Chris Adamski stories, Page 164
Mike Tomlin: Seeking more speed ‘a factor’ but not ‘the factor’ for Steelers
Judging by how they spent their picks on defensive players during the draft last month, it would be reasonable to assume the Pittsburgh Steelers have put a premium on adding speed to their defense. Coach Mike Tomlin wouldn’t go that far, at least not explicitly. “A factor, not the determining...
Steelers draftee, Ohio native Justin Layne clears house of Browns paraphernalia
Justin Layne was born and went to high school in Cleveland. It’s not surprising, then, that he was raised a Cleveland Browns fan. And a big one. Getting drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers? Yeah, that changed things. “Oh yeah, Browns everywhere,” Layne said of his house – before April 26....
Aliquippa’s Dravon Askew-Henry on signing with Steelers: ‘This is my home’
Undrafted players and their agents often talk about the frenzied minutes and hours after an NFL Draft’s completion when a quick decision with major life ramifications needs to be made in short order. Aliquippa’s Dravon Askew-Henry didn’t see it as having to make any decision at all after seven rounds...
Former Mars, Central Catholic, Duquesne players among invites to Steelers rookie minicamp
A handful of players with local ties are among the invites to this weekend’s Pittsburgh Steelers rookie minicamp. Among the names on the list a team spokesman released less than two hours before the first on-field practice was to begin Friday morning were Pittsburgh-area high school alumni Arnold Tarpley (Central...
Pirates DFA Tyler Lyons, promote Montana DuRapau, Clay Holmes
As they prepare for their longest road trip of the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates added a pair of right-handers to their roster Thursday. Montana DuRapau had his contract selected, and Clay Holmes was recalled. DuRapau, 27, was off to a dominating start as a reliever for Indianapolis, and he will...
Steelers sign 7th-round pick, Maryland offensive tackle Derwin Gray
The Pittsburgh Steelers – or, at least their PR department – capped a busy of announced signings of draft picks with word that seventh-rounder Derwin Gray inked his four-year rookie contract. Gray (6-4, 320 pounds) was taken 219th overall after he started 25 games over the past three seasons for...
Steelers sign another draft pick, 4th-round RB Benny Snell
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced the signing of a fourth draft pick in a 19-hour span with word Wednesday that fourth-round running back Benny Snell agreed to terms. Snell was one of college football’s best running backs over the past three years, last season earning second-team All-American and first-team All-SEC honors...
Steelers sign WR Diontae Johnson, acquired with pick in Antonio Brown trade
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed the player taken with a pick acquired in the trade of Antonio Brown whose game has been compared to Brown and who will be tasked to help replace Brown. The Steelers announced Wednesday that it had signed third-round wide receiver Diontae Johnson to a four-year...
ESPN power-ranking formula tabs Steelers as exactly average among NFL’s 32 teams
The Worldwide Leader is predicting that the Pittsburgh Steelers will be very average this season. ESPN’s first Football Power Index of 2019 is out, and the network used it to rank the NFL teams 1-32. The Steelers came out right in the middle at No. 16. The ESPN calculation projects...
Steelers sign another late draft pick, LB Sutton Smith
The Pittsburgh Steelers continued to get their draft picks under contract Tuesday, as linebacker Sutton Smith became the second player to agree to terms. The first of three sixth-round picks the Steelers made last month, Smith was a two-time Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year at Northern Illinois. He...
6th-rounder Isaiah Buggs becomes 1st Steelers draft pick to sign
The first of nine players the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted last month is under contract. Defensive tackle Isaiah Buggs agreed to a standard four-year rookie contract, the team announced Tuesday afternoon. The 6-3, 295-pound Buggs led national runner-up Alabama in sacks last season with 9½. The 192nd overall pick taken with...
Odell Beckham wears sleeveless, skirted tux; says he’ll turn Browns ‘into the new Patriots’
Wearing a sleeveless, skirted tuxedo to a black-tie event wasn’t even the most ridiculous thing associated with Odell Beckham on Monday. Beckham, the former All Pro wide receiver who was traded from the New York Giants to the Cleveland Browns earlier this spring, set some lofty expectations for his new...
