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Roman Wilson inactive; veterans Adam Thielen, Marquez Valdes-Scantling make Steelers debut
BALTIMORE — Roman Wilson was the odd man out in the late-season makeover of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ secondary wide receivers corps. On a day when veteran wideouts Adam Thielen and Marquez Valdes-Scantling were in uniform to make their debut with the team, Wilson was designated as a surprising healthy inactive...
Veteran WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling in line to make Steelers debut vs. Ravens
After spending four seasons with the Green Bay Packers earlier in his career, Marquez Valdes-Scantling knows what an intense, old-school division rivalry is all about. Packers-Chicago Bears is not a bad equivalent to Steelers-Ravens. And Valdes-Scantling is set to make his Steelers debut amidst that rivalry. He was another practice-squad...
Steelers 4 Downs: Typically, the AFC North gets multiple playoff teams. Not likely in 2025
1. One, and done? With the two teams that are tied for first place in the AFC North sitting at 6-6 — and therefore on the outside looking in on the current conference’s wild-card picture — it would seem unlikely that the division will have multiple qualifiers for the playoffs...
Scouting the Ravens: Steelers opponent has struggled in the passing game
SCOUTING THE RAVENS Last meeting Ravens beat Steelers, 28-14, on Jan. 11, 2025, in Baltimore in the wild-card playoff round Key matchup Ravens RB Derrick Henry vs. Steelers ILB Malik Harrison Harrison spent the first five seasons of his career with the Ravens as a run-stuffing linebacker, and the Steelers...
OT Dylan Cook elevated to Steelers’ roster vs. Ravens
Dylan Cook has been in uniform for a pair of NFL regular-season games. “No snaps yet,” Cook said Friday with a smile. A good chance that changes Sunday for Cook. The Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday elevated Cook and veteran wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling from the practice squad to the gameday...
‘I’ll be ready to go’: WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling preps for possible Steelers debut
Could it be that now after the team added another veteran receiver that this is the week Marquez Valdes-Scantling gets his opportunity for his Pittsburgh Steelers debut? “I think I’m a pretty quick learner,” Valdes-Scantling said after Friday’s practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, “and, you know, whenever the time...
Patrick Queen, Joey Porter Jr., James Pierre all cleared to play for Steelers vs. Ravens
A trio of defensive starters who suffered injuries during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ most recent game were, on Friday, given the official green light to play in the team’s upcoming big division contest. Inside linebacker Patrick Queen and cornerbacks Joey Porter Jr. and James Pierre missed varying degrees of practice this...
‘I’ve been ready since I got here’: Jabrill Peppers eager for bigger Steelers role with Kyle Dugger out
Eleven days after signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jabrill Peppers started and played 43 defensive snaps in a road victory against a quality team. In the 10 weeks since, the veteran safety has been on the field for a total of only 23 defensive snaps. “It’s been very tough —...
Alex Highsmith named Steelers’ winner of Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award
Alex Highsmith on Thursday was named the Pittsburgh Steelers club winner of the 2025 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, a coveted off-field league honor intended to recognize players who excel on the field and demonstrate a commitment to creating a positive impact beyond the game. The sixth-year...
3 days before game vs. Steelers, Lamar Jackson (ankle) sits out Ravens practice
It’s been clear that two-time MVP Lamar Jackson hasn’t been playing at 100% in recent weeks. Three days prior to a first-place showdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jackson did not take part in the Baltimore Ravens’ practice. Jackson did not participate in Thursday’s practice in Owings Mills, Md., because of...
Kyle Dugger misses Steelers practice; Patrick Queen returns; Aaron Rodgers, T.J. Watt full go
Starting strong safety Kyle Dugger was an addition to the Pittsburgh Steelers injury report Thursday, but Patrick Queen returned to practice and stars Aaron Rodgers and T.J. Watt participated fully. Dugger was listed on the status report as having a hand injury. He practiced fully and had no designation Wednesday...
T.J. Watt added to Steelers injury report; Patrick Queen does not practice
T.J. Watt was a surprise addition to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ injury report Wednesday. The star outside linebacker sat out practice because of a toe injury, per the status report. Watt played what could be considered a regular workload during the Steelers’ loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. He was...
