Joe Rutter stories, Page 119
Make no mistake, Cleveland awarded NFL Draft in 2021
Fans who want to see the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round draft pick being selected in two seasons will need to make a short drive up the turnpike. At the NFL spring meeting in Key Biscayne, Fla., commissioner Roger Goodell announced that Cleveland has landed the 2021 NFL Draft. The timing coincides...
JuJu Smith-Schuster ready to lead young group of Steelers receivers
When JuJu Smith-Schuster joined the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2017, he was the youngest player in the NFL and trailed Antonio Brown and Martavis Bryant on the depth chart. When Smith-Schuster stepped onto the fields at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex this week for the start of organized team activities, he still...
Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster plans to be more approachable, talkative this season
JuJu Smith-Schuster initially declined to speak with the media Wednesday, telling reporters he would be available the next day. About 10 minutes after he ducked into the locker room, the Pittsburgh Steelers third-year receiver returned to the practice field at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex with a team spokesman in tow....
Ty Law memorabilia to be displayed at Pro Football Hall of Fame
Ty Law will have more than just a bust to symbolize his enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Aliquippa graduate will have more than 40 pieces of memorabilia on display this summer as part of the Class of 2019 Locker Exhibit. Other class members, including Champ Bailey,...
Ben Roethlisberger excited to work with young group of Steelers receivers
No family vacations are planned for the rest of Ben Roethlisberger’s spring. As he enters his 16th NFL season, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback expects to be a regular participant at organized team activities, a departure from last year when he showed up to UMPC Rooney Sports Complex for the first...
Late-season rift with Antonio Brown was ‘confusing’ to Ben Roethlisberger
For a long time after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season ended, Ben Roethlisberger thought he would get a chance to make up with wide receiver Antonio Brown. That ended when the Steelers acquiesced to Brown’s trade request and sent him to the Oakland Raiders on March 10. “Once he was gone,...
Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger hopes to ‘reconnect’ with Antonio Brown
It took six months for Ben Roethlisberger to admit he went too far in criticizing Antonio Brown. It took only a few hours for Brown to respond. And apparently he wasn’t in a forgiving mood. Roethlisberger conducted an interview with KDKA-TV that aired Monday night. After excerpts were released on...
5 players to watch heading into Steelers OTAs
When the Pittsburgh Steelers convene Tuesday at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex for the first of 10 OTA sessions, they are expected to have 91 players on hand. Here are five who will be in the spotlight over the next month: 1. Ben Roethlisberger. It won’t just be what Roethlisberger says...
Steelers OTA preview: James Conner leads young group of RBs
Editor’s note: Heading into the start of OTAs, the Tribune-Review has taken a daily look at a position that will bear watching once the entire 91-man roster convenes at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Today’s final installment: Running back Who’s back: James Conner, Jaylen Samuels, Roosevelt Nix, Trey Edmunds, Ralph Webb...
Steelers OTA preview: Team ready to turn the page at right tackle
Almost five months after playing their last game, the Pittsburgh Steelers are about to put a full roster of players on the field as they ramp up preparations for the 2019 season. The third and final phase of the NFL’s offseason conditioning program begins Tuesday for the Steelers with the...
Steelers OTA preview: With Brown gone, change comes to WR room
Almost five months after playing their last game, the Pittsburgh Steelers are about to put a full roster of players on the field as they ramp up preparations for the 2019 season. The third and final phase of the NFL’s offseason conditioning program begins May 21 for the Steelers with...
Roethlisberger to conduct 11th annual youth football camp
Three days after the Steelers concluded offseason workouts, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will hold his annual youth football camp. Roethlisberger’s 11th annual event will take place June 16 at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. The last day of mandatory minicamp — the final football work until training camp — for the Steelers...
Steelers OTA preview: Who is behind Vance McDonald at tight end?
Almost five months after playing their last game, the Pittsburgh Steelers are about to put a full roster of players on the field as they ramp up preparations for the 2019 season. The third and final phase of the NFL’s offseason conditioning program begins Tuesday for the Steelers with the...
