Joe Rutter stories, Page 42
Signing contract extension with Steelers an ‘easy decision’ for backup QB Mitch Trubisky
Mitch Trubisky could have played out the final year of his contract and then used free agency to find a team willing to let him compete for a starting quarterback position. Instead, he accepted a two-year extension that will keep him with the Pittsburgh Steelers through 2025. “We got really...
Dan Moore, Kevin Dotson dealing with new additions to left side of Steelers offensive line
Based on two moves that were made in the offseason — one a free-agent signing, the other a first-round draft pick — the Pittsburgh Steelers showed their intention of improving the left side of their offensive line. The trickle-down effect of the Steelers signing guard Isaac Seumalo to a three-year,...
Outside linebacker Alex Highsmith ‘optimistic’ long-term contract with Steelers can be reached
As he awaits a new contract from the Pittsburgh Steelers, outside linebacker Alex Highsmith apparently has no plans to conduct a hold-in — an approach taken by teammates T.J. Watt and Minkah Fitzpatrick the past two seasons. Watt didn’t take part in team portions of practice at the 2021 training...
5 things to watch as Steelers begin organized team activities
Football — at least the version that is played in shorts and sans shoulder pads — returns for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday when they conduct the first of 10 scheduled organized team activities at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. The workouts, which are voluntary yet heavily attended, represent the first...
Rookie linebacker Nick Herbig brings strong bloodlines, competitive spirit to Steelers
When the Pittsburgh Steelers’ draft class joins the veterans on the practice fields at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex for the start of organized team activities Tuesday, Nick Herbig will play on the same team as brother Nate for the first time since they were learning the sport in the youth...
As GM promised, Steelers finalize 3-year contract with backup QB Mitch Trubisky
One day after general manager Omar Khan said the Pittsburgh Steelers were finalizing a contract extension with veteran quarterback Mitch Trubisky, the deal became official. Trubisky and the Steelers agreed to a three-year contract that runs through the 2025 season, the team announced Friday. Trubisky, 28, was scheduled to become...
Steelers’ 7th-round pick Cory Trice set to prove himself after tumble in draft
When Pittsburgh Steelers draft pick Cory Trice slid from the middle rounds of the NFL Draft to the seventh, the fall had a significant impact on his checkbook. Instead of a six-figure signing bonus afforded to mid-round picks, Trice had a slotted value of $84,000 as the No. 241 player...
Reports: Mason Rudolph to visit Steelers, could sign on as No. 3 quarterback
With the Pittsburgh Steelers still in the market for a third quarterback, they will visit with Mason Rudolph on Tuesday with the idea of bringing him back to the organization for a sixth NFL season. Various outlets, including ESPN, reported that Rudolph is expected to re-sign a one-year deal with...
Steelers notebook: Maverick Wolfley trying to carry on family tradition
Of the 33 players invited to try out at the Steelers’ rookie minicamp, perhaps none had more insight or awareness of the organization and its tradition than a 25-year-old tight end from West Florida. That would be Maverick Wolfley, nephew of former Steelers offensive lineman Craig Wolfley and grandson of...
Steelers sign 4 draft picks, including 3rd-round tight end Darnell Washington
With the team’s rookies in town for minicamp, the Pittsburgh Steelers are using the time to get some of their draft picks under contract. On Friday, the Steelers announced the signing of four players to four-year rookie contracts: Darnell Washing (third round), Nick Herbig (fourth), Cory Trice (seventh) and Spencer...
Steelers’ top draft pick Broderick Jones ‘ready to work’ at team’s rookie minicamp
When the Pittsburgh Steelers open the season Sept. 10 against San Francisco, the past two NFL Defensive Players of the Year will share the field at Acrisure Stadium. By then, Broderick Jones presumably will have tried to slow 2021 winner T.J. Watt countless times in practice. The question is, will...
Steelers open 2023 season at home against San Francisco, close it in Baltimore
For the first time in nine seasons, the Pittsburgh Steelers will open the regular season at home, and they will do so against one of the top teams from the NFC. The Steelers will kick off the 2023 season against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Sept. 10, at 1...
Mike Tomlin’s input helped front office identify draft prospects that fit Steelers’ image
Kevin Colbert’s departure as general manager led to an intermingling of new and old faces last summer at Pittsburgh Steelers’ headquarters. Residing on Omar Khan’s staff after he was named Colbert’s successor were familiar personnel in new roles, his included. It also featured newcomers to the front office in key...
