Joe Rutter stories, Page 34

On the day the Pittsburgh Steelers reported to Saint Vincent College last summer, coach Mike Tomlin took exception when asked whether his team might experience a learning curve on defense given the amount of turnover in the offseason. “I’ll be very blunt,” Tomlin said July 26. “I’m not concerned about...

ATLANTA — It was another perfect start for the first-team offense and quarterback Kenny Pickett, who capped his preseason with a perfect passer rating. Pickett engineered two more touchdown drives in the two series he played, and the Pittsburgh Steelers showcased their big-play offensive capabilities once again in a 24-0...

ATLANTA – Kendrick Green was in the starting lineup Thursday night for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their preseason finale against the Atlanta Falcons. Just not at the position he spent much of training camp practicing. And, no, he was not at fullback, either. The third-year offensive lineman, getting one last...

When the ball is teed up for the final game of the preseason Thursday night, perhaps no position group on the Pittsburgh Steelers will be scrutinized in terms of a starting job more than slot cornerback. Coach Mike Tomlin admitted Tuesday that the competition between Chandon Sullivan and Elijah Riley...

After making token appearances in the first two preseason games, Kenny Pickett is preparing to play longer than two series when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday. How much longer remains to be seen. “They’ll pull us when they pull us,” Pickett said Tuesday as the Steelers...

The good news for the Pittsburgh Steelers is their first-team offense has scored a touchdown on each possession it has occupied the field during the preseason. The bad news, if you can call it that, is the offense hasn’t been given the chance to see if such productivity is sustainable...

Playing two games with only a four-day break in between isn’t the optimum way to close the preseason. That is what the Pittsburgh Steelers will face when they play the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday at Mercedes Benz Stadium. It will come on the heels of their 27-15 victory Saturday night...

Throughout the preseason, the Pittsburgh Steelers offense has striven to be a model of efficiency, and the results produced by the first team have shown three touchdown drives on three possessions over two games. One player in particular took that approach to heart Saturday night in a 27-15 victory against...

Two series, two more touchdowns for Kenny Pickett and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-team offense. A week after leading a touchdown drive on the only possession he played, the second-year quarterback doubled his productivity in a 27-15 victory against the Buffalo Bills at Acrisure Stadium. Pickett presided over one long touchdown...

The Pittsburgh Steelers added a third retired jersey to the FedEx Great Hall located inside Acrisure Stadium when the display honoring the late Franco Harris was unveiled Saturday. The ceremony took place 90 minutes before the Steelers preseason game against the Buffalo Bills. Harris’ No. 32, which officially was retired...

The attorney representing the estate of late Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins said Friday a settlement has been reached with several parties named in a civil lawsuit that was filed in the wake of his death. Haskins was killed in the early morning hours of April 9, 2022, when he...

Calvin Austin checked off one box last weekend in his return from a lost rookie season when he made his NFL preseason debut for the Pittsburgh Steelers and caught a 67-yard touchdown pass in a 27-17 victory at Tampa Bay. The next order of business for Austin will take place...

After playing one series and getting 10 snaps in the preseason opener, quarterback Kenny Pickett will get more work Saturday night when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Buffalo Bills at Acrisure Stadium. How much more work? Stay tuned, coach Mike Tomlin said, referring not just to Pickett but the team’s...

It was only a one-on-one drill that featured wide receivers starting at the 5-yard-line and running routes into the end zone against a single defensive back in coverage. Still, George Pickens made the type of jaw-dropping catch for the Pittsburgh Steelers that has become standard this camp, whether it’s in...

As the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare to hold their final practice of the summer at Saint Vincent College, coach Mike Tomlin reflected on his team’s three-week stay Wednesday afternoon. Training camp, the 56th held by the Steelers at the Unity Township campus, will conclude Thursday with a workout that starts at...

Buddy Parker, who coached the Steelers for eight seasons in the 1950-60s, was selected as the lone finalist in the coach/contributor category for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2024 balloting. The Steelers had two candidates among the final 12 under consideration. Art Rooney Jr., the team’s long-time...

The Pittsburgh Steelers dipped into the USFL for one of their latest roster additions. The Steelers on Tuesday added 6-foot-1, 187-pound cornerback Nevelle Clarke, who spent the past two seasons with the New Orleans Breakers. Then, the Steelers added running back Xazavian Valladay and waived running back John Lovett. Valladay...

Linebacker Forrest Rhyne, a 24-year-old Pennsylvania native who once was offered a scholarship by Robert Morris, signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. He takes the roster spot of linebacker Chapelle Russell, who suffered a knee injury Friday night in the preseason opener at Tampa Bay. Russell was waived/injured Sunday....

After a game in which the Pittsburgh Steelers scored three long touchdowns — a departure from the 2022 season — coach Mike Tomlin outlined the usual assortment of injuries suffered by his players. None, he noted, was due to self-adulation. “We’re not going to wear our hands out patting ourselves...

TAMPA, Fla. — The only heat Kenny Pickett felt in his preseason debut as Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback came from the hot Gulf Coast sun. Pickett faced little resistance for the lone series he spent on the field at Raymond James Stadium when he led the Steelers on a 10-play...

TAMPA, Fla. — Joey Porter Jr.’s professional football debut will have to wait another week. Porter, the North Allegheny grad from Penn State and the first pick of the second round, was scratched from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason opener Friday night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium....