Steelers/NFL category, Page 266
Steelers’ T.J. Watt picked as team MVP 3rd straight time amid historic season
In one sign of the significance Mike Tomlin places on the position, three times over his first 11 drafts as coach, the Pittsburgh Steelers spent their first-round pick on an outside linebacker. On four other occasions during the Tomlin tenure, the Steelers took an outside linebacker in the second or...
Steelers vs. Ravens: Diontae Johnson, Kendrick Green placed on reserve/covid list
The Pittsburgh Steelers likely will be without their most prolific wide receiver and rookie center when they face the Baltimore Ravens in the season finale Sunday. Diontae Johnson and Kendrick Green were placed on the reserve/covid list Thursday, putting their inclusion against the Ravens in jeopardy. Even with the NFL’s...
First Call: Health updates for Evgeni Malkin, Lamar Jackson; Antonio Brown’s statement on why he bailed on the Bucs
Thursday’s “First Call” has a health update on Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson as we prepare for the latest chapter of Steelers-Ravens. A loss in the football world is felt by a former Steeler. Evgeni Malkin is on the doorstep of a return for the Penguins. And Antonio Brown is telling...
U mad, bro?: Readers ramp up emotion over coverage of T.J. Watt’s sack record quest; Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement; Steelers’ future
Glad tidings from Steelers fans coming off the holidays and Ben Roethlisberger’s goodbye party lasted only briefly. Given their unfortunate playoff predicament, my inbox was sour like three-week-old eggnog and saltier than that holiday nut-mix grandpa likes. If somehow the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Indianapolis Colts and the Steelers manage...
Tim Benz: Fans staging ‘Clown out’ protest in Jacksonville as Steelers need Jaguars to beat Colts
For Steelers fans who consider the Jacksonville Jaguars to be a clown show, apparently you were even more accurate than you may have believed. By now, most of Pittsburgh is aware that if the Steelers are to make the playoffs, they need to beat the Ravens on Sunday in their...
Injured Steelers starting offensive linemen Trai Turner, Dan Moore miss practice
Two Pittsburgh Steelers starting offensive linemen did not take part in the first practice of the week in preparation for the final game of the regular season. Left tackle Dan Moore Jr. and right guard Trai Turner were absent from practice Wednesday because of ankle and knee injuries, respectively. Turner...
Ben Roethlisberger looks back, then looks ahead to final matchup against Ravens
Ben Roethlisberger allowed himself one more chance to look back at what he called a “magical” night at Heinz Field before he looked ahead to unfinished business for the Pittsburgh Steelers. On his day off Tuesday, Roethlisberger continued to soak in the reception he received a night earlier when he...
Mark Madden: Antonio Brown’s latest implosion appears to be his final act in NFL
Nobody should have sympathy or even concern for Antonio Brown after his epic meltdown and early exit during the third quarter of Sunday’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers-New York Jets game. We reap what we sow. Knock off amateur diagnoses like suggesting Brown has CTE from a vicious head shot he suffered...
6 come off Steelers’ covid list, but Joe Haden, Keith Butler go on it
For exactly 2 hours and 1 minute Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Steelers had no players on the NFL’s covid-19 list. Not long after four defensive starters were included among six players who were activated to the 53-man roster, veteran cornerback Joe Haden and defensive coordinator Keith Butler were put on the...
Identity of final 3 Steelers’ 2022 scheduled opponents to be decided Sunday
Pittsburgh Steelers fans: Would you rather your team play the Indianapolis Colts or the Houston Texans next season? Which road trip sounds more appealing — Philadelphia or Washington? The determinations will be made by how the Steelers fare on Sunday. The annual opponents for NFL team’s schedules are predetermined ahead...
Steelers vs. Browns Week 17 film study: Najee Harris was locomotive of Steelers offense
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 17 win over the Browns. The Cleveland Browns found out Sunday their season would not include the playoffs before their game...
Steelers awards: Najee Harris as rookie of the year, Cam Heyward for media cooperation
The top pick became the top rookie. Najee Harris was named the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie of the year for the 2021 season Wednesday in balloting announced by the local chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America. The running back from Alabama broke the franchise rookie rushing yards record and...
Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt named AFC defensive player of the week for 3rd time this season
Make it 3 for 11 when it comes to T.J. Watt being honored as the AFC’s best defensive player for a given NFL weekend. Watt was named the conference’s player of the week in recognition of his four-sack game during Monday night’s win against the Cleveland Browns. Watt also won...
