Chris Adamski stories, Page 94
2 top offensive rookies to meet in Steelers’ Najee Harris, Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase
By virtue of playing in college for LSU and Alabama, respectively, Ja’Marr Chase and Najee Harris have faced each other often and are natural rivals. That’ll continue in the NFL now that Harris is a Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back and Chase a rookie wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals....
Notebook: Steelers down to No. 3 left guard after J.C. Hassenauer injury
It will be three games, three starting left guards for the Pittsburgh Steelers. J.C. Hassenauer’s inability to play during Sunday’s game at the Cincinnati Bengals was cemented by way of the injury report released Friday. Hassenauer started last week’s loss at the Los Angeles Chargers in place of starter Kevin...
Steelers seek to avoid rare season series sweep at hands of Bengals
Fans who make the trip typically travel by car. The team takes a chartered flight. By boat — right down the Ohio River — is an option, too. Whatever the method, the annual 300-mile journey southwest usually has been a happy one for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Until the past 12...
Beleaguered Steelers defense to get T.J. Watt, Minkah Fitzpatrick back into lineup
With every Justin Herbert scramble, every Austin Ekeler touchdown and every one of the 533 yards the Los Angeles Chargers amassed Sunday night, three of the men most capable of stopping them were powerless to do so. Outside linebacker T.J. Watt, safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and cornerback Joe Haden are three...
Joe Haden returns to Steelers practice; T.J. Watt remains limited
Joe Haden returned to practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, the first time the veteran cornerback took to the practice field since suffering a foot injury during a game two weeks ago. Haden was listed as a limited participant on the league-mandated injury report, meaning Friday’s final practice of...
Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick activated off NFL covid list
The Pittsburgh Steelers activated off Minkah Fitzpatrick of the NFL’s covid-19 list Thursday, clearing the way for the All Pro safety to return to game action Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. Fitzpatrick missed this past Sunday’s loss at the Los Angeles Chargers after he was added to the list early...
Every Thanksgiving, Charlie Batch recalls infamous Steelers-Lions coin-flip gameVideo
It is now — literally — half a lifetime ago for the 46-year-old Charlie Batch. But what began as an eager opportunity for a rookie NFL quarterback to face his hometown team on national television turned into one of the quirkiest and infamous memorable moments in Thanksgiving football history. “People...
Steelers’ Cameron Heyward hasn’t heard from NFL about alleged punch of Justin HerbertVideo
Cameron Heyward has heard what some people have said about him this week on social media, and it hurts. But one entity he hasn’t heard from yet over the past few days is the NFL office. And that, Heyward hopes, means his wallet won’t also be hurt. With 3½ days...
T.J. Watt limited, Joe Haden does not practice in attempts to return to Steelers lineup
Of the three high-profile members of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense who missed this past Sunday’s game, only one returned for the beginning of a new week of practice. And that one returnee was limited in his participation, at that. All Pro outside linebacker T.J. Watt was listed on the league-mandated...
Role in winning TD against aside, Steelers rookie Tre Norwood relished opportunity to start
Rookie seventh-round pick Tre Norwood repeatedly used words such as “grateful” and “blessed” to play every defensive snap of this past week’s Pittsburgh Steelers game. It was the final meaningful snap among them, though, that was most regretful for the Steelers. Norwood was part of a secondary that was duped...
Former Steelers WR Hines Ward among 26 semifinalists for 2022 Hall of Fame class
For a sixth consecutive year, Hines Ward has made it to within two steps of enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver on Wednesday was named as one of 26 modern-era semifinalists to be part of the 2022 induction class. Ward, who retired...
5 things we learned from Steelers loss: Devin Bush continues to struggle
Five things we learned from Chargers 41, Steelers 37: 1. Devaluing Devin Devin Bush has become a lightning rod for the Pittsburgh Steelers fanbase who see his status as a No. 10 overall draft pick but lament the lack of commensurate production. Sunday night’s effort might have been the worst...
Pittsburgh Maulers franchise returning in 2022 USFL reboot
Go dust off that purple pennant buried in the attic, and ask your dad if you can borrow his old Mike Rozier jersey. The Pittsburgh Maulers are back. The Maulers were one of eight teams announced for the United States Football League’s re-boot scheduled for this coming April. They’ll play...
