Chris Adamski stories, Page 117

The lone draft pick that did not make the active roster, Antoine Brooks Jr., was among 14 players the Pittsburgh Steelers added to their practice squad Sunday. A safety out of Maryland taken in the sixth round, Brooks was among 27 players the Steelers cut by a league-imposed deadline Saturday...

The Pittsburgh Steelers brought back a pair of veterans of past seasons Sunday, signing quarterback Josh Dobbs and safety Sean Davis. Dobbs was claimed off waivers from the Jacksonville Jaguars, to whom he was traded 50 weeks ago for a 2020 fifth-round draft pick. Davis was signed after he’d cleared...

For an organization that has arguably become the NFL’s gold standard in drafting and developing its roster, the Pittsburgh Steelers finally found themselves a quality cornerback duo in an unconventional way. They paid for it. Using free agency to fill holes? Signing veteran retreads? That’s the way of Dallas, or...

After a long offseason without organized team activities or other in-person work amidst Pittsburgh Steelers teammates and coaches, Jaylen Samuels was again shut down less than a week into on-field team work. On Aug. 2, Samuels was placed on the NFL’s reserve/covid-19 list. The running back confirmed Friday that he...

So many of the circumstances surrounding it have changed. But among the items on the NFL calendar that remained at the same time on the same day and with the same potentially life-altering consequences for those involved is “cutdown day.” Cutdown day remains the Saturday before Labor Day at 4...

The unique 19-day, 14-practice Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2020 training camp began and ended with David DeCastro missing the first week and the last week. Coach Mike Tomlin left it open for interpretation when the Pro Bowl guard will return to practice as it shifts back to UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. “He...

It becomes apparent within moments of speaking to Kevin Dotson that the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie guard doesn’t lack energy. So imagine unleashing Dotson onto an NFL practice field following a 10-day injury hiatus that stalled his first pro training camp? Then consider that practice session — only his second complete...

Mike Tomlin opened up his remarks Monday not by wrapping up the Pittsburgh Steelers’ just-completed practice but by saying “rest in power to the legendary coach John Thompson.” Thompson, the longtime basketball coach at Georgetown, died Monday at 78. As a native of Virginia in the vicinity of Georgetown’s Washington,...

David DeCastro continues to be an infrequent participant at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp practices, but coach Mike Tomlin doesn’t sound too concerned. “He’s just dealing with a lower-body injury,” Tomlin said via video conference call after Monday’s practice at Heinz Field. “We’re managing it, he’s managing it. Hopefully he will...

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense led the NFL in sacks and turnovers during the 2019 season. Imagine what it could do if the opposing offenses had to revert to taking chances, throwing more or went into desperation mode to come back? The Steelers managed 54 sacks and 38 takeaways last season....

The highest-profile unofficial assistant position coach in the NFL is no more — at least not for now. A familiar sight in the team’s practice facility and practice fields the past two years, Ryan Shazier has not been taking part in Pittsburgh Steelers training camp this season. A combination of...

The Pittsburgh Steelers added a former Penn State wide receiver to their roster for the second time in three days, announcing the signing of DeAndre Thompkins on Sunday. Tompkins left Penn State tied for fourth in school history with two punt-return touchdowns and 21st in career receiving yards (1,245). The...

He is, arguably, the smallest player on the roster, but Mike Hilton was talking big Friday. Hilton’s warm smile, demure demeanor and soft voice belied some of the things the Pittsburgh Steelers’ veteran slot defensive back was saying with relative nonchalance. “With my run-stopping ability, I’m one of the best,”...

Late during a 10-minute video conference call with media that mostly dealt with his role on the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line this season, Stefan Wisniewski cracked a smile. It was one part incredulity, one part an attempt at restraint. “I don’t know how to say this without offending lots of...

Seven days after releasing him, the Pittsburgh Steelers brought back former Penn State wide receiver Saeed Blacknall. The Steelers announced the signing of Blacknall on Friday. In the corresponding move, they released undrafted rookie outside linebacker James Lockhart. The Steelers were up to seven outside linebackers on the 80-man camp...

As Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin went into the injury-listing portion of his post-practice remarks Thursday, he rattled off about a dozen names. “It’s the dog days of summer,” Tomlin said. “That’s just how it is.” Fortunately for the Steelers, Tomlin did not indicate any of the injuries are serious....

Fourteen players saw more defensive snaps for the Pittsburgh Steelers than Cameron Sutton last season. A list that extends seemingly as long? The number of roles Sutton filled for what was one of the NFL’s better defenses in 2019. The Steelers insist they are intent on reconciling those two phenomena...

The signing came in August, a week after reporting day for this unique training camp, so it barely reverberated. But when the Pittsburgh Steelers inked Curtis Riley, by all indications they were adding a player who will be their No. 3 safety. The first week of padded practices, according to...

He’s the “other” high-profile rookie from a draft class that featured no first-round pick for the first time in more than a half century. And while second-rounder Chase Claypool seems to be receiving all the hype, third-round pick Alex Highsmith is earning praise from high-ranking Pittsburgh Steelers coaches. Monday, it...

It was one Penn State alumnus talking up another, but that doesn’t necessarily diminish the praise that Pittsburgh Steelers safety Marcus Allen was receiving from his position coach Monday. Taking part in his third NFL training camp since being a fifth-round pick of the Steelers in 2018, could Allen finally...