Steelers/NFL category, Page 212

The sound most recalled from the most recent Pittsburgh Steelers game played at home before Saturday was a chant in adulation for the beloved quarterback. Saturday, again, fans serenaded an adored passer with a chant. In January, it was “Thank you, Ben,” for the soon-to-be-retired Ben Roethlisberger during his final...

It’s not like the boos were raining down from Acrisure Stadium when Mason Rudolph was introduced as the second quarterback during the Steelers preseason opener Saturday night. It was more of a grumbling murmur. A disgruntled undercurrent. Whatever you wanted to call it, it got louder when Rudolph took his...

If the preseason opener is any indication, the Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t going to be the notoriously slow starters that took the field last year in Ben Roethlisberger’s final season. With veterans Mitch Trubisky and Mason Rudolph competing to be Roethlisberger’s successor, the offense got off to a good start Saturday...

By virtue of finishing among the top three in AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year voting each of the past three seasons, T.J. Watt can reasonably be considered the Pittsburgh Steelers’ best player. In 2022, indications are he will again be one of their captains. Watt and veteran defensive...

The Seahawks flying to Pittsburgh this week to open the preseason calls to mind the time the Steelers once flew to Seattle in the preseason as part of the effort to get the NFL to come to Seattle at all. Well, it comes to mind for people of a certain...

Chicago linebacker Roquan Smith wants to be traded. The Steelers might be interested, at least in the mind’s eye of our fertile imaginations. Smith is good. Smith, 25, was the eighth pick overall in 2018. He has been second-team All-Pro in each of the last two seasons. Devin Bush isn’t...

This week’s “Friday Football Footnotes” has an update on Cleveland’s plans at quarterback if Deshaun Watson’s suspension becomes longer. Malik Willis had some highlights in his NFL preseason debut with the Tennessee Titans. The NFL finally does something right in terms of quarterback contact. And Antonio Brown actually did something...

For the first time, a facility named “Acrisure Stadium” will host an event Saturday. That’s likely not an occurrence that merits savoring, but here are five things that will be worth watching when the Pittsburgh Steelers open their preseason schedule with a 7 p.m. game against the Seattle Seahawks at...

Practices taking place days before a game in the NFL typically are glorified walkthroughs. Not Thursday for the Pittsburgh Steelers. With the caveat, of course, that it is merely the preseason, the Steelers’ game Saturday against the Seattle Seahawks was preceded by Thursday’s practice (teams are always off the day...

For the first time since he fractured his ankle in the second game last season, Tyson Alualu was on the practice field and taking part in team portions of practice with his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates. The 35-year-old nose tackle, who was activated from the physically unable to perform list earlier...

Jake Dixon is used to attending night games at Acrisure Stadium. In two days, he’ll get to actually play in one. Dixon, the undrafted rookie offensive lineman from Bethel Park and Duquesne, will make his debut with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday when they open the preseason against the Seattle...

The Pittsburgh Steelers added a veteran to their wide receivers room Thursday, signing former Atlanta Falcons receiver Christian Blake. Blake had 28 receptions for 257 yards while playing in 41 regular-season games over the past three seasons. He was one of the Falcons’ core special-teams players, though, which is likely...

For the first time since 2014, Mike Tomlin will start the No. 1 quarterback on his depth chart in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason opener. Tomlin announced Thursday that Mitch Trubisky will start Saturday night when the Steelers face the Seattle Seahawks at Acrisure Stadium. Trubisky likely will play one quarter...

When former Pittsburgh Steeler Kordell Stewart thinks back to training camp at Saint Vincent College, one word comes to mind. “Hot,” exclaimed Stewart during a phone call Wednesday. “Slash” joined me for Thursday’s Bella Construction “Letters from Camp” podcast to discuss a broadcast venture of his own. Stewart is launching...

You might think that by this point, Pittsburgh Steelers fans would get over their angst surrounding the Heinz Field name change, the Guardian Caps on NFL helmets and Diontae Johnson’s contract. You might think that. You’d be wrong. Way wrong. That’s to say nothing of their opinions surrounding the NFL...

Thursday’s “First Call” wonders if the Pittsburgh Steelers can land Chicago Bears star Roquan Smith in a trade. If they can’t, who will? Also, a former Pirate is shining for his new team. A former Penguin is now a college coach. And a former Steeler may not be able to...

The quest to find a dependable No. 2 running back behind Najee Harris begins Saturday night for the Pittsburgh Steelers when they begin preseason play. An unlikely candidate — based on his lack of participation and availability last season — has emerged through two weeks of training camp. Anthony McFarland,...

Ulysees Gilbert’s latest injury ended up costing the fourth-year linebacker a spot on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster. The Steelers cut Gilbert on Wednesday with a waived/injured designation, according to the NFL’s transactions page. Gilbert was cut after the Steelers claimed edge rusher Hamilcar Rashed off waivers from the New York...

Mitch Trubisky began the team drills portion of Wednesday’s Pittsburgh Steelers practice by going 0 for 4 with some badly thrown passes. He ended it on the sidelines watching while Mason Rudolph and Kenny Pickett made plays and quickly led the offense to scores. Just another day of the non-competition...

Zach Gentry was talking to the media after a practice earlier this summer when he was asked about how close-knit the Pittsburgh Steelers’ tight ends position room is. As if on cue, at that exact moment Pat Freiermuth politely interrupted the interview to quickly confirm the pair’s plans for later...

Mike Tomlin is loathe to compliment rookie training camp phenoms, particularly players who come as highly regarded as Pittsburgh Steelers second-round pick George Pickens. It is starting to become unavoidable. Despite his best attempt Wednesday to squash Pickens questions, Tomlin faced one after practice at Saint Vincent. And how could...

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson is being sued after he didn’t show up to a May youth football camp that he agreed to host. In a federal lawsuit, FlexWork Sports Management alleges Johnson’s no-show incurred “significant costs” and created a “public relations nightmare” for the Connecticut-based company that runs...

Diontae Johnson’s time with the Pittsburgh Steelers doesn’t have to end when his new contract extension expires following the 2024 season. At least that appears to be the sentiment of the team’s general manager Omar Khan. Last week, Johnson signed a two-year, $36.7 million extension, which gave him a $17...

Another day, another change in the practice time for the Pittsburgh Steelers. For the second day in a row, the Steelers have moved up practice at Saint Vincent to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday because of the threat of inclement weather. Practice originally was scheduled to begin at 1:55 p.m. Fans holding...

Arthur Maulet is the type of player Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin perpetually seems drawn to. So it wasn’t a surprise a year ago when Tomlin used a characteristically colorful description for the veteran defensive back. “A proven NFL dude.” “Whatever he describes me as,” Maulet said earlier during training...