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Allen Robinson looking to use break as way to build connection with Steelers QB Kenny Pickett
As he enters his first full season as an NFL starting quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kenny Pickett looks to build on the on-field connection he has forged over the past year with wide receivers Diontae Johnson and George Pickens. The time Pickett has spent with veteran pass catcher Allen...
Steelers 2-a-days: Excitement abounds for Calvin Austin III; Luq Barcoo was XFL standout
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: Returning starter DT Montravis Adams, versatile rookie OL Spencer Anderson
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,...
Miles Boykin back to fill role in Steelers’ locker room, WR position room
Perhaps only the modeling industry can rival professional football in a sobering truth that recently struck Miles Boykin. “I was talking to somebody yesterday,” the 26-year-old Pittsburgh Steelers receiver said last week, “and I’m like, ‘I’m middle-aged in football.’ “We called (Allen Robinson) old, and he’s only 29. He’s an...
Mark Madden: With Alex Highsmith, Steelers shouldn’t pay Batman prices for a Robin
Pro Football Focus projects Alex Highsmith will get a four-year contract extension worth $65 million. That’s an average annual value of $16.25, which would rank him 13th among the NFL’s edge rushers. That’s insane. But Highsmith will get it. The Pittsburgh Steelers are bullied by their players easily and often....
Antonio Brown’s Albany Empire franchise kicked out of National Arena League
The National Arena League has kicked the franchise that Antonio Brown owns out of the league. The Albany Empire has had its membership revoked by the NAL because it claims Brown didn’t pay a required league fee or a fine he received after recent public comments. “After exhausting all avenues,...
Sad day for Mike Tomlin as minicamp ends, summer break begins for Steelers players
If the worst day of the calendar year for coach Mike Tomlin is when the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season ends, next on the list is when minicamp concludes. That means a six-week lull before Tomlin can resume football activities with his players. The early months of his offseason are occupied with...
Steelers’ Gunner Olszewski on new kickoff rules: ‘People in lab coats changing our game’
At one point during Thursday on the field at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, Gunner Olszewski ran through a literal gauntlet of padded bars before a coach with a boxing glove literally threw a punch toward him. And this was a mere warm-up drill. During an unpadded practice. Three months before...
Steelers’ Dan Moore has been ‘unbelievable teammate,’ but won’t give up job without fight
Some on the outside predicted Broderick Jones would be anointed a starting job immediately. Others from afar have thought he would be a first-teamer by the start of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ minicamp. Most assumed Jones taking Dan Moore Jr.’s job at left tackle is inevitable. But now that minicamp is...
Tim Benz: Steelers’ offense confident that red zone issues will improve in 2023
One way to make the Pittsburgh Steelers red zone scoring issues less of a concern this season would be to score more often from a greater distance. Sure. That would be a wonderful idea. There are no concerns about getting bogged down in the red zone if you are good...
First Call: Video of another epic Antonio Brown interview; ’Melo’s son may have an interest in Pitt; Reds closing on PiratesVideo
Thursday’s “First Call” features the latest head-scratching incident involving former Pittsburgh Steeler Antonio Brown. And, yes, his shirt is still missing. Carmelo Anthony’s son may have an interest in Pitt. The TV ratings for the Stanley Cup Final were bad. And there is a late-charging addition to the National League...
Kenny Pickett established not only as Steelers’ starter but as one of their biggest leaders
As one who might be the second-most prominent performer set to wow fans at Acrisure Stadium in 2023, Kenny Pickett is sending preemptive regrets for not being able to catch perhaps the only star that surpasses him. Because Pickett and his fiancée have plenty to plan in preparation for their...
Minor injuries plague much of the WR corps; Cody White a beneficiary of increased reps
There are 13 wide receivers on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster. Only one has a tenure with the team that predates Cody White. Paradoxically, though, only two are younger than White. “I guess they call me a vet,” White said Wednesday before cracking a smile, “but I am still one...
