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First Call: Bart Scott ‘disrespects’ Troy Polamalu; OBJ not happy with NFL; Gerrit Cole’s Bronx debut
Tuesday’s “First Call” looks at former Raven Bart Scott sticking his foot in his mouth about Steelers great Troy Polamalu. Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. isn’t happy about the state of the NFL. New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole has his Bronx debut. And Marc-Andre Fleury’s status in...
New coach Ike Hilliard willing to provide leadership to young Steelers WRs
When he was hired in February, Ike Hilliard was put in charge of one of the youngest position groups in the NFL. Of the nine wide receivers on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ training-camp roster, only two — JuJu Smith-Schuster and Ryan Switzer — have as much as three years of NFL...
Steelers add depth at safety by signing 4-year veteran Curtis Riley
One of the question marks for the Pittsburgh Steelers heading into training camp was depth at safety behind starters Minkah Fitzpatrick and Terrell Edmunds. Curtis Riley will get a chance to erase such concerns. Riley, a journeyman safety, signed a one-year contract with the Steelers on Monday. Riley, 28, spent...
First Call: Antonio Brown’s NFL return still cloudy, Marc-Andre Fleury won’t start Monday
The NFL may have given Antonio Brown a road map for his reinstatement. But plenty of questions remain before he steps onto a field again. The result of Penguins-Canadiens in Pittsburgh wasn’t exactