Steelers/NFL category, Page 172
Steelers inside the ropes: On soggy day, Hakeem Butler holds onto ball, makes playsVideo
Despite being a highly regarded prospect and fourth-round draft pick, Hakeem Butler never has caught a pass in an NFL game. If the 27-year-old wide receiver continues to play like he did Saturday in his third practice of training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he might get a chance to...
Steelers sign veteran ILB Kwon Alexander
Asked recently about the moves he made over the previous five months to overhaul the Pittsburgh Steelers’ inside linebackers corps, general manager Omar Khan seemed to imply that the makeover wasn’t finished. “If there’s an opportunity to upgrade a position group,” Khan said in response to an inquiry specifically referencing...
Steelers practice report: Minkah Fitzpatrick excused by Mike Tomlin for personal matterVideo
Minkah Fitzpatrick did not practice for the third day in a row at the outset of training camp for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Unlike the first two practices, Fitzpatrick wasn’t wearing a floppy hat and watching from the field while his teammates practiced Saturday. Coach Mike Tomlin said that he has...
Rookie Nick Herbig adds T.J. Watt-inspired pass-rush move, already impressing at Steelers campVideo
They share a position and an alma mater, and since late April they have been NFL teammates. As such, it’s no surprise Nick Herbig has looked to T.J. Watt for mentorship. And while much of the fruits of that labor typically will show in more subtle, intangible ways, it took...
Montravius Adams evolves into leader on Steelers d-line, but can he keep prominent on-field role?Video
During his first training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers last year, Montravius Adams discovered a Latrobe pizzeria that left such an impression he was craving it over the past 49 weeks between camps. “It’s so good,” Adams said after a walkthrough at Saint Vincent on Saturday. “Honestly, I had stopped...
4 Super Bowl champion players join Steelers Hall of Honor in Class of ’23Video
If you didn’t have multiple Super Bowl rings, you weren’t a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Class of 2023 for the franchise’s Hall of Honor. Four former players were selected to join the exclusive fraternity Saturday, with two representing the super Steelers from the 1970s and two from this century’s...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers need to execute their prehistoric vision of running game, defense
If the Steelers are determined to win via running the ball and elite defense, they need to be able to run the ball and play elite defense. The Steelers did neither last season. Najee Harris finished 15th in the NFL with a meager 1,034 yards rushing. He averaged just 3.8...
West Point alum Elijah Riley carries perspective as he competes for role in Steelers secondary
Chat with Elijah Riley for only a few minutes, it’s easy to understand his background — and it makes perfect sense why Pittsburgh Steelers coaches and management are eager to allow him to earn a role on the team. “I like to believe I am pretty coachable,” Riley said during...
Former 2nd-round pick Duke Dawson puts injury-riddled career in past, fights to make Steelers
Like coach Mike Tomlin had warned Thursday, gleaning too much from Duke Dawson being the first-team nickel defensive back during the first rep of training camp was at an observer’s own peril. Come Day 2 of Pittsburgh Steelers camp Friday, Dawson was closer to third-team status than starter. But that...
Bethel Park, WVU alum Nick Kwiatkoski embarks on 8th NFL season with Steelers
The first time Nick Kwiatkoski played a football game in what is now called Acrisure Stadium was 15 years so. He’s been back to play only once since. He’s in the right place that by September he can make it a third — plus several more. Kwiatkoski led Bethel Park...
George Pickens expects to see more targets in Steelers’ evolving deep passing game
George Pickens said it was no coincidence that, on the first play of training camp for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kenny Pickett dropped back and threw deep down the sideline. Or that Pickens was the intended target. “I just feel like that is an explosive hint,” Pickens said Thursday, “that we’re...
Steelers inside the ropes: Veteran WR Allen Robinson II fitting in well as slot option
Allen Robinson II will turn 30 before his 10th NFL season begins in September, and he hasn’t topped 40 catches or 500 yards in a season since 2020. Early returns from Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, though, suggest the veteran wide receiver could prove a significant part of the offense during...
Steelers practice report: Diontae Johnson among those who leave practice for heat-related reasons
For the second consecutive day to begin Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, the No. 1 wide receiver provided a brief scare. On Friday, it was when Diontae Johnson walked slowly away from the gathered team during practice to a tent, where he eventually got onto a golf cart and was taken...
