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RB Kenneth Gainwell provides production, value in 1st season with Steelers
Four players have more than 350 yards from scrimmage for the Pittsburgh Steelers this season. Over the 12 months leading up to the 2025 opener, three of those four signed multi-year contract extensions with the team that totaled a combined value of $216 million. The other inked a one-year free-agent...
Mike Tomlin provides little new detail regarding status, health of Steelers star T.J. Watt
Saying he could not even say with certainty if his star defensive player was in the facility as he spoke Tuesday afternoon, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin provided no details about the status of outside linebacker T.J. Watt. Watt missed Monday’s Steelers victory as he recovers from a partially collapsed...
Derrick Harmon expected to return to Steelers lineup vs. Lions, per Mike Tomlin
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he expected rookie defensive lineman Derrick Harmon to be able to return to the lineup for this coming Sunday’s game at the Detroit Lions. A Detroit native and the Steelers’ first-round pick this past spring, Harmon has missed the past three games because of...
Isaac Seumalo leaves Steelers’ win with triceps injury; Nick Herbig also hurt
After a week of navigating a list of injuries that was as long as any in recent memory, the Pittsburgh Steelers emerged from Monday night’s win with a relatively short list of injured players. But that doesn’t mean they won’t be potentially impactful. Starting left guard Isaac Seumalo suffered a...
5 things we learned from Steelers’ win vs. Dolphins: Week 18 vs. Ravens might be all that matters now
Five things we learned from the rare Pittsburgh Steelers’ convincing 28-15 victory against the Miami Dolphins on Monday night: 1. Nothing else matters Five weeks ago, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi went semi-viral throughout the college football world for answering a question about the importance of an upcoming game against Notre...
Steelers notebook: Despite injury designation, RB Jaylen Warren sees action
Running back Jaylen Warren was in uniform and starting for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night despite getting added to the team’s injury report earlier that day because of illness. Warren, the team’s leading rusher, was announced as questionable to play by the team about nine hours before kickoff. But...
Trek from sunny Miami no picnic for Dolphins to face Steelers in frigid Pittsburgh
It should not come as a surprise that the weather leading up to and during the “Monday Night Football” game was significantly more a topic of discussion — and consternation — for the team from South Florida than the team headquartered in southwestern Pennsylvania. It had been known throughout the...
Derrick Harmon inactive, Jaylen Warren in uniform for Steelers vs. Dolphins
Defensive tackle Derrick Harmon will miss a third consecutive game, but running back Jaylen Warren was declared ready to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers in Monday night’s game against the Miami Dolphins. Harmon returned to practice — albeit on a limited basis — this week but was not cleared to...
Steelers’ leaders in Pro Bowl fan voting? A special teamer, a little-used fullback and T.J. Watt
Hours away from the vote wrapping up, the fan tallies for the NFL Pro Bowl honors were not all that bountiful with Pittsburgh Steelers. Among 20 positional categories, the Steelers as of 11 a.m. Monday had only three players listed among the top 10 at any given position. One of...
Steelers add Marquez Valdes-Scantling to active roster, elevate DeMarvin Leal from practice squad
The Pittsburgh Steelers transformed their wide receivers corps during last week’s game. After the leader of that unit produced at a season-best level, they’ve begun to make the new-look position group more permanent. Veteran Marquez Valdes-Scantling was added to the Steelers’ 53-man active roster Monday in advance of the game...
Steelers 4 Downs: Dolphins work to set up star RB De’Von Achane for big plays
1. The Achane train Under coach Mike McDaniel, the Miami Dolphins always have preferred to build around speed. And with good reason. McDaniel is adept at deploying speed, often by getting his fastest players in space. Look no further than De’Von Achane, Miami’s running back who ran the 40-yard dash...
Scouting the Dolphins: Steelers opponent has one of NFL’s best defenses over past month
SCOUTING THE DOLPHINS Last meeting Dolphins beat Steelers, 16-10, on Oct. 23, 2022 in Miami Key matchup Dolphins CB Rasul Douglas vs. Steelers WR DK Metcalf Douglas was unsigned until after roster cuts — but since joining Miami via a one-year, $1.572 million deal Aug. 27, he has become one...
Steelers injury report: Yahya Black misses practice, adding even more attrition to defensive line
One of the NFL’s top rushing offenses is coming to Acrisure Stadium, and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ already-leaky rush defense is facing even more attrition on its front line. Yahya Black did not practice Friday, per the injury report, and fellow rookie defensive tackle Derrick Harmon continues to sit out. That...