Report: NFL to review apparent punch by Steelers’ Cameron Heyward on Chargers’ Justin Herbert
The NFL will reportedly review an apparent punch by Cameron Heyward during Sunday night’s game in Los Angeles, and the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive captain could face a fine for his actions. The NFL Network reported that the league office will not suspend Heyward for what appeared to be a punch...
Steelers’ Kevin Dotson goes on IR; Karl Joseph and 2 d-linemen called up from practice squad
Ben Roethlisberger’s activation off the NFL covid-19 list was just the first of a flurry of roster moves announced by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday. Starting left guard Kevin Dotson was placed on injured reserve because of an ankle injury suffered during last week’s tie against the Detroit Lions. Dotson...
Four Downs: Steelers pass more in the red zone than any NFL team
1. Red hot (zone) The sequence of three consecutive incomplete passes from the 5-yard line during the second half of last week’s tie with the Detroit Lions has taken plenty of criticism from fans and observers of the Pittsburgh Steelers. But that throw-first mindset has been part of the offense...
J.C. Hassenauer likely in line for 1st start of season for Steelers
With Kevin Dotson ruled out, J.C. Hassenauer appears as if he will get his first start of the season Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Dotson did not practice all week, per the injury report, because of an ankle injury suffered during Sunday’s tie with the Detroit Lions. Hassenauer came on...
Steelers center Kendrick Green takes blame for spate of bad snaps vs. Lions
Five days after a handful of his shotgun snaps were noticeably off-target in a game against the Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers rookie center Kendrick Green took accountability for the bizarre spate of plays that had fill-in quarterback Mason Rudolph lunging and improvising. “It’s all me,” Green said after Friday’s practice...
T.J. Watt, Joe Haden will not play for Steelers, but Chase Claypool to return
Mike Tomlin said he’d “leave the light on” for T.J. Watt. On Friday, though, that switch officially was flipped. Watt will not play for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night at the Los Angeles Chargers. The star outside linebacker did not practice throughout the week after suffering a hip/knee injury...
Ben Roethlisberger feeling better, but Steelers remain uncertain if he’ll play vs. Chargers
A Pittsburgh Steelers practice week has come and gone. But for what has been a rarity over the past two decades, it was a practice week without Ben Roethlisberger on the field. Or even at the facility. Still, in regards to the structure and drills performed and work completed, practices...
James Washington running out of chances to make impact for Steelers
As a fourth-year player who began the season No. 4 at his position and will head for free agency this spring, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver James Washington recognizes he’s got a crucial chance to make an impression. “Every opportunity is gold,” Washington said this week, “because you just never know...
Trai Turner returns to full practice for Steelers; T.J. Watt, Joe Haden remain out
Among the five players on the Pittsburgh Steelers active roster who are on this week’s injury report, the only upgrade from Wednesday to Thursday was starting right guard Trai Turner. Turner was listed as a full practice participant on the report, a day after he did not practice at all...
DL Carlos Davis back practicing with Steelers, remains on IR
A Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman on the injured reserve list was cleared to practice Thursday. But not the high-profile one that some are probably hoping for. Carlos Davis returned to practice Thursday, opening up a 21-day window in which he must be activated to the Steelers active roster or be...
Steelers’ Cameron Heyward says he has ‘no relationship’ with Warren Sapp after Sapp’s curious comment
Cameron Heyward smiled and let out a quick chuckle. But the Pittsburgh Steelers veteran leader let it be known that the shot Warren Sapp took at him on social media this week was anything but playful banter. Heyward said Thursday he has “no relationship” with Sapp, four days after the...
Pat Freiermuth ‘flushes’ costly OT fumble, moves on for Steelers
Pat Freiermuth, largely, has lived a charmed football life. State championships in high school. All-conference in college. A second-round NFL Draft pick who was getting rave reviews midway through his rookie season. Then came Sunday, when the tight end’s fumble late in overtime cost the Pittsburgh Steelers a chance to...
