Joe Rutter stories, Page 125
No increase in price of Steelers season tickets for 2019 season
The Pittsburgh Steelers started sending out invoices to season-ticket holders Tuesday, and the organization is holding the line on ticket prices for the 2019 season. A team spokesman confirmed that season-ticket holders will see no increase in the price of their tickets this year. The Steelers typically raise season-ticket prices...
Woodson, Dawson to assist in Steelers annual men’s fantasy camp
A chance to rub elbows with Pittsburgh Steelers alumni, including Pro Football Hall of Famers Rod Woodson and Dermontti Dawson, is part of the team’s 17th annual men’s fantasy camp experience this spring. The three-day event will be held May 31-June 2 at Saint Vincent College in Unity Township, near...
Thomas Jefferson grad Chase Winovich: ‘Would be great’ to play for SteelersVideo
Like any college student preparing for life in the real world, Chase Winovich appreciates a good deal when he is presented with one. Winovich, an edge rusher prospect in this year’s NFL Draft class, sees one tangible benefit if he were to be selected by his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers: Free...
Do-it-all inside linebacker Bush could be answer for Steelers
INDIANAPOLIS — Devin Bush was rattling off the names of NFL linebackers he most resembles Saturday afternoon when he ended his list with one that is bittersweet for Pittsburgh Steelers fans: Ryan Shazier. It was a fitting choice for Bush, a slightly undersized inside linebacker who could be a candidate...
Initial visit with Steelers is enjoyable for the other Wisconsin player named T.J.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Pittsburgh Steelers already have one linebacker from Wisconsin with the initials T.J on their roster. Could a second be on the way in a few months? T.J. Edwards, who is competing at the NFL Combine, had an informal chat with Steelers representatives this week. He said the...
Don’t compare A.J. Brown to anyone, not even JuJu Smith-SchusterVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — When it comes to confident football players in this year’s NFL Draft class, the line forms behind Mississippi wide receiver A.J. Brown. Brown’s confidence apparently knows no bounds even though most NFL Draft analysts don’t even think he is the best wide receiver on his team. Ole Miss...
Penn State QB McSorley asked to work out with DBs at combineVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Trace McSorley played 40 games at quarterback over the past three seasons and left Penn State hoping to have a future in the NFL. Some teams agree — but not at his traditional position. McSorley was asked to participate in drills with defensive backs at the NFL Combine....
Antonio Brown takes on Steelers in lengthy ESPN interviewVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Mr. Big Chest had a lot to get off his, and he did it by opening up to ESPN in an interview televised Saturday morning. Antonio Brown spoke at length about his drama-filled season with the Pittsburgh Steelers during an eight-and-a-half minute segment that aired on SportsCenter as...
Miles Sanders shows off his skills at NFL Combine workout
INDIANAPOLIS — If the NFL Combine truly is the “Underwear Olympics,” then Miles Sanders may find himself on the podium with a medal draped around his neck. While Oklahoma State running back Justice Hill had the fastest time among running backs Friday during combine workouts, Sanders had a formidable showing...
Could Antonio Brown’s cousin, Marquise, replace him on Steelers?Video
INDIANAPOLIS – Marquise Brown showed up for his interview session Friday at the NFL Combine sporting a gold necklace emblazoned with the word “Hollywood” at the bottom. It is a testament to Brown’s hometown of Hollywood, Fla., but it also could symbolize the wide receiver’s artistic play on the football...
Steelers showing interest in top receivers at NFL Combine
Facing a void at wide receiver if they trade All-Pro Antonio Brown, the Pittsburgh Steelers have conducted or will hold formal interviews with the top members of this year’s pass-catching draft class at the NFL Combine. Each member of NFL.com analyst Bucky Brooks’ top five receivers has met or will...
Former teammate calls Steelers WR James Washington a ‘dependable player’
INDIANAPOLIS – The wide receiver that Justice Hill played with at Oklahoma State didn’t resemble the one that took the field in 2018 as a rookie for the Pittsburgh Steelers. James Washington was a shadow of the player who scored 39 career touchdowns and had 4,472 receiving yards during a...