Steelers notes: WR Adam Thielen joins team, Donte Kent practices — but suffers new injury
A day after he was claimed off waivers, Adam Thielen was with the Pittsburgh Steelers running routes at practice Wednesday. To what extent will he be doing so during the Steelers’ next game Sunday? “I mean, he’s a very smart player,” fellow veteran receiver DK Metcalf said after Wednesday’s practice...
Steelers notes: ILB Malik Harrison looking forward to facing old team, the rival Ravens
The game is for first place, and it’s always a highlight of any Pittsburgh Steelers season. But Sunday’s annual matchup on the road against the Baltimore Ravens means even more to Steelers inside linebacker Malik Harrison. Harrison spent his first five NFL seasons with the Ravens before signing a two-year...
In 1st NFL game in 14 months, CB Asante Samuel passes test in Steelers debut
Seventeen days after joining the Pittsburgh Steelers, Asante Samuel Jr. was informed he would be in uniform for an NFL game for the first time in 427 days. “They told me (Saturday),” Samuel said of Steelers management revealing he would play Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. “They said, ‘Stay ready...
Steelers’ Aaron Rodgers returns — but takes no snaps under center, then suffers bloodied nose
Aaron Rodgers didn’t like how he played during Sunday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills. He didn’t care much for how the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense did on whole, either. But whatever was wrong with Rodgers in particular or the Steelers in general had little if anything to do with the fracture...
Steelers’ Cam Heyward ‘ticked off’ at Bills’ Josh Allen for ‘kneeing’ him in the midsection
A 15-yard taunting penalty assessed to the team that was just scored upon? It raised eyebrows. Pittsburgh Steelers co-captain Cameron Heyward, though, said he had good reason for mixing it up with Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen after an Allen touchdown pass during the third quarter of the Bills’ victory Sunday....
Patrick Queen does not finish Steelers loss with hip injury, James Pierre a concussion
Two Pittsburgh Steelers starters on defense did not finish Sunday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills because of injury. Inside linebacker Patrick Queen suffered a hip injury late in the second quarter of the 26-7 defeat. Initially announced by the team as questionable to return, early in the third quarter the...
‘Fire Tomlin’ chants ring out at Acrisure Stadium late in Bills’ blowout of Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers haven’t formally fired a coach in more than a half century. If the angry fans at Acrisure Stadium on Sunday had their way, that would change. A robust “Fire Tomlin” chant was recited during the fourth quarter of a game that the Buffalo Bills won 26-7 against...
Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers returns to game after missing a series with cut to his nose
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was forced out of Sunday’s game after absorbing a hit on the first snap from scrimmage of the second half of a matchup against the Buffalo Bills. Rodgers had a cut on his nose. He missed one series but returned. Rodgers was playing for the...
Veteran CB Darius Slay a healthy inactive for Steelers
Six-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay has been benched by the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 34-year-old veteran was designated as a healthy inactive for Sunday’s home game against the Buffalo Bills. Slay was a stalwart on Philadelphia Eagles teams that won two of the past three NFC championships and claimed the...
Steelers 4 Downs: Aaron Rodgers throwing short, shorter, shortest — and not downfield
1. No depth While much of the blame for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defeat in Chicago last weekend has fallen at the feet of backup quarterback Mason Rudolph and his throw-short attack, the Steelers have been playing it safe in the passing game all season. No quarterback in the NFL has...
Scouting the Bills: Steelers opponent ranks among top 5 in NFL in points, yards
SCOUTING THE BILLS Last meeting Bills beat Steelers, 31-17, on Jan. 15, 2024, in Buffalo (playoffs). Key matchup Steelers ILBs vs. Bills QB Josh Allen Josh Allen figures to take over as the NFL’s leading rusher among quarterbacks with 13 yards Sunday. He would pass the recently benched Justin Fields...
Veteran Andrus Peat the surprise choice to start at left tackle for Steelers
He’s making his first start of the season in only his second game of 2025, and he’s doing so at a position he hasn’t started at during a regular-season game for almost two full years. And he’s doing it all while tasked with protecting the blind side of an injury-compromised...
Steelers injury report: Alex Highsmith returns; DK Metcalf, Joey Porter Jr. to play vs. Bills
Aaron Rodgers isn’t the only prominent Pittsburgh Steelers starter set to return to the lineup this week. After a two-game absence because of a pectoral injury, outside linebacker Alex Highsmith on Friday was given the green light to play in Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. “It feels great to...
