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Gov. Wolf order: Pittsburgh pro sports teams may return to practice, play without fans
Gov. Tom Wolf issued an order Wednesday afternoon that allows Pittsburgh’s pro sports franchises to return to using their team facilities, albeit without spectators. The order, which provides guidelines for pro teams in counties in the yellow or green phase of the governor’s plan for reopening, paves the way for...
Steelers WR Diontae Johnson has worked out with Ben Roethlisberger, plans to again 
They live about 1,000 miles apart, and each remains in the midst of rehab after surgery. Oh, and there is a global pandemic affecting everything from travel to appropriate social distance. But none of those obstacles have prevented the Pittsburgh Steelers’ franchise quarterback from working with one of his top...
Steelers WR Diontae Johnson not yet cleared from offseason surgery 
The second game of the 2019 season was notable for the Pittsburgh Steelers because that was when quarterback Ben Roethlisberger left at halftime with a right elbow injury that shelved him for the rest of the year. That game against the Seattle Seahawks also featured a lesser injury, one that...
'Burgh's Best to Wear It, No. 96: Ziggy Hood gets nod over fellow Steeler Brentson Buckner 
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. Evander “Ziggy” Hood was the last player taken in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft, a few months after the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated...
First Call: A deeper look at Steelers coach Mike Tomlin's odds for coach of the year
Wednesday’s “First Call” looks at why there was no push for Mike Tomlin in the NFL Coach of the Year gambling odds. We fix a “Super Snub.” And a little free advice for Peyton Manning. Money on Mike? You may have seen that NFL Coach of the Year odds are...
Tim Benz: If Minkah Fitzpatrick starts moving around, which Steelers move with him?
Minkah Fitzpatrick has made his opinion known. The Steelers safety would like to move around on defense more often. At the Pro Bowl this year, Fitzpatrick said he may like to do something besides just play the deep middle or one half of the field. It’s Fitzpatrick’s belief that his...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin right in the middle of betting odds for NFL Coach of the Year
Willing to bet Mike Tomlin as an NFL Coach of the Year candidate? You can find yourself some good odds, but not as long or as short as most of the rest of the league’s coaches. BetOnline released its betting lines for each of the league’s 32 coaches to be...
Minkah Fitzpatrick hoping, planning for ‘normal’ Steelers training camp, preseason 
Think that as one of the NFL’s best defensive players that Minkah Fitzpatrick is privy to any inside info regarding what the upcoming season might look like? Think again. “I have no clue,” the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back said during a video conference call with media Tuesday. Furthermore, if the...
Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick willing to take on bigger role in Steelers defense
In 14 games with the Pittsburgh Steelers last season, Minkah Fitzpatrick tied for the team lead with five interceptions, was selected to the Pro Bowl and became the team’s first defensive back to be named first-team All-Pro since Troy Polamalu in 2011. As an encore, Fitzpatrick would like to bring...
Unfiltered: Are Penguins in bad spot when NHL resumes?; Breaking down impact Steelers' draft picks could make; MLB hurting itself 
What will the resumption of the NHL look like? And did the Penguins draw the short straw? Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss the league’s return-to-play proposal in which the Penguins would play a playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens and former league MVP goalie Carey Price. Is that fair?...
Mark Madden on 'superficial' Steelers, 'cowardly' Pitt, 'creep' Vince McMahon
This week’s “Madden Monday” podcast comes at you a day later than normal because of the Memorial Day weekend. But that just gives us more content to unearth. We start with Mark’s column over the weekend. It examines the Steelers’ locker room culture. Mark believes it has become too superficial....
'Burgh's Best to Wear It, No. 98: Steelers’ Casey Hampton at front of top NFL defenses 
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best 100 players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 98: Casey Hampton “Big Snack” rarely bit off more than he could chew. As the big man at the literal forefront of some...
Steelers FS Minkah Fitzpatrick reacts to snub by CBS as one of NFL’s top 100 players 
Everyone has a list, particularly in these unprecedented times in which we are starved for sports content. So, when CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco compiled a listing of his top 100 NFL players, it probably didn’t register all that much for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Except when one of their best players...
