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5 things to watch in Steelers’ preseason finale
If something about Saturday’s Pittsburgh Steelers preseason finale feels a little bit different, perhaps it relates to the disruption in your typical August circadian rhythm. The game in Detroit against the Lions kicks off at 1 p.m. It’s been almost a decade since the Steelers have played an early-afternoon pr:...
Steelers’ Jaylen Warren, Alex Highsmith downplay injuries, would play if it was regular season
Now a three-year NFL veteran, it was posited to Jaylen Warren that he might not necessarily need snaps in preseason games or training-camp practice reps to prep himself for the regular season. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ running back, though, doesn’t care if that’s true or not. “I try not to look...
Steelers rookie ILB Payton Wilson healthy, expects to play in next preseason game
Payton Wilson declared himself “100%” and characterized his removal from a preseason game last week as a precaution while confirming he has returned to full practice this week for the Pittsburgh Steelers. A rookie inside linebacker, Wilson gingerly left the field after a collision during the second snap of this...
Mike Tomlin looking for ‘best of both worlds’ from Steelers starters, backups in preseason finale
Since the NFL adopted the 17-game schedule in 2021, coach Mike Tomlin has taken varying approaches to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ final preseason game. He has kept his starters on the sideline from start to finish. He has played them for a couple series. He has watched them play the entire...
First Call: Kyle Shanahan tries to update Brandon Aiyuk situation; ex-Steeler Markus Golden discusses sudden retirement
In Thursday’s “First Call,” San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan struggles to provide an update on Brandon Aiyuk as the Pittsburgh Steelers trade offer continues to sit on the table. Former Steeler Markus Golden addresses his retirement. It appears that “Hard Knocks” is a bit toned down as the...
Tim Benz: If Mike Tomlin wants more possession-down success, give the offense more to work with in Detroit
After both of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason losses so far in 2024, head coach Mike Tomlin has appropriately bemoaned his offense’s inability to convert on possession downs. Over the first eight quarters of the preseason, the Steelers’ offense has only converted six times on 26 third-and-fourth-down opportunities. That stat is...
U mad, bro?: Fans are peeved over Pirates’ ineptitude, torn over Steelers quarterbacks, alarmed by preseason offense
On July 22, Pittsburgh was pumped up about Steelers training camp starting in two days, and the fact that the Pirates were a half-game out of a wild-card slot. Exactly one month later Pittsburghers are doubting the Steelers offense, longing for Kenny Pickett and ready to turn off Pirates games...
Steelers notes: Roman Wilson vows return to field ‘soon,’ Markus Golden explains retirement
As a rookie drafted in the middle rounds given a legitimate opportunity to play a significant role in the offense, Roman Wilson decries the timing of the injury he suffered during the fifth practice of training camp. “It does (stink) not being able to play in preseason,” Wilson said after...
As slot corner position remains in limbo, Beanie Bishop vows to return for Steelers’ preseason finale
Beanie Bishop’s chance of earning the starting slot cornerback job with the Pittsburgh Steelers was stalled when he missed the preseason game Saturday against Buffalo with an undisclosed injury. The undrafted free agent from West Virginia will have one more chance to impress the coaching staff this weekend when the...
Russell Wilson: It’s time for Steelers starting offense to ‘celebrate in the end zone’
Quarterback Russell Wilson has set a modest goal for the offense in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason finale. “The most important thing for us to accomplish is to play efficient football, move the ball up and down the field,” Wilson said Wednesday. “We want to celebrate in the end zone. That...
Mark Madden: Given Steelers’ QB options, Mason Rudolph would look pretty good in Black and Gold
It’s easy to suggest the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback situation will work out. But do you see any sign of that? The quarterback “battle” that got invented by the national media seems to be morphing into reality. Not talked into existence, but maybe born of Russell Wilson’s early-training camp calf injury...
Tim Benz: If Broderick Jones is hurt, that’s concerning for the Steelers. But it may be even more concerning if he isn’t
Many are wondering if Broderick Jones’ poor performance against the Buffalo Bills during Saturday’s 9-3 preseason loss is the result of an elbow injury he sustained in training camp. Or, at the very least, if it was a byproduct of the brace he is wearing on his arm to deal...
