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Jordan Berry seeks better start to training camp, season with Steelers
The first two balls that left Jordan Berry’s right foot foreshadowed the type of season the Australian punter would have for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2018. On the fourth play of season, in the season opener at Cleveland, Berry hit a punt that traveled just 31 yards and went out...
Former Steeler Charlie Batch ‘doing a little better’ after being hospitalized
After participating in a series of youth football camps, one in Mexico, former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch landed in the hospital this weekend with what he termed a bacterial infection and “severe” dehydration. “I’m doing a little better,” Batch said via text Sunday afternoon. “At home relaxing at this...
Receiver Donte Moncrief catching on with Steelers
On the retreat to his Georgia lakehouse in May, Ben Roethlisberger brought along 10 of the Pittsburgh Steelers skill position players. Among the collection of wide receivers, tight ends and a running back, nine were Roethlisberger’s teammate last season. The 10th was someone who had been with the organization for...
Ryan Shazier holds out hope to resume career, be ‘best linebacker in the NFL’
Ryan Shazier won’t play football for a second consecutive season while he rehabilitates a spinal cord injury that partially paralyzed him in December 2017. His goals, however, remain unchanged. Not only does the 26-year-old inside linebacker plan a return to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL, he plans on reaching...
List of top 40 quarterbacks puts Ben Roethlisberger at No. 6
Ben Roethlisberger made an appearance on a quarterback rankings list that already generated some controversy before his inclusion on it. Chris Simms, a former NFL quarterback and current NBC analyst, unveiled the final six spots on his Top 40 list this week with Roethlisberger accompanying the No. 6 position. Ranked...
No rest for Steelers rookie Benny Snell as he prepares for 1st NFL training camp
When the Pittsburgh Steelers concluded offseason workouts and entered a six-week break before training camp, rookie running back Benny Snell Jr. took a moment to reflect on a whirlwind start to his NFL career. In the span of a few months, he went from training for the NFL Combine and...
Steelers set date for third Hall of Honor announcement
The third Hall of Honor class will be unveiled by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday, July 27, and the event will coincide with the team’s third annual charity walk at Saint Vincent College. The Steelers inducted 27 members into the inaugural class in 2017. Last year, the inductees were Rocky...
Terrell Edmunds ‘starstruck’ about meeting former Steelers safety Donnie Shell
Terrell Edmunds is entering his second season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. That familiarity doesn’t mean the 22-year-old strong safety isn’t in awe when in the company of one of the best to play his position. Several former and current Steelers players recently conducted a fan camp in Mexico City. Edmunds...
Ouch! Bengals lose another first-round draft pick to injury
Another year, another first-round draft pick that is down and out for the lowly Cincinnati Bengals. Already picked to finish at the bottom of the AFC North, the Bengals didn’t help their cause for escaping the basement Tuesday when they announced that first-rounder Jonah Williams, the No. 11 overall selection...
Study suggests Steelers rank No. 5 in NFL ‘fandom’
In one metric, the Pittsburgh Steelers remain behind the New England Patriots once again. They also trail the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants. The category is NFL fandom, a study that Emory University business school professor Michael Lewis has compiled in recent years. In data that Lewis...
Son of Mel Blount earns Hall of Fame Fellowship
Akil Blount, son of Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Mel Blount and a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offseason roster two years ago, was named the first recipient of the James Harris-Doug Williams Fellowship on Monday. The Fellowship was created through a collaboration between the Pro Football Hall of...
Jack Lambert jersey from 1982 fetches $50K at auction
Thirty-five years after he retired from the NFL, Jack Lambert remains one of the most popular Pittsburgh Steelers legends, particularly on the memorabilia circuit. A game-used jersey worn by the Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker during the 1982 season fetched $50,131 at a recent auction of Steelers memorabilia held...
Holdout hasn’t ‘crossed my mind,’ Mike Hilton says as he awaits new deal
Mike Hilton exited minicamp without a contract and without assurances he will get a favorable deal from the Pittsburgh Steelers prior to training camp. Because he has not signed his $645,000 exclusive-rights tender, the 25-year-old slot cornerback remains the Steelers’ only player without a contract. The Steelers don’t report to...
