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On Sports: Penguins’ Bryan Rust earns Olympic look; Cam Heyward chats with Aaron Rodgers on podcastVideo
An all-American honor for four NHL players with local ties, a lovefest for Aaron Rodgers from a pair of his new teammates and a Pittsburgh Steelers opponent for 2025 names its starting quarterback. All that and more on the Wednesday edition of On Sports: Team USA hopefuls On the heels...
Steelers’ Jalen Ramsey embraces ‘vicious player’ label applied to him — ‘I would hope so’
A member of management referencing an employee as “vicious?” That typically might necessitate the counsel of the human resources department and an attorney. Not in the NFL — at least not as far as Jalen Ramsey is concerned. Five days after Pittsburgh Steelers assistant general manager Andy Weidl called Ramsey...
Steelers notes: Cam Heyward practices … does ‘hold in’ persist?
Asked about his longtime defensive captain being in uniform and participating in stretches and individual drills while at practice Tuesday, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin volunteered another nugget about Cam Heyward. “He also participated in team work, as well,” Tomlin said, referring to team drills. It has been since the...
Mike Tomlin ‘comfortable’ with Aaron Rodgers sitting out entire Steelers preseason
Aaron Rodgers has gone into a football season without taking any preseason snaps. Mike Tomlin, though, has never entered a year without his starter getting at least some playing time in the exhibition games. Tomlin will see if his way is the correct approach as he announced Tuesday that Rodgers...
After full year with Steelers, Brandon Johnson strives to make WR corps for season
Considering it’s been since Christmas Eve 2023 since he’d last scored a touchdown during the regular season, Brandon Johnson wasn’t going to complain that his most recent score came in a preseason game. Johnson had the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first points — a 2-yard touchdown reception from Mason Rudolph — in...
Steelers sign outside linebacker Kenny WillekesVideo
Two days before their preseason finale, the Pittsburgh Steelers added to their depth at edge defender by signing former Michigan State star Kenny Willekes. Willekes (6-foot-3, 264 pounds) had 26 sacks in 39 games over his final three college seasons but has not stuck in the NFL over the six...
Paul Skenes continues to be his own stopper after rare rough outings
As Paul Skenes began his outing against the American League East-leading Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night, he wasn’t wild about his four-seam fastball. “The first four-seamer I threw was terrible metrically,” Skenes said following the game. “After that, I threw one with a shape that I haven’t thrown at...
Steelers notes: As Calvin Austin III mends, will team add to its WR depth?
Monday became the latest occasion in which a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ brain trust expressed praise for the team’s wide receivers corps. Of course, it also became the latest day in which the team was reported to have sought to add to the position from the outside. Speaking about...
Facing a crunch at his position, Beanie Bishop fights to keep roster spot on Steelers
Beanie Bishop not only returned for his second NFL season as an incumbent starter at his position with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the player who shared slot/nickel with him last season was let go. But after the offseason additions of veterans Brandin Echols and Jalen Ramsey, Bishop not only isn’t assured...
Browns sign rookie wide receiver Isaiah Bond after sexual assault case is dropped
Undrafted rookie wide receiver Isaiah Bond signed with the Cleveland Browns on Monday, less than a week after a sexual assault case against him was dropped. Bond ran a 4.39 in the 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine — the ninth-fastest time among wide receivers — and was projected...
Playing with renewed confidence, LB Cole Holcomb looks for strong finish to Steelers preseason
When he took the field for the preseason opener, linebacker Cole Holcomb looked like someone who hadn’t played an organized football game in 21 months. Which, of course, he hadn’t. When he played last weekend against Tampa Bay, Holcomb looked like someone more at ease playing in the middle of...
Steelers add 3 to roster, including 37-year-old long snapper Jake McQuaide
The Pittsburgh Steelers made a flurry of roster moves in advance of their preseason finale, announcing the additions of a long snapper, cornerback and offensive lineman on Monday. Jake McQuaide, Kam Alexander and Julian Pearl were signed to the 90-man roster eight days before it needs trimming to 53 as...
Tim Benz: ‘Not good. But better’ mentality is aiding Kaleb Johnson and Derrick HarmonVideo
If we can imagine the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2025 preseason as a typical sports movie, we’re at the mandatory “improvement montage” scene for the rookies. Like Herb Brooks in “Miracle” coaching up goalie Jim Craig. ”Better. Not good. But better.” That appears to be especially true for this year’s top two...