Steelers’ draft class provides blueprint for what assistant GM Andy Weidl seeks in NFL players
Andy Weidl wants to help the Pittsburgh Steelers get back to their roots. Not just by winning a playoff game for the first time since 2016 or returning to the Super Bowl after a 12-year drought, but by doing it with a team ripped from prior generations. As evidenced by...
‘Khan Artist’ gets passing grade from Mike Tomlin after navigating 1st Steelers draft
For his first NFL Draft as Pittsburgh Steelers general manager, Omar Khan swung two trades, moving up to get a first-round pick and moving back to acquire the fourth-round selection he had given away a day earlier. All the while, Khan used his seven selections over three days to make...
Steelers use final draft pick to add versatile Maryland lineman Spencer Anderson
The Pittsburgh Steelers concluded the NFL Draft the way they started it: by taking an offensive lineman. With their second selection of the seventh round Saturday, No. 251 overall, the Steelers took Maryland’s Spencer Anderson. His selection bookends with left tackle Broderick Jones, who was chosen by the Steelers with...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Cory Trice
CORY TRICE Seventh-round pick, No. 241 overall Cornerback, Purdue 6-3, 206 Numbers: In 30 career games at Purdue, he started 24 games and totaled 106 tackles, five interceptions and 15 pass breakups. … He had a team-high 10 pass breakups and two interceptions in his senior year in 2022. …...
Steelers keep the draft a family affair by taking LB Nick Herbig in 4th round
Brotherly love continued for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday in the NFL Draft. In what seems to be an annual occurrence, the Steelers added to their legacy of brother combinations when they drafted Wisconsin linebacker Nick Herbig with their fourth-round pick. Herbig, 21, was drafted by the Steelers less than...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Darnell Washington
Darnell Washington Third-round pick, No. 93 overall Tight end, Georgia 6-foot-7, 264 pounds Numbers: Ran the 40-yard dash in 4.64 seconds at the NFL Combine, where he also scored the second-best athleticism score among tight ends. … Started 14 games in 2022 as Georgia repeated as national champions, catching 28...
Steelers make trade with Panthers in 3rd round, pick up 4th-round selection
General manager Omar Khan made his second trade of his first NFL Draft when he sent the Pittsburgh Steelers’ No. 80 selection Friday night to the Carolina Panthers. In return, the Steelers received the No. 93 overall pick, which also is in the third round. The Steelers added a late...
Steelers reinforce D- line in 2nd round, take Wisconsin’s Keeanu Benton
Based on his initial conversation with coach Mike Tomlin, defensive lineman Keeanu Benton plans to bring a hockey mentality to the Pittsburgh Steelers. “The main thing I had taken away from it is he wants goons out there,” Benton said Friday night after being drafted in the second round. “He...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Joey Porter Jr.
JOEY PORTER JR. Second-round pick, No. 32 overall Cornerback, Penn State 6-foot-2 ½, 193 pounds Numbers: In four seasons at Penn State, Porter played in 35 games with 31 starts, yet he totaled just one career interception. He made more of an impact breaking up passes, collecting 11 as a...
Broderick Jones survived rough start to college career to mold himself into Steelers’ top pick
Art Rooney II laughed at the boldness Broderick Jones displayed at their initial meeting. It was April 15 on a top-30 visit to UPMC Rooney Sports Complex when Jones had the audacity to suggest the Pittsburgh Steelers owner upgrade his office décor. “He told me I didn’t have a big...
Who’s left for Steelers? CB Joey Porter Jr. surprisingly goes undrafted in 1st round
If the Pittsburgh Steelers really want Joey Porter Jr. to take up residence in their secondary — after he spent much of his childhood at their practice facility — they’ll have a chance to get him after all. In an unexpected development Thursday, the Penn State redshirt junior cornerback was...
Steelers trade up for Georgia’s Broderick Jones in NFL Draft
When Mike Tomlin attended the Georgia pro day in 2022, he spent the previous night dining with some of the Bulldogs’ draft-eligible prospects, as is his custom when he hits the March scouting circuit. Tomlin asked the assembled players for the name of a prospect that he might want to...
