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3 up from practice squad for Steelers vs. Browns, rookie Darius Rush a healthy inactive
CLEVELAND — Safety Trenton Thompson and inside linebackers Mykal Walker and Tariq Carpenter spent the week on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice squad but were in uniform for Sunday’s loss against the Cleveland Browns. The Steelers announced Saturday that Walker was signed to the 53-man roster and that Thompson and Carpenter...
Steelers activate Pat Freiermuth off IR, place Keanu Neal on IR
For the first time since the season opener, the Pittsburgh Steelers have their entire offense available. Starting tight end Pat Freiermuth was activated off the injured reserve list Saturday, clearing him to play in Sunday’s AFC North showdown at the Cleveland Browns. Freiermuth had not played since Oct. 1 because...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers’ defensive playmakers must do more against Browns
The Pittsburgh Steelers needed two defensive touchdowns to win their Week 2 game against Cleveland. They might need the same when they visit the Browns on Sunday. The breaks are going the Steelers’ way. Deshaun Watson, the Browns starting quarterback, is out for the season with shoulder problems. His replacement,...
Outscored on the season and outgained in every game, the Steelers — somehow — are 6-3
It would be easy — if a bit snarky — when evaluating this peculiar Pittsburgh Steelers season to take the route of pondering what is akin to a philosophical question. Are these Steelers one of the best bad teams the NFL has ever seen? Or are they one of the...
Steelers 4 Downs: Taking stock of coverage skills for inside linebackers
1. Cover me Much was made last season about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ deficiencies in coverage among their inside linebackers. An offseason positional makeover was thought to have addressed the issue, but now injuries are forcing the Steelers back to the drawing board. So where do things stand? It was brought...
3 currently on practice squad expected to play on defense for Steelers vs. Browns
It was exactly 13 months ago Thursday that the Pittsburgh Steelers won a game despite their defense relying heavily on three players from which little had been expected. The Steelers will face a similar situation Sunday. Three defensive players currently on the practice squad are expected to be part of...
Steelers look to pressure Browns rookie QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson into mistakes
Facing No. 2 overall draft pick C.J. Stroud, the Pittsburgh Steelers played one of their worst games in the fourth week of the season and lost 30-6 to the Houston Texans. Stroud surpassed 300 yards passing and threw three touchdowns as the Texans piled up the most yardage of any...
Minkah Fitzpatrick, Keanu Neal ruled out, Pat Freiermuth questionable for Steelers vs. Browns
The Pittsburgh Steelers will continue to have to play without a large chunk of the middle of their defense. Two of their three starting-caliber inside linebackers have been ruled out for the season, and on Friday it became official that two of their three starting-caliber safeties will not play in...
Tim Benz: What’s behind the rise in production from the Steelers ground game?
The biggest reason for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ success over the past two weeks has been an uptick in the run game. Through the first seven games of the season, the Steelers averaged 79.7 rushing yards per game and averaged 3.4 yards per carry. In their most recent outings — victories...
Football Footnotes: Kordell Stewart’s advice for Kenny Pickett, thoughts on Matt Canada; Joe Burrow, Mark Andrews injured
In this week’s “Football Footnotes,” former quarterback Kordell Stewart has some advice for Kenny Pickett — and the entire Steelers franchise. There’s some potentially severe injury news coming out of Thursday night’s AFC North battle between the Bengals and Ravens. Plus, we look at the local college scene as the...
First Call: Cleveland rookie QB says Steelers game will be ‘night and day’ difference from 1st start; more Browns injury updates
Friday’s “First Call” finds a confident backup quarterback ready to play the Pittsburgh Steelers in Cleveland. Both teams have important injuries from earlier in the season they are nursing in advance of Sunday’s rematch. The Penguins are facing a very challenging weekend set of games. And we lay out the...
Add defensive tackle Keeanu Benton to list of rookies making impact for Steelers
When talking publicly about his young Pittsburgh Steelers players, particularly rookies, coach Mike Tomlin isn’t prone to hyperbole. He would rather root for the New England Patriots than offer effusive praise. So when Tomlin gushed this week about the play of rookie defensive tackle Keeanu Benton in the Steelers’ 23-19...
Pat Freiermuth, Diontae Johnson practice fully; Montravius Adams remains out for Steelers
All week, members of the Pittsburgh Steelers offense have spoken with excited anticipation about having their unit at full strength for Sunday’s AFC North showdown against the Cleveland Browns. On Thursday, that was the case at practice. Wide receiver Diontae Johnson and Pat Freiermuth remain the only offensive players listed...
