Chris Adamski stories, Page 22
Donte Kent the Steelers’ latest late-round ‘Swiss Army Knife’ for secondaryVideo
Four years after Mike Tomlin made the official announcement of the Pittsburgh Steelers seventh-round pick by first referencing his position as, “Swiss Army Knife,” Tomlin was at it again about a seventh-round pick. “He has a Swiss Army Knife skill set,” Tomlin said Saturday, not long after his team selected...
Rookie OLB Jack Sawyer fits the Steelers — and vice versa
Jack Sawyer can relate to his new team. And not just because of the culture or scheme fit. A native of the Columbus area who played at Ohio State, Sawyer went 0-4 against what Central Ohioans refer to as “That School Up North.” Michigan. The Pittsburgh Steelers, meanwhile, this past...
Steelers confident 3rd-round pick Kaleb Johnson can make quick impact on offense
His 40 time was unimpressive. Profiles written about him in the lead-up to the draft were peppered with phrases such as “lacks sudden acceleration.” At times, “top-end speed” was regarded as his top weakness. For a team in search of a replacement — upgrade? — over its four-year, reliable-but-underwhelming No....
Report: Steelers sign veteran WR Robert Woods
The Pittsburgh Steelers and veteran wide receiver Robert Woods agreed to a one-year contract, according to a report from the NFL Network on Monday evening. Woods, 33, is entering his 13th NFL season. In his prime with the Los Angeles Rams, Woods had three seasons of at least 86 catches...
Steelers part ways with former QB coach Mike Sullivan
After four seasons on the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coaching staff, Mike Sullivan is no longer with the organization. Sullivan’s contract expired at the conclusion of this past season, when he held the title of senior offensive assistant. Sullivan was the team’s quarterbacks coach the previous three seasons, and during the...
After drafting 2 defensive linemen, Steelers release veteran DT Montravius Adams
Two days after wrapping up a draft in which they selected two defensive tackles, the Pittsburgh Steelers released a veteran at the position, Montravius Adams. The transaction was reported by ESPN. Adams has played eight NFL seasons, the past 3½ with the Steelers. The release was not surprising in the...
Steelers DB Ryan Watts retires from football in wake of neck injuryVideo
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Ryan Watts will retire from football as the result of a neck injury suffered during last year’s preseason finale. Watts, 23, was a sixth-round pick in last year’s draft. He showed promise during training camp as a versatile depth piece for the secondary. But late during...
Former Pitt, Peters Township safety Donovan McMillon to sign with Cleveland Browns
Before Donovan McMillon got to college, he had an NFL combine-themed party to celebrate a birthday while he was in high school. It’s safe to say that preparation for the NFL Draft is something the Peters Township native and former Pitt player had looked forward to for a long time....
Pitt’s Brandon George to sign with Kansas City Chiefs
Brandon George is highly confident in his abilities, and he believes his experiences at Pitt have prepared him for a career in the NFL. But George is blessed with a high sense of self-awareness. After becoming a starting linebacker during the final of his six seasons at Pitt, George plans...
Steelers add 7 undrafted free agents, including WRs Roc Taylor, Ke’Shawn Williams
After bypassing wide receiver with all of their seven selections, the Pittsburgh Steelers added a pair soon after the draft ended. Roc Taylor of Memphis and Ke’Shawn Williams of Indiana joined five other prospects from other positions that the Steelers announced as having agreed to contract terms as undrafted free...
Former Pitt kicker Ben Sauls signs with Steelers
Ben Sauls just sounds like an NFL kicker. Literally. Sauls proved so to the scouts and team personnel from across the NFL during Pitt’s pro day last month. “I know today especially,” Sauls said at pro day, “people wanted to hear the ball off my foot.” Seriously? Scouts care about...
Donte Kent bio: Steelers’ 7th-round pick (229th overall) in 2025 NFL Draft
Donte Kent Seventh-round pick, No. 229 overall Cornerback, Central Michigan 5-foot-10, 189 pounds Stats: Over 53 games in five college seasons, Kent had 235 tackles (171 solo, 4½ for loss), two interceptions, 47 passes defended and two forced fumbles. Hometown: Harrisburg, Pa. Congrats to Donte Kent! The STEEL of the...
Los Angeles Rams select Pitt WR Konata Mumpfield in 7th round
If Konata Mumpfield doesn’t make it in the NFL, rest assured it won’t be because the stress of the moment gets too big for him. An honorable mention all-ACC wide receiver for Pitt this past season, Mumpfield was drafted in the seventh round by the Los Angeles Rams at No....