Steelers wrap minicamp; Mike Tomlin turns attention on training camp
It’s no secret that coach Mike Tomlin enjoys the three weeks the Pittsburgh Steelers spend each summer at training camp. If Tomlin had his way, the Steelers would skip the nearly six-week break until they report to Latrobe on July 25 and get the process started immediately. Tomlin joked as...
No Steelers make Pro Football Focus list of Top 50 players
When a team is coming off a 9-6-1 non-playoff season, individual accolades are not expected. Still, the Pittsburgh Steelers not placing a single player on the Pro Football Focus Top 50 list is a bit surprising considering the team employs the NFL’s 2018 passing yardage leader in Ben Roethlisberger, perennial...
At minicamp, Steelers work on improving 2-minute situations
The first two days of minicamp practices for the Pittsburgh Steelers each ended with the first-team offense, followed by the second-team offense, trying to drive the length of the field and score a touchdown in a simulated 2-minute drill. It wasn’t by happenstance. Each of the final seven games last...
Keith Butler: Steelers did ‘great thing’ by trading up to draft Devin Bush
Evidenced mostly by a 9-6-1 record, the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t do enough to replace injured inside linebacker Ryan Shazier for the 2018 season. Finding a player with Shazier’s blend of speed, athleticism and instincts remained atop the team’s wish list heading into the NFL Draft, and nobody was happier than...
Steelers announce training camp schedule, with 15 open workouts
For the 54th consecutive year, the Pittsburgh Steelers will conduct training camp at Saint Vincent College this summer, with players reporting for work by 4 p.m. Thursday, July 25. The first workout will be held Friday, July 26 at 2:55 p.m. The Steelers will hold 15 practices that are open...
Raiders, Antonio Brown chosen for HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’ this season
The NFL sideshow that is Antonio Brown will play out on subscription television this summer. The Oakland Raiders, who acquired the mercurial wide receiver in March after he forced a trade from the Pittsburgh Steelers, will be this year’s participant on HBO’s “Hard Knocks,” the NFL announced Tuesday night. The...
List of top NFL rookie running backs includes Pitt’s Qadree Ollison
An NFL.com ranking of the top five projected rookie running backs this season includes someone who has spent time working out on the fields at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Hint: It is not Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie Benny Snell Jr. Rather, former Pitt running back Qadree Ollison made the list compiled...
David DeCastro can ‘feel’ changes in Steelers’ locker-room atmosphereVideo
After missing three weeks of voluntary organized team activities due to the birth of his second child, Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro guard David DeCastro arrived for minicamp and noticed an immediate difference in the locker-room atmosphere. “You can feel it,” DeCastro said. Gone was the drama that permeated over the franchise...
For Artie Burns, it’s ‘get right or get going’ as Steelers minicamp beginsVideo
In early May, when the Pittsburgh Steelers declined to exercise the fifth-year option on Artie Burns’ contract, the fourth-year cornerback figured he had two options. “Get right or get going,” Burns said Tuesday. “It’s that simple.” Not much has gone right in recent years for the former first-round draft pick,...
Steelers finally could have perfect attendance for minicamp
Before the Pittsburgh Steelers can enjoy an extended break before training camp, one more piece of business remains. Minicamp, the final portion of the NFL’s offseason workout program, takes place this week. It starts with physicals Monday and practices Tuesday through Thursday. Like the organized team activities that preceded it,...
Steelers expect Stephon Tuitt to provide bigger splash in 2019
It was in his third season after signing a $59 million second contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers that defensive end Cameron Heyward enjoyed a breakthrough in terms of pursuing the quarterback. In 2017, Heyward totaled 12 sacks, marking the third time in franchise history that a defensive lineman reached double...
GM changes underscore Kevin Colbert’s longevity with Steelers
On an otherwise slow NFL news day Friday, the Houston Texans made the surprising decision to fire general manager Brian Gaine, and the New York Jets concluded their GM search by hiring Joe Douglas. These personnel decisions illustrate the stability the Pittsburgh Steelers have enjoyed with Kevin Colbert calling the...
