Chris Adamski stories, Page 68

1. Quick to the draw Much was made last season about how quickly Ben Roethlisberger got rid of the ball after receiving a snap. And while the Mitch Trubisky debut as Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback didn’t quite match Big Ben’s pace, it still was an exercise in quick passes. Only seven...

The only NFL player listed as a “wide receiver” who had more carries during Week 1 of the season than Chase Claypool was Deebo Samuel, a player who might as well officially change his position to “WR/RB” after he had more than 500 rushing yards during the regular season and...

As rich as the rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots seems, it’s been so long since the traditional AFC powers met that only three starters and eight Steelers overall remain from that Sept. 8, 2019, most recent matchup. There is, however, a ninth Steelers player who will...

With each acrobatic play, the hype built. Every time a quarterback felt compelled to throw George Pickens’ way — that happened a lot — and he beat a veteran defensive back in a one-on-one drill, onlookers took notice. Every score in seven shots, every so-called “combat catch,” all were well-received...

Putting aside their best player being on injured reserve, the Pittsburgh Steelers were given a fully clean bill of health in regards to the active members of their 53-man roster. Running back Najee Harris, cornerback Levi Wallace, center Mason Cole and inside linebacker Robert Spillane all practiced fully Friday, according...

“Heinz Field” — the name — is no more. But Pittsburghers still can get their fill of Heinz at the field where the Pittsburgh Steelers play. Earlier this year, Heinz was dropped as the naming-rights sponsor for the 68,400-seat outdoor venue on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. But the Kraft Heinz company...

When David Anenih woke up Wednesday morning in Nashville, little did he know he would be chopping, dipping and ripping in Pittsburgh a day later. And by Sunday, Anenih might even be plying his go-to “chop, dip and rip” pass-rushing move in his NFL regular-season debut for the Pittsburgh Steelers....

On the day their best player officially went to the injured reserve list, the Pittsburgh Steelers generally had good news on the injury front. Running back Najee Harris and cornerback Levi Wallace were full practice participants Thursday, an upgrade from being limited at practice the day prior. Harris left Sunday’s...

The minutia of the NFL’s official rulebook is surpassed perhaps only by that of the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the NFLPA. And as with most CBAs, it can be modified, and in 2022 the NFL’s injured reserve rules were tweaked. This has become of great interest to...

It’s official: T.J. Watt is out until at least mid-October. The Pittsburgh Steelers placed their star outside linebacker on the injured reserve list Thursday, making room on the 53-man roster to bring in rookie David Anenih. Anenih was signed off the Tennessee Titans’ practice squad. Under IR rules modified for...

His impact felt all over the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season-opening win, Minkah Fitzpatrick was recognized Wednesday by the NFL as the AFC defensive player of week. Fitzpatrick opened the scoring with an interception returned for a touchdown 2 minutes and 17 seconds into Sunday’s 23-20 overtime victory against the Cincinnati Bengals....

Running back Najee Harris didn’t want to discuss specifics of his foot injury Wednesday but reiterated he expects to play Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the New England Patriots in the home opener at Acrisure Stadium. Harris exited the 23-20 overtime win against the Cincinnati Bengals with 1 minute,...

In his first start for a new team, Mitch Trubisky benefited from a defense that created five turnovers and scored seven points. The day after his coach suggested that contributed to a Pittsburgh Steelers offense that favored safe and conservative above aggressiveness and high-risk-high-reward, Trubisky on Wednesday insisted he wanted...

As a free safety, touchdowns are rare for Minkah Fitzpatrick — even if they aren’t quite as rare for him as they are for seemingly everybody else who plays defense in the NFL. But Fitzpatrick’s touchdown Sunday was the fifth of his career. The All-Pro Pittsburgh Steelers defender, therefore, averages...

Almost lost in the craziness that was the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season-opening win at the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday was Diontae Johnson’s eye-popping catch. On the first snap of a possession that began with less than 4 minutes remaining in overtime, quarterback Mitch Trubisky threw back shoulder to Johnson, who was...

As far as NFL debuts go, it’s safe to say few undrafted rookies have had a more eventful welcome to the pros than Jaylen Warren. While Warren’s on-field contributions to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ wild 23-20 overtime win Sunday were scant, the roller-coaster nature of the game won’t be replicated too...

CINCINNATI — Six tackles, a sack, an interception, three tackles for loss, a batted-down ball, a play in coverage and another sack negated by a penalty 30 yards downfield. Just another day at the office for the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year. But was T.J. Watt’s effort during...

CINCINNATI – An NFL long snapper, Christian Kuntz recognizes some fans might overlook the duties he and 31 other men are employed to handle for pro football teams at the highest level. “People that are in (the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room), they know how important it is,” Kuntz said in...

CINCINNATI – The Pittsburgh Steelers won their season opener, on the road, against the defending AFC champions. But impressive as that sounds, as coach Mike Tomlin put it, it came at “a cost.” While the pec ailment suffered by star outside linebacker T.J. Watt is the most notable, the Steelers...

CINCINNATI – Pittsburgh Steelers star outside linebacker T.J. Watt left Sunday’s season opener late in regulation because of injury. The team said Watt has a pec injury and will not return. Many watching the CBS broadcast of Sunday’s game at the Cincinnati Bengals believe Watt mouthed to the bench as...

CINCINNATI – The player who began the offseason atop the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback depth chart is not in uniform for their regular-season opener. Neither is the player who spent most of last season as their starting center. As expected, No. 3 quarterback Mason Rudolph was among the inactives announced for...

1. Mitch better win We’ll see how long a leash Mitch Trubisky has if he doesn’t win quickly as the starting quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers. However long Trubisky’s tenure is, if doesn’t end it a winning record or very close to it, he finish with the worst winning percentage...

The descriptors used in the immediate aftermath of one the Pittsburgh Steelers’ most lopsided defeats in decades? They said it all. “We stunk it up today,” coach Mike Tomlin said that gray November afternoon. T.J. Watt chose the verbiage “absolutely embarrassing” to sum up the 41-10 loss at the Cincinnati...

Two days before the regular-season opener, Najee Harris declared his left foot completely healed from the Lisfranc injury suffered early on during training camp. “It’s been six or seven weeks,” the Pittsburgh Steelers’ workhorse running back said Friday, “so I am on track with everything. It’s all good.” Harris, who...

The Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday announced the team will wear a No. 3 decal on the back of its helmets throughout this season in memoriam of late quarterback Dwayne Haskins. Haskins, who spent last season as the Steelers’ No. 3 QB, died in April. He wore No. 3. A star...