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Steelers official depth chart moves Mykal Walker ahead of Mark Robinson at ILB
The Pittsburgh Steelers have a new starter at inside linebacker. Officially. And it’s not their old starter at inside linebacker. Mykal Walker was listed as the first-team left inside linebacker on the team’s depth chart distributed to media in advance of Sunday’s game at the Cincinnati Bengals. Walker joined the...
Eddie Faulkner, Mike Sullivan to share responsibilities after Steelers fire OC Matt Canada
The fallout from Mike Tomlin’s dismissal of Matt Canada as Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator means added responsibilities for two assistants on staff. Tomlin on Tuesday announced running backs coach Eddie Faulkner as offensive coordinator but named quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan as the play-caller on game days. In essence, they will...
After firing Matt Canada, Mike Tomlin only focused on short-term results with QB Kenny Pickett
Mike Tomlin changed his offensive coordinator Tuesday. He has no plans to also make a switch at quarterback. Despite Kenny Pickett coming off one of his worst games statistically in his two-year career, he will remain the Steelers starter, Tomlin said at his weekly news conference. Asked why he remains...
‘All for it,’ Steelers fans praise Matt Canada firing
Steelers Nation was elated by Tuesday morning’s news that the struggling team fired offensive coordinator Matt Canada. “I don’t think he should have had the job in the first place,” said Billy Raught, 58, of Lower Burrell. “He wasn’t qualified.” Raught said he thinks the Steelers are worthy of a...
Unlike continuity at head coach, Steelers have checkered history with offensive coordinators
A franchise that is widely lauded for having three head coaches over the past 54 years, the Pittsburgh Steelers are on their third offensive coordinator over the past 34 months after the Tuesday firing of Matt Canada. Canada’s tenure lasted 44 games. Believe it or not, that’s only the fifth-shortest...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin takes questions about firing Matt CanadaVideo
Mike Tomlin was expected to talk with reporters Wednesday about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ upcoming game at Cincinnati. However, his announcement Tuesday morning on “X” that Matt Canada had been relieved of his duties as offensive coordinator altered those plans. Statement from Coach Mike Tomlin: pic.twitter.com/kitcpLnyqF— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) November 21,...
Mark Madden: The Steelers’ scapegoat is gone, but will that make Kenny Pickett play better?
The Pittsburgh Steelers fired offensive coordinator Matt Canada. Now we find out who’s really been at fault for the Steelers’ scared, limp offense. Here’s thinking it hasn’t been Canada. Here’s betting we see more of the same. Will quarterback Kenny Pickett use the middle of the field now? Will Pickett...
Steelers fire offensive coordinator Matt Canada
Through two-and-a-half years of watching his offense plod along like it was mired in quicksand, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin remained steadfast that Matt Canada was the right fit at offensive coordinator. On Tuesday, two days after the Steelers produced just 10 points in a loss to a division rival,...
Cam Heyward, Steelers players hand out turkeysVideo
Guests of the Market at Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank received a big surprise on Monday morning when they were met with Pittsburgh Steelers Cam Heyward, Alex Highsmith, T.J. Watt, Larry Ogunjobi, Markus Golden, Isaiahh Loudermilk, Breiden Fehoko, Armon Watts and Jonathan Marshall handing out turkeys and helping people shop....
First Call: Diontae Johnson defends his route running; Ravens may get star tight end back
In Tuesday’s “First Call,” Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Diontae Johnson pipes up on social media. Ben Roethlisberger wonders what the Steelers offense was doing. Weekly honors were awarded for players and coaches at Pitt and Duquesne. The Baltimore Ravens may have room for optimism on the injury front. And Robert Morris...
Tim Benz: Developing QB dilemma just the latest internal Steelers contradiction
The 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers are a team chock-full of contradictions. • The entire premise of the offense is to seek victory by way of securing the football, avoiding turnovers and minimizing mistakes. But the offense is so conservative it can’t maintain possession and rarely threatens to score. • After a...
5 thing we learned: Steelers’ playoff odds don’t take a dent despite loss to Browns
Five things we learned from Browns 13, Steelers 10: 1. Win for losing Despite losing for the first time in three games, the Steelers had their chance of reaching the postseason increase to 70%, according to the New York Times playoff simulator. The simulator gives the Steelers a 14% chance...
Steelers bring back former starting ILB Myles Jack, add him to practice squad
A new (old) face is back in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room. Myles Jack, a 2022 starter for the team, was signed to the Steelers practice squad Monday. A veteran inside linebacker, Jack provides reinforcement at a position where the Steelers lost two of their three co-starters to season-ending injuries...
