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Steelers TE Zach Gentry emerging as legit threat in passing game, strong blocker
Considering the rest of the tight ends corps — including its coach — has turned over in recent years, there is no player on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster who has spent as much cumulative time with Zach Gentry as fellow tight end Kevin Rader. Each joined the Steelers in 2019....
Madden Monday on Kenny Pickett’s 3rd-team status with Steelers: ‘It’s just how life is for rookie quarterbacks’
Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett is being relegated to third-team duties to begin his first NFL training camp. Because of that, he hasn’t been working with a lot of veterans or top-of-the-depth-chart talents. As a result, a lot of the team drills have been a struggle for Pickett. The...
First Call: Settlement talks broke down before Deshaun Watson suspension; Bryan Reynolds trade talks quiet
In Monday’s “First Call,” reports are that Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is getting suspended for six games. Details have emerged about failed negotiations to settle the matter in advance of that decision. It sounds like Bryan Reynolds is staying with the Pirates, but a Pittsburgh native may be on...
7 years after being Steelers’ last resort, Chris Boswell’s among NFL’s best kickers
When the Pittsburgh Steelers turned to Chris Boswell seven years ago, he was their fourth option. He had been cut three times over the previous 13 months. Few could have imagined then that Boswell would reach his 30s as one of the NFL’s best kickers. “This was always the dream,”...
Steelers inside the ropes: Kenny Pickett makes laser throw on initial ‘Seven Shots’ attempt
It took four practices for Kenny Pickett to get his first chance to throw a pass in the “Seven Shots” 2-point simulation session that historically opens each practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The first-round pick and former Pitt star was permitted just one attempt. He made the most of it....
Daily camp report: Mike Tomlin energized by large crowd size at Saint Vincent
For the first time in three years, the Pittsburgh Steelers practiced in front of a packed house at Saint Vincent’s Chuck Noll Field. The Steelers distributed 17,000 tickets for the first weekend practice of the season — and first since the team resumed practicing at the Unity campus since the...
Heath Miller, Myron Cope headline 4-member Steelers’ Hall of Honor class
The most decorated tight end and most colorful broadcaster in franchise history were selected to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Hall of Honor on Saturday. So were an unsung hero on the team’s offensive line in the Super ’70s and a do-it-all offensive threat from the 1950s. The four-man group announced Saturday...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers didn’t draft Kenny Pickett to be quick fix
Those who feel Kenny Pickett should have got a presidential-style motorcade into Latrobe, then gifted the Pittsburgh Steelers’ No. 1 quarterback job are either dumb or don’t pay attention, perhaps both. Patrick Mahomes was drafted 10th overall in 2017. He started once as a rookie. Jordan Love was drafted 26th...
2nd-year running back Najee Harris adds leadership role in Steelers offense
For a player who as a rookie led the NFL in touches, played almost 1,000 offensive snaps and was the designated ball-carrier or target for almost 40% of his team’s plays, it might seem difficult for the Pittsburgh Steelers to ask much more of Najee Harris in Year 2. That...
Ben Roethlisberger throws out 1st pitch with Mars grad David Bednar on receiving end
Taking the mound at PNC Park on Friday evening to toss the ceremonial first pitch before the Pittsburgh Pirates hosted the Philadelphia Phillies must have been surreal for Ben Roethlisberger. After all, for the better part of the past two decades, the recently retired Steelers quarterback would have been at...
Daily camp report: Bethel Park’s Jake Dixon involved in fight to end Steelers practice
Tempers already were intensifying when defensive lineman Carlos Davis and guard Kendrick Green scuffled in training camp Friday, the first day the Pittsburgh Steelers donned shells under their jerseys. It reached a boiling point on the final play of the workout. Again, Davis was at the center of the festivities....
Steelers inside the ropes: George Pickens’ skillset keeps shining in camp setting
Late Friday morning, Chase Claypool gushed about rookie wide receiver George Pickens, proclaiming he’d be one of the NFL’s best rookie wide receivers this year. A few hours later on Chuck Noll Field at Saint Vincent, Pickens provided a third day’s worth of evidence to support Claypool’s claim. Pickens again...
Big catch in practice shows Gunner Olszewski is more than just a return man for Steelers
Twenty hours after he made the play of the day at Pittsburgh Steelers practice, Gunner Olszewski took the moment in stride. “Of course, it feels good,” the veteran said from the Saint Vincent College campus late Friday morning. “Doing your job (well) feels good.” Especially when that job isn’t necessarily...
