Chris Adamski stories, Page 154
Steelers’ Steve (not ‘Steven’) Nelson debuts vs. ex-team
Pittsburgh Steelers rosters distributed by the team in the Heinz Field press box Saturday referred to the starting cornerback the team signed in March as Steve Nelson. When the team signed him — and through Saturday on its official website — the former Kansas City Chiefs defensive back was and...
Mike Tomlin clarifies Steelers injuries, why Devin Bush didn’t play
For the most part, as Mike Tomlin likes to say, they were “minor bumps and bruises.” But Tomlin did at least begin to provide some clarity on some of the injuries affecting the Pittsburgh Steelers both before and during Saturday’s preseason game. Most notably, Tomlin gave the reason why Devin...
Steelers notes: Donte Moncrief, Diontae Johnson, Steven Nelson make team in-uniform debuts
A trio of new players who figure to fill significant roles this season made their Pittsburgh Steelers in-uniform debuts Saturday night. Receivers Donte Moncrief and Diontae Johnson and cornerback Steven Nelson played in the preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Heinz Field. Nelson and Moncrief were two of...
Steelers honor late WR coach Darryl Drake with helmet decal, team prayer, moment of silence
On the day of his funeral in Tennessee, the Pittsburgh Steelers honored wide receivers coach Darryl Drake in a variety of ways during their first game since his death. Saturday night at Heinz Field against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Steelers debuted a decal that will be affixed to the...
Steelers evaluating Chuks Okorafor and other right tackles, giving Matt Feiler time at guard
Matt Feiler spent all of the Pittsburgh Steelers summer organized team activities and minicamp, plus the first two weeks of training camp, well entrenched as the first-team right tackle. But since the start of the first preseason game, he’s been almost exclusively playing and repping at guard. What to make...
Ben Roethlisberger says Steelers have ‘special group’ heading into season
In the span of a week in early March, two former Pittsburgh Steelers NFL All Pros became the property of other teams. While the term “addition by subtraction” is cliché, the Steelers are trying to convince themselves it’s true in this case. Perhaps that was the motivation for what Ben...
Ben Roethlisberger on Steelers QB Devlin Hodges: Duck is ‘fun to watch’
If Pittsburgh hasn’t yet caught “Duck” fever, perhaps the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting quarterback has. Devlin “Duck” Hodges has by far outperformed most of the No. 4 quarterbacks invited to Steelers training camp over the years. And with a nickname inspired by a national duck-calling championship win a decade ago, coupled...
Mike Tomlin offers vague injury updates for Saturday’s second Steelers preseason game
Though Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he expected more players to play Saturday than did in last week’s preseason opener, he was vague in disclosing any information on most of the injury news regarding players. Safety Sean Davis again practiced Thursday and is expected to make his preseason debut...
Diontae Johnson impressing Steelers with his skills, frustrating them with his injuries
It was the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round pick who most impressed during their first preseason game. Will their second pick from this year’s draft shine in their second game? Like first-rounder Devin Bush did in his NFL preseason debut last week, Diontae Johnson has mostly wowed teammates and coaches with his...
Steelers sign Chartiers Valley, Duquesne alum Christian Kuntz
The Pittsburgh Steelers added another WPIAL alum to their roster Thursday, signing Chartiers Valley graduate Christian Kuntz just before the final practice of training camp at Saint Vincent. The team listed Kuntz as a linebacker, though he spent last year’s training camp with the Denver Broncos as a long snapper....
Mason Rudolph will start at quarterback in Steelers’ 2nd preseason game
The reviews on their performances on Chuck Noll Field the past three weeks have been up-and-down. But once Josh Dobbs and Mason Rudolph got into a game, each made plays and impressed. The competition for the No. 2 quarterback job is heating up, and the stage it will again play...
Steelers inside the ropes: Moncrief back to making plays
Over the first three days of training camp, before he suffered a finger injury, Donte Moncrief was wowing onlookers at Saint Vincent. The Pittsburgh Steelers marquee free-agent signing on offense looked as if he could be a quality No. 2 receiver to complement JuJu Smith-Schuster. A two-week absence related to...
Injuries give 1st-team reps to Steelers returning practice-squad center Patrick Morris
On a team with four undrafted players among the projected top six offensive linemen, Patrick Morris has recognized over his 16 months with the Pittsburgh Steelers that this is a good place to be. “Obviously as an undrafted guy, there’s a harder road,” Morris said during minicamp, “so I like...
