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Mike Tomlin: Steelers WR Chase Claypool’s maturation ‘can’t happen fast enough for him’
Mike Tomlin didn’t need to remind wide receiver Chase Claypool that his first-down pose in the final minute Thursday at Minnesota cost the Pittsburgh Steelers precious seconds on a winding clock. “We don’t wait for stuff like that to happen,” Tomlin said Tuesday at his weekly news conference. “That is...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin discusses Week 15 game with TitansVideo
Mike Tomlin’s ability to turn over stones, the term he used last week in describing how to get the Pittsburgh Steelers back on track after a loss at Minnesota, will depend on the health of his injured players. At his weekly press conference Tuesday, Tomlin mentioned eight players who could...
Despite inconsistent play, Steelers’ Devin Bush believes ‘I’m the same player’ from before ACL injury
As players taken with the team’s top selection in the 2019 and ‘20 drafts, Devin Bush and Chase Claypool are supposed to be rising stars in the NFL, foundational pieces around which the Pittsburgh Steelers can build. Instead, the third-year inside linebacker and second-year wide receiver have become the lightning...
5 things: Are there any stones left for Mike Tomlin to overturn in attempt to fix Steelers?
Five things we learned from Vikings 36, Steelers 28: 1. Stone cold In his postgame address, coach Mike Tomlin said he would “turn every stone over” in order to find the right personnel or scheme to fix the Steelers’ problems in the trenches. The issue is whether any stone remains...
Chase Claypool: ‘I’ve got to be better’ after celebration, penalty cost Steelers in loss to Vikings
MINNEAPOLIS – Needing a yard on fourth down to extend a frantic last-minute drive, Chase Claypool got 9 to keep momentum going in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ favor Thursday night. Instinctively, Claypool dropped to one knee and pointed the ball in the direction of the Minnesota Vikings end zone to signify...
Steelers’ comeback falls short on Dalvin Cook’s huge night
MINNEAPOLIS – The Pittsburgh Steelers staged a furious second-half rally Thursday night at U.S. Bank Stadium, but it was too little, too late to prevent a loss that put their playoff hopes on life support. Despite trailing by 29 points in the third quarter, the Steelers cut the deficit to...
Steelers vs. Vikings inactives: John Leglue set to make NFL starting debut at left guard
MINNEAPOLIS – With four other players hurt or on the reserve/covid list, John Leglue made his first NFL start at left guard Thursday night when the Pittsburgh Steelers played the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. Leglue, a 6-foot-7, 310-pound former undrafted free agent from Tulane, was pressed into duty...
Steelers follow through with commitment to running game
MINNEAPOLIS — When team president Art Rooney mandated in the offseason that the Pittsburgh Steelers run the ball more effectively and efficiently this year, perhaps he had the game last weekend against the Baltimore Ravens in mind. Despite trailing at halftime and also entering the fourth quarter, the Steelers remained...
Massages, film study important part of gameplan for Steelers on short week
At 39 years old and a recipient of 18 seasons worth of bone-crushing hits, broken body parts and countless bumps and bruises, Ben Roethlisberger needs all the time he can get to recover from an NFL game. Usually six days provides enough rest and recovery, practice and preparation before the...
5 Things: Unlike 2020, dropped passes a rarity for Steelers WR Diontae Johnson this season
5 things we learned from Steelers 20, Ravens 19: 1. Diontae’s drop The touchdown pass that Diontae Johnson dropped on a 35-yard heave with 48 seconds left in the first half would have sent him into a tail spin had it occurred last year for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Johnson led...
Mike Tomlin: Decision to honor Ben Roethlisberger is teaching moment for young Steelers
Ben Roethlisberger saved his best for last against the Baltimore Ravens, and his play in the fourth quarter didn’t go unnoticed by coach Mike Tomlin. Roethlisberger completed 9 of 10 passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns, and he led the Pittsburgh Steelers to 17 points in the fourth quarter...
Mike Tomlin quickly turns attention to Steelers’ Week 14 game with VikingsVideo
Facing the media about 16 hours after his team held on for a pulsating 20-19 victory against the Baltimore Ravens, Mike Tomlin admitted Monday that he doesn’t have time to dwell on the victory. Not with the Minnesota Vikings looming on the schedule in three days when the Pittsburgh Steelers...
