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Report: Domestic violence charges dropped against wife of Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins
Charges related to domestic violence against the wife of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins were dropped earlier this month, according to a Friday report from TMZ.com. Court records from Clark County, Nevada, indicate the case against Kalabrya Gondrezick-Haskins was dismissed Jan. 10. Police had responded to a July incident at...
Tim Benz: Mike Tomlin says ‘all options are on the table’ for a new quarterback. Let’s hope he means it
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is saying that “all options are on the table” for the franchise at quarterback next year. It sure feels like either of the team’s current backups — Mason Rudolph or Dwayne Haskins — will be the man under center to replace Ben Roethlisberger, though. At...
First Call: Former Steeler honors Ben Roethlisberger; T.J. Watt explains how he got the bad news about the sack record
Friday’s “First Call” flashes back to a happy Pittsburgh Steelers memory. A former teammate waxes nostalgic about Ben Roethlisberger. T.J. Watt’s tale of woe about the sack record chase. And the Penguins gear up for the second of back-to-back games. Big props from Big Bud Former Steelers linebacker Bud Dupree...
Steelers punter Pressley Harvin deals with grief off field, adversity on it to finish season on high note
That the Pittsburgh Steelers lost to end their season wasn’t going to put a damper on this past Sunday’s game for Pressley Harvin III. “Honestly,” Harvin said of the AFC wild-card playoff defeat at the Kansas City Chiefs, “that was one of the most fun games of my life. “Unfortunately...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans emote after a bad playoff loss in very different ways
This week we had a life lesson reinforced after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 42-21 loss in Kansas City during Sunday’s playoff game. The truth hurts. People handle that pain differently. Some embrace it and admit it. Then they lash out. Others deflect it and deny it. Then they lash out. We’ve...
First Call: 2 quarterbacks linked to Steelers in early mock drafts; Joe Haden holds out hope to stay in Pittsburgh
Thursday’s “First Call” links the Pittsburgh Steelers to two quarterbacks from different mock drafts. Joe Haden is clinging to hopes that he will stay in Pittsburgh. More positive television ratings from the NFL. And an unlikely ex-Penguin plays the goal-scoring hero in Manhattan. And so it begins Between now and...
Mason Rudolph, Dwayne Haskins vow to be good fits for Matt Canada’s Steelers offense
Matt Canada, by all indications, will have a second season in which to deploy his offense as coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The man who currently has the best chance to be entrusted putting Canada’s vision into action has pledged to be a more captive audience than his predecessor. “I’m...
Mason Rudolph ready for ‘real possibility’ of being Steelers starting QB in 2022
It will be a different dynamic inside the locker room this spring when Mason Rudolph returns for his fifth season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He no longer will have the presence — and abilities — of the franchise’s most prolific quarterback impeding his chance at earning a starting job. “It’s...
Tim Benz: For Mike Tomlin, the Steelers are about to become his team even more than they have been in the past
As Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin conducted his season-ending press conference, one thing struck me beyond all else. Now more than ever, this franchise is squarely on Tomlin’s shoulders. When Tomlin arrived in Pittsburgh, Ben Roethlisberger had already been the starting quarterback for three years, played in two AFC...
First Call: Steelers dangled as potential landing spot for Kirk Cousins; Minkah Fitzpatrick on K.C. gadget play touchdowns
In Wednesday’s “First Call,” Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick gives his opinions on T.J. Watt, Teryl Austin and those trick plays by the Kansas City Chiefs. We also have various thoughts on how the Steelers may attack their need at quarterback. Jerome Bettis is backing a worthy endeavor. And a...
Mike Tomlin ‘optimistic’ about what Matt Canada can do if given 2nd year as Steelers offensive coordinator
After having Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback for 18 seasons, the Pittsburgh Steelers are ready to find his successor — whether it comes from inside or outside the organization. Coach Mike Tomlin, though, doesn’t sound like he is ready to find someone new to call the plays the next quarterback will...
Steelers notebook: If Kevin Colbert retires, Mike Tomlin plans to be ‘easy person to work with’ for next GM
Mike Tomlin is aware he could be working with a new general manager after the NFL Draft when Kevin Colbert’s contract expires. Colbert has been working on a year-to-year contract basis and reportedly is contemplating retirement. “He and I have had discussions, but I’ll leave it to Kevin to address...
Stephon Tuitt’s future remains one of the Steelers’ biggest questions heading into 2022
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s season-ending news conferences often go the way this year’s did, especially when the franchise’s season ends before the NFL playoffs or after the first round. That has now happened five years in a row — a first since the end of the 1971 season. The shorter...
