Chris Adamski stories, Page 93
Steelers brace for challenge of one of NFL’s top WRs, Vikings’ Justin Jefferson
Moments after stumping for teammate T.J. Watt to win the NFL’s defensive player of the year award this season, Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick was discussing a high-profile player on the upcoming opponent. “Like what we say about T.J.,” Fitzpatrick was saying of Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson, “he...
Steelers’ Cameron Heyward named team’s nominee for NFL Walter Payton Man of Year award
For a fourth time, Cameron Heyward has been named as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ nominee for the NFL’s prestigious Man of the Year award. Since 1970, the award has recognizes an NFL player for his excellence on and off the field. Each of the league’s 32 teams has a nominee, and...
Steelers bring next, next man up to life with Leglue, Witherspoon, Adams in win vs. Ravens
John Leglue had to open his remarks with media Monday by giving a tutorial on how to pronounce his name. “Leg, glue,” the offensive lineman said. “just like Elmer’s Glue.” The evening prior, Cameron Heyward had to explain what name Montravius Adams went by. “We call him, ‘Mon,’ ” Heyward...
Minkah Fitzpatrick: Steelers’ T.J. Watt deserves defensive player of year, ‘robbed’ of it in past
T.J. Watt is on pace to break the NFL’s all-time season sacks record, despite missing two full games and more than a half of two others. A recent former NFL Defensive Player of the Year candidate believes Watt should win the AP-voted award for his efforts this season. “He’s definitely...
Steelers’ Chris Wormley has career game vs. former team in win over Ravens
Chris Wormley spent the first three seasons of his career with the Baltimore Ravens. But before preparations for a fourth got underway in earnest, he was traded — to of all teams, the AFC North rival Pittsburgh Steelers. “I told him when he got here,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin recalled...
Covid indirectly benefits T.J. Watt, who after week of rest has big game for Steelers
When T.J. Watt took the podium in a curtained-off area tucked adjacent to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Heinz Field locker room, he let out a long, tired sigh as he slumped into his chair. When his media session ended 5 minutes later, Watt let out another fatigued groan as he pushed...
Steelers Four Downs: Chuks Okorafor’s final stand, Big Ten alums dominate roster
1. The right right tackle? A former third-round pick taken by the Pittsburgh Steelers with designs he could be a staple of their offensive line for years to come, Chuks Okorafor is scheduled to hit unrestricted free agency this spring. While coach Mike Tomlin is on record that Okorafor is...
Steelers’ Pat Freiermuth cleared to play vs. Ravens, but Joe Haden is not
Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth cleared NFL concussion protocols and has been cleared to play in Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, according to the injury report. Freiermuth was subject to protocol after absorbing a hit late in this past Sunday’s loss at the Cincinnati Bengals, but he practiced...
Cameron Heyward misses practice with illness but Steelers indicate he’ll play vs. Ravens
Cameron Heyward missed Pittsburgh Steelers practice Friday because of an illness, but according to the league-mandated official game status report, the star defensive tackle remains on track to play in Sunday’s game. Heyward and fellow defensive lineman Isaiahh Loudermilk were listed on the official injury report as absent from Friday’s...
Najee Harris focused on Steelers’ big games, not alma mater Alabama’s
Najee Harris loves his ol’ alma mater. But it’s fair to suggest that most residents in the Heart of Dixie are much more emotionally invested in the Alabama Crimson Tide’s SEC championship game than Harris is. “I am not worried about it,” Harris said after Friday’s Pittsburgh Steelers practice. “I...
‘We know that something has to change’ — Steelers defense aims for turnaround
After giving up 41 points during each of the past two games and an average of more than 400 yards over their past four outings, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense is mired in a slump unlike any it has faced in recent years. Even likely without some of its best players...
Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth continues to practice fully
Pat Freiermuth’s progression through NFL concussion protocol continues to, by all indications, be going smoothly. The tight end on Thursday was listed as a full participant at Pittsburgh Steelers practice for the second consecutive day. Freiermuth absorbed a hit late in last week’s loss at the Cincinnati Bengals, but he...
Ravens’ Alejandro Villanueva sees ‘emotional component’ to facing ex-team, Steelers
According to an official transcript of his session with Baltimore media Wednesday, Alejandro Villanueva’s remarks were interrupted by his own laughter eight times over the course of answering 12 questions. At 33 years old and in his seventh season as an NFL starting offensive tackle, Villanueva seems to be enjoying...
