Chris Adamski stories, Page 66
Steelers 4 Downs: run of .500-or-better records isn’t the only streak on the line Sunday
1. Plenty of streaks The Pittsburgh Steelers seemingly have become as well known for their run of finishing with a non-losing record (since 2004) as they have for their six Super Bowl championships, which is tied for the NFL record. The .500-or-better streak run of 18 consecutive seasons — dating...
NFL INT co-leader Minkah Fitzpatrick joins Hall of Famers as safeties voted Steelers MVP
In the rich era of Pittsburgh Steelers history since the franchise won its first Super Bowl in January 1975, only two safeties had been named team MVP until Friday. Each ended up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Time will tell if Minkah Fitzpatrick might join Donnie Shell and...
Steelers loose, in light mood after what (maybe) was final practice of their season
More than five dozen times since training camp at Saint Vincent broke in mid-August, Pittsburgh Steelers have filed off a practice field at their UPMC Rooney Sports Complex headquarters. Friday, perhaps, was the final time the group known as the 2022 Steelers did so. Their regular-season finale set for Sunday...
Could Steelers CB Ahkello Witherspoon be activated off IR for regular-season finale?
When Pittsburgh Steelers starting cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon took the field for the first meeting this season with the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 22, few could have believed that by the time the teams would play again that he would not have played in a full game since. But as Sunday’s...
Minkah Fitzpatrick, Myles Jack questionable; Alex Highsmith to play for Steelers vs. Browns
With the Pittsburgh Steelers’ must-win regular-season finale two days away, inside linebacker Myles Jack and free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick officially were given questionable designations on the NFL-mandated injury report released Friday. Aside from reserve defensive back Tre Norwood — who will miss his second consecutive game because of a hamstring...
Once seen as liability, Steelers offensive line has been driving force late in season
Soon after he accepted the Chief Award, given to the Pittsburgh Steelers player most cooperative with media, Mason Cole cheekily made note of his experience with reporters as his first year with the team progressed. “The questions seem to have gotten a lot easier as the season has gone on,”...
Teryl Austin indicates Devin Bush to regain bigger role in Steelers’ defense this week
Devin Bush barely played on defense during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ most recent game. And when he did play, it generally did not go well. Furthermore, Bush might not have played against the Baltimore Ravens on defense at all if not for Myles Jack’s injury. But, to hear Steelers defensive coordinator...
Kevin Dotson among host of starters who sit out Steelers practice with injury
Left guard Kevin Dotson joined six other starters who sat out Wednesday’s Pittsburgh Steelers practice, according to the league-mandated status report. Dotson’s shoulder injury was not previously acknowledged by coach Mike Tomlin, but apparently it was suffered during Sunday night’s win at the Baltimore Ravens. Aside from slot cornerback Arthur...
Kenny Pickett named Steelers’ rookie of the year, Mason Cole honored for media cooperation
The top draft pick became the top rookie, once again. Kenny Pickett on Wednesday was honored with the Joe Greene Great Performance Award, making it five consecutive years the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first draft pick is named team rookie of the year. The award is chosen via balloting by the Pittsburgh...
Recently acquired veteran CB William Jackson III cleared to practice for Steelers
Four days before the regular season ends, William Jackson III finally is taking part in his first game-week practice with Pittsburgh Steelers. Jackson remains on the injured reserve list because of a back injury, but his return to practice opens a 21-day window during which he can be activated to...
Steelers’ regular-season finale vs. Browns will kick off at 1 p.m. Sunday
It will be known before sunset Sunday if the Pittsburgh Steelers will return to the playoffs. The NFL announced its Week 18 schedule Monday, and the Steelers drew a 1 p.m. kickoff for their final regular-season game this coming week. They will host the rival Cleveland Browns. Notably, the two...
Steelers notebook: Rookies DeMarvin Leal, Mark Robinson make mark on defense in win
BALTIMORE — Kenny Pickett wasn’t the only Pittsburgh Steelers rookie who had his proverbial fingerprints all over Sunday’s win at the Baltimore Ravens. Two recent draft picks played significant roles on the defense in the 16-13 victory. Defensive lineman DeMarvin Leal and inside linebacker Mark Robinson each earned a start,...
