Joe Rutter stories, Page 91
Zach Banner one of several linemen who could be in new spots for Steelers in opener
When the Pittsburgh Steelers named Zach Banner the starting right tackle for the season opener Monday night, they lost a popular eligible receiver and blocking tight end in the process. Banner took all but three of his 216 snaps last season as an inline tight end, and if he continued...
Breaking down the 2020 Steelers: The defense
Here is a look at the Pittsburgh Steelers 2020 defense: (Italics denotes player is on the practice squad) Defensive end/tackle Starters: Cameron Heyward, Stephon Tuitt Others: Chris Wormley, Isaiah Buggs, Henry Mondeaux Breakdown: Coming off three consecutive Pro Bowl appearances and two first-team All-Pro nods in three years, Heyward remains...
Dustin Colquitt ‘excited’ to follow in father’s footsteps with SteelersVideo
Dustin Colquitt estimates he has told the story “thousands” of times. The difference when he relayed it once again Wednesday afternoon was the 38-year-old punter did so for the first time while wearing Pittsburgh Steelers colors. After spending the first 15 seasons of his NFL career with the Kansas City...
Zach Banner wins right tackle job, will start season opener for Steelers
Although he has one more year of NFL experience, Zack Banner entered training camp with fewer starts at right tackle compared to teammate Chuks Okorafor. Banner, though, will be the starter for the Pittsburgh Steelers when they open the season Monday night at the New York Giants. Coach Mike Tomlin...
Ben Roethlisberger expects to be ‘shaking like a leaf’ when Steelers open season MondayVideo
The feeling hit Ben Roethlisberger as he was driving across the Veterans Bridge on Wednesday morning en route to Pittsburgh Steelers practice on the South Side. “I was thinking, ‘I’m actually nervous for this season,’” Roethlisberger told reporters a little while later. “You always have a little bit of nerves...
Mike Tomlin: Giants’ new coaches have 1 big advantage in opener against Steelers
Oddsmakers have installed the Pittsburgh Steelers as nearly a one-touchdown favorite to defeat the New York Giants in the season opener Monday night at MetLife Stadium. Mike Tomlin, though, doesn’t quite see his team holding an advantage as the Steelers prepare to play for the first time under the cloud...
Top 5 questions facing the Steelers as 2020 season looms
Every NFL team faces questions heading into a new season, even the defending Super Bowl champion. But when a perennial contender misses the playoffs in back-to-back years, the questions stack up higher than the U.S. Steel Building. The Steelers face their share as they prepare for the 2020 season, which...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin remains vague about right tackle, DeCastro’s availability ahead of season opener
In his season opening news conference, coach Mike Tomlin did little to clear up the competition at right tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and he also was vague Tuesday about right guard David DeCastro’s availability for the season opener in six days. Chuks Okorafor and Zach Banner are competing at...
Tyson Alualu embracing position change on defensive line for Steelers
When the Pittsburgh Steelers asked Tyson Alualu, a 10-year NFL veteran, to return to a position he played only sparingly in recent seasons, he took it as a challenge. He also took the switch from defensive end to nose tackle as a compliment. “I think so,” Alualu said during training...
WR Ryan Switzer cut as Steelers reduce roster to 53 players
The biggest and smallest players in Pittsburgh Steelers training camp failed to make the opening 53-man roster. When the Steelers got down to the limit Saturday afternoon, they did so by releasing 352-pound nose tackle Daniel McCullers and 5-foot-8, 185-pound slot receiver/return specialist Ryan Switzer. McCullers, who had spent the...
Roster spot secure, Zach Banner looking to do bigger, better things with Steelers
For the first time in four NFL seasons, Zach Banner won’t be wondering whether he still will have a job come Labor Day. When the Pittsburgh Steelers make roster cuts Saturday, Banner can relax and leave the worrying to others on the team’s 80-man roster. “I’m extremely grateful that I’m...
David DeCastro continues to sit out practice for Steelers as camp nears conclusion
With one practice remaining until the end of training camp, the Pittsburgh Steelers continue to work without All-Pro right guard David DeCastro. DeCastro missed another practice Thursday because of an unspecified lower body injury. He hasn’t practiced since leaving early in the team’s scrimmage Friday night. DeCastro also missed the...
