Steelers/NFL category, Page 175
Steelers 2-a-days: Can Kenny Pickett take Year 2 leap? Will FB Monte Pottebaum make the team?
Editor’s note: From the end of minicamp through the day the team reports to training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2023 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order,...
Defensive tackle? Edge defender? DeMarvin Leal ‘just a big athlete’ making impact with Steelers
When the Pittsburgh Steelers scatter after practices to retreat to position-specific rooms, DeMarvin Leal is lucky he has no identity crisis. Despite the presence of separate coaches for the defensive line (Karl Dunbar) and outside linebackers (Denzel Martin), the Steelers’ defensive tackles and edge defenders convene together, both on the...
Steelers 2-a-days: Future Hall of Fame CB Patrick Peterson added; James Pierre fights to stay on team
Editor’s note: From the end of minicamp through the day the team reports to training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2023 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order,...
Mistakes made as player help Aaron Curry develop as Steelers inside linebackers coach
The clean slate that the Pittsburgh Steelers will take into training camp at inside linebacker isn’t confined to just the players, although that group includes two new starters and two potential backups who weren’t on the roster a year ago. It also holds true for their position coach. Aaron Curry...
Steelers 2-a-days: George Pickens bound for stardom? David Perales NFL-worthy pass rusher?
Editor’s note: From the end of minicamp through the day the team reports to training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2023 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order,...
Speedy ex-Penn St. football player, track star Dan Chisena out to make Steelers special teams
During organized team activities sessions and minicamp practices throughout the spring, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive backs sometimes were caught doing double takes. Who was that No. 85, the mild-mannered looking man standing 6-foot-3, 203 pounds who was making them look so silly, and so … slow? Receivers coach Frisman Jackson said...
Steelers 2-a-days: Gunner Olszewski wants return job back, Chuks Okorafor keeps his at right tackle
Editor’s note: From the end of minicamp through the day the team reports to training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2023 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order,...
First Call: Minkah Fitzpatrick finally tops best-safety list; Saquon Barkley to ‘pull a Le’Veon?’
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Minkah Fitzpatrick had spent most the offseason so far picking up plenty of figurative silver medals in the ultimately meaningless realm of “Best Of” lists. • In May, it was Pro Football Network that rated Fitzpatrick as the NFL’s second-best safety behind the Los Angeles Chargers’ Derwin...
Art Rooney Jr., Buddy Parker among semifinalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame
Art Rooney Jr., whose work in the player personnel in the 1970s helped pave the way for the Pittsburgh Steelers to win four Super Bowl titles in that decade, is one of two men with ties to the organization who are semifinalists for election to the Pro Football Hall of...
Steelers plan to allow rookie TE Darnell Washington to ‘grow’ into role on offense
When the Pittsburgh Steelers report to training camp in two weeks, rookie Darnell Washington could be fourth on the unofficial depth chart among tight ends. Washington also could be situated in that spot behind Pat Freiermuth, Zach Gentry and Connor Heyward when the regular season opens in September. That wouldn’t...
Steelers 2-a-days: DL James Nyamwaya a late-bloomer project, veteran Larry Ogunjobi returns to team
Editor’s note: From the end of minicamp through the day the team reports to training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2023 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order,...
First Call: Flyers social media mishap; Steelers lose data analyst; ex-Pirate is All-Star MVP
There surely have been more than a few instances of Zoom calls originating in Western Pennsylvania that have included the words “Flyers (stink)” and another word that begins with the same letter. But Tuesday, it happened on a call staged by Philadelphia Flyers employees themselves. During a live stream of...
Steelers LS Christian Kuntz brings pickleball to youth
Tre Tipton had not picked up a pickleball paddle before Tuesday. In fact, the former Apollo-Ridge football standout who went on to play at Pitt said he didn’t even know pickleball existed before teaming up with Pittsburgh Steelers long snapper and Chartiers Valley grad Christian Kuntz and former Steeler Charlie...
Competing for NFL job for 1st time, punter Braden Mann joins friend Pressley Harvin with Steelers
There’s likely no truth to the rumor that Braden Mann and Pressley Harvin III compared their respective Ray Guy Award trophies when they convened with the Pittsburgh Steelers this spring. But they did share some old stories. Mann and Harvin share not only the distinction of being named the nation’s...
Steelers 2-a-days: Veteran strong safety Keanu Neal, ‘Swiss Army Knife’ Tre Norwood seek role
Editor’s note: From the end of minicamp through the day the team reports to training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2023 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order,...
‘A childhood dream come true’: Watt brothers featured on iconic Wheaties box
NFL players and brothers T.J. Watt and J.J. Watt are the first duo and first brothers to be featured on the iconic orange Wheaties cereal box. “Built around a uniting love for football, the Watt family is grounded in perseverance, togetherness, and a commitment to doing the right thing when...
First Call: Could Penguins still hit jackpot with Erik Karlsson trade? What rock star, in town tonight, was a Steelers fan?
Is Penguins director of hockey operations Kyle Dubas holding a pocket pair or is he just drawing to an inside straight? In an appearance on NHL Network on Monday night, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman said he believes the race to acquire Norris Trophy winning defenseman Erik Karlsson from the San Jose...
Steelers 2-a-days: Tough for Tanner Morgan to be more than QB4, Tanner Muse a hybrid ILB
Editor’s note: From the end of minicamp through the day the team reports to training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2023 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order,...
Steelers 2-a-days: Can Dan Moore keep his job? Toby Ndukwe seeks to be a hidden-gem OLB
Steelers 2-a-days: Can Dan Moore keep his job? Toby Ndukwe seeks to be a hidden-gem OLB Editor’s note: From the end of minicamp through the day the team reports to training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s...
Steelers 2-a-days: ILB Nick Kwiatkoski a late signing, RB Anthony McFarland gets 1 more shot
Editor’s note: From the end of minicamp through the day the team reports to training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2023 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order,...
Steelers 2-a-days: Jonathan Marshall in D-line mix, Ryan McCollum a rare pure center on roster
Editor’s note: From the end of minicamp through the day the team reports to training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2023 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order,...
Steelers WR Calvin Austin sees year on IR as ‘blessing’ as he preps for possible breakout Year 2
He’s never set foot on an NFL stadium field nor put on a Pittsburgh Steelers uniform for a game. He’s had only a handful of padded practices as a pro. But if you look at the Steelers’ official roster, Calvin Austin III is listed as a second-year player. His accrued...
First Call: Interesting projection for Steelers QB Kenny Pickett; scary Pirates draft comp; ex-Pitt star to join Team USA
Friday’s “First Call” has an interesting forecast for Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett. An ex-Penguins player is about to be surrounded by some familiar faces. A WPIAL basketball product is now on Team USA. And Pirates fans are about to read something they probably don’t want to consider regarding the upcoming...
Steelers 2-a-days: Will DL DeMarvin Leal play on edge? Can Isaiahh Loudermilk take step in Year 3?
Editor’s note: From the end of minicamp through the day the team reports to training camp at Saint Vincent, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2023 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order, (at...
‘Doubt me? I hope you do:’ Steelers’ Gunner Olszewski out to regain All-Pro form
When Mitch Trubisky lost his job as Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback during a Week 4 game last season, he wasn’t the only veteran free agent signed over the offseason to suffer such a fate. Gunner Olszewski’s second fumble/muff in a three-game span meant he was demoted, too. And like Trubisky,...