Stats, analytics show Steelers QB Kenny Pickett not throwing downfield
“Throw it deep!” It’s a cliched and over-simplified cry from fans and armchair quarterbacks who perpetually tend to believe their team’s QB isn’t “going long” enough and instead is merely “dinking-and-dunking.” But in the case of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Kenny Pickett on Sunday, it was true. The numbers show it,...
Steelers sign veteran safety Eric Rowe to practice squad
When Eric Rowe was one of the most highly rated safeties in advance of the 2015 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers were among his pre-draft visits. “I thought I was going to get drafted here,” Rowe said Monday, 8 1/2 years later. “But I guess Philly drafted me first, and...
Diontae Johnson admits frustration, won’t discuss sideline dispute with Steelers coach Mike Tomlin
The disconnect between quarterback Kenny Pickett and wide receiver Diontae Johnson was on display multiple times in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 13-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. Pickett would throw deep for Johnson, only to have the veteran pass catcher pull up short as the ball sailed by. Or...
Mark Madden: Without his ‘it’ factor, Kenny Pickett is one of NFL’s worst quarterbacks
Kenny Pickett is one of the NFL’s worst quarterbacks. He should be benched. The Steelers are 6-4, but when they’ve won, it’s mostly been despite Pickett. “Fourth-quarter Kenny” was absent Sunday at Cleveland. Right after Pickett failed to summon a game-winning drive in the game’s final 15 minutes, Browns rookie...
Steelers vs. Browns: What they are saying in Cleveland after their win
The Cleveland Browns’ defense made big plays when it mattered most. During the first half, the defense held the Steelers to 64 total yards. Then on what ended up being the Steelers’ final drive of the game, quarterback Kenny Pickett couldn’t complete a pass, leading to a last-second field goal...
First Call: Browns player soils Terrible Towel; Myles Jack may return to Steelers; Penguins goalie wears Browns jersey
Monday’s “First Call” has news of a former Steeler likely coming back to play in Pittsburgh. A Cleveland Brown mistreats the Terrible Towel. A Penguins goalie is backing the Browns. The Steelers are already underdogs in Cincinnati. And the Duquesne Dukes know their opponent for Round 1 of the FCS...
Madden Monday: Steelers should start Mason Rudolph, Penguins Alex Nedeljkovic in their next games
Based on what he saw this weekend from the Steelers and Penguins, Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X wants to see a shake-up. At both quarterback and goaltender. In the wake of their 13-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns Sunday, let’s start with the Steelers first. Madden says...
After loss, Najee Harris expresses frustration about lack of production, Steelers offense
CLEVELAND — Najee Harris did not speak with media throughout the practice week. After Sunday’s 13-10 loss at the Cleveland Browns, though, the Pittsburgh Steelers running back didn’t want to stop talking. A frustrated Harris spoke for more than 5 minutes while sitting in the visitor’s locker room at Cleveland...
Deja vu as Browns’ Myles Garrett ends up with Steelers QB’s helmet in his handsVideo
Myles Garrett had his hands on a Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback’s helmet again Sunday afternoon. This time, he politely gave it back rather than take a swing with it. In a moment that conjured visions of Garrett’s infamous helmet swing that conked Mason Rudolph in 2019, the Cleveland Browns defensive lineman...
Airing of Grievances: Steelers impotent on offense, lack splash on defense in agonizing loss to Browns
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost a football game in Cleveland on Sunday, 13-10. The offense only scored on two possessions and punted nine times. The Browns were starting a rookie backup quarterback. Star running back Nick Chubb and the starting offensive tackles didn’t play. Coordinator Matt Canada’s offense essentially had one...
Steelers notes: Pat Freiermuth has 1 catch in return off IR, Elijah Riley injured in loss to Browns
CLEVELAND — Playing for the first time in seven weeks, Pat Freiermuth played a bit role on offense in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ loss Sunday. The starting tight end, Freiermuth was targeted only once by quarterback Kenny Pickett. It went for 7 yards on a first-and-10 snap early during the fourth...
Steelers give up winning drive to Browns rookie QB
CLEVELAND — What the Cleveland Browns did on their final drive Sunday was what the Pittsburgh Steelers intended when they also had the ball inside the two-minute warning. Dustin Hopkins’ 34-yard field goal with 2 seconds remaining might have sent the Steelers to a 13-10 defeat at Cleveland Browns Stadium,...
