Joe Rutter stories, Page 128
6 players to represent Western Pennsylvania schools at NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
The eighth annual NFLPA Collegiate Bowl game will be well represented with players from district colleges. The all-star game, which consists of college seniors, will be played Jan. 19 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. It will include six players from Western Pennsylvania schools among the 112 participants on...
Steelers’ David DeCastro won’t play in Pro Bowl because of injury
Guard David DeCastro became the second Pittsburgh Steelers player to withdraw from the Pro Bowl because of an undisclosed injury when he was replaced in the all-star game Thursday by Cleveland Browns guard Joel Bitonio. Wide receiver Antonio Brown pulled out of the Pro Bowl last week with an injury....
Pine-Richland grad Kevin Rader signs futures deal with Steelers
With two tight ends set to hit free agency in March, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed former Pine-Richland and Youngstown State tight end Kevin Rader to a futures contract Wednesday. Rader was an undrafted free agent in 2018 and spent last summer in the Green Bay Packers’ training camp. Rader began...
Broncos pass on Steelers’ Mike Munchak as head coach
It looks like Mike Munchak will be staying around to coach the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line. Munchak was a finalist for the Denver Broncos’ coaching vacancy, but ESPN and NFL Network reported Wednesday afternoon that Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio will get the job. Munchak, 58, has coached the...
Running back unlikely to be offseason priority for Steelers
Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a 12-part series breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers at each position in the offseason. All salary cap information courtesy spotrac.com. Maybe the Pittsburgh Steelers would have run the ball more frequently — and perhaps more effectively — if Le’Veon Bell had reported for...
Antonio Brown withdraws from Pro Bowl; JuJu Smith-Schuster to replace him
Citing an injury, wide receiver Antonio Brown will not play in the Pro Bowl, opening the door for teammate JuJu Smith-Schuster to replace him in the all-star contest, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced Monday. Brown missed the season finale against Cincinnati with what the Steelers said was a knee injury. But...
RBs coach James Saxon let go after 5 years with Steelers
Running backs coach James Saxon became the second Steelers assistant to lose his job when coach Mike Tomlin announced Monday that he wasn’t renewing his contract. Saxon had been with the Steelers for five years. Outside linebackers coach Joey Porter didn’t have his contract renewed by Tomlin last week. Saxon...
Antonio Brown’s agent talks briefly about his client’s future
The agent for Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is ready to see what the offseason brings for his client. With Brown’s future with the organization up in the air, Drew Rosenhaus spoke about Brown on Sunday during an appearance on 7 Sports Xtra, a Miami-based sports show. “I’m just...
Jesse James among 14 Steelers entering unrestricted free agency
The number of Pittsburgh Steelers players entering unrestricted free agency reads like a laundry list, ranging from a player who was on the field for every snap (Ramon Foster) to one who didn’t play a down (Le’Veon Bell). In between, there are 12 players with varying degrees of experience and...
Retired agent: Steelers can go after some of Antonio Brown’s money
By skipping the walkthrough last Saturday and a meeting at the team hotel later that night, did Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown violate the terms of his contract, giving the team a chance to withhold his game check and possibly recoup a portion of his signing bonus? A retired...
Steelers add former CFL WR and young LB to roster on futures contracts
A 22-year-old linebacker and a journeyman 26-year-old wide receiver are the latest players the Pittsburgh Steelers signed to futures contracts on Friday. The new additions are linebacker Tegray Scales, a first-year linebacker who spent the final two weeks of the 2018 season on the Indianapolis Colts practice squad, and wide...
Steelers cut ties with linebackers coach Joey Porter
Coach Mike Tomlin promised changes after the Pittsburgh Steelers missed the playoffs with a 9-6-1 record, and outside linebackers coach Joey Porter became the first casualty. Tomlin announced Friday he is not renewing Porter’s contract. Porter, 41, had just completed his fifth year on Tomlin’s staff. “These are difficult decisions...
Steelers have options if they want to take salary-cap hit on Antonio Brown contract
Time will tell if the Steelers decide to part ways with All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown after nine seasons. At least two months’ time, to be precise. If the Steelers have decided enough is enough in the wake of Brown’s recent absences from practice and team functions, they can explore...
Steelers add QB Roback, WR White to their offseason roster
The Pittsburgh Steelers have announced their first player signings from outside the organization Thursday when quarterback Brogan Roback and wide receiver Ka’Raun White were signed to futures contracts. Roback, 24, spent last summer with the Cleveland Browns and was one of the players featured on HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” He is...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin addresses Antonio Brown drama
Mike Tomlin said the Pittsburgh Steelers have not “formally received” a trade request from Antonio Brown. In fact, Tomlin hasn’t received any communication from his star receiver since before the season finale Sunday. Brown, however, hasn’t exactly remained incommunicado since the Steelers’ season ended. While Tomlin was meeting with the...
