Steelers/NFL category, Page 264

Cameron Heyward smiled and let out a quick chuckle. But the Pittsburgh Steelers veteran leader let it be known that the shot Warren Sapp took at him on social media this week was anything but playful banter. Heyward said Thursday he has “no relationship” with Sapp, four days after the...

The Los Angeles Chargers have the worst run defense in the NFL, conceding an average of 155.1 yards per game. The Steelers need to run the ball down their throats Sunday night. Just like the Steelers needed to do against Detroit this past Sunday when they had first-and-goal from the...

Former Steeler Le’Veon Bell has fallen on hard times but may not have fallen out of favor with the Baltimore Ravens. An “all-too-early” NFL mock draft has Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett off the board before the Steelers have a chance to select him. A former WPIAL and Penn State star...

Fox NFL analyst Jay Glazer is known to have a good connection with Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin. A month ago, Glazer insisted that Tomlin doesn’t want to start over with a rookie quarterback next year if Ben Roethlisberger does retire at the end of 2021. While appearing on...

The Pittsburgh Steelers tied the 0-8 Detroit Lions at home in a game that featured 15 total penalties, injuries to star players, three Steelers turnovers and some rotten play calling. Exactly how else did you think this week’s “U mad, bro?” was going to go? Take it away, Stiller nation....

Pat Freiermuth, largely, has lived a charmed football life. State championships in high school. All-conference in college. A second-round NFL Draft pick who was getting rave reviews midway through his rookie season. Then came Sunday, when the tight end’s fumble late in overtime cost the Pittsburgh Steelers a chance to...

Since Minkah Fitzpatrick joined the Pittsburgh Steelers early in the 2019 season, Terrell Edmunds could count on him lining up at free safety for every game. He learned Fitzpatrick’s tendencies and developed a rapport with the two-time All-Pro selection. “When you’re together like that, each year we’ve gotten more and...

Exiled from the team facility after testing positive for covid-19, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is staying involved and in contact with his coaches and teammates. Roethlisberger typically does not practice Wednesdays during the season anyway, so that reps were split between Mason Rudolph and Dwayne Haskins was not all...

As coach Mike Tomlin alluded to Tuesday, wide receiver Chase Claypool returned to Pittsburgh Steelers practice Wednesday. But early indications are that Tomlin’s “confidence” in regards to Trai Turner might have been less founded. Turner, the Steelers’ veteran starting right guard, did not practice Wednesday because of an ankle injury...

On Nov. 2, the Steelers traded edge rusher Melvin Ingram to Kansas City. Ingram was unhappy with his playing time and asked out. This past Sunday, during a 16-16 tie with Detroit at Heinz Field, edge rusher T.J. Watt left the game hurt. An MRI on Watt’s hip and knee...

Wednesday’s “First Call” shows us that the Steelers’ 16-16 tie against Detroit has influenced some gambling odds. The Lions have some significant injury concerns after that game as well. Plus, we serve up some local college basketball news and a potential tonic for the lackluster Pittsburgh Penguins. After effects It...

The Pittsburgh Steelers may not be the only team at SoFi Stadium worried about coronavirus absences. We know that they might be playing without starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick due to positive tests. Now the Los Angeles Times is reporting that L.A. Chargers’ Pro Bowl edge...

Until last weekend, the Pittsburgh Steelers were the only NFL organization not to have a team member added to the reserve/covid list. After two top players tested positive within a three-day span, the Steelers could be short-handed on each side of the ball when they play at the Los Angeles...

Mike Tomlin already has played one game this season — and parts of two others — without All-Pro outside linebacker T.J. Watt creating havoc for opposing offenses. With the Pittsburgh Steelers losing four players to injury in a 16-16 tie against the Detroit Lions, Tomlin is hoping Watt will be...

NFL football analyst Matt Williamson will break down each of the Steelers games this season in the Trib’s Steelers Film Study. Here’s what he saw in the Steelers’ Week 10 tie with the Lions. The winless Lions came to Heinz Field on Sunday to take on a Mason Rudolph-led Pittsburgh...

A week after perhaps the most glaring gaffe of his NFL career, Ray-Ray McCloud had the most productive game of his career. “You never know going into a game what’s going to come and what’s not going to come,” McCloud said Monday, a day after setting career highs for catches...

The Pittsburgh Steelers added a quarterback to the building Monday, signing former fourth-round pick James Morgan to their practice squad. Morgan was released off the Carolina Panthers’ practice squad last week after the Panthers brought back Cam Newton. Drafted No. 125 overall by the New York Jets last year, Morgan...

Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick became the second Pittsburgh Steelers player to be placed on the reserve/covid list. Fitzpatrick was placed on the list Monday after testing positive. The diagnosis could keep him from playing Sunday night at the Los Angeles Chargers. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger tested positive Saturday and was placed on...

Five things we learned from Lions 16, Steelers 16: 1. Fit to be tied This wasn’t the type of tie the Steelers had in mind when they stepped onto the grass at Heinz Field on Sunday. They were looking to get a share of first place in the AFC North...

Let’s get the excuses out of the way: Ben Roethlisberger didn’t play. T.J. Watt, Joe Haden and both starting guards left mid-game via injury. The refereeing was sketchy. Let’s address the wishful thinking: Baltimore lost to Miami, Cleveland got routed by New England, nobody in the AFC North is very...

Monday’s “First Call” turns the page on the 16-16 Steelers tie against Detroit. We look at Sunday night’s game between the Steelers and Los Angeles Chargers. We check on the Penguins’ next opponent and look for plenty of points in Pitt’s next game. And the Duquesne Dukes have another home...

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ apologist spin cycle is in full gear after the team’s embarrassing 16-16 tie against the Detroit Lions Sunday. “It’s no big deal. The Steelers played with their backup quarterback. Every other top team in the AFC has suffered a surprising loss within the last few weeks. At...

Two muddling teams, fit to be tied. That pretty much sums up the unwatchable mess at Heinz Field Sunday, full of flags, fumbles and foibles. The Detroit Lions didn’t lose. The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t win. “Playing in a steady rain and 39-degree temperatures, Goff had one of his worst games...

Mike Wagner has four Super Bowl rings to show for his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s. This weekend, the former safety received another piece of hardware that is just as meaningful. Wagner was one of nine former players, comprising the Class of 2020 and 2021, to be...