Former Steelers lineman R.J. Prince joins Baltimore Ravens
The Pittsburgh Steelers have lost another former player to their biggest division rival. The Baltimore Ravens on Thursday signed offensive lineman R.J. Prince, who was waived by the Steelers on Monday. Prince, an undrafted free agent from North Carolina, spent the 2018 season on the Steelers’ practice squad. He was...
Steelers OTA preview: Overhaul at inside linebacker will bear watching
Editor’s note: Heading into the start of OTAs, the Tribune-Review will take a daily look at a position that will bear watching once the entire 91-man roster convenes at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Today: Inside linebacker Who’s back: Vince Williams, Tyler Matakevich Williams has started in the middle since Lawrence...
Steelers OTA preview: Nelson, Layne present upgrade in secondary
Almost five months after playing their last game, the Pittsburgh Steelers are about to put a full roster of players on the field as they ramp up preparations for the 2019 season. The third and final phase of the NFL’s offseason conditioning program begins May 21 for the Steelers with...
Steelers’ Snell, Johnson among 40 players attending NFLPA rookie event
Before football workouts resume next week with the start of organized team activities, two rookies from the Pittsburgh Steelers will get a crash course on the business side of the sport. Wide receiver Diontae Johnson and running back Benny Snell are among 40 rookies who will participate in the 25th...
Steelers OTA preview: Safety roles could expand for young players
Editor’s note: Heading into the start of OTAs, the Tribune-Review will take a daily look at a position that will bear watching once the entire 91-man roster convenes at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Almost five months after playing their last game, the Pittsburgh Steelers are about to put a full...
Justin Layne wants to increase interception numbers with Steelers
Big Ten offenses kept throwing the ball into Justin Layne’s coverage in 2018, and the Michigan State cornerback kept knocking it away. Layne had 15 pass breakups in 2018, which was tied for the conference lead and ranked No. 10 in major college football. As good as Layne was at...
Steelers get 1st-round pick Devin Bush under contract
On the final day of rookie minicamp Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers got first-round draft pick Devin Bush under contract. Bush, who was drafted No. 10 overall after the Steelers traded up 10 spots with the Denver Broncos, signed his four-year deal that contains a fifth-year option, which is standard for...
Zach Gentry catching on at tight end with Steelers
As he ran routes and caught passes this weekend at rookie minicamp, Zach Gentry couldn’t help but conjure memories of the most prolific tight end to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Perhaps it’s because, like Heath Miller did for 11 seasons, Gentry provided an inviting target while sporting a No....
Broncos’ Shelby Harris takes credit for Steelers’ late-season meltdown
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ late-season collapse and offseason drama wasn’t Antonio Brown’s fault. Don’t blame Ben Roethlisberger, either. The real culprit was Shelby Harris. Who? Harris was the Broncos defensive lineman who intercepted Roethlisberger on a third-and-goal pass with 1 minute, 3 seconds left in a Week 12 game in Denver....
Volume of players at rookie minicamp keeps Mike Tomlin busy
Of the 60 players attending the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie minicamp this weekend, 18 were invited on a tryout basis. Coach Mike Tomlin and his staff try to evaluate as many players as possible during the workouts, but he admits it is difficult to get a strong scouting report on everybody....
Quiet debut for 3rd-round pick Diontae Johnson
His first day in a Pittsburgh Steelers uniform was a stark contrast to what Diontae Johnson experienced in his final two seasons at Toledo that led to his selection as a third-round draft pick. A two-time all-conference wide receiver and punt returner, Johnson mostly was a bystander Friday morning on...
No regrets for Justin Layne about switching positions
When he arrived at Michigan State in 2016, Justin Layne was hoping to follow in the footsteps of Andre Rison and Plaxico Burress – Spartans wide receivers who became NFL stars. Before his freshman season was over, that dream was dashed. Layne was playing cornerback. “I wasn’t in favor of...