Roethlisberger rallies Steelers in 4th quarter for victory over AFC North rival Ravens
With his team’s season on the line Sunday, Ben Roethlisberger pushed aside retirement rumors and showed he had one more fourth-quarter comeback left in his 39-year-old right arm. The defense showed it was capable of pressuring Lamar Jackson one more time, and the Pittsburgh Steelers showed they weren’t quite ready...
Cameron Heyward, T.J. Watt active, will start for Steelers against Ravens
Despite missing practice Friday with an illness, defensive captain Cameron Heyward is active and will start for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their AFC North game Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. Heyward was not among the five players the Steelers de-activated. Neither was defensive end Isaiahh Loudermilk, who also missed practice...
Report: Ben Roethlisberger ‘privately’ saying this will be his final season with Steelers
Ben Roethlisberger is entering the home stretch of his 18th NFL season. According to an ESPN report, it will be the final one of his NFL career. Citing anonymous sources, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Saturday that Roethlisberger “privately has told former teammates and some within the organization” this will be...
Steelers will try to work some defensive magic against Ravens QB Lamar Jackson
Effusive in his praise of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, Mike Tomlin recently compared him to the world’s most renowned magician. “He’s Houdini at times,” Tomlin said. Tomlin also unwittingly exposed one of Jackson’s flaws when he made that observation. For all of the deception and trickery Jackson brings to...
Steelers activate OLB T.J. Watt from reserve/covid list ahead of game vs. Ravens
The Pittsburgh Steelers have cleared the way for T.J. Watt to play Sunday in a pivotal AFC North game against the Baltimore Ravens. Watt was activated from the reserve/covid list Saturday morning, a procedural move the Steelers have to make before 4 p.m. in order for him to be included...
After considering Steelers in free agency, Montravius Adams happy to join them for stretch run
When nose tackle Montravius Adams joined the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday, it wasn’t his first encounter with coach Mike Tomlin. Or his second. Tomlin and general manager Kevin Colbert were part of a contingent that dined with Adams and other Auburn players prior to the school’s pro day in 2017....
Even Keith Butler’s wife critical of way Steelers defense has played in recent weeks
Think Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler is getting heat from the talk-show callers and social media trolls? The criticism he has received in the wake of his defense allowing 41 points in back-to-back losses is nothing compared to the chilly reception he gets when he walks through his front...
CB Joe Haden misses another practice as Steelers prepare to face Ravens
If Joe Haden is going to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers lineup after a two-game absence, he’s going to have to make up for lost time in practice this week. Haden did not practice Wednesday as the Steelers began on-field preparations for their game Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens at...
‘Very loud’ Mike Tomlin puts players in pads as Steelers prepare to face 1st-place Ravens
Mike Tomlin realized his message on the importance of last week’s AFC North game at Cincinnati didn’t exactly register with his Pittsburgh Steelers players. The numbers on the scoreboard — Bengals 41, Steelers 10 — provided ample evidence. “But I am unfazed by that,” Tomlin said Tuesday. “I am. I’m...
Reshuffling of defensive line could be in order for Steelers after Bengals rush for 198 yards
A Pittsburgh Steelers defense that hovered around the top 10 in stopping the run early in the season has dropped to No. 28 in the wake of the Cincinnati Bengals amassing 198 yards Sunday. Opponents are averaging 195 rushing yards during the Steelers’ 0-2-1 streak, and that’s an ominous sign...
With Ravens looming for Steelers, it’s ‘put up and shut up time,’ says Mike Tomlin
Arguably the NFL’s most intense and physical rivalry resumes Sunday. With the Pittsburgh Steelers being manhandled by 31 points at Cincinnati and their manhood challenged by former players, it’s reasonable to wonder whether they will be up to the task when the Baltimore Ravens make their annual visit to Heinz...
Mike Tomlin: ‘It’s put up and shut up time’ for SteelersVideo
After the Cincinnati Bengals handed the Pittsburgh Steelers their biggest margin of defeat in the Mike Tomlin era, it has raised questions about the team’s lack of physicality and toughness. Addressing the 41-10 loss in Cincinnati and looking ahead to another AFC North game Sunday — this one against the...
5 Things: Reinforcements scarce as Steelers seek to get tougher up front after loss to Bengals
Five things we learned from Bengals 41, Steelers 10: 1. Man to man defeat Coach Mike Tomlin attributed the blowout loss to a lack of physicality up front on both sides of the ball, saying the Steelers lost the “mano-a-mano component of play too often.” It was hard to argue...
