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Wednesday’s “First Call” finds out which Seattle Seahawks quarterback will start against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday. The Jordan Addison transfer is getting more attention. The Browns lost a player thanks to a long-term injury. And we have some hockey news that could drive Penguins fans bonkers. Smith versus Steelers...

If there is a reason to predict optimism about the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line in 2022, it can be boiled down to the simple explanation of, “Well, it can’t be any worse than last year. So I guess it has to be better.” Based on some of the stats from...

Another day at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, another practice during which George Pickens shines. A second-round pick who probably would have gone much higher had he not suffered a torn ACL last spring at Georgia, Pickens has turned heads throughout camp. Tuesday might have been his best practice yet. Both...

There were seven snaps on defense, two times he was on the field for special teams. No personal statistics were logged, and his team lost the game. But it was a night Delontae Scott will never forget. In fact, he recalls it in great detail. “I remember every snap!” Scott...

Pittsburgh Steelers players aren’t used to wearing pads when they take the practice field at 10:30 a.m. That usually is the time designated for the team’s daily walk-through at Saint Vincent. The threat of inclement weather forced another change in plans Tuesday, something that has become a trend over the...

Pat Meyer understands his task at hand: namely, overseeing the reconstruction of the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line and returning the unit to the upper echelon of the NFL. Meyer, 50, was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio. He was in grade school when the Steelers completed their run of Super...

If you are planning to attend Pittsburgh Steelers practice Tuesday at Saint Vincent, you’d better hurry. Because of inclement weather that is expected to hit the area, the Steelers are practicing at 10:30 a.m. instead of the original 1:55 p.m. time. The Steelers said that tickets for the 1:55 practice...

A new Steeler provides a highlight at training camp. An IUP player is on the Steelers’ radar. The Baltimore Ravens are already dealing with an injury concern. And Justin Tucker is by himself as the NFL’s highest paid kicker again. All that in Tuesday’s “First Call.” The new ‘Bus’? Credit...

Post-practice media interviews at Steelers training camp certainly aren’t Mike Tomlin’s favorite part of the day. But after Monday’s workout at Latrobe Memorial Stadium, an ear-to-ear grin slowly crept across Tomlin’s face when he realized one of the questions was about Larry Ogunjobi’s debut. “It didn’t take long for his...

RENTON, Wash. — Through all the understandable attention on the two rookie cornerbacks the Seattle Seahawks drafted in the spring and the revival of the career of former Washington Huskies star Sidney Jones IV, Artie Burns just keeps hanging in. When the Seahawks took the field for their ninth practice...

The Pittsburgh Steelers ended practice Monday at Latrobe Memorial Stadium much the way it began: with the offense trying to score from the 2-yard line. Coach Mike Tomlin brought out the goal-line package for the first time in training camp, and the drill was conducted much like the seven shots...

Chase Claypool raised some eyebrows in the offseason when he went on former NFL receiver Brandon Marshall’s podcast and proclaimed that he could be a “top-three receiver” in the league. No matter that Claypool’s receptions and receiving yards dipped slightly and his touchdowns plummeted from 11 to two in his...

Larry Ogunjobi’s first practice with the Pittsburgh Steelers began with a thud. In the opening team period Monday, Ogunjobi shed a block, burst through the line and dropped running back Anthony McFarland for a loss. The tackle brought slaps on the back and cheers from his defensive teammates. Coach Mike...

Mason Rudolph started the first two preseason games last year when he was firmly entrenched as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ backup quarterback. Such is life in a four-game preseason when Ben Roethlisberger is the starting quarterback, and he doesn’t make an appearance until the third exhibition. This year, with one fewer...

The Pittsburgh Steelers activated veteran defensive lineman Tyson Alualu off the physically unable to perform list and signed outside linebacker Ron’Dell Carter on Monday. The Steelers’ oldest player at 35, Alualu opened camp on the PUP list because of swelling in a knee attributed to offseason training. A presumed starter,...

Monday’s “First Call” shows the Pittsburgh Steelers are still attempting to strengthen depth at running back. Some interesting tinkering with the NFL rule book is taking place. And a former Pirates pitcher continues to dominate in the National League West. A little help? The Steelers are still looking to get...

Monday’s Pittsburgh Steelers training-camp practice was moved from Saint Vincent College to Latrobe Memorial Stadium, the team announced early Monday morning. The session will begin, as scheduled, at 1:55 p.m. and is open to the public. No ticket will be required for entry. The fields at Saint Vincent remain soggy...

The Pittsburgh Steelers play their first preseason game in the post-Ben Roethlisberger era on Saturday. So far in training camp, the three quarterbacks competing to replace him have done little to inspire much confidence about what the offense will look like in his absence. Not like it looked all that...

There was a point about a year ago in which Kendrick Green and Kevin Dotson had the look of a pairing that could anchor the middle of the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line for a decade. Mid-round picks in successive drafts who showed early promise, Steelers fans held hope the pair...

The initial depth chart Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin released Friday had Mitch Trubisky listed as the first-team quarterback. The designation didn’t mean much to Trubisky. “I didn’t look at it,” Trubisky said Saturday. “Coach said it doesn’t matter.” Tomlin reiterated after a two-hour practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex...

Before he headed home for the offseason, Robert Spillane asked the Pittsburgh Steelers video staff to compile three visual databases for his spring homework assignment: • All interceptions recorded by inside linebackers in the 2021 season. • All forced fumbles produced by inside linebackers. • All sacks registered by inside...

Steelers training camp is the home of the “hold-in.” If it wasn’t born there, it was perfected there. It’s part of the scenery, like lawn chairs. T.J. Watt’s was the noisiest. Diontae Johnson’s was the latest. Minkah Fitzpatrick limited his to OTAs and minicamp. Cam Heyward did it. Probably. It...

Master Teague was at his home in Tennessee more than a week after NFL training camps had opened when his phone rang. “My agent called, and he said, ‘You ready to go to the Steelers?’” Teague recalled Thursday. “‘Oh, yeah, of course, let’s go!’ I was on a plane up...

For the third consecutive summer, Latrobe is without its Friday Night Lights. This year’s Pittsburgh Steelers training camp practice at Latrobe Memorial Stadium was called off Friday because of inclement weather. Rain began in the area about 75 minutes before the scheduled 7 p.m. practice, and it picked up considerably...

Like everyone else associated with the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, Karl Dunbar wanted to see Stephon Tuitt return for one more season. The veteran defensive line coach, though, likes the backup plan the organization hatched when Tuitt retired June 1. Little more than three weeks later, the Steelers found a replacement...