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Steelers add RB Xazavian Valladay, former USFL corner Nevelle Clarke to camp roster
The Pittsburgh Steelers dipped into the USFL for one of their latest roster additions. The Steelers on Tuesday added 6-foot-1, 187-pound cornerback Nevelle Clarke, who spent the past two seasons with the New Orleans Breakers. Then, the Steelers added running back Xazavian Valladay and waived running back John Lovett. Valladay...
First Call: Ex-Steeler looks to land with Jets; Bradenton preps for Paul Skenes’ debut; Browns and 49ers injury updates
Tuesday’s “First Call” has news about a potential new home for a former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman. Bradenton is getting excited for the debut of Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes. There’s injury news from Cleveland and San Francisco. And the NFL mourns the loss of a former player who died far...
TD showed so much of how George Pickens’ further limitless potential can be tapped for Steelers
It was only one play. In a meaningless game. During the preseason. Against a mediocre team, one that wasn’t even playing all of its best defenders. But George Pickens’ 33-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Pickett early during a victory Friday at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers provides quite a tantalizing peek...
Steelers waive 2 cornerbacks, sign All-XFL CB Lavert Hill
The Pittsburgh Steelers shuffled the back end of their cornerbacks corps during an idle day from training camp, signing former Michigan and XFL standout Lavert Hill on Monday. The 5-foot-10, 190-pound Hill had two interceptions and 25 tackles in 10 games for the St. Louis Battlehawks this spring. He had...
Mark Madden: Steelers’ Kwon Alexander, Keeanu Benton have talent, pedigree to earn starting roles
Loaded like a freight train, flying like an aeroplane and set to deliver refreshing sports notes to those ready to crash and burn! • Kwon Alexander played well at inside linebacker Friday night at Tampa. If he outperforms Cole Holcomb or Elandon Roberts, Alexander should start. Alexander has started 86...
First Call: Steelers coach IDs player who ‘left some plays out there’ against Bucs; 2 Pitt alumni start NFL comebacks
A lot of positives came out of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first preseason game. But one defensive back had a rough night. And defensive coordinator Teryl Austin is well aware of the struggles. Also, two former Pitt players are on the NFL comeback trail. The Cleveland Browns suffered an injury setback...
Madden Monday on Steelers offense: ‘I’m asking it to be daring’
It was just one drive for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-team offense in the club’s preseason debut Friday night. But it went for a touchdown and laid the groundwork for a 27-17 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden of TribLIVE and 105.9 The...
Steelers inside the ropes: Nick Herbig the passrusher vs. whom all tackles measured by Mike TomlinVideo
Among the Pittsburgh Steelers training-camp drills that most consistently enthrall entire sets of position groups as well as coach Mike Tomlin involves a pass-rushing mock-up of front-seven defensive players going up against offensive linemen. Though other linemen are present as props, the drill effectively serves a purpose for one-on-ones. But...
Spencer Anderson proving to Steelers he can pull off rare feat of playing all 5 OL spotsVideo
Spencer Anderson spends most of his practice time lining up at left tackle. And when he was warming up for his NFL game debut Friday evening, that’s where he was taking his sets — left tackle. But when Anderson first made it onto the field, it wasn’t at left tackle...
Steelers camp report: Veteran safeties Damontae Kazee, Keanu Neal return to team drillsVideo
Kenny Robinson, take a deep breath. For the better part of this Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, the three safeties atop the depth chart have been out because of injury or personal absence. Two of those safeties — Damontae Kazee and Keanu Neal — took part in team drills Sunday for...
Steelers satisfied with results from 1st-round pick Broderick Jones in NFL preseason debutVideo
First-round pick Broderick Jones remained entrenched as the second-team left tackle Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers resumed training camp at Saint Vincent. Based on the way the Steelers used Jones in the preseason opener, however, they are getting him up to speed in case he replaces starter Dan Moore in...
Steelers sign former Villanova LB, waive/injured Chapelle Russell
Linebacker Forrest Rhyne, a 24-year-old Pennsylvania native who once was offered a scholarship by Robert Morris, signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. He takes the roster spot of linebacker Chapelle Russell, who suffered a knee injury Friday night in the preseason opener at Tampa Bay. Russell was waived/injured Sunday....