First Call: Progress toward extension with 49ers for Brandon Aiyuk; Steelers ownership news; Pro Bowl predictions
Wednesday’s “First Call” has some news about Pittsburgh Steelers ownership. We learn about the latest from San Francisco concerning Brandon Aiyuk. And we get a prediction on a first-time Steelers Pro Bowler. Plus, a former Steelers assistant coach responds to some stinging criticism. Getting close to the end? At this...
Broderick Jones’ struggles at right tackle against Buffalo serve as microcosm to Steelers’ preseason
Much like the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense this preseason, Broderick Jones’ play against Buffalo on Saturday night was a case study in Murphy’s law. Anything that could go wrong did for the former first-round pick in the Steelers’ 9-3 loss to the Bills. Jones was beaten on two of the Bills’...
Steelers place erstwhile starting center Nate Herbig on IR, likely ending his season
Many observers expected Nate Herbig to, ultimately, cede the job of Pittsburgh Steelers starting center at some point late during this preseason. Few could have predicted it would have happened under such unfortunate circumstances. Herbig was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, likely ending his season before it started. A six-year...
DL DeMarvin Leal leaner, more comfortable in Year 3, playing more OLB for Steelers
A healthy scratch for five of the final six games (including playoffs) of last season, DeMarvin Leal went into the offseason with plenty of motivation. “Just something to prove to myself, really,” Leal said before Pittsburgh Steelers practice Tuesday. A third-round pick who, during a promising rookie season in 2022,...
Tim Benz: Some Steelers’ offensive issues can be pinned on rust, others are much bigger
A lot of Pittsburgh Steelers fans are swaddling themselves in intellectual inconsistency right now. The Steelers’ offense has looked terrible during the first two preseason games. Therefore, the fan base is falling back on the old adage that NFL preseason results mean nothing. Meanwhile, a year ago, when Kenny Pickett...
First Call: Bill Cowher and Bill Belichick on Steelers’ QBs; Steelers’ Brandon Aiyuk offer influenced 49ers
Bill Cowher and Bill Belichick are both weighing in on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive woes in the preseason. We have a new angle to the Brandon Aiyuk contract negotiations. And the Pirates and Rangers are at a mutual breaking point in Texas. All that to come in Tuesday’s “First Call.”...
Political football: Why former Steeler Jerome Bettis is backing Kamala Harris
The Bus is on board with Kamala Harris. Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis, aka The Bus, joined Harris’ bus tour Sunday, providing a boost to the Democratic ticket as it passed through several stops in Western Pennsylvania, including Sheetz, Primanti Bros. and Aliquippa High School’s football field. Bettis told TribLive...
Steelers believe center Zach Frazier ready to handle challenge of starting as a rookie
In interview settings, Zach Frazier is a man of few words. If he were paid by the sentence, he wouldn’t be able to afford a cup of convenience store coffee. Frazier is polite, courteous and professional around reporters. He also is uncomfortable. A sampling from the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie center...
Mark Madden: Steelers’ offense is in preseason disarray
It’s convenient to say exhibition play has no bearing on the NFL regular season. It’s even more convenient to expect a switcheroo in form from exhibition games to real ones by remembering that Kenny Pickett had a passer rating of 158.3 in the 2023 preseason, then fell apart when live...
First Call: Latest on what Steelers are willing to give 49ers for Brandon Aiyuk; Mason Rudolph’s comeback win for Titans
Monday’s “First Call” has the latest scuttlebutt coming out of San Francisco about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ level of interest in 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk. One ex-Steeler was a standout in a preseason game, another has been released, and a third is retiring at a young age. Plus, we preview the...
Madden Monday: With Steelers’ 0-2 preseason start ‘there’s every possibility this team could stink’
It may only be August, but Mark Madden of 105.9 The X and TribLive has some alarms going off about the Pittsburgh Steelers. So far, the team has lost both of its preseason games and has scored just 15 points over eight quarters. “There’s every possibility this team could stink,”...
Stock up, stock down among Steelers after 2nd preseason loss
The bad news? Anything relating to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense during Saturday night’s 9-3 preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills. The good news? If anything at all can be learned from last year’s preseason, it’s that there is little correlation between results from the first-team offense in the preseason and...
Not just ‘Mister August,’ OLB Nick Herbig poised to take 2nd-year leap for SteelersVideo
Call him Mr. August. Nick Herbig’s skills, though, by all accounts, translate to when the football really matters. After a sack-and-a-half during Saturday night’s preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills, Herbig is up to five sacks in five August NFL games. Of course, that calendar identifier signifies that his production...
