Chris Adamski stories, Page 20

SCOUTING THE RAIDERS Last meeting Steelers beat Raiders, 23-18, on Sept. 24, 2023 in Las Vegas Key matchup Steelers OLB T.J. Watt vs. Raiders RT Thayer Munford Rookie third-round pick D.J. Glaze has played most of the past three games at right tackle in place of Munford (knee/ankle), who is...

1. Say hey to Heyward Cameron Heyward is appearing in his 200th career game Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders, and barring injury he will become the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise leader in games played by a defensive player by the end of the month. While it wasn’t unreasonable to suggest...

A day after he was added to the injury report, Pat Freiermuth returned to full participation at Pittsburgh Steelers practice and was cleared to play in Sunday’s game at the Las Vegas Raiders. The Steelers’ starting tight end, Freiermuth was listed as limited on the league-mandated injury report for Thursday...

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren practiced fully Friday, reported his ailing knee felt well and he felt as if he was healthy enough to return to action for Sunday’s game at the Las Vegas Raiders. His head coach agreed. “He’s on a good trajectory on the upswing,” Mike Tomlin...

For the first night of his 30s, T.J. Watt wasn’t planning on hitting the Lawrenceville taverns or South Side clubs. “My wife is incredible. Last week, she surprised me with three of my best buddies in town, so that was really special,” Watt said after Pittsburgh Steelers practice Friday, the...

Russell Wilson made it through a full week of practice without another aggravation of his calf injury and has earned a promotion of sorts. For the first time, Wilson is expected to serve as part of the Pittsburgh Steelers official active gameday roster Sunday when they visit the Las Vegas...

Alex Highsmith already has been characterized by coach Mike Tomlin as “out” for Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers game at the Las Vegas Raiders. The outside linebacker, however, returned to practice Thursday. Out the past two games because of a groin injury, Highsmith took to the practice field for the first time...

Thursday morning at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex began with George Pickens unaffected by and somewhat in defiance of the questions — fair or unfair — in recent days regarding his effort, attitude, playing time and production. By the time practice ended late in the afternoon, the men who deliver the...

Two of the three players that coach Mike Tomlin characterized as “doubtful” to play in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ next game were on the practice field Wednesday. Running back Jaylen Warren and reserve tight end MyCole Pruitt were deemed limited participants at practice, per the league-mandated injury report. Each has missed...

Two of the three players that coach Mike Tomlin characterized as “doubtful” to play in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ next game were on the practice field Wednesday. Running back Jaylen Warren and reserve tight end MyCole Pruitt were deemed as limited participants at practice, per the league-mandated injury report. Each has...

The first appearance by the Dallas Cowboys in Pittsburgh in eight years had to wait. The start of Sunday night’s Pittsburgh Steelers home game against their longtime NFC nemesis was delayed by a storm that began passing through the area almost exactly at the scheduled start time of 8:20 p.m....

Five weeks into the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first third-round pick has yet to make his NFL debut. Wide receiver Roman Wilson was again among the list of inactives for Sunday night’s home game against the Dallas Cowboys. Wilson suffered an ankle injury early during training camp and missed all...

1. Pick ‘em, Pickens If you add up all of Justin Fields’ 109 pass attempts for the Pittsburgh Steelers so far this season, the ball was sent downfield a net 698 yards. And more than half of those “air yards” have been thrown to George Pickens. Pickens — at 54.61%,...

SCOUTING THE COWBOYS Last meeting Steelers beat Cowboys, 24-19, on Nov. 8, 2020 in Texas Key matchup Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb vs. Steelers defense The NFL’s reigning receptions leader and first-team All Pro, Lamb is unlike most of the other elite receivers in that he runs the majority of his...

It was only two years ago that Isaac Seumalo was surrounded by some of the NFL’s most experienced and decorated offensive linemen. Flanking Seumalo in the starting lineup for the 2022 NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles were 12- and 10-year veterans. A couple years before that, Seumalo could defer not only...

The groin injury that began affecting veteran defensive lineman Larry Ogunjobi over the past two days of Pittsburgh Steelers practice has left him as officially questionable to play in Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys. Ogunjobi joined quarterback Russell Wilson and outside linebacker Jeremiah Moon with “questionable” designations on the...

A simple social-media search involving the terms “T.J. Watt, holding” brings up a post on the X account “Bad Sports Refs” featuring an 11-second video of three plays from this past Sunday’s game that show Indianapolis Colts linemen appearing to hold Watt. No flags were called on any of the...

Slowly but surely, Rusell Wilson’s participation level is increasing at Pittsburgh Steelers practice. The man who maintains the “QB1” designation on the team’s official depth chart told reporters Thursday that this week he has been taking part in 11-on-11, seven-on-seven and other team drills as well as generally overall “getting...

Chris Boswell began the season by providing all of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ points via an unprecedented effort in the opener. Boswell continued his near-perfect play over the next three weeks, and on Thursday the NFL named him the AFC’s special teams player of the month for September. Boswell went 17...

Outside linebacker Nick Herbig and defensive lineman Keeanu Benton progressed in their practice participation Thursday, but veteran defensive lineman Larry Ogunjobi was a new addition to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ official injury report. Herbig was listed as a limited participant on the league-mandated status report a day after he sat out...