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers trying Kendrick Green at fullback is showbiz
Ben Roethlisberger is a good podcaster. He tells the truth. He can’t help himself. This statement by Roethlisberger drips with veracity: “I love Kendrick Green. He was a great guy, good teammate, loved him. He was my center my last year. They drafted that guy to be my center. “Last...
Dose of splash plays, missing in 2022, highlight Steelers’ preseason-opening win
After a game in which the Pittsburgh Steelers scored three long touchdowns — a departure from the 2022 season — coach Mike Tomlin outlined the usual assortment of injuries suffered by his players. None, he noted, was due to self-adulation. “We’re not going to wear our hands out patting ourselves...
Stock up, stock down among Steelers after preseason opener
Technically, the record will show there was a winner (the Pittsburgh Steelers) and a loser (the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) during Friday’s preseason game at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium. But in reality, the team result is secondary to the individual performances. Some Steelers players helped themselves more than others in regards...
Feats of Strength/Airing of Grievances: 1st-team offense shines, new defenders pop in Steelers’ preseason win
Embracing the “it’s preseason for all of us” concept, our first Pittsburgh Steelers postgame “Feats of Strength/Airing of Grievances” for 2023 isn’t exactly going to be biting or overwhelming. NFL preseason games are scattered. As a result, I am as well. But I think I hit most of the highlight...
Kenny Pickett starts strong as Steelers open preseason with win at Tampa Bay
TAMPA, Fla. — The only heat Kenny Pickett felt in his preseason debut as Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback came from the hot Gulf Coast sun. Pickett faced little resistance for the lone series he spent on the field at Raymond James Stadium when he led the Steelers on a 10-play...
Steelers notebook: Rookie CB Joey Porter Jr. sits out preseason opener with calf injury
TAMPA, Fla. — Joey Porter Jr.’s professional football debut will have to wait another week. Porter, the North Allegheny grad from Penn State and the first pick of the second round, was scratched from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason opener Friday night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium....
Mark Madden: Overthinking, or not thinking, is common for football coaches
Coaches too often overthink. Or don’t think at all. Maybe they’re just idiots. Mike Tomlin is likely guilty of overthinking when he places rookie Broderick Jones behind the very pedestrian Dan Moore Jr. at left tackle on the Steelers’ depth chart. The Steelers traded up to draft Jones 14th overall....
Tim Benz: Steelers defensive line a ‘sneaky good’ spot for competition at training camp
Coming into the Steelers 2023 training camp, there were many storylines to track. • Who would win the left tackle job on offense? • Could all those new faces in the secondary come together on defense? • Will the offense become more explosive with Kenny Pickett at the helm in...
First Call: New Bill Cowher documentary; Benny Snell has a new team; ex-Steelers WR breaks wrist
Friday’s “First Call” is full of Steelers-related notes, including a new film project centered around former coach Bill Cowher. A pair of former Steelers running backs have new homes. The franchise seems to have interest in a running back cast aside by the Dallas Cowboys. And the team won’t face...
Ben Roethlisberger: ‘Kevin Colbert and them drafted him to be my center my last year. Now he is playing fullback’
One of the more discussed storylines of Steelers training camp this past week has been the team’s decision to tinker with offensive lineman Kendrick Green at fullback. The 2021 third-round pick out of Illinois has shown some ability to play the position, opening eyes with a few blocks, runs and...
5 things to watch for in Steelers’ preseason opener at Buccaneers
Since free agency and the draft constructed the 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers roster, the team has convened (unofficially) 24 times for practices or practice-like organized team activities. This doesn’t include rookie minicamp, morning walkthroughs or other, less formal work. Friday, at last, the 91st edition of the Steelers takes the field...
Pitt rookies providing hope for Buccaneers in Year 1 after Tom Brady
Last year, the Steelers went through Year 1 ABB (after Big Ben). This year, their first opponent is going through Year 1 ATB (after Tom Brady). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers welcome the Steelers for a preseason-opening matchup Friday night. Former Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield will get the team’s first start...
First Call: Cam Heyward not thrilled with top 100 list; ex-Steeler injured, ex-Pirate’s rare HR accomplishment
Thursday’s “First Call” illustrates why Pittsburgh Steelers defensive captain Cameron Heyward is unhappy with his NFL Network top 100 ranking. We look at some movement from the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns. Plus, ex-Pirate Josh Bell just pulled off a significant accomplishment, and an ex-Steeler pulls up lame in another...
