Joe Rutter stories, Page 106
Decades of scars worn by both sides as Steelers-Browns rivalry boils with playoff implications
When sports columnist Bud Shaw arrived in Cleveland in 1991, a colleague told him how captivated the city would get when the Browns were regular playoff contenders. The Browns were only a few years removed from making seven playoff appearances in a 10-year span, including three trips to the AFC...
Steelers’ Trey Edmunds fined for block against Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Trey Edmunds was fined $28,075 for unnecessary roughness as the result of a blindside block on a kickoff return in the second quarter last Sunday at Cincinnati. Edmunds was fined for the block on a kickoff return by Kerrith Whyte. The Bengals’ Nick Vigil also was...
Benny Snell providing ‘real spark’ to Steelers running game
Mike Tomlin used the word “spark” three times in his postgame interview Sunday to describe what backup quarterback Devlin Hodges brought to the Pittsburgh Steelers offense against the Cincinnati Bengals. Two days later, at his weekly news conference, Tomlin dropped six more references to the “spark” that Hodges provided as...
Steelers LB Mark Barron honored by NFLPA for turkey drive in Alabama hometown
Mark Barron made Thanksgiving a little more memorable for residents of his Alabama hometown when 1,500 turkeys were distributed to families last Saturday. The Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker’s only regret was he couldn’t be there in person to take in the moment. The turkey drive in Prichard, Ala., coincided with...
JuJu Smith-Schuster misses another practice for Steelers with knee injury
Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster sat out another practice Thursday, his fifth in a row for the Pittsburgh Steelers since injuring his knee and sustaining a concussion Nov. 14 at Cleveland. With the Steelers having just one more day of practice before the rematch against the Browns on Sunday at Heinz...
Steelers’ Cameron Heyward keeps making progress with play, charitable work
Since he established his charitable foundation in 2015, Cameron Heyward has set a modest goal, one that also could serve as his motto on the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers. “Each year,” he said, “we’ve challenged ourselves to do a little more.” Heyward hopes incremental success — individually as a...
T.J. Watt among 5 Steelers players atop Pro Bowl positional balloting
Five Pittsburgh Steelers players lead their respective positions in Pro Bowl balloting that was released Wednesday afternoon. Outside linebacker T.J. Watt is the leading vote-getter among all Steelers players, collecting 118,517 votes. Also leading in voting on defense for the Steelers are rookie inside linebacker Devin Bush (70,171 votes), defensive...
Left tackle Alejandro Villanueva limited in practice for Steelers with shoulder injury
The Pittsburgh Steelers began their practice week for the AFC North rematch against the Cleveland Browns with left tackle Alejandro Villanueva only being involved on a limited basis with a shoulder injury. Villanueva was not listed among the injured players Tuesday when coach Mike Tomlin conducted his weekly press conference....
Mike Tomlin doesn’t expect tensions to rekindle between Steelers, Browns
Considering the way the Pittsburgh Steelers’ previous game against the Cleveland Browns ended — with Myles Garrett swinging Mason Rudolph’s helmet at the quarterback’s unprotected head — it’s reasonable for the NFL to take preventive measures to ensure tempers don’t flare Sunday when the teams meet again at Heinz Field....
Mike Tomlin unsure of status for Steelers’ James Conner, JuJu Smith-Schuster
For a team beset by injuries for most of the season, it was a positive for the Pittsburgh Steelers that they came out of their game Sunday in Cincinnati without adding to their already expansive total. Coach Mike Tomlin said that aside from normal “bumps and bruises,” the Steelers did...
Former Steelers Troy Polamalu, Hines Ward, Alan Faneca named Hall of Fame semifinalists
Three former members of the Pittsburgh Steelers are among the 25 semifinalists of Modern-Era candidates for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Wide receiver Hines Ward, guard Alan Faneca and safety Troy Polamalu were among the candidates who made the cut from 122 nominees to the 25 semifinalists,...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says Devlin Hodges will start against BrownsVideo
Duck season will resume Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers get their rematch with the Cleveland Browns at Heinz Field. How long it remains open depends on the aim of Devlin Hodges. “We’ll see where we are after this game,” coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday of his decision to start Hodges...
