Chris Adamski stories, Page 93

ORCHARD PARK, Pa. – Inside linebacker Robert Spillane was a late scratch for Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers season opener. Spillane suffered a shin injury during warm-ups at Highmark Stadium, according to the team, so he will not play against the Buffalo Bills. Spillane is the top backup at both inside linebacker...

1. Rookie rundown For the first time in more than a decade, the Pittsburgh Steelers had eight of their draft picks make the initial 53-man roster. No undrafted rookies made the active roster headed into Sunday’s season opener for the first time since 2017, but the eight rookies is the...

Najee Harris is eager to fulfill his dream of playing in a meaningful NFL game. About 48 hours away from that becoming a reality, the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back was opining about the step up in competition. Arguably, dealing with bigger, better, stronger and faster defenders isn’t even the...

The good news in regards to outside linebackers wasn’t limited to one player for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday. On the day a lucrative contract extension for T.J. Watt was announced, the Steelers’ other starter at the position was back to full participation in practice. Alex Highsmith officially was listed...

Much has been made about the four Pittsburgh Steelers rookies on offense who sit atop their positional depth charts. The curiosity surrounding the big leg of punter Pressley Harvin has made him a relatively high-profile rookie, too. But there’s a draft pick on defense who’s flown under the radar and...

In a deliberate show of support, Mike Tomlin and Kevin Colbert were conspicuous in representing the Pittsburgh Steelers organization by standing and watching silently throughout the full 12 minutes of T.J. Watt’s news conference Friday afternoon. Colbert and Tomlin did not speak. Instead they flanked a makeshift dais near midfield...

When Ben Roethlisberger was making his Pittsburgh Steelers debut in September 2004, Kendrick Green would have been in his first month of kindergarten. Perhaps it’s fitting, then, that Green relies on Roethlisberger to reign in his tantrums on the field. “I feel like I’m kind of an emotional player; sometimes...

How confident are you in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ chances to win the Super Bowl this season? Apparently, only about one in 50 are willing to put their money where their mouth is. Two percent of the betting public has backed the Steelers to win the NFL championship this season, according...

It appears four rookies will start on offense for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their regular-season opener. The team released its depth chart Monday, and each of its top four draft picks were listed as first-teamers on offense: running back Najee Harris, tight end Pat Freiermuth (shared with veteran Eric Ebron),...

On a day in which T.J. Watt again sat out team drills at practice, an announcement of the Pittsburgh Steelers captains for this season had their most decorated defensive player conspicuously absent. That didn’t mean it was devoid of a Watt. After serving as a defensive co-captain in 2020, T.J....

Six days prior to the Pittsburgh Steelers regular-season opener, T.J. Watt’s practice regimen remained the same as it had for the first six weeks of training camp. That would suggest his status for Sunday’s game at the Buffalo Bills is not certain. Watt’s practice status and participation Monday was status...

Just when it appeared the Pittsburgh Pirates were slamming their Windy City losing streak, Chicago slammed right back. Twice. The Chicago Cubs used two grand slams Sunday to answer an early one hit by Bryan Reynolds. They completed a four-game sweep 11-8. Counting defeats to the White Sox on the...

The Pittsburgh Pirates continued their almost-daily tweaks to the roster Sunday, swapping out a pair of right-handers for a different duo of righties. JT Brubaker and Duane Underwood Jr. each were placed on the 10-day injured list because of right shoulder inflammation. Brubaker leads the Pirates in innings pitched (124...

Jason Kendall was relaxing at his home in Pittsburgh’s southwest suburbs when his phone rang about 9 a.m. on a sunny, seasonal, late-summer Tuesday. Seeing it was his brother calling, the then-Pittsburgh Pirates star catcher instinctively knew something was amiss. “You know how you get that phone call early enough,...

As one of only six who have won the “Chief Award” multiple times as the Pittsburgh Steelers player most cooperative with media, Cameron Heyward has demonstrated a good relationship with local reporters. So much so, apparently, they aren’t afraid to needle him. And as one of the Steelers’ elder statesmen,...

When the Pittsburgh Steelers’ initial 53-man roster was revealed this week, there were hints it wouldn’t be the group that took the field for the regular-season opener Sept. 12. Friday became the latest proof. The Steelers acquired veteran cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon via a trade with the Seahawks, sending a 2023...

The instruction for rookies goes beyond the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Before Dan Moore Jr. had a prescheduled availability with media after Tuesday’s practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, none other than the head coach called Moore over for a discussion that lasted a few minutes. As Moore took...

Cameron Sutton insists he is just like the rest of us who follow the Pittsburgh Steelers. The fifth-year defensive back says he remains in the dark about what the coaching staff’s plan is for the identity of the nickel DB. “I don’t know yet,” Sutton said late Tuesday morning after...

An apparently significant skirmish broke out late during Pittsburgh Steelers practice Monday, several players confirmed, and it involved two high-profile players. The conflict began with Minkah Fitzpatrick and Chase Claypool yelling at each other, guard Kevin Dotson confirmed. “When you come out here and are pretty much fighting the person...

Dwayne Haskins struggled in his first overextended look in a game as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers. It’s fair to assume the 2.8 passer rating Haskins held when he was pulled from Friday’s 34-9 loss at the Carolina Panthers did not improve his stock in regards to status on...

Jamir Jones, Quincy Roche, Cody White, Rashaad Coward, Mark Gilbert. They are a handful of players who have flashed during this Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. They also are five players who only have one last chance to impress. The Steelers’ preseason finale is 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Carolina Panthers....

He’ll have the ear of the quarterback but as an eye in the sky. Matt Canada, as he has during preseason games, will perform his duties as Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator from the coaches’ booth this season. The Steelers’ three previous offensive coordinators — Randy Fichtner, Todd Haley and Bruce...

From Arthur Maulet and Antoine Brooks, to James Pierre and Justin Layne, the Pittsburgh Steelers have tried out no shortage of candidates to play as a fifth defensive back when they deploy the nickel subpackage. Formally add rookie Tre Norwood to the list. Coach Mike Tomlin termed himself “excited” to...