Cameron Sutton shows off his versatility in Steelers’ secondary
In the slot. As the dime linebacker. At outside cornerback, strong safety or free. If it’s in the secondary, Cameron Sutton has played it during his two full seasons plus one preseason with the Pittsburgh Steelers. “Any position feels like home,” Sutton said before practice Wednesday at Saint Vincent. Sutton...
NFL preseason debut ‘looked a little big’ for Steelers CB Justin Layne, who vows to adjust
Justin Layne acknowledged nerves all day Friday leading to his NFL preseason debut. “Oh yeah,” the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie cornerback said of being nervous. “Everything about it — walking into the stadium, driving in, checking in — all that. It’s crazy. “But hey, I got to learn.” By his appraisal...
Steelers injury notes: Sean Davis returns to practice, Joe Haden has ‘contusion’
For the first time in more than two weeks, Sean Davis took part in Pittsburgh Steelers practice. The veteran starting free safety took all the regular team reps in Tuesday’s session that was abbreviated by rain. Davis hadn’t practiced since July 28 because of a dislocated finger. Also taking part...
Mike Tomlin: Play from Steelers 3 QBs in preseason opener ‘above the line’
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin didn’t mention any of his three backup quarterbacks by name, but during Tuesday’s news conference he offered an unsolicited hearty endorsement of Josh Dobbs, Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges during the Steelers’ preseason opener four days prior. “I thought, generally, the quarterback play was positive,”...
Steelers Inside the Ropes: Mike Tomlin pushes team to practice through rain
Three-and-a-half hours after he’d held back tears in discussing the loss of his longtime friend Darryl Drake, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin put on a jovial, defiant face at practice Tuesday. On a gray and largely miserable outdoor day at Saint Vincent, it was almost as if Tomlin was insistent...
Steelers to also take Monday off to mourn loss of Darryl Drake
The Saint Vincent campus will again be closed to the public Monday as the Pittsburgh Steelers continue to mourn the loss of wide receivers coach Darryl Drake. Drake, 62, died Sunday morning. The Steelers immediately canceled their practice Sunday, and that session will not be made up. The team announced...
Rookie guard Fred Johnson plays more than 3 quarters of Steelers’ preseason opener
Fred Johnson wasn’t told prior to his NFL game debut that he’d play in almost all of it. “They just kept telling me I wasn’t coming out,” Johnson, a rookie offensive lineman, said of his Pittsburgh Steelers coaches. “So I didn’t (argue). The more reps, the merrier.” So, there Johnson...
Whirlwind day takes Homewood’s Trevon Mathis to Steelers
Trevon Mathis was volunteering to help coach kids on the same Homewood field where he learned to play. Little did he know Thursday he would quickly go from the Homewood Community Sports Bulldogs to the Pittsburgh Steelers. “It still hasn’t hit me all the way,” Mathis said late Friday night...
Donning a literal hard hat, workmanlike Eli Rogers re-claiming his role in Steelers offense
It was not uncommon for Eli Rogers to be spotted in a construction hard hat around UPMC Rooney Sports Complex last fall, and he showed up to training camp last month in the cab of a big rig. Rogers clearly wants to advance he is all about business, and he’s...
Steelers’ Matt Feiler pulling away with starting right tackle job
It was billed as the lone winner-take-all starting position battle during this Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. But has Matt Feiler’s strong play on the practice fields of Saint Vincent already rendered the Steelers’ starting right tackle verdict moot? The man with perhaps the most input into that decision smiled when...
With LeVeon Bell, Antonio Brown gone, will ‘D’ again be Steelers identity?
For each of the past five seasons, the Steelers have had a better ranking in total offense than in total defense. How rare is that for a franchise far more identified for its defense? The Steelers’ ‘D’ ranked higher than its offense 58 of the previous 74 seasons, according to...
In 4th Steelers season, Jerald Hawkins out to show he’s healthy, worthy
By official NFL accounting, Jerald Hawkins is in his fourth season. Only four of his fellow Pittsburgh Steelers offensive linemen have more tenure. Then again, Hawkins has only five games and 47 snaps of professional regular-season experience. That makes the offensive tackle a unique player to watch in Friday’s preseason...