Myles Garrett absence will bring different feel to Steelers’ rematch with Browns
The NFL made sure two of the three main participants in the fight near the end of the first meeting between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns wouldn’t play in the rematch Sunday at Heinz Field. Mason Rudolph perhaps took the third participant out of the equation with his play...
5 things we learned in Steelers’ win over Bengals
Five things we learned from Steelers 16, Bengals 10: ••• 1. No Conner, no worries Using a rotation that featured all four running backs at various stages of the game, the Steelers rushed for a season-high 160 yards against the Bengals, who also happen to have the NFL’s worst run...
Steelers defense answers call in 4th quarter with 2 takeaways vs. Bengals
CINCINNATI — Devin Bush has found himself out of position at times in pass coverage in his rookie season, but he made a play after the catch Sunday that showed why the Pittsburgh Steelers traded up to the No. 10 overall spot to select the former Michigan inside linebacker. Bush...
Backup QB Devlin Hodges comes off bench, leads Steelers past BengalsVideo
CINCINNATI — Devlin Hodges injected some life into the Pittsburgh Steelers offense in the second half Sunday, coming off the bench to direct a 16-10 come-from-behind victory against the winless Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. The question is this: after helping produce 13 second-half points, will the rookie quarterback...
Mason Rudolph fined $50K by NFL for fight with Myles Garrett
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph was fined $50,000 for his fight with Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett in the waning moments of their game Nov. 14 at FirstEnergy Stadium. Rudolph tussled with Garrett with eight seconds remaining in the Steelers’ 21-7 loss. Garrett took Rudolph to the ground after...
Steelers confident Mason Rudolph can rebound from worst NFL startVideo
Before the final eight seconds transpired at FirstEnergy Stadium, Mason Rudolph already was set to the face the most challenging week of preparation in his young NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Before Rudolph scuffled with Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, before he was hit on the head by...
Steelers teammates defend Mason Rudolph against Myles Garrett’s allegation of racial slurVideo
Mason Rudolph’s teammates again rushed to his defense Thursday, a week after Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Myles Garrett clubbed him with his own helmet. This time, the Pittsburgh Steelers defended their quarterback after Garrett reportedly accused Rudolph of using a racial slur when a brawl broke out between the two...
James Conner, JuJu Smith-Schuster sit out practice again for Steelers
It is increasingly likely the Pittsburgh Steelers will face the winless Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday without two of their starting skill position players. Running back James Conner (shoulder) and wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (concussion/knee) did not practice Thursday for the second day in a row. The 5-5 Steelers have just...
Steelers teammates defend Mason Rudolph against Myles Garrett’s allegation of racial slurVideo
Mason Rudolph’s teammates again rushed to his defense Thursday, a week after Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Myles Garrett clubbed him with his own helmet. This time, the Pittsburgh Steelers defended their quarterback after Garrett reportedly accused Rudolph of using a racial slur when a brawl broke out between the two...
Steelers WR Diontae Johnson returns to practice after sustaining concussion vs. Browns
The sight of Diontae Johnson on the practice field Wednesday, less than a week after he suffered a concussion on a helmet-to-helmet hit against the Cleveland Browns, was a welcome one for Pittsburgh Steelers teammate James Washington. “It was good to see that,” Washington said. “He’s an asset to us....
No place like home for Steelers’ Tuzar Skipper as he embraces return
Tuzar Skipper never wanted to leave the Pittsburgh Steelers, so you can imagine his elation when they brought him back to the organization this week. For the first time in two-and-a-half months, Skipper had a locker at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, and he made his feelings evident as he talked...
Steelers’ Mason Rudolph regrets not ‘keeping my cool’ in incident with Myles GarrettVideo
Quarterback Mason Rudolph accepted responsibility for his role in the melee last Thursday with Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Myles Garrett that marred the end of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 21-7 loss at FirstEnergy Stadium. Rudolph held an impromptu media session in a team video studio before the team walkthrough Wednesday morning....
Mike Tomlin: ‘Not a lot of discussion’ on Steelers attending Colin Kaepernick workout
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was asked Tuesday at his weekly news conference whether the organization considered sending a scout to Atlanta on Saturday to attend free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s workout. The Steelers were not among the 25 teams the NFL said were planning to attend the workout, which...