First Call: Steelers work out 4 long snappers; Carolina won’t play starters vs. Pittsburgh in final preseason game
The Pittsburgh Steelers are checking out options at long snapper. We know Carolina’s playing-time strategy for the preseason finale against the Steelers on Thursday. Both Ohio teams in the AFC North were in the headlines over the weekend. And a wide receiver is on the move in the NFL, but...
Madden Monday: 2 things that will be the ‘undoing’ of Cameron Heyward’s hold-in
In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden shared two reasons why he thinks Cameron Heyward will eventually end his hold-in and will start practicing with the Pittsburgh Steelers in advance of their regular season opener on Sept. 7. The first is what Madden perceives as an inability on Heyward’s...
Steelers stock report: Who is ascending, descending after 2nd preseason game
As is the case in every preseason game, there was a mixture of good and bad performances on display Saturday night for the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium. The last-second 17-14 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers featured some contributions from rookies Derrick Harmon and Kaleb Johnson, who each rebounded...
Feats of Strength/Airing of Grievances: Roman Wilson, rookies pop but miscues cost SteelersVideo
A lot happened early. Three first-quarter touchdowns, in fact. After that, not much. Not … much … at … all. Such is the result in a lot of preseason games. That was especially true between the Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday night at Acrisure Stadium. The biggest takeaway...
After quiet pro debut, Derrick Harmon makes plays in Steelers’ 2nd preseason game
It was only the preseason, and it was his first game action as a pro, but as a first-round pick immediately anointed a starter, Derrick Harmon expects more of himself than the blank stat line he put up in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason opener in Jacksonville. Harmon made a better...
Logan Lee fills in as emergency long snapper in Steelers’ preseason game
It was 17 years ago when an injury to the long snapper cost the Pittsburgh Steelers a win during what ended up a Super Bowl season. The stakes weren’t high Saturday. But fair to say Logan Lee performed better as an emergency long snapper than James Harrison did in 2008....
WR Roman Wilson shows big-play ability in Steelers’ preseason loss to Bucs
Roman Wilson provided optimism Saturday night that the Pittsburgh Steelers may have a capable No. 2 wide receiver this season. The second-year wideout, who missed all but a handful of snaps last season, caught two passes for 72 yards in the Steelers’ 17-14 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at...
Steelers notebook: Nick Herbig, Christian Kuntz leave preseason game because of injury
Despite coach Mike Tomlin’s apparent attempts to shield him from injury, outside linebacker Nick Herbig was the first Pittsburgh Steelers player to leave Saturday’s preseason game because of one. Herbig left the game after the Steelers’ second defensive series because of a hamstring injury. There was no immediate update on...
Exhibit at Hall of Honor commemorates 20th anniversary of Steelers’ fifth championship
Art Rooney II and Ben Roethlisberger took a trip down memory lane Saturday night when the Pittsburgh Steelers unveiled an exhibit commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Super Bowl XL season. Two hours before the Steelers kicked off their second preseason game against Tampa Bay, the team’s president and future...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Kaleb Johnson fits the part in Steelers’ offense, but will he play?
True believers bleat loudly about the “Steeler way.” But some of that preferred method is stupid. Like rewarding veterans who “wait their turn.” Like making rookies “earn it.” Those two notions may conspire to stifle the Steelers’ running game. Jaylen Warren isn’t a No. 1 back. He’s 5-foot-8. Played at...
5 things to watch in Steelers preseason home game vs. Bucs
It, technically, would be inaccurate to call Saturday’s preseason home opener the first time the Pittsburgh Steelers will play a game at Acrisure Stadium in 2025. The 2024 regular-season finale was Jan. 4, 2025. The Steelers lost that one, 19-17, to the Cincinnati Bengals to finish the season on a...
Mark Madden: Cam Heyward is the villain in contract battle with the Steelers but won’t go full heel
Hunker down for refreshing sports notes! But they’re mostly Cam Heyward contract dispute notes, which makes them not so refreshing. Because we endured this less than a year ago. • With first-round pick Derrick Harmon and fifth-round selection Yahya Black bolstering the defensive line, could the Steelers get by without...
