Kevin Gorman stories, Page 134
Kevin Gorman: Browns add insult to injuries in beating Steelers
If Mason Rudolph throwing passes to Johnny Holton and Tevin Jones in the second half wasn’t a bad enough sign for the Pittsburgh Steelers, there was an even more ominous statistic. The Cleveland Browns caught more of Rudolph’s passes than those two combined, intercepting the Steelers quarterback four times on...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers tackle Alejandro Villanueva gets creative for Myles GarrettVideo
Alejandro Villanueva hardly had time to recover from four quarters against Aaron Donald when the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Pro Bowl left tackle started preparing for Myles Garrett. Going from playing the two-time NFL defensive player of the year to the league’s sacks leader is a monster assignment in itself, so doing...
Kevin Gorman: Browns receivers huge test for Steelers secondary
Mike Tomlin had no shortage of superlatives about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ challenge of facing Cleveland Browns wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry. “From a talent standpoint, there’s no tandem that approaches those guys,” Tomlin said. “They’re impactful.” And they are a tandem that’s almost identical in impact: Landry...
Kevin Gorman’s Who runs the North?: Lamar Jackson running into record books for RavensVideo
The Baltimore Ravens already established that they run not only the AFC North but the conference. Lamar Jackson ran into the record books, with his arm and legs. Jackson completed his second perfect passer rating of the season – the first quarterback to do so since Ben Roethlisberger in 2007...
Kevin Gorman: Beating Browns more about survival for Steelers than AFC North rivalry
The Pittsburgh Steelers are playing an AFC North arch-rival, the Cleveland Browns, but Mike Tomlin sounded like a coach whose team was in survival mode as much as it is rival mode. It’s obvious Tomlin takes no comfort in the Steelers’ status in the AFC North standings, despite moving into...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers got steal in true turnover thief Minkah FitzpatrickVideo
Kevin Colbert couldn’t suppress his smile when the Pittsburgh Steelers general manager was asked if he’s still hearing complaints about surrendering a 2020 first-round draft pick to the Miami Dolphins in a trade for Minkah Fitzpatrick. “Kevin Colbert probably should have given four picks away for him,” Steelers outside linebacker...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Defense the catalyst as Steelers beat Rams to reach a winning record
It was a homecoming game for the Pittsburgh Steelers and a Pittsburgh product, as former Penn Hills and Pitt star Aaron Donald returned to Heinz Field for the first time with the Los Angeles Rams on a night the Super Bowl XIV champions were honored. This is no Steel Curtain,...
Speed coach DeWayne Brown takes pride in training Aaron Donald on path to NFL stardomVideo
When it comes to Aaron Donald, DeWayne Brown counts his blessings that the first player he trained who made it to the NFL has become one of the league’s best players. Brown can relate to Donald’s drive, as he’s a self-made man who comes up with creative and sometimes unorthodox...
Kevin Gorman: Pittsburgh should be rooting for Aaron Donald, even when he plays the SteelersVideo
Aaron Donald wants to call his Heinz Field homecoming a business trip, nothing more than another game where his mission is to disrupt and dominate for the Los Angeles Rams. That he was raised in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood, starred at Penn Hills and was an All-American at Pitt makes...
Steelers’ Ola Adeniyi does best impression of Rams star Aaron Donald in practice
The Pittsburgh Steelers took an unorthodox method to prepare for two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald in practicing for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. Steelers offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner said outside linebacker Ola Adeniyi acted as Donald on the scout-team defense in practice Thursday, sliding...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers’ Mark Barron doesn’t have cheat codes but can help vs. RamsVideo
Mark Barron was fully expecting questions from reporters about the inner workings of the Los Angeles Rams, so the Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker expects his teammates to do the same. “Whatever information I have, if they come up and ask me, I’m going to give it to ‘em,” Barron said...
Former Pitt star Darrin Hall returns to Steelers’ practice squad for backfield depth
The jersey color changed, even if the number didn’t. Darrin Hall was back in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room on Thursday morning, wearing a white No. 42 at a locker occupied a day earlier by outside linebacker Sutton Smith in gold. The Steelers re-signed the former Pitt running back to...