Steelers’ Maurkice Pouncey still outspoken about CBA, social justice reforms in NFL
Time heals all wounds, except in the case of Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey. Sure, that idiom holds true from a physical standpoint. The season-ending meniscus tear that Pouncey sustained against the New York Jets in Week 16 has sufficiently healed without offseason surgery. But emotionally? Pouncey is still smarting...
Steelers simulate regular-season practice environment in final week of camp
Mike Tomlin is using the last week of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp as a simulated work week for the regular season. In a typical in-season week, Wednesday marks the first day to practice the installed game plan. Tomlin put his players through the paces, but not with the New York...
Steelers ‘keeping fingers crossed’ that fans can attend games at Heinz Field this season
Art Rooney II would like to see fans trickle through the turnstiles at Heinz Field this season. He just can’t make any promises on when that might happen. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Pittsburgh Steelers already announced fans won’t be permitted to attend the home opener Sept. 20 against...
Art Rooney II: Keeping Cameron Heyward with Steelers ‘one of our priorities’
Cameron Heyward will complete a decade of service with the Pittsburgh Steelers this season. The team’s president and controlling owner would like the team’s defensive captain around for the start of a second. In an interview with the Tribune-Review on Wednesday, Art Rooney II called keeping Heyward with the Steelers...
Bill Hillgrove faces 2-game suspension from Steelers, Pitt broadcasts for DUI charge
Bill Hillgrove, the radio voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers since 1994, will return for the 2020 season but will serve a two-game suspension after being charged with DUI in June. Hillgrove, who also has been affiliated with Pitt since 1969, also will be suspended for the two games of the...
Bud Dupree has ‘bittersweet’ feelings about possibly playing final season with Steelers
Bud Dupree signed a franchise tag tender that will pay him $15.8 million this season. Then, he filed a grievance in hopes of convincing an arbitrator his tender should be $17.78 million. But those salary figures are peanuts compared to the numbers the Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker joked Monday were...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 0/00: Brian Shorter rebounded from Prop 48 to make impact at Pitt
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 0/00: Brian Shorter Compiling the best players ever to wear number 0 or 00 jerseys in a sports city typically is a short list....
Stefen Wisniewski ready for whatever Steelers throw at himVideo
Driving across the Fort Pitt Bridge as he heads to work each day at Heinz Field brings a smile to the face of Stefen Wisniewski. It reminds him of his daily commute to Central Catholic more than a decade ago. The South Fayette native would pass through the Fort Pitt...
Steelers’ Cameron Heyward, Vince Williams want to be part of solution in social justice reform
Pittsburgh Steelers players stood in silence on the Heinz Field grass Friday night, arms interlocked while coach Mike Tomlin spoke for them about the social injustice issues taking place in the country. It’s a cause that has unified sports teams and leagues against police brutality and racial inequality. On Saturday...
Mom, dad won’t be able to attend Watt football reunion when Steelers play Texans
When the NFL schedule was released a few months ago, the Watt family circled the date Sept. 27. With the Houston Texans visiting the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field that day, it would be the first time all three Watt sons would occupy the same football field. That was made...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 2: Jack Wilson brought defensive wizardry to Pirates in 2000s
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 2: Jack Wilson In Jack Wilson’s nine seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, they lost 100 games once, dropped at least 90 games on five...
Steelers simulate road conditions during rainy Heinz Field scrimmage
The Steelers turned on the lights and simulated game conditions Friday night at Heinz Field amid a steady rain coach Mike Tomlin embraced. In little more than two weeks, the Steelers will open the regular season at the New York Giants, so Tomlin used the occasion to simulate road conditions...
Mike Tomlin, Steelers speak up about social unrest prior to night scrimmage at Heinz Field
After remaining silent for two days while other NFL teams displayed signs of unity against social injustice, the Pittsburgh Steelers took their turn in the spotlight Friday night with coach Mike Tomlin delivering a strong message before a scrimmage at Heinz Field. Flanked by team president Art Rooney II and...