First Call: Betting on Ben Roethlisberger’s post-NFL job; legal issue for Bud Dupree; debating records for T.J. Watt, Cooper Kupp
Tuesday’s “First Call” looks at Ben Roethlisberger’s life after the NFL. We get some bad news on Bud Dupree, an interesting opinion on NFL records in a 17-game season and a look at what may go down as the goal of the year in the NHL. Guess who was in...
Tim Benz: NFL set itself up for ‘worst nightmare’ Week 18 tie scenario that could impact Steelers
As the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare for their regular-season finale in Baltimore on Sunday, we all know the likelihood of them making the playoffs is slim. Sure, they could beat the Ravens for a second time this year. Even though the game is on the road and the Steelers are a...
5 things: Ben Roethlisberger hits historical highs, lows in final game at Heinz Field
Five things we learned from Steelers 26, Browns 14: 1. By the numbers Some things to digest as Ben Roethlisberger prepares to exit the NFL after 18 seasons: • His 248 games in the regular season rank sixth on the all-time list among quarterbacks and are third with one franchise....
Mike Tomlin doesn’t expect emotional letdown with Steelers’ final game looming
With the pomp and circumstance surrounding Ben Roethlisberger’s farewell game at Heinz Field in the books, Mike Tomlin is challenged by making sure his Pittsburgh Steelers players don’t have an emotional letdown in their regular-season finale. After Roethlisberger and the Steelers pulled out a 26-14 victory Monday night against the...
Najee Harris’ stiff-arm wins him 2nd Angry Runs title of the seasonVideo
With most of the football world talking about Ben Roethlisberger’s Heinz Field farewell on Monday night, Najee Harris was racking up the yards. And the anger. Not that the Pittsburgh Steelers running back was irate. But his running style certainly was. For the second time this season, Harris was awarded...
Mark Madden: It’s tough to watch Ben Roethlisberger go; it will be tougher to recover from his departure
It was the best of times, it was … well, not quite the worst of times. But even as Ben Roethlisberger went out a winner in his last game at Heinz Field, his performance underscored that it is, indeed, time for the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback to retire. Roethlisberger was 24...
Steelers vs. Browns: What they’re saying in Cleveland after loss in Pittsburgh
The preseason Super Bowl aspirations will not even amount to a playoff appearance for the Cleveland Browns. Still, the Browns had a chance to spoil Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s possible final home game at Heinz Field. The Browns have one of the NFL’s best running backs in Nick Chubb. They...
First Call: Antonio Brown’s surprising message about Ben Roethlisberger; Baker Mayfield’s complaints after loss to Steelers
Tuesday’s “First Call” has some negative fallout for the Browns after their loss to the Steelers Monday night. A stunning turn from Antonio Brown regarding Ben Roethlisberger. And Aaron Rodgers is talking about Pittsburgh again. Miffed Mayfield Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield wasn’t happy with his team’s offensive approach as...
T.J. Watt, Najee Harris highlight ‘Feats of Strength’ as Steelers dropkick Browns
For as nice as it was to see Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger get a warm send off from the Heinz Field fans, I do have one significant regret after the team’s 26-14 win over the Cleveland Browns on “Monday Night Football.” With Cincinnati clinching the AFC North on Sunday,...
Emotional Ben Roethlisberger soaks in apparent final game for Steelers at Heinz Field
Seven days away from the one-year anniversary of what was perhaps one of the iconic postgame moments in the two-plus decades of Pittsburgh Steelers games at Heinz Field, Ben Roethlisberger was right back in just about the same spot. Roethlisberger, again in the aftermath of a game against the rival...
Earning 15th consecutive non-losing season another step in the journey for Steelers’ Mike Tomlin
The 26-14 victory against the Cleveland Browns on Monday night not only kept the Pittsburgh Steelers alive for a playoff berth, it guaranteed coach Mike Tomlin another season without a losing record. The Steelers have finished .500 or better in each of Tomlin’s 15 years. They take an 8-7-1 record...
Steelers win Ben Roethlisberger’s likely Heinz Field finale
Ben Roethlisberger overcame an uneven performance to write a storybook finish to his likely final game at Heinz Field, and the Pittsburgh Steelers avoided elimination from the AFC playoffs Monday night with a 26-14 victory over the Cleveland Browns. Greeted by “Let’s Go Ben” chants throughout the game and a...