Robert Spillane latest Steelers player added to NFL covid list
For the third time in four days, the Pittsburgh Steelers added a player to the NFL’s covid-19 list. Thursday, it was inside linebacker Robert Spillane. He joined outside linebacker T.J. Watt (Monday) and offensive lineman Joe Haeg (Tuesday) as those who are presumed to have tested positive for covid-19. Team...
Steelers activate WR Ray-Ray McCloud off covid list, place reserve OL Joe Haeg on it
The Pittsburgh Steelers activated receiver Ray-Ray McCloud off the NFL’s covid-19 list Wednesday but added reserve offensive lineman Joe Haeg to it. McCloud spent eight days on the covid list, missing this past Sunday’s loss at the Cincinnati Bengals. In recent games, McCloud was serving as a No. 3 WR...
Ben Roethlisberger: Dan Rooney the inspiration for Steelers’ no-music locker room policy
With his 40th birthday three months away and a potential retirement coming sooner than that, Ben Roethlisberger concedes a generational gap between himself and some of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ younger players. “I’ve just kind of relented,” Roethlisberger said, “and (decided) I’ll stop being the grumpy guy.” The future Hall of...
More music at practice? More intensity? Steelers mull ways to emerge from malaise
Searching for answers after a three-game winless slide, the Pittsburgh Steelers are taking a closer look at their practice habits. That’s if the random sampling of two players made available to media Monday are any indication. In the wake of Sunday’s humiliating 41-10 loss at the Cincinnati Bengals, among the...
Ryan Clark rails on Steelers defense on ESPN: ‘They ain’t stopping a nosebleed’
If you thought Pittsburgh Steelers fans were upset after their blowout loss Sunday, wait until you hear what a former player had to say. ESPN analyst Ryan Clark went on a rant of nearly 2 minutes during Monday morning’s “Get Up” program. The ex-Steelers safety started it by saying, “They’re...
Steelers place outside linebacker T.J. Watt on reserve/covid-19 list
Another week, another high-profile Pittsburgh Steelers player added to the NFL’s covid list. On Monday, it was All-Pro outside linebacker T.J. Watt. The team announced the move in a 13-word release. By policy, the team does not reveal why its players are added to the covid list, but it is...
Steelers’ run defense hits new low in loss to Joe Mixon’s Bengals
CINCINNATI — Proud of his status as the defense’s captain and well aware of the tradition of stellar defenses for the only pro franchise he’s played for, Cameron Heyward spoke solemnly throughout a 5-minute postgame news conference Sunday. His team had just allowed 41 points for the second consecutive game....
Steelers notes: Cameron Heyward starts at nose tackle, Cameron Sutton returns punts
CINCINNATI – Three years ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers roster officially was changed in regards to the position for Cameron Heyward. Previously listed as a defensive end, Heyward from 2018 on has been designated as a “DT” for defensive tackle. Heyward, though, took yet another step inward Sunday. Heyward started against...
With little exception, Steelers starters play to the bitter end of blowout loss
CINCINNATI — The deficit was four touchdowns at halftime, and by the fourth quarter it had grown to 38 points. Right up to the end, though, some of the Pittsburgh Steelers most important players were still in Sunday’s game. After a humiliating 41-10 loss, coach Mike Tomlin had a very...
Isaiah Buggs a healthy scratch for Steelers vs. Bengals
CINCINNATI — Attrition has hit the defensive line hard, but the Pittsburgh Steelers are electing to sit one of their lineman on the 53-man roster anyway. Third-year defensive tackle Isaiah Buggs was among three healthy scratches for Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Coach Mike Tomlin said that decision was...
Four Downs: A year after spate of drops, Diontae Johnson sure-handed for Steelers
1. No more drops Drops plagued Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson so much last season he was benched briefly because of it. This season, there have been no such issues. Among the 38 NFL wide receivers who have been thrown to the most according to Pro Football Focus, Johnson...
Steelers place Eric Ebron, J.C. Hassenauer on IR, promote 3 from practice squad
Tight end Eric Ebron and reserve offensive lineman J.C. Hassenauer were placed on injured reserve Saturday as part of a handful of roster moves leading into the following day’s game at the Cincinnati Bengals. Ebron might have played his final game for the Steelers. An eight-year NFL veteran who signed...