ILB Cole Holcomb relishes chance to begin full practice participation with Steelers
Cole Holcomb was one of the first players to take the field Wednesday when the Pittsburgh Steelers held their first practice of training camp. His early attendance wasn’t an accident. “I’m a very impatient person,” Holcomb said. “I wanted to get back out there.” Because of December foot surgery, the...
Mark Madden: Steelers would be better served letting Kenny Pickett, passing game take more risks downfield
The Steelers scored two touchdowns from outside the red zone last season, fewest in the NFL. Last Oct. 30 against the Steelers, Philadelphia scored four touchdowns from outside the red zone in just over 32 minutes. The Eagles scored those four TDs before ever running a play in the red...
First Call: Art Rooney II on Mike Tomlin’s contract; Le’Veon Bell won’t rule out comeback
Friday’s “First Call” has comments from Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II on Mike Tomlin’s contract situation. Le’Veon Bell won’t rule out a comeback. A well-known Pittsburgh hockey name explains his a change of heart about his future. Ex-Steeler Chris Hubbard has a new home. And we look at the...
Steelers GM Omar Khan on NFL running back pay debate: ‘You don’t have to be a mathematician to figure it out’
By now, football fans have heard or seen the angry opinions of NFL running backs who believe the league’s cost structure is working against them. Third-year Pittsburgh Steeler Najee Harris is one of those grumbling. The franchise has to determine if they are going to keep Harris through his fifth-year...
Rod Woodson shares advice for young Steelers corners, reflects on memories at Saint Vincent College
When asked for words of advice that he’d pass along to rookie cornerbacks Joey Porter Jr. and Cory Trice, Pittsburgh Steelers legend Rod Woodson kept it simple. “No seams, no posts, no goes. OK? Don’t get beat deep,” Woodson said Thursday. Those were the words from defensive coordinator Tony Dungy...
Play time is over for former Steelers ball boy Joey Porter Jr.Video
It’s safe to say Joey Porter Jr. is taking his new job with the Pittsburgh Steelers more seriously than the one he held when he was a teenager. The rookie cornerback from Penn State, who was the No. 32 overall selection in the NFL Draft, was on the practice fields...
Steelers inside the ropes: Surprise — Duke Dawson opens up as 1st-team nickel/slot CB
It wasn’t Chandon Sullivan lined up across from the slot receiver when the first team drill of the 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers training camp commenced Thursday. It wasn’t Patrick Peterson in that nickel role, either. Nor was it Tre Norwood. In a surprise, the first-team nickel cornerback to opening Steelers training...
Talk to the Trib: Fans travel great distances, wait in line to experience Steelers training campVideo
Training camp for the Pittsburgh Steelers kicked off this week as the team gears up for the upcoming season. Spectators, fanatics and fans came to Chuck Noll Field at Saint Vincent College Thursday excited to see their favorite players. Some fans, like David and Claire Hodgson, who came all the...
After 1st offseason overseeing assembly of roster, Steelers GM Omar Khan optimistic
Omar Khan, in some role, has continuously been in the employ of an NFL organization since 1996. He’s been part of the Pittsburgh Steelers for more than 23 years. That’s a lot of offseasons to navigate. None, though, were quite like this past offseason for Khan. The period between when...
Steelers’ reps Art Rooney Jr., Buddy Parker survive latest round of Hall of Fame voting
The Pittsburgh Steelers had both of their representatives make the cut in the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s coach/contributor category. Art Rooney Jr., who presided over the team’s scouting efforts for more than two decades, and former coach Buddy Parker are among the 12 candidates that reached the latest round...
Steelers fans trek to Saint Vincent College for opening day of training camp
Mike Franciscus grew up in Penn Hills but he had to travel all the way from Arizona to attend his first Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. “I have family here, plus it’s kind of a bucket list thing for me,” said Franciscus, who arrived with Belinda Rhodes, a friend from Sacramento,...
First Call: Mike Tomlin on his left tackle battle; Bears’ tight end contract could influence Steelers
Thursday’s “First Call” looks at the Pittsburgh Steelers left tackle position, even though head coach Mike Tomlin is trying to make it a non-story. An NFL signing of note may have some ramifications for a Steelers player next year. A former Steeler is getting a boost for his Hall of...