‘The kid’s growing before our eyes’: Steelers QB Kenny Pickett leads another winning drive
BALTIMORE — The decision-makers among Pittsburgh Steelers’ brass? They long ago believed Kenny Pickett had what it took to lead a team on a winning drive with the game on the line. Pickett’s teammates on the Steelers’ offense? If they weren’t believers before, they certainly began buying in Christmas Eve,...
Steelers’ path to the playoffs now clear: beat Browns, have Patriots, Dolphins lose
BALTIMORE – When 2023 began, the Pittsburgh Steelers had a 2% chance at making the playoffs. By the end of a wild New Year’s Day, their odds improved more than seven fold. And now, all they need is a win and a little help from their friends in Buffalo and...
Steelers notes: Devin Bush benched, rookie Mark Robinson gets start at ILB
BALTIMORE — Was Sunday night the beginning of a changing of the guard at a high-profile position on the Pittsburgh Steelers defense? For the first snap of the Steelers’ first defensive series against the Baltimore Ravens, Devin Bush was not at inside linebacker. Neither was Myles Jack. Rookie Mark Robinson...
Malik Reed a healthy scratch for Steelers vs. Ravens
BALTIMORE — When the Pittsburgh Steelers traded for Malik Reed just before the season began, Reed immediately became their top backup at outside linebacker. Now, Reed isn’t even activated for games. For the second time in a four-game span, Reed is a healthy scratch. Reed was one of six inactives...
Ravens make it official: Lamar Jackson again will miss a meeting vs. Steelers
Since the Baltimore Ravens drafted eventual MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson in 2018, they will have played the rival Pittsburgh Steelers 10 times by the time Sunday’s meeting kicks off. Jackson will have started three of them. Jackson again will miss a game against the Steelers. That had been assumed for...
Players, coaches agree: Steelers-Ravens deserves reputation as NFL’s most physical
The time over which Steelers-Ravens is referenced as among the most — if not the most — physical and hardest-hitting rivalry in football can be measured not in years but by the decade. From television play-by-play announcers to the talking-head commentators on cable, the hype machine has promoted the two...
Myles Jack, Larry Ogunjobi questionable, but Terrell Edmunds returns for Steelers vs. Ravens
The defensive front seven figures to play a critical role for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their Sunday game against the Baltimore Ravens. Two starters among that group might not play. Defensive lineman Larry Ogunjobi and inside linebacker Myles Jack were listed as questionable on Friday’s status report. Ogunjobi has a...
To prep for Ravens, Steelers take extremely rare step of full pads for Friday practice
Montravius Adams and James Daniels have combined to be part of five NFL organizations and play 11 pro seasons. They’ve played an aggregate 143 NFL regular-season or playoff games, meaning they have been part of at least that many “game weeks” of preparation and practice. Neither can remember ever doing...
Steelers 4 Downs: Run game excelling in ‘power,’ short-yardage situations
1. ‘Power’ up When Derek Watt was stuffed on a third-and-1 play late in the second quarter of last week’s Christmas Eve game, it was jarring for Pittsburgh Steelers fans. Watt had been perfect on fullback dives on short yardage this season — and so had just about everybody else...
‘Mister Irrelevant’ Tae Crowder hopes to make mark as newest Steelers linebacker
As recently as October, Tae Crowder was so valuable to what was then a team with one of the best records in the NFL that he never left the field on defense for three New York Giants early-season games. As recently as Halloween, Crowder was still a starter for the...
Ball-hawking Steelers lead NFL in interceptions
When word broke Wednesday that the Las Vegas Raiders were demoting Derek Carr for the rest of the season, that made it two season-long starting quarterbacks benched over the past three weeks in the days after a defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers, quarterback killers? Might be a stretch,...
Terrell Edmunds returns to full practice for Steelers, as does Diontae Johnson
It appears encouraging that starting strong safety Terrell Edmunds will return to the Pittsburgh Steelers lineup for Sunday’s game against the rival Baltimore Ravens. Edmunds returned to full practice Thursday, according to the injury report. Edmunds did not play in the Christmas Eve win against the Las Vegas Raiders and...
3rd-down catches lifting Steelers’ Diontae Johnson back to top tier of NFL receivers
When Diontae Johnson was not participating in team drills this past summer while awaiting a contract extension, it was a tacit signal that he believed he was among the NFL’s best wide receivers. And despite not playing up to those expectations during the first half of this season, Johnson has...