Kevin Gorman: JuJu vs. Jalen a marquee matchup that must live up to billingVideo
JuJu Smith-Schuster has dealt with the difficulty of trying to catch passes while drawing double teams, so the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver welcomes his next challenge. When the Los Angeles Rams visit the Steelers on Sunday at Heinz Field, Smith-Schuster expects two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jalen Ramsey to be covering...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers counting on Mike Tomlin to be catalyst for second-half surge
Moments before Mike Tomlin’s weekly news conference Tuesday, ESPN’s First Take debated whether the Pittsburgh Steelers coach should be the NFL Coach of the Year. Only a month ago, the same show wondered whether the Washington Redskins should give Tomlin complete control. And some suggested the Steelers should let him...
Kevin Gorman’s Who runs the North?: By blasting Patriots, Ravens running the AFCVideo
At the halfway point of the NFL season, the Baltimore Ravens have made an emphatic statement. They don’t just run the AFC North. They run the whole conference. The Ravens ran New England off the field Sunday night, handing the defending Super Bowl champions their first loss of the season...
Kevin Gorman: Bud Dupree saves best play for last to stop Colts, save SteelersVideo
Bud Dupree was called out on the Big Board by Mike Tomlin this week, as the Pittsburgh Steelers coach challenged the outside linebacker to stop the run against the Indianapolis Colts. Tomlin needled Dupree that the Colts boasted former first-round draft picks on their offensive line, using left guard Quenton...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Chris Boswell becomes old reliable as Steelers outlast Colts
It came down to a kick, and Chris Boswell became old reliable for the Pittsburgh Steelers while Adam Vinatieri just looked old. Boswell converted four field goals, including a 26-yarder for his first winner this season to give the Steelers a 26-24 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at...
Jaylen Samuels to start at running back for Steelers as James Conner is ruled out
Jaylen Samuels returned in time to start at running back on Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Indianapolis Colts at Heinz Field, as James Conner was ruled out. Samuels missed the past two games while recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery. The second-year back has rushed for 50 yards and...
Kevin Gorman: T.J. Watt flips the switch to become a superhero for the Steelers
T.J. Watt stood at his locker, speaking softly about making splash plays when he casually mentioned the switch. Off the field, the Pittsburgh Steelers third-year outside linebacker tries to be the personification of professionalism. “You can always lead by example,” Watt said. “That’s what I’m trying to show my team:...
Kevin Gorman: Watching ex-Pirates shine in World Series ‘incredibly disturbing’Video
When Bob Nutting met with the media Monday, the Pittsburgh Pirates chairman made an emphatic opening statement to confront his frustrations that led to firings. “Frankly,” Nutting said, “I just watched too many times former Pirates achieving success at other clubs, which is also incredibly disturbing both to me and...
Kevin Gorman’s Who Runs the North?: Bengals bungle benching of Andy Dalton for a rookieVideo
The AFC North quarterback carousel is complete. At the beginning of last season, Joe Flacco was starting for the Baltimore Ravens, Andy Dalton for the Cincinnati Bengals, Tyrod Taylor for the Cleveland Browns and Ben Roethlisberger for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Ravens benched Flacco, then traded him to Denver. Taylor...
Kevin Gorman: These Steelers will let their blocking do the talking in the running gameVideo
That neither Zach Banner nor Roosevelt Nix talk much with the media has as much to do with their own personal reasons as it does the positions they play for the Pittsburgh Steelers. A fullback who stars as a special-teams captain, Nix prefers to keep it low-key by doing the...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Mason Rudolph starts slow but finishes strong in Steelers win
The way the Miami Dolphins started on Monday Night Football made you momentarily forget they were winless and had traded their top offensive lineman, wide receiver and running back this season. After sending Laremy Tunsil and Kenny Stills to Houston earlier this season, the Dolphins depleted their depth even more...
Kevin Gorman: Bob Nutting banking on Travis Williams to save Pirates from sinkholeVideo
Perhaps the perfect metaphor for the state of the Pittsburgh Pirates occurred Monday morning, when a Port Authority bus was swallowed by a sinkhole around the time word leaked general manager Neal Huntington had been fired. With the Pirates stuck in a rut and exposed for everyone to see, they...
Pirates formally announce ex-Penguins executive Travis Williams as new president
Overshadowed by their firing general manager Neal Huntington, the Pittsburgh Pirates formally announced the hiring of Travis Williams as team president on Monday morning. Williams replaces Frank Coonelly, who “parted ways” with the Pirates last week after 12 years. The hiring of Williams was confirmed by the Tribune-Review last week....
