Chris Adamski stories, Page 24
1st-round WR prospect Matthew Golden, Pitt TE Gavin Bartholomew among Steelers draft visitorsVideo
A former multi-year starter at Pitt joined a trio of early-round draft prospects as official visitors hosted by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday. Highly regarded wide receiver Matthew Golden, projected Day 2 picks Azareye’h Thomas and Kaleb Johnson and Pitt tight end Gavin Bartholomew were guests at UPMC Rooney Sports...
On Sports: Bryan Reynolds shows charisma in commercial; Mike Tomlin makes another Pro Day
In Friday’s “On Sports,” one of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ best players gets his Hollywood moment. A former Pitt superstar known for his arm makes the guest list at the Pirates’ season opener in Miami. Among the Steelers, Cam Heyward clarifies his tune on Aaron Rodgers, while Mike Tomlin continues to...
Steelers claim veteran offensive lineman Lecitus Smith off waivers
The Pittsburgh Steelers added a veteran interior offensive lineman to their offseason roster, claiming Lecitus Smith off waivers from the New England Patriots on Tuesday. Smith, who will be 27 when training camp opens, has appeared in 18 NFL games since he was a 2022 sixth-round pick of the Arizona...
Big WR Savion Williams, small RB Dylan Sampson among official draft visits to Steelers
Already loaded with big wide receivers and compact running backs on their roster, the Pittsburgh Steelers hosted one of each for an official daft visit Friday. TCU’s Savion Williams — a 6-foot-4, 222-pound receiver — and Tennessee’s Dylan Sampson — a 5-8, 200-pound running back — joined Iowa defensive tackle...
A slot or outside CB, free-agent signee Brandin Echols seeks starting role for SteelersVideo
While he has a slight preference, Brandin Echols is less concerned about where he lines up with his new team as much as when he first takes the field in a game. Outside cornerback or slot/nickel isn’t as important to Echols as if he’s with the first-team defense for the...
Call him ‘Kenny G,’ call him a Super Bowl champ, Kenneth Gainwell eager to add to Steelers run gameVideo
His full first name is Kenneth, and that’s what he has been listed as on rosters throughout college and the NFL. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ newest running back, though, is indifferent in regards to how he’s addressed. “It doesn’t matter,” Mr. Gainwell said Thursday in his first interaction with Pittsburgh reporters...
After signing from rival Ravens, LB Malik Harrison eager to play inside or edge for the SteelersVideo
On the heels of finishing behind their biggest rival in the standings each of the past three seasons, the Pittsburgh Steelers have increasingly adopted a strategy. If you can’t beat ‘em, have ‘em join you. At least when it comes to defensive players from the Baltimore Ravens, that is. Malik...
Steelers bring back QB Mason Rudolph
Four days into free agency, the Pittsburgh Steelers finally have a new quarterback. Well, a quarterback who is not-so-new to the organization. Mason Rudolph and the Steelers agreed to terms Thursday, according to a report from the NFL Network. Rudolph, who spent his first six seasons with the Steelers before...
After 4 years with Steelers, RB Najee Harris signs free-agent deal with Chargers
One way or another, the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2025 will have a new workhorse running back for the first time in four years. Najee Harris reportedly agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Chargers late during the day of the opening of the so-called “legal tampering...
Steelers sign veteran inside linebacker Malik Harrison
The Pittsburgh Steelers added an inside linebacker likely to play a subpackage role on their defense, reportedly agreeing to terms with veteran Malik Harrison on the opening day of free agency Monday evening. A five-year veteran who’d spent his entire career with Baltimore, Harrison becomes the second Ravens inside linebacker...
Steelers offer RB Jaylen Warren a 2nd-round restricted free agent tender
On the day NFL free agents are free to openly negotiate with other teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers took a significant step toward retaining one of their free-agent running backs when they tendered Jaylen Warren a contract for 2025. A pending restricted free agent, Warren received a second-round tender. That entitles...
Former Steelers OT Dan Moore agrees to sign with Titans for $82 million: report
Dan Moore Jr., the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting left tackle the past four seasons, has signed with the Tennessee Titans for a reported $82 million. In a move that was expected, the Steelers allowed Moore to depart in free agency four years after he ascended to starter as a rookie fourth-round...
Louisville QB Tyler Shough among draft prospects hosted by Steelers
The draft prospects have begun to trickle into Pittsburgh Steelers headquarters. And the first day of visits included a quarterback. Louisville QB Tyler Shough was one of three players hosted by the organization Thursday at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. By rule, each team can have 30 such players as in-person...
