Joe Rutter stories, Page 25
Chance to work with Mike Tomlin lured Arthur Smith to Steelers as offensive coordinator
Arthur Smith was vacationing with his wife in Dubai in January when he got the call from Mike Tomlin to see if he was interested in the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator position. Fresh off his dismissal as Atlanta Falcons head coach after three seasons, Smith had to decide whether he...
With all hands on deck, Steelers turn attention to 3-day mandatory minicamp
The voluntary portion of offseason workouts is over for the Pittsburgh Steelers. What stands between the 90 players on the roster and an extended break until training camp is the annual minicamp, which requires mandatory attendance and begins Tuesday at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Players who spent some of the...
Steelers sign coach Mike Tomlin to 3-year extension through 2027 season
Mike Tomlin’s contract will remain an issue no longer. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Tomlin agreed Monday to a three-year extension that will keep the head coach with the organization through the 2027 season. Tomlin, 52, is entering his 18th season with the Steelers. He has taken the franchise to two...
Entering 2nd NFL season, Broderick Jones passing along knowledge to Steelers rookies
Broderick Jones has been mentoring fellow first-rounder Troy Fautanu this spring, which is ironic for a couple reasons: • Although each tackle is 23 years old, Jones is seven months younger than Fautanu. • Spanning the past three seasons of competitive football, Jones has started one fewer game than Fautanu....
Cordarrelle Patterson ready to bring return skills, offensive versatility to Steelers
He entered the NFL as a wide receiver. Eight seasons later, he carried the label of a running back. As for his build, he dwarfs the 6-foot-2, 232-pound measurements listed on the roster, making him look like a tight end. No matter his position, Cordarrelle Patterson excels at one trait....
Steelers bring back embattled CB Cam Sutton on 1-year contract
Released by the Detroit Lions in March after an arrest on domestic violence charges, Cam Sutton is getting a second chance with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers signed the veteran cornerback, who spent his first six seasons with them before leaving in free agency, to a one-year contract Wednesday. After...
Cam Heyward ends hiatus from Steelers, attends voluntary workout
Ready to rejoin his teammates on the practice field but not ready to concede his desire for a new contract, Cameron Heyward ended his absence from the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday. After skipping the first phases of offseason workouts and the first two weeks of organized team activities, Heyward returned...
Under new OC Arthur Smith, Steelers seek consistency, early returns in running game
Since the Pittsburgh Steelers took steps toward remaking their offensive line before the 2022 season, they sought to become one of the NFL’s top rushing teams. Thanks to slow starts the past two seasons, they couldn’t crack the top 10. The Steelers continued to add pieces along their line this...
Steelers have quantity at wide receiver, search for quality continues in spring workouts
For fans, the thought of the Pittsburgh Steelers entering the season without an adequate replacement for No. 2 wide receiver Diontae Johnson might be more terrifying than a Stephen King novel. Consider that, aside from starter George Pickens, none of the eight other non-rookie receivers attending organized team activities has...
Suspension taught Steelers safety Damontae Kazee ‘I definitely got to change’ tackling technique
A three-game suspension at the end of the 2023 regular season convinced Damontae Kazee he must alter his approach to tackling. Kazee was suspended for his violent hit on Indianapolis’ Michael Pittman in a mid-December game that sent the Colts wide receiver to concussion protocol. He was ejected and then...
Forgotten option no more, center Nate Herbig stating case to be Steelers’ man in the middle
No fewer than four times this offseason, when confronted with the mammoth hole that existed in the middle of the offensive line, Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan or coach Mike Tomlin mentioned Nate Herbig as a viable center candidate. All those statements were made before the NFL Draft, before...
Steelers tight ends looking to take on bigger role in Arthur Smith’s offense
The quest to replace Diontae Johnson’s production might extend beyond the players the Pittsburgh Steelers signed in free agency. It might not be confined to a third-round pick — as Johnson was in 2019 — being asked to make up the difference. It might not be limited to any wide...
Russell Wilson embraces newness of Steelers organization, teammates, offense
After spending 10 years with the Seattle Seahawks, Russell Wilson is getting accustomed to having a change of scenery. It happened in 2022 when he was traded to the Denver Broncos. It happened again this past week when he practiced for the first time as a member of the Pittsburgh...