Steelers draft LB Carson Bruener — son of team scout, former TE Mark Bruener
Carson Bruener spent the third day of the NFL Draft sitting in the same seat of the same couch at the same family cabin in coastal Washington state that his father sat in when he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1995. The method of telephone has surely changed...
Minnesota Vikings select Pitt tight end Gavin Bartholomew in 6th round
Gavin Bartholomew appeared in 49 of Pitt’s 52 games over the past four seasons, starting 41 and having at least one catch in all but seven of them. “I feel great,” Bartholomew said prior to performing drills among fellow tight ends at the NFL combine earlier this year. “I’ve been...
Penn State linebacker Kobe King picked by Minnesota Vikings in 6th round
The latest off-ball linebacker to enter the NFL out of “Linebacker U,” Kobe King during the combine relayed a chat he had with management of an unnamed NFL team. King is an old-school style inside linebacker who’s hoping to enter the league just as old-school is coming back into fashion...
Los Angeles Chargers pick Pitt’s Branson Taylor in 6th round of NFL Draft
A tear of the lateral meniscus in a knee ended the senior season of Pitt starting left tackle Branson Taylor. The ensuring recovery from surgery prevented Taylor from taking part in drills at the NFL combine, too. Five months of frustration and rehab, though, melted away when Taylor was finally...
Will Howard bio: Steelers’ sixth-round pick (185th overall) in 2025 NFL Draft
Will Howard Sixth-round pick, No. 185 overall Quarterback, Ohio State 6-foot-4, 236 pounds Stats: Albeit with the benefit of extra games while playing for the national champions, Howard ranked among the top six in the country in completion percentage (an Ohio State-record 73.0%), passing touchdowns (35) and passing yards (4,010)....
Houston Texans select Penn State safety Jaylen Reed in 6th round of NFL Draft
Jaylen Reed didn’t take too much time to ponder what was the biggest lesson he learned from coach James Franklin over four years as part of the Penn State football program. If you’re not five minutes early, you’re late. “It might seem like a little thing, but if you show...
Steelers add another d-lineman, draft Iowa’s Yahya Black in 5th round
No secret that their defensive line needed an injection of youth, the Pittsburgh Steelers made the position the focus of two of their first four picks of this draft when they selected Iowa’s Yahya Black in the fifth round Saturday. Black joins first-round pick Derrick Harmon as defensive linemen added...
Jack Sawyer bio: Steelers’ 4th-round pick (123rd overall) in 2025 NFL DraftVideo
Jack Sawyer Fourth-round pick, No. 123 overall Outside linebacker, Ohio State 6-foot-4, 260 pounds Stats: As a senior in 2024, Sawyer had nine sacks, three forced fumbles, 59 tackles (25 solo) and six passes defended in 16 games. Hometown: Pickerington, Ohio Top 10 Pick Armand Membou started at RT for...
West Virginia’s Wyatt Milum selected in 3rd round by Jaguars
Born and raised in southwestern West Virginia, Wyatt Milum talks as if he’s as proud of his native state — and its flagship university — as he is of his status as one of the college football’s best offensive tackles in recent seasons. “Last three years, I don’t think I...
Kaleb Johnson bio: Steelers’ third-round pick (83rd overall) in 2025 NFL draft
KALEB JOHNSON Third-round pick, No. 83 overall Running back, Iowa 6-foot-1, 224 pounds Stats: Had 2,779 career rushing yards and 30 rushing touchdowns in college, including 1,537 yards and 21 touchdowns in 2024. Also added 22 catches for 188 yards and two touchdowns receiving. Hometown: Hamilton, Ohio Steelers newest RB...
Tennessee drafts Penn State’s Kevin Winston Jr. in 3rd round
When speaking last week in discussing safeties available in the draft, the NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah observed that the knee injury suffered by Penn State’s Kevin Winston Jr. early last season would end up being to the benefit of the team that drafted him this spring. “I think there’s value...
‘That’s my rock, that’s my why’: Mother of Pittsburgh Steelers 1st-round pick Derrick Harmon dies
The mother of Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft pick Derrick Harmon has died. Tiffany Saine reportedly passed away not long after her son was taken by the Steelers with the 21st selection in the NFL Draft late Thursday night. Less than a half hour after Harmon was picked Thursday, he told...
