Steelers/NFL category, Page 336

It’s a perfect game of sorts, one that seemingly is as rare as the traditional version from baseball. For the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 3, their entire roster has a clean bill of health heading into a game. Receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster returned to practice Friday after being the lone member...

Devin Bush and Noah Fant will be forever linked. When the Pittsburgh Steelers traded up 10 spots in the 2019 draft to take Bush, the Denver Broncos used that No. 20 pick to select Fant, a 6-foot-4 tight end from Iowa. Bush and Fant crossed paths — literally — several...

On one of his 21 snaps on special teams Sunday, Derek Watt crunched Denver Broncos punter Sam Martin, forcing a fumble that rolled out the back of the end zone for a safety. On one of his six snaps as a fullback, Watt’s block helped spring James Conner for a...

Friday’s “First Call” gives us a fond farewell for Pittsburgh Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist after the team traded him to the Florida Panthers. The media down in Miami have some thoughts, too. And Steelers rookie Chase Claypool is becoming a star in his home country. Praise for Patric On Thursday,...

The Steelers unleashed an all-out assault on the New York Giants’ running game in Week 1. They attacked the line of scrimmage with seven and eight men at a time. They charged upfield and crashed in from the edges. And it worked. New York left with a 26-16 loss and...

I took a random day off Thursday. Needed a day to clear the mind and come up for air, ya know? So “U mad, bro?” was pushed back a day. Woof! Nothing like erasing the mental health benefits of 24 hours off like opening your email and social media after...

The loss of Javon Hargrave in free agency coupled by the return of Stephon Tuitt from a pectoral injury haven’t done much to alter the preferences of Pittsburgh Steelers in defining their rotation on the defensive line. Through two weeks of the season, Tuitt and Cameron Heyward are playing 80.7%...

David DeCastro practiced for a second consecutive day, and six other starters who missed practice a day prior returned to the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday. The lone exception, receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, remains out because of a nagging knee injury. Smith-Schuster also missed practice time last week because...

It is safe to say Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien was happy to see Eric Ebron leave the AFC South and join the Pittsburgh Steelers in the offseason. The Texans faced the 6-foot-4, 253-pound tight end four times in Ebron’s two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. Ebron scored a touchdown...

Ben Roethlisberger’s trot onto the field for the first offensive snap of Sunday’s game at Heinz Field will be a historic one. At that point, he officially will become the all-time Pittsburgh Steeler. The game against the Houston Texans will be the 221st of Roethlisberger’s career, breaking a tie with...

David DeCastro returned to a Pittsburgh Steelers practice Wednesday for the first time in almost four weeks, signaling the five-time Pro Bowl guard could be ready to make his season debut Sunday against the Houston Texans. DeCastro was listed as a full participant on the practice report released by the...

Three Pittsburgh Steelers starters did not practice Wednesday because of injury, but defensive lineman Tyson Alualu and receivers Diontae Johnson and JuJu Smith-Schuster all are expected to return to practice Thursday. During his weekly news conference the day prior, coach Mike Tomlin had grouped Johnson and Alualu together with linebacker...

Ben Roethlisberger didn’t don a helmet and practice with his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates, but that doesn’t mean he totally took it easy Wednesday on his customary day off. Still unhappy with his performance three days after the Steelers beat the Denver Broncos, 26-16, Roethlisberger spent much of the practice session...

This team had a generational talent at wide receiver who was suddenly traded during the offseason. Now that franchise is trying to figure out if any of the other receivers on the roster are capable of being a legit No.1 target. No, I’m not flashing back to the 2019 Pittsburgh...

Few athletes had as volatile of an existence in Pittsburgh as former Steelers quarterback Kordell Stewart. Wild popularity and praise upon his arrival. To scorn, criticism and failure. Then a renaissance. Then he was discarded for Tommy Maddox. Now he’s perhaps better understood nearly two decades after his departure at...

Mike Tomlin isn’t going to let the NFL take money from his pocket for not adhering to social distancing measures during games. The 14-year coach has made sure to wear a black mask over his mouth and nose during the first two games of the Pittsburgh Steelers season. Some NFL...

Frustrated by the number of penalties that extended drives and helped the Denver Broncos nearly come back from a 14-point halftime deficit Sunday, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin will have officials on hand at practice this week. The Steelers routinely bring in officials during training camp, and Tomlin has done...

Contrary to what showed up in the game summary Sunday, Chase Claypool’s 84-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter wasn’t the first long-distance play the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver made in a 26-21 victory against the Denver Broncos. It certainly was the most impactful. It definitely was the most...

Tuesday’s “First Call” dares to dream big about a Steelers fast start. We also check in on injured Penn State great Saquon Barkley. J.J. Watt identifies a problem for his Houston Texans coming to Heinz Field. And NFL coaches are paying the price if they don’t mask up. Say that...

The Steelers offensive line is already chewed up. But don’t shed a tear for the Black and Gold. Yet. A lot of NFL teams have been bitten much harder by the injury bug. Sunday’s Week 2 led to outright fantasy league carnage. New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley...

Here’s the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2020 schedule. The team is looking to make it back to the playoffs after missing out on the post season the last two seasons. The Steelers kicked off the season on “Monday Night Football” and are slated for three other prime-time match ups. After a string...