former Penn State cornerback Trevor Williams to help fortify the position. The team announced the signing of Williams to their practice squad after Wednesday’s practice, releasing long snapper Christian Kuntz off of the...
Steelers continue to play coy over possible Josh Dobbs deployment vs. Browns
Whether or not they actually intend to use Josh Dobbs as a change-of-pace quarterback during Sunday’s wild-card playoff game, it has become clear that the Pittsburgh Steelers are quite all right with allowing the Cleveland Browns to believe the possibility that they will. But did Ben Roethlisberger blow the cover...
Steelers’ 2021 schedule — on paper — tougher than 2020’s
The 2021 opponents for the Pittsburgh Steelers are known. And, at least on paper and based on current record alone, next season figures to be more difficult for the Steelers than 2020. Twelve of the 16 opponents known for 2021 had a record of 7-9 or better this season and...
Steelers stadium will remain named ‘Heinz Field’ through 2021
It’s possible Sunday’s playoff game is the final contest of the season for the Pittsburgh Steelers. But it won’t be the last one at the facility that has been known for two decades as Heinz Field. The Steelers and the Kraft Heinz Co. on Wednesday announced a one-year extension for...
Steelers offense boosted by resurgence of Diontae Johnson, Chase Claypool
After a December that largely wasn’t one to remember, Chase Claypool and Diontae Johnson on the first Sunday of the new year turned back the clock to earlier in the 2020 season when it comes to their receiving production for the Pittsburgh Steelers. “I felt like myself again,” Johnson said...
Steelers to open postseason vs. Browns on Sunday night
During a bizarre season in which they repeatedly worked on short weeks, the Pittsburgh Steelers will wait longer than anyone to open their postseason. The Steelers’ rematch with the Cleveland Browns will be seven days after the regular season-closing meeting between the longtime rivals, and it will kick off in...
Steelers’ Mason Rudolph takes big step forward in start vs. Browns
If Mason Rudolph ever achieves his goal of becoming a full-time starting quarterback in the NFL, he certainly will face games with more on the line than he did Sunday in Cleveland. But it’s what Rudolph did during the high-stakes moments in a low-stakes game that are so encouraging for...
Could Steelers be unveiling a Josh Dobbs package in playoffs?
Was Mike Tomlin just playing coy in a show of gamesmanship? Or was Sunday’s game a trial run in deploying Josh Dobbs into a small portion of the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive gameplan as they embark on the playoffs? “It is a possibility,” Tomlin said when asked that after the Steelers’...
Steelers escape finale with no significant injuries, per Mike TomlinVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost Sunday’s game, but they were winners in what was arguably the most important regard: with the playoffs a week away, no players emerged from this regular-season finale with injuries, per coach Mike Tomlin. “Bumps and bruises associated with play, nothing of any significance to speak of...
Mason Rudolph, Myles Garrett chat cordially after Steelers-Browns game
Mason Rudolph, Myles Garrett and several other members of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns spent much of this past week telling everybody they had moved past the ugly helmet-swinging incident and even uglier accusations of a racial slur that marred the teams’ most recent meeting in Cleveland and its...