Steelers restructure contract of ILB Cole Holcomb as he works way back from injury
The Pittsburgh Steelers and veteran inside linebacker Cole Holcomb agreed to a restructured contract for the 2025 season, it was reported Thursday by NFL Network. Under the terms of a thee-year free-agent deal signed in March 2023, Holcomb was due $6 million in compensation and to count $7.64 million against...
Steelers sign 6-foot-8 veteran TE Donald Parham Jr.
The Pittsburgh Steelers added another veteran with size to their deep stable of tight ends Friday, signing 6-foot-8 Donald Parham Jr. Having appeared in 47 NFL games with 23 starts since entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2019, Parham spent all of last season on the Denver...
On Sports: Sidney Crosby’s remarkable history in international championship games, tributes pour in for Mike Lange
Thursday night is the championship of the 4 Nations Face-Off, the NHL-sponsored international tournament that is the first to feature top NHL players in nine years. The matchup between Canada and the U.S. is highly anticipated, and the Americans won the meeting in pool play five days ago. That remains...
On Sports: Paul Skenes is so compelling he actually obliges MLB Network to — gasp — do a game in PittsburghVideo
Particularly with the Steelers and Penguins on runs approaching a decade each of not winning a playoff round, Pittsburgh sports fans are suffering from quite the inferiority complex lately. Leave it to the Pirates to elicit a backhanded, subtle dig from a national baseball outlet this week. Ron Darling and...
Steelers part ways with veteran pass-rusher Preston Smith
The Pittsburgh Steelers released veteran edge defender Preston Smith on Friday in a move that was expected because of Smith’s impending $13.4 million salary cap hit for 2025. Acquired in a trade-deadline deal from the Green Bay Packers in early November, Smith teamed with Nick Herbig to serve as backups...
Steelers name Gerald Alexander new defensive backs coach
In the first announced new hire of the offseason among their coaching staff, the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday named Gerald Alexander their defensive backs coach. Alexander, who was assistant DBs coach for the Steelers in 2022-23, replaces Grady Brown, whose contract was not renewed, a source confirmed to TribLive. Brown’s...
Chiefs QBs coach David Girardi, a New Kensington native, no stranger to big stage
One of the patriarchs of a football-coaching family, Frank Girardi has been so ingrained in football for so long that he isn’t necessarily subjected to a commonly shared parental experience of watching one of his sons during a game. Nervousness. “As a father, I really never had the butterflies that...
With K.C. win, South Fayette’s Justin Watson would be 1st to earn 4 Super Bowl rings in 5-year span
Justin Watson already boasts quite the collection of championship rings. If his Kansas City Chiefs win Sunday night, the South Fayette native can make a claim no player in the history of the game can top. Watson can be part of a Super Bowl-winning team for a fourth time in...
Local ties to the Super Bowl: New Kensington’s Skyy Moore the Chiefs’ ‘good-luck charm’?
The question, presumably, was asked with tongue in cheek. But then again, facts are facts — and since the Kansas City Chiefs drafted New Kensington’s Skyy Moore, the team is 3 for 3 in advancing to the Super Bowl. Moore, appropriately, played along during media day festivities in New Orleans...
At yet another Super Bowl, JuJu Smith-Schuster looks back fondly at time with Steelers
JuJu Smith-Schuster has now played for three NFL franchises, and three times he’s changed teams. He’s already won a Super Bowl ring with the Kansas City Chiefs, and he’s playing for another championship Sunday in his second go-around with that team. Still, Smith-Schuster looks back longingly at his time with...
Steelers ILB Patrick Queen picked for Pro Bowl
The list of Pittsburgh Steelers headed to this weekend’s NFL Pro Bowl events continues to grow by the day. Inside linebacker Patrick Queen on Wednesday was announced as an addition to the AFC roster. Queen was called upon as a replacement for his former teammate with the Baltimore Ravens, Roquan...
Steelers guard Isaac Seumalo added to Pro Bowl roster
Starting left guard Isaac Seumalo became the sixth Pittsburgh Steelers player added to the AFC roster for the NFL Pro Bowl games. Seumalo will replace guard Trey Smith, whose Kansas City Chiefs advanced to the Super Bowl and, therefore, won’t participate in the Pro Bowl festivities this weekend in Orlando....