Keith Butler mulling retirement as Mike Tomlin faces changes to Steelers coaching staff
Based on answers given at his year-end press conference Tuesday, Mike Tomlin is prepared to have one new coordinator on his Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff in 2022. Tomlin admitted that defensive coordinator Keith Butler is mulling retirement. He also indicated that Matt Canada will return for a second season as...
Steelers vs. Chiefs wild-card game film study: First-half swing too much to overcome
NFL football analyst Matt Williamson breaks down each of the Steelers games in the Trib’s Steelers Film Study. Here’s what he saw in the Steelers’ wild-card game loss to the Chiefs. A huge underdog on the road, the Pittsburgh Steelers traveled to Kansas City to take on the red-hot Chiefs...
Tim Benz: More truth in a Mike Tomlin postgame quote than Steelers fans or organization may want to acknowledge
For as much as the national media loves it when Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin spins one of his famous Tomlinisms, I prefer the less-scripted stuff. Not that I dislike “painting the red barn red” and “cutting your eyelids off if you blink” or “jumpin’ on a movin’ train.” Yup....
First Call: Ex-Browns star jabs the Steelers again; honors for Marc-Andre Fleury; James Conner gets a playoff score
Tuesday’s “First Call” features another shot at the Pittsburgh Steelers from ex-Cleveland Browns star Joe Thomas. Some honors for Marc-Andre Fleury. Another highlight for James Conner. And gambling advice for Round 2 of the NFL playoffs. Not done yet Apparently, ex-Browns offensive lineman Joe Thomas had more to say about...
Steelers’ offseason begins with plenty of unanswered questions ahead
A half foot of snow isn’t all that greeted the Pittsburgh Steelers upon their return to Pennsylvania early Monday. Boots will seemingly be just as needed to trudge through a deep collection of freshly-packed questions about charting the course of the future of the franchise. While the peripheral statistics suggest...
Diontae Johnson sees ‘a lot’ of upside in Mason Rudolph as next Steelers QB
Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers season is over, a long offseason of debate is sure to ensue regarding the identity of their next franchise quarterback. The player who arguably has the most at stake in that decision let it known whom he supports. “I’m pulling for (Mason Rudolph),” Diontae Johnson...
Mark Madden: Steelers have lots of issues, and they can’t all be fixed in 1 offseason
The Steelers’ season-ending 42-21 wild-card loss at Kansas City offered no surprises. The Steelers told you, once again, who they really are. Now you’ve got no choice but to believe them. Plenty of criticism is rightly being heaped on the offense, which indulged its habit of not scoring a first-half...
5 things: Roster changes on horizon after Steelers season comes to close
Five things we learned from Chiefs 42, Steelers 21 1. Changes coming With 15 players set to hit unrestricted free agency, the Steelers that open OTAs in five months will look vastly different than the group that lost a playoff game for the fourth consecutive opportunity. Some decisions will be...
Madden Monday on Steelers’ playoff loss: ‘Coaching couldn’t have saved that game’ — or the season
The Pittsburgh Steelers offense is catching most of the heat for the team’s failings en route to a 42-21 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Sunday night’s playoff game. Rightfully so. By halftime, the team converted all of two first downs, was 1 for 8 on third downs, and...
Steelers’ Cameron Heyward emotional about playing season without ‘brothers’ Stephon Tuitt, Tyson Alualu
Getting choked up and emotional Sunday night wasn’t only about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season coming to an end for Cameron Heyward. It went beyond feelings associated with Ben Roethlisberger’s purported final game, too. Speaking soon after the Steelers’ 42-21 defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs in an AFC wild-card game,...
Steelers vs. Chiefs: What they’re saying in Kansas City after playoff rout
Offensive guards were catching touchdowns, and tight ends were throwing them. The Kansas City Chiefs pretty much had the wildcard playoff game wrapped up by halftime at Arrowhead Stadium in a blowout 42-21 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. At one point, the Steelers actually led 7-0 after a T.J. Watt...
First Call: Ex-Browns star misses mark with shot at Steelers; Joe Haden, JuJu Smith-Schuster pondering future
Monday’s “First Call” features an ex-Cleveland Browns star kicking the Pittsburgh Steelers while they are down. Ben Roethlisberger bids farewell to Patrick Mahomes. Other Steelers with expiring contracts brace for departure. And the Penguins get set for a test in Las Vegas. Read the room Ex-Cleveland Browns star Joe Thomas...
