Joe Rutter stories, Page 35

Mike Tomlin acknowledged the obvious Wednesday when he said that second-year quarterback Kenny Pickett will need more preseason snaps this year than, say, a more seasoned quarterback. As far as how many more reps Pickett might need, Tomlin wasn’t ready to answer that question. The Pittsburgh Steelers open the preseason...

Nate and Nick Herbig can be forgiven if they would like to make a correction to the Pittsburgh Steelers training camp roster. Along with Cameron and Connor Heyward, they are listed as the only other set of brothers among the 90 players training daily at Saint Vincent. But, in their...

Kenny Pickett doesn’t know how long he will be on the field Friday night when the Pittsburgh Steelers open the preseason at Tampa Bay. The only thing for certain is he won’t be throwing passes in the final seconds of the game, which happened last year when he zipped a...

Barring the same type of unexpected — and unfortunate — injury that ruined his rookie season, wide receiver Calvin Austin will make his professional debut Friday night for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After suffering a foot injury on the eve of the 2022 preseason opener, Austin eventually needed surgery and spent...

On a day when the temperature reached the mid-80s and the Pittsburgh Steelers put the pads in storage, coach Mike Tomlin gave several of his veteran players the day off. Perhaps Tomlin wanted to have everybody available for one of the most anticipated practices of the year: the annual Friday...

One minute, Connor Heyward saw fullback Monte Pottebaum talking to general manager Omar Khan outside the locker room. The next, Pottebaum was gone from the Saint Vincent campus, his NFL career over before he had a chance to wear pads. Pottebaum’s sudden retirement from football — and the Pittsburgh Steelers...

On a day when the Pittsburgh Steelers had linebackers assigned to stopping running backs in pass coverage, nobody could keep up with Anthony McFarland. Back for a fourth training camp with the Steelers after spending most of last year on the practice squad, the 5-foot-8, 193-pound McFarland showcased his speed...

Cornerback Cory Trice’s rookie season is over essentially before it started. Trice, who hurt his right leg and was removed from the field on a cart Tuesday, was placed on injured reserve Wednesday with what coach Mike Tomlin called a “significant knee injury,” ending his season. Trice, the team’s seventh-round...

In multiple ways, Diontae Johnson reported to Pittsburgh Steelers training camp this year with a clean slate and a fresh perspective. From a financial standpoint, he was unburdened by the contract negotiations that carried out through the first week of the 2022 training camp before he received a two-year extension....

After injuring his ankle in practice a day earlier, Pittsburgh Steelers veteran safety Damontae Kazee wore a walking boot Sunday and said it could be a while before he returns to the fields at Saint Vincent College. Kazee indicated that, with a cautious approach, he could be out for a...

George Pickens said it was no coincidence that, on the first play of training camp for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kenny Pickett dropped back and threw deep down the sideline. Or that Pickens was the intended target. “I just feel like that is an explosive hint,” Pickens said Thursday, “that we’re...

Cole Holcomb was one of the first players to take the field Wednesday when the Pittsburgh Steelers held their first practice of training camp. His early attendance wasn’t an accident. “I’m a very impatient person,” Holcomb said. “I wanted to get back out there.” Because of December foot surgery, the...