Jaylen Warren appreciative of Russell Wilson’s leadership, changes in Steelers offense
It wasn’t Jaylen Warren’s intention to create headlines earlier this month when he praised Russell Wilson and Justin Fields while appearing to throw shade at the quarterbacks on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ roster last season. Speaking on teammate Cameron Heyward’s podcast a few days after the NFL Draft, Warren said he...
Steelers’ homegrown players excited to see what city has in store for 2026 NFL Draft
As one of 17 prospects who attended the 2023 NFL Draft, Joey Porter Jr. received the red-carpet treatment during his stay in Kansas City. That Porter wasn’t selected in the first round and returned home to Pittsburgh before eventually being taken by the Steelers to open the second day of...
Pittsburgh to host 2026 NFL DraftVideo
Pittsburgh has hosted its share of big sports and entertainment events — from the MLB All-Star Game, NHL Draft and U.S. Open golf tournament to NCAA Division I basketball, wrestling and hockey tournaments. It has staged memorable concerts — from Kenny Chesney to Taylor Swift. The fanfare and attendance will...
Despite no assurances of playing time, Justin Fields is ‘where I wanted to be’ with Steelers
Justin Fields sought a trade to the Pittsburgh Steelers long before they signed veteran quarterback Russell Wilson. Fields’ opinion hasn’t wavered even though it means — for the foreseeable future — he’ll be backing up a nine-time Pro Bowl selection and former Super Bowl-winning passer. Fields got his wish March...
Winning culture evident in experienced Steelers draft class
Roman Wilson played on Michigan teams that went to the college football national playoffs in three consecutive years and won a championship after the 2023 season. Troy Fautanu’s teams at Washington went 25-3 in his two full seasons as a starter, reaching the national title game this past year. On...
NFL exec: Steelers not playing AFC North game until Week 11 ‘wasn’t intentional’
NFL exec Mike North likens the 2024 slate of Pittsburgh Steelers games to an NCAA basketball schedule. Minus the creampuffs and cupcakes in the early stages, of course. The Steelers don’t face an AFC North opponent until Week 11, then play six divisional games among their final eight of the...
Report: Steelers’ Cameron Heyward plans to skip OTAs barring contract extension
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive captain Cam Heyward, whose salary cap hit for 2024 is second-highest on the team as he enters the final year of his contract, plans to hold out of organized team activities unless he receives an extension, ESPN reported Wednesday. Heyward is coming off a season in which...
Steelers’ schedule includes back-to-back road games to open season, Christmas game with Chiefs
For the first time in 25 years, the Pittsburgh Steelers are scheduled to open the season with back-to-back road games. They will close it with consecutive home games for the first time in almost a decade. They won’t face a divisional foe until Week 11 and then will play six...
5 things to watch for with Steelers schedule set to be released
Following in the footsteps of the Super Bowl, combine and first day of the draft, the annual schedule release has become a tent-pole event for the NFL. What once took place in April during the run-up to the draft, the schedule release keeps getting pushed back deeper into May. After...
Undrafted free agent John Rhys Plumlee hoping to stick with Steelers at QB
John Rhys Plumlee is the longest of long shots to win a roster spot with the Pittsburgh Steelers this fall. He is the fourth quarterback on a team that historically keeps three and doesn’t necessarily stash another on the practice squad. He is the only one in a reconfigured position...
Rookie minicamp with Steelers ‘feels like home’ for 3rd-round pick Roman Wilson
After the first day of rookie minicamp was moved indoors because of rain, the Pittsburgh Steelers took the newcomers outside Saturday morning at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. When a morning workout concluded, wide receiver and third-round draft pick Roman Wilson said he felt at ease practicing on the outdoor practice...
Steelers sign draft picks Mason McCormick, Logan Lee to rookie contracts
Fourth-round selection Mason McCormick and Logan Lee, one of two sixth-round selections, became the first two draft picks to sign rookie contracts with the Pittsburgh Steelers. McCormick, a guard from South Dakota State, and Lee, a defensive end from Iowa, signed their four-year deals on Friday, the first day of...