With Minkah Fitzpatrick, Keanu Neal ailing, Trenton Thompson expected to start for Steelers
The first defensive snaps of Trenton Thompson’s NFL career came with the game on the line in the final minute of a one-possession game. Having been through that last week, Thompson is taking it in stride that he will see an increased role from the beginning of the Pittsburgh Steelers’...
Steelers’ Troy Polamalu made incredible interception 15 years agoVideo
Fifteen years ago, Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu made a highlight-reel interception that still amazes to this day. On Nov. 16, 2008, the Steelers were hosting the San Diego Chargers at a snowy Heinz Field. Early in the first quarter, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers dropped back and sent a pass...
U mad, bro?: Too much criticism of Mike Tomlin and George Pickens; more grievances from Packers game
Some people think I’m being too hard on Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. Others think the media, collectively, is being too hard on wide receiver George Pickens. Still, others take sports writing a little too … hmmm … literally. These are all things we learn in this week’s “U mad,...
First Call: Tricky idea for Browns to address QB issue; injury concerns in Ravens-Bengals; honoring Franco Harris
The Pittsburgh Steelers may not have to worry about this impacting them, but there’s a potential stopgap solution to the quarterback problem in Cleveland. We also examine Thursday night’s primetime AFC North matchup, share an honor for Franco Harris and look at Gerrit Cole’s Cy Young Award. All that in...
Steelers special teams coordinator Danny Smith to get shoulder surgery after sideline collision
A veteran of almost a half century of standing on the sidelines as a coach, Danny Smith has accumulated quite the list of injuries via on-field collisions. Asked which have been the most serious after a walkthrough at the Pittsburgh Steelers’ South Side facility Thursday, Smith had to pause and...
Steelers passing game looking for boost with potential return of TE Pat Freiermuth
Contrary to what the statistics suggest, the tight end remains a viable part of the Pittsburgh Steelers passing game. It just hasn’t looked that way without Pat Freiermuth in the lineup. With Freiermuth potentially returning from injured reserve Sunday in Cleveland, the Steelers will have all of their offensive playmaking...
Minkah Fitzpatrick, Keanu Neal, Montravius Adams among Steelers missing practice
Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and defensive lineman Montravius Adams continued to miss Pittsburgh Steelers practice, and three days after suffering a rib injury that forced him to leave a game, Keanu Neal also did not practice on Wednesday. Fitzpatrick, an All Pro safety, has missed the past two-plus games because of...
Former NFL WR Devon Wylie, who spent time with Steelers, dies at 35
Former NFL wide receiver Devon Wylie, who spent time with the Pittsburgh Steelers organization, has died. Wylie, who appeared in eight regular-season pro games in 2012 and 2013, was 35. Alma mater Fresno State confirmed Wylie’s death via a post to the X account for its football program. Wylie spent...
Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth returns to practice, could come off IR soon
Pat Freiermuth returned to Pittsburgh Steelers practice on Wednesday, signaling a return to the active roster off of the injured reserve list is imminent for the team’s starting tight end. Freiermuth has been on IR since Oct. 21 because of a hamstring injury suffered during a Week 4 game against...
Tyler Murray upgrades from Amazon worker to Steelers linebacker
Tuesday, Tyler Murray was working a shift at Amazon. “I was in my uniform and all,” Murray said. About 24 hours later, Murray took part in a practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers. “It was crazy,” Murray said from a locker stall just assigned to him at the UPMC Rooney Sports...
First Call: Patrick Peterson’s little jab at Packers after blocked kick; Mike Tomlin on Josh Dobbs’ success
Wednesday’s “First Call” features a little trash talk from Pittsburgh Steelers veteran Patrick Peterson after his blocked kick on Sunday. We get an update on Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin shares his thoughts on the rise of the “Pastronaut” (Josh Dobbs) in Minnesota. Also, a...
Tim Benz: Packers DB says Mike Tomlin ‘influenced the refs’ during controversial call
Understandably, everyone in Green Bay is still mad at Sunday’s NFL officials in the Steelers-Packers game. They didn’t overturn an incomplete forward pass from Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett that was reviewed as a potential turnover. As discovered by SteelersDepot.com, Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon appeared on the USA Today Network’s “Clubhouse...
