Joe Rutter stories, Page 104
Steelers rookies Benny Snell, Kerrith Whyte ready to take over again for injured James Conner
With James Conner unable to finish the regular season with a thigh injury, the Pittsburgh Steelers will turn back to a committee approach Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. Jaylen Samuels, Trey Edmunds and rookies Benny Snell Jr. and Kerrith Whyte will fill various roles if the Steelers stick to the...
Ex-Steeler Antonio Brown gets workout with New Orleans Saints
Mr. Big Chest is in the Big Easy — at least for one day. Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, who is a free agent while the NFL investigates sexual misconduct claims against him, spent Friday at a tryout conducted by the New Orleans Saints. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported...
Devin Bush honored with Joe Greene award as top Steelers rookieVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers took the unorthodox approach in the NFL Draft by trading up 10 spots in the first round to select inside linebacker Devin Bush with the No. 10 overall pick. Bush rewarded them by setting a franchise-rookie record with 97 tackles with one game remaining in the regular...
Linebacker T.J. Watt named Steelers MVPVideo
As much as the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive players relished T.J. Watt earning the team’s most valuable player award Thursday, they are more interested in whether he can claim a bigger accolade in about six weeks. At the NFL Honors ceremony Feb. 1, the eve of the Super Bowl, the NFL...
Steelers’ Ryan Switzer, Roosevelt Nix designated to return from injured reserve
If the Pittsburgh Steelers make the AFC playoffs and advance to the divisional round, they could get fullback Roosevelt Nix and wide receiver Ryan Switzer back on the active roster. The Steelers announced Thursday that Nix and Switzer have been designated to return from injured reserve, which paves the way...
CB Steve Nelson doesn’t practice for Steelers with groin injury
While the Pittsburgh Steelers’ opponent on Sunday, the Baltimore Ravens, enjoyed a day off on Christmas – a byproduct of earning home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs – coach Mike Tomlin put his players through a 90-minute practice Wednesday at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Cornerback Steve Nelson was new to...
Devlin Hodges looking to bounce back for Steelers after brief benchingVideo
What transpired in the second quarter Sunday at MetLife Stadium was foreign to Devlin Hodges. As a four-year starter, three-time conference player of the year, FCS career passing yardage leader and Walter Payton Award winner in 2018, Hodges never was pulled from a game because of poor performance. It finally...
Ben Roethlisberger vows to ‘come back stronger’ for Steelers in 2020
Ben Roethlisberger gave Pittsburgh Steelers fans a Christmas gift on Wednesday when he vowed to resume his football career in 2020, shooting down a report that cast doubt about his football future. Underneath a family photo posted on his website, bigben7.com, Roethlisberger wrote that he is “working hard and more...
Cam Heyward, Steelers looking to extend season beyond Week 17Video
Cameron Heyward walked from the showers toward his corner locker at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Monday afternoon, surveying the scene surrounding him. A group of reporters were milling around while a handful of players sat quietly in front of their stalls. “Is there a funeral in here?” Heyward said....
With Mason Rudolph ailing, Devlin Hodges to start for Steelers in season finale
Down to their only healthy option at quarterback with experience running their offense in a game this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers will turn to Devlin Hodges as their starter for Week 17 at Baltimore. Mason Rudolph, who replaced Hodges in the second quarter Sunday and led the Steelers to their...
5 things we learned after Steelers lose control of playoff destiny in loss to Jets
Five things we learned from Jets 16, Steelers 10: 1. Wild final weekend The most simplistic formula for the Steelers to get into the playoffs is to win Sunday in Baltimore and have the Tennessee Titans lose their game at the Houston Texans. The Steelers still could get into the...
Comeback for Steelers deflated by late pass breakup at goal line
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Needing a touchdown to pull out an improbable victory at MetLife Stadium, Devlin Hodges winged a pass 44 yards toward the end zone with 51 seconds remaining Sunday. James Washington jumped high in the air near the goal line and got both hands on the ball....