Mark Madden: Steelers locker room leaders need to prioritize winning mindset 
In 2013, as a rookie, Le’Veon Bell rushed for 860 yards. That season was Antonio Brown’s fourth. He had his best year to date with 110 catches. These were two rare talents. It seemed inevitable the Pittsburgh Steelers would return to the Super Bowl. But, not long after, I proclaimed...
Former Army Ranger, Steelers LT Alejandro Villanueva featured in Memorial Day video 
Pittsburgh Steelers left tackle and Army Ranger veteran Alejandro Villanueva was featured in a video message released by The Players’ Tribune on Memorial Day. The video, titled “Something Bigger,” was released via The Players’ Tribune’s verified Twitter account. It discusses Villanueva’s journey into the military — something he calls “truly...
5 (virtual) things to (virtually) watch for at (virtual) Steelers OTAs 
If the Pittsburgh Steelers conduct organized team activities, but the players are not together in performing any activities, did they really conduct the OTA’s? It is not a question for a philosophy doctoral candidate, nor is it a dystopian future of virtual-reality football. Instead, it is the reality of the...
Steelers rookies not necessarily falling behind yet ... but clock ticking for Mike Tomlin
The players’ names change, but Mike Tomlin gets asked the same sort of question every year during May. June and late July and early August, too. The Pittsburgh Steelers coach has little appetite or incentive to answer it, no matter how it’s phrased. Tomlin’s longstanding policy about evaluating new players...
Steelers determined to improve on last season's puny tight end production
When Vance McDonald and Jesse James concluded a two-year collaboration at tight end in 2018, they reached a rare milestone for the Pittsburgh Steelers. With McDonald accumulating 610 receiving yards and James adding 423 more, it marked just the second time since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger that the Steelers had...
Saints adding ex-Steelers linebacker Anthony Chickillo 
METAIRIE, La. — Linebacker Anthony Chickillo agreed to a contract with the New Orleans Saints after playing the last five seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The deal was announced Saturday by Saints general manager Mickey Loomis. The 6-foot-3, 255-pound Chickillo is changing teams for the first time. He was drafted...
Once a strength, plenty of questions for Steelers WR group in 2020
For myriad reasons, it seems like a lifetime ago. But it was only 17 months ago the Pittsburgh Steelers had what seemed to be the envy of the NFL in regards to wide receivers corps. A 1-2 punch that would combine for 215 catches, 2,723 yards and 22 touchdowns that...
Steelers reduce individual ticket supply as social distancing measure
Individual tickets went on sale Friday morning for Pittsburgh Steelers home games, but the entire allotment was not made available to the public because of a potential disruption from the coronavirus pandemic. Steelers spokesman Burt Lauten said the organization withheld 50% of the ticket inventory as a precaution. “We are...
JuJu Smith-Schuster predicts ‘great year’ for Steelers, personal atonement vs. Ravens 
For the second time in a span of seven regular-season games, JuJu Smith-Schuster fumbled away a likely Pittsburgh Steelers victory last October. The memories from that Oct. 6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens linger for Smith-Schuster. During a segment on NFL Network on Friday, the wide receiver said it fueled...
Debate rages over Gov. Wolf's comments about return of sports in Pa.
I feel like Dante in the movie “Clerks.” “I’m not even supposed to be here today!” Yeah, this was supposed to be an off day. Extend the holiday weekend a bit. But I got a call from one of our editors last night, asking if I’d be willing to do...
Rookie Antoine Brooks: Steelers assistant Tom Bradley ‘one of the most perfect coaches’ 
In the moments after the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Antoine Brooks in the sixth round last month, one of Brooks’ position coaches gushed about the former Maryland safety. A couple of weeks later, Brooks, likewise, had some good things to say about his new coaches. “They both have got my time,”...
Game-worn Jack Lambert jersey highlights list of Steelers' memorabilia up for auction
Jack Lambert rarely has attended team functions since his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990, and his reclusive nature has contributed to a rising interest in his memorabilia from an 11-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Famed auction house Lelands.com has secured a game-used 1977 white...


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