Former Steelers WR Martavis Bryant to apply for NFL reinstatement, per ESPN
He’s still relatively young, and he remains a big-play threat. But will Martavis Bryant get the opportunity to continue his NFL career? The talented but mercurial former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver plans to apply for reinstatement into the NFL, according to ESPN’s Dan Graziano. Bryant is under an indefinite suspension...
Steelers’ Devin Bush has 4th-best betting odds to win NFL’s defensive rookie of year award
He was the 10th overall pick, and the seventh defensive player selected in last month’s NFL draft. But at least one sportsbook likes Devin Bush a little better than that. Caesars Palace listed the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker at +700 (7-to-1) betting odds to win the NFL defensive rookie of the...
Steelers draft picks Justin Layne, Zach Gentry ‘still learning’ after college position switches
Heath Miller was given the Mackey Award 15 years ago as college football’s best tight end, and he became a two-time NFL Pro Bowler who set records as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ most productive career tight end. So, there Steelers tight end coach James Daniel was late last month dropping Miller’s...
A’s Skye Bolt, with family roots in New Ken, narrowly misses HR at PNC Park for 1st MLB hit
Skye Bolt’s first major-league hit came in Pittsburgh, not far from his late great-grandmother’s New Kensington home. But among all the joy of achieving a boyhood dream, Bolt also felt something else Saturday night at PNC Park. A bit of sheepishness. “I’ve gotten a fair amount of grief about it,”...
Pirates’ Steven Brault, Nick Kingham to take spots of injured Jameson Taillon, Chris Archer
On paper, at least, the Pittsburgh Pirates entered spring training with a three-man competition for the final spot in the starting rotation. They’re entering the first full week of May with all three of those men in the rotation. With Chris Archer and Jameson Taillon being placed on the injured...
Kevin Newman lifts Pirates over Athletics in 7th-inning rally
Kevin Newman began Saturday as a newly activated major leaguer in a new role. By the end of it, he was back at his long-familiar position and in a starring role of a Pittsburgh Pirates win. Newman’s seventh-inning, two-run triple into the right-field corner capped a rally from an early...
Pirates plan on making Kevin Newman more versatile after his activation
The Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of a rehabilitation assignment to prepare Kevin Newman for a more versatile role. Newman, the Pirates’ first-round pick in 2015, was exclusively a shortstop during his first three professional seasons. Last season, he spent about a fifth of his time at second base, too. But...
Pirates go with 10-man bullpen after recall of Dovydas Neverauskas, DFA of JB Shuck
Their pitching staff strained by another injury to starting pitcher, the Pittsburgh Pirates added an arm to their bullpen Saturday with the recall of Dovydas Neverauskas. Neverauskas is a right-hander who appeared in 49 games the past two season for the Pirates, posting a 6.02 ERA and 1.38 WHIP with...
As starting pitcher injuries mount, are Pirates considering ‘openers’ for 1-2 innings?
Clint Hurdle clearly didn’t want to commit to it. But the Pittsburgh Pirates manager also didn’t seem too concerned about tipping his hand. Are the Pirates considering joining the mini-trend across the majors of using “opener” as their pitcher for the first one or two innings? “Do we have those...
Pirates’ Jameson Taillon placed on injured list with elbow injuryVideo
What first merely just felt “a little different” in Jameson Taillon’s right arm during spring training ultimately culminated in a trip to the injured list for the Pittsburgh Pirates opening day starter on Saturday. What has been diagnosed as an elbow flexor tendon strain will prevent Taillon from throwing for...
Surrounded by talent, Steelers’ Isaiah Buggs stood out at Alabama
Only four FBS teams in the country last season had more sacks than Alabama. And who led the national runner-up Crimson Tide in sacks? That would be the second of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ three sixth-round draft picks last weekend, Isaiah Buggs. “He can get to the passer,” said the man...
Steelers sign undrafted safety P.J. Locke of Texas
It raised eyebrows when the Pittsburgh Steelers ignored safety with all nine of their draft picks and signed only one in the undrafted free agent market. They added another Monday with the signing of undrafted free agent P.J. Locke of Texas. GOD is Good! ?? If anybody know me. Y’all...
Steelers announce schedule for minicamps, OTAs
With the heart of free agency and the draft now behind them, the Pittsburgh Steelers are mapping out their spring schedule. The Steelers on Monday announced dates for their rookie minicamp, organized team activities and mandatory minicamp. Rookies and first-year players will join those on tryout contracts May 10-12 at...