Steelers lose control of playoff destiny with road defeat to Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Hopeful of securing the AFC’s fifth playoff seed just one week earlier, the Pittsburgh Steelers suddenly find themselves in a situation murkier than the swamp outside MetLife Stadium after a 16-10 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday. The higher wild-card seed was removed from...
Recognized by Pro Bowl voters, Steelers’ Cam Heyward getting better with age
As disappointed as Bud Dupree was for not being selected to his first Pro Bowl, the Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker kept reminding himself about teammate Cameron Heyward. “It takes time,” Dupree said. “Cam didn’t make one until, like, his sixth year.” Actually, it took seven years for Heyward to be...
Steelers seek more consistency in running game against Jets
For a team that built a three-game winning streak on an ability to run the ball, the Pittsburgh Steelers got away from that formula in the second half Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. Even after the Steelers went ahead by three points in the third quarter of a 17-10 loss,...
Steelers teammates surprised by Bud Dupree’s snub from Pro Bowl
The only outside linebacker in the AFC with more sacks than Bud Dupree is Pittsburgh Steelers teammate T.J. Watt. While Watt earned a trip to the Pro Bowl on Tuesday night, Dupree was not one of the other two players at his position to make the cut. Baltimore’s Matthew Judon...
T.J. Watt, Minkah Fitzpatrick among 5 Steelers selected to Pro Bowl
The Pittsburgh Steelers will be represented on the offensive line and at all three levels of the defense when the Pro Bowl is played next month. Five players were selected to compete in the Pro Bowl, which will be Jan. 26 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. Guard David...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin not contemplating a short leash for Devlin Hodges vs. JetsVideo
After throwing a career-worst four interceptions — matching his season total — against Cleveland in November, Mason Rudolph played one series into the second half of his next start before he was benched with the Pittsburgh Steelers trailing at Cincinnati. After throwing a career-high four interceptions — double his season...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, on his relationship with Le’Veon Bell: ‘I have none’
Mike Tomlin isn’t sentimental about facing former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell. Bell, who held out the 2018 season rather than play on the franchise tag, will face his former team Sunday for the first time since signing as a free agent with the New York Jets. The Steelers...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin says Devlin ‘Duck’ Hodges will start vs. JetsVideo
Duck season will be extended for one more week. Devlin Hodges will get the start at quarterback Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers, coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday at his weekly press conference. Hodges threw a career-worst four interceptions in the Steelers’ 17-10 home loss to the Buffalo Bills, but Tomlin...
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster hoping for late-season return to Steelers
He has missed four consecutive games and incurred a setback last week when he aggravated his knee injury in practice. Still, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster hasn’t given up hope of returning for the final two weeks of the regular season. “It all depends on how my knee feels...
Steelers’ Tyler Matakevich surprised by surge to top of Pro Bowl fan balloting
Six players on the Pittsburgh Steelers led their respective positions when fan balloting for the Pro Bowl ended last week. Five were among the leading vote getters when the process began in November: center Maurkice Pouncey, defensive tackle Cameron Heyward, outside linebacker T.J. Watt, inside linebacker Devin Bush and free...
Steelers aren’t waiting until January for playoffs to open
The Pittsburgh Steelers would like to make a correction to the schedule the NFL sent out in April. It’s the part that states the postseason begins on the first weekend of January. For the Steelers, it begins two weeks earlier, starting Sunday when they travel to East Rutherford, N.J., to...
5 things we learned from Steelers’ loss to Bills in home finale
Five things we learned from Bills 17, Steelers 10: 1. Defensive dilemma A defense that was so proficient at preventing big plays since a 1-4 start allowed a costly one in the fourth quarter when Josh Allen threw a 40-yard completion to John Brown on the first play of a...
Devlin Hodges throws 4 interceptions, Steelers lose at home to BillsVideo
With two games remaining, the Pittsburgh Steelers still hold onto the last playoff spot in the AFC. That’s one consolation that came out of an otherwise unsatisfying performance Sunday night at Heinz Field when the Steelers failed to grab onto a higher seeding. The Steelers couldn’t protect a three-point second-half...