Woodland Hills’ Miles Sanders ‘would love’ to play for Steelers, Tomlin
INDIANAPOLIS — Given they have a third-year player in starting running back James Conner and a second-year player in backup Jaylen Samuels, the Pittsburgh Steelers probably aren’t going to use one of their seven picks in the NFL Draft on the position. That hasn’t stopped Woodland Hills graduate and former...
Qadree Ollison hopes to follow Pitt script, run his way into NFLVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Qadree Ollison rushed for more than 1,000 yards in his freshman season at Pitt. It took him three years to reach that milestone again, but it provided a satisfying conclusion to the running back’s college career. “To come back my senior year and finish it the way I...
49ers haven’t contacted Steelers about Antonio BrownVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Antonio Brown has used social media to express a desire to play for the San Francisco 49ers in 2019. So far, the interest hasn’t been mutual. 49ers general manager John Lynch said Thursday that he has not contacted the Pittsburgh Steelers about acquiring Brown, who has requested a...
Antonio Brown says relationship with Steelers is ‘not getting better’
INDIANAPOLIS – Antonio Brown’s relationship with the Steelers is “not getting better,” the All-Pro wide receiver told ESPN in an interview. ESPN released an excerpt of an interview that will air in its entirety on Saturday morning. The interviewed is titled “AB Wide Open,” with Brown being interviewed by ESPN...
Questions about Antonio Brown permeate NFL Combine interviews
INDIANAPOLIS – Not surprisingly, Antonio Brown’s future has been one of the hot topics at the NFL Combine. And not just with the Pittsburgh Steelers and general manager Kevin Colbert. While Colbert was pressed multiple times during his interview sessions Wednesday about trade talks involving Brown, he wassn’t the only...
Kevin Colbert dismisses idea that Steelers are involved in ‘huge drama’
INDIANAPOLIS — Although Kevin Colbert is general manager of a professional sports team, some think he oversees a drama club. Colbert doesn’t see it that way, and he made his feelings crystal clear Wednesday at the NFL Combine. Colbert took exception when a reporter asked about the off-field antics that...
Kevin Colbert: Ryan Shazier won’t play in 2019, but Steelers want him on roster
INDIANAPOLIS – As Ryan Shazier continues his comeback from spinal cord surgery, he and the Pittsburgh Steelers have an understanding that any return to the NFL won’t happen until at least the 2020 season. General manager Kevin Colbert said Wednesday at the NFL Combine that Shazier will be a part...
Trade talks involving Antonio Brown ‘very, very preliminary,’ says Kevin ColbertVideo
INDIANAPOLIS – Barely a week ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers acknowledged they would try to honor wide receiver Antonio Brown’s trade request. Little has changed in the interim and any discussions remain in the “very, very preliminary” stages, general manager Kevin Colbert said Wednesday at the NFL Combine. “Coming out of...
Steelers keeping door open for players to return prior to free agency
INDIANAPOLIS – Backup defensive lineman Tyson Alualu was the first potential free agent to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Could more players follow suit before NFL free agency begins March 13? “That could still happen within the next two weeks,” general manager Kevin Colbert said Wednesday at the NFL Combine....
Steelers, Colbert ready to hit the road to evaluate talent at NFL Combine
After conducting organizational meetings about free agency last week, Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert will take a break and do some longer-range planning when he brings the team’s front office, scouts and coaches to Indianapolis this week for the annual NFL Scouting Combine. As a team that traditionally builds...
Penguins struggle against the West again, get shut out by Sharks
Perhaps it’s a good thing the Pittsburgh Penguins play their next 10 games against teams from the Eastern Conference. They haven’t gotten anything to show from their recent matchups against the best the West has to offer. The Penguins have lost just twice in their past six games, and both...
Sharks present ‘different challenges’ for Crosby, Penguins
The only game the Pittsburgh Penguins have lost in their past five occurred against Calgary, the team with the most points in the Western Conference. The team with the second-most points in the West, the San Jose Sharks, present the latest challenge on Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena. Not...
Penguins turn to Casey DeSmith in goal against Sharks
With the Pittsburgh Penguins playing amid a stretch of five games in eight days, coach Mike Sullivan figured it was the right time to get backup Casey DeSmith another start. DeSmith will start in goal Thursday night when the Penguins play the San Jose Sharks, the team with the second-most...