Diontae Johnson’s approach to Steelers’ camp ‘not disrupting the team,’ says Cam Heyward
A wide receiver not participating in training camp is nothing new for the Pittsburgh Steelers. In 2005, Hines Ward famously held out for 15 days while awaiting a new contract. The Steelers refused to negotiate until he reported to camp. Ward did, and the Steelers signed him to an extension....
While other Steelers QBs compete, Chris Oladokun takes lack of practice reps in stride
Much of the attention during Pittsburgh Steelers training camp is on the quarterbacks. But while the eyes of many are fixated on Mitch Trubisky, Mason Rudolph and Kenny Pickett during practices, no one is paying much attention to Chris Oladokun. His eyes, too, are on Trubisky, Rudolph and Pickett. That’s...
Mark Madden: Steelers’ quarterback situation seems to be pointed in right direction
Coach Mike Tomlin says he won’t micromanage or overmanage the Steelers’ quarterback situation. But Tomlin will and is. That’s why three quarterbacks are getting equal reps in a “competition” that’s already decided. But the Steelers have effectively handled replacing Ben Roethlisberger. (Getting him to quit was the problem. Now it’s...
Friday Football Footnotes: Another big-money receiver contract; Baker Mayfield doesn’t want to see his old Browns jersey
The Pittsburgh Steelers are entering their third day of training camp. The rest of the National Football League’s teams are wading into preparations as well. So, let’s find out what’s happening across the rest of the NFL in our first “Friday Football Footnotes” of 2022. Eyes on the prize Every...
Tim Benz: Mike Tomlin may not be re-evaluating Steelers QB battle ‘after every throw,’ but it feels like everyone else is
Mike Tomlin has said that the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff won’t be reshuffling the quarterback depth chart on a daily basis. “We’re not going to micromanage, or overmanage, this quarterback competition,” Tomlin said Tuesday. “The depth chart is not going to rest on every throw.” He didn’t say anything about...
Kendrick Green admits he ‘didn’t really like playing center’ in 1st year with Steelers
To say Kendrick Green welcomed the Pittsburgh Steelers moving him from center to guard is akin to saying water is wet. “I think I’ll be a lot better at guard,” Green said Thursday after practice at Saint Vincent. “To be honest, I didn’t really like playing center, but it is...
Steelers inside the ropes: Rudolph has the throw of the day while Pickett, Trubisky throw INTs
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin cautioned against reading too much into individual throws or each practice day when evaluating the quarterbacks jockeying for position to start. Of course, the daily breakdowns and overanalyzation will happen anyway. And on Day 2 of training camp at Saint Vincent, Mason Rudolph outshined Mitch...
Saint Vincent expects 15,000 fans on Saturday: Steelers training camp by the numbersVideo
About 6,000 Steelers fans reserved tickets for the opening day of training camp Wednesday, according to gate staff at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. But that number will skyrocket when the weekend arrives. We collected a few figures from 2022 Steelers training camp to put the first week in perspective....
Daily camp report: Mason Cole at center of brief scrum following Robert Spillane interception
In the final period of practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, inside linebacker Robert Spillane stepped in front of a Mitch Trubisky pass, intercepted it and took off down the left side. Center Mason Cole gave chase and eventually found himself in enemy territory surrounded by defensive players who...
Steelers kicker Chris Boswell optimistic contract extension will come before season starts
As a man who has made more than 93% of his kicks over the past three seasons, Chris Boswell is close to being a sure thing. Boswell made it sound as if ironing out a contract extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers qualifies as such. “I am sure. I am sure,”...
Cam Heyward ready to put Ben Roethlisberger’s ‘me-first’ comments to rest, focus on camp
Cam Heyward has no interest in continuing any verbal sparring with former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. “I’m not going to have a rebuttal to his rebuttal,” Heyward said Thursday after Roethlisberger clarified comments about players having a “me-first” attitude, which led to a rebuke from the 33-year-old defensive end....
First Call: Mitch Trubisky gets 1st public razzing from Steelers fans; Tyson Alualu happy to come back at nose tackle
Mitch Trubisky gets his first public razzing from Pittsburgh Steelers fans. Nose tackle Tyson Alualu is on board with his new teammate’s hope for a restructured defensive line. The Pirates and Phillies match up for a long weekend at PNC Park. And the Penguins are going to be part of...