Andrus Peat misses Steelers practice; Darnell Washington, Malik Harrison limited
Starting tight end Darnell Washington and run-stuffing inside linebacker Malik Harrison appear to be progressing through NFL concussion protocol for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Each took part in practice Thursday — albeit in a limited capacity — after suffering head injuries during Sunday’s win at the Baltimore Ravens. A third player...
Steelers DT Derrick Harmon ‘optimistic’ he can play Monday — but misses practice
Thursday morning, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Derrick Harmon said he was “optimistic” he could return to game action Monday. By Thursday afternoon, some external optimism waned when Harmon was not at practice. The Steelers’ rookie first-round pick, Harmon has missed the past two games because of a knee injury. “I’m...
Steelers star T.J. Watt spends night in hospital for lung ailment evaluationVideo
Pittsburgh Steelers star T.J. Watt spent Wednesday night at a local hospital and remained hospitalized well into Thursday after experiencing lung discomfort. After Watt missed practice Thursday, coach Mike Tomlin characterized his status for Monday night’s Steelers game against the Miami Dolphins as “up in the air.” Update on #Steelers...
Down to 4th-string left tackle, Steelers pressing limits of ‘next man up’ at important position
It’s conventional wisdom that left tackle is the second- or third-most important position in football. So how, then, has it largely flown under the radar that the Pittsburgh Steelers blew through four left tackles in a three-game span? They finished Sunday’s big divisional win off with their fourth-stringer at the...
Steelers notes: Minkah Fitzpatrick to return to Pittsburgh with Dolphins
About 5 1/2 months after his shocking trade by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Minkah Fitzpatrick will soon be back in Acrisure Stadium. Fitzpatrick and the Miami Dolphins play at the Steelers on “Monday Night Football.” In a trade announced June 30 — after all of spring practice, organized team activities and...
Steelers defensive line could get some help with Harmon scheduled to return to practice
Mike Tomlin on Tuesday alluded to defensive tackle Derrick Harmon’s potential return to the lineup. Because of attrition at the position and the performance of the run defense without Harmon, it can’t come soon enough for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers have three defensive linemen on injured reserve, creating a...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin: ‘I’ve been in the hot seat for 19 years’
With the Pittsburgh Steelers in first place and in clear control of the AFC North following a big victory at their biggest rival, the volume of criticism for coach Mike Tomlin has lowered this week. Still, as he spoke during his weekly news conference Tuesday it had been only nine...
Steelers safety Kyle Dugger could be in line to return to game action vs. DolphinsVideo
Derrick Harmon is not the only Pittsburgh Steelers starter about who coach Mike Tomlin believes “certainly has got a chance this week to come back” from injury. Veteran safety Kyle Dugger also could, as well, after he did not play in this past Sunday’s win at the Baltimore Ravens. As...
Brandin Echols, James Pierre making most of opportunity, stabilizing Steelers secondary
Joe Porter Jr., in a manner of speaking, personifies the Pittsburgh Steelers’ organizational approach to stability and continuity. After all, Porter’s father is a former team MVP who was an assistant under one of the only three head coaches the team has had since 1969. Ironic, then, that Porter’s immersion...
Steelers’ DK Metcalf spends night in Baltimore because of stomach pain
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf spent the night in Baltimore after the team returned home following Sunday’s win at the Ravens. Metcalf was experiencing stomach discomfort, Steelers spokesperson Burt Lauten confirmed, and team medical personnel directed him to get evaluated at a Baltimore area hospital rather than board the...
He didn’t kiss criticism goodbye, but Steelers’ Mike Tomlin moves into top 10 in all-time coaching wins
BALTIMORE — Mike Tomlin encountered a CBS camera while he was on the field in the moments after his team’s impressive and much-needed victory Sunday. His palm inward, Tomlin raised his right hand to his mouth, and he blew the camera an emphatic kiss. Mike Tomlin ???? pic.twitter.com/Lz7NQVvJev— NFL on...
4 Steelers players leave win vs. Ravens to get evaluated for concussions, 1 returns
BALTIMORE — The three-decade rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens has developed a long and well-deserved reputation as one of the most hard-hitting in the NFL. Sunday’s meeting certainly lived up to the billing, as no better exhibited byfour different Steelers leaving the game to be evaluated for...