Steelers notes: T.J. Watt, others who missed minicamp opener return for Day 2
A day after acknowledging excused absences for star defender T.J. Watt and two other players for the opening of mandatory minicamp, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin seemed to confirm perfect attendance for Day 2 of the three-day annual June practice period. “I think we did,” Tomlin said when asked if...
Matt Canada: ‘Organizational plan’ for Steelers is to keep running the ball in 2023
Matt Canada doesn’t plan to deviate from the run-oriented offensive script that helped the Pittsburgh Steelers win seven of their final nine games in 2022. In fact, he has been told to dial up more of it this season. The third-year offensive coordinator said Wednesday that he will implement a...
Steelers defensive coordinator Teryl Austin on how long before ILB Mark Robinson may start
According to some of the Pittsburgh Steelers at OTAs, inside linebacker Mark Robinson is making a noticeable jump in his second year. Not just because of growth after his rookie season. But he also made a position switch from running back at Ole Miss before his final year with the...
First Call: Mike Tomlin showers praise on Stan Savran; Danny Smith on kickoff controversy; Brewers blow it in the 9th
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin showers praise on the late Stan Savran. Danny Smith has some curious remarks on the new kickoff rule. A blown lead by the Brewers helps the Pirates in the National League standings. And Phil Kessel is a Stanley Cup champion, again. All that in Wednesday’s...
Mark Madden: The Steelers aren’t as good as you think … unless they are
In the new-age media tradition of compiling endless lists and providing content that would be more apropos in, say, 10-12 weeks, I present: Top 5 reasons the Steelers aren’t as good as you think 1. Defense doesn’t win. Not even elite defense, and it’s a big leap to assume the...
In 2nd year as coordinator, Teryl Austin adjusting to new faces on Steelers defense
Teryl Austin was a young defensive backs coach with the Seattle Seahawks in 2005 when they faced the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl. This was before the vaunted “Legion of Boom” years in Seattle, and Austin recalled the team undergoing considerable turnover on defense in a short time span....
Steelers minicamp notes: Joey Porter Jr. on 1st-team defense, Kenny Pickett wears new helmet
When the first of three mandatory minicamp sessions wrapped up with a two-minute drill simulation Tuesday, rookie cornerback Joey Porter Jr. was on the field with the first-team defense for what is always a spirited and competitive drill. “Just great to be out there with the ‘ones’ and all the...
Steelers’ Najee Harris ‘advocating’ for more respect, better pay for running back position
Saquon Barkley has an ally in Najee Harris. Harris is under contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers and not in a position to hold out like Barkley, the New York Giants star running back and Penn State product who isn’t attending minicamp while trying to negotiate a long-term contract. Still, Harris...
T.J. Watt, Pressley Harvin, Ryan McCollum excused absences from Steelers minicamp
Two years after he pulled off the first “hold in” from Pittsburgh Steelers summer practices, T.J. Watt missed the first day of 2023 minicamp entirely. The former NFL defensive player of the year’s absence was excused by coach Mike Tomlin. Speaking Tuesday afternoon following the first of three days of...
Bethel Park, WVU alum Nick Kwiatkoski with Steelers on tryout
He went to high school about 10 miles down Route 19 from Pittsburgh and played in college another 80-minute drive or so to the south. But it took until just days after his 30th birthday for Nick Kwiatkoski to suit up for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kwiatkoski, a veteran linebacker of...
Alex Highsmith working at Steelers minicamp, confident in new deal
Outside linebacker Alex Highsmith arrived at mandatory minicamp Tuesday minus the long-term contract he has been seeking from the Pittsburgh Steelers. He took the practice field with the rest of his teammates and was a full participant in team as well as individual drills. That was a departure from prior...
First Call: Steelers legend’s career-ending realization; Penguins rival repositioned in Metro; unreal college baseball finish
Tuesday’s “First Call” features a self-reflexive Pittsburgh Steelers legend. A well-traveled hockey coach is looking to become a Penguins’ divisional rival once more. The Brewers are gearing up for an interleague series before the Pirates come calling. And you’ll see a highlight of one of the most painful NCAA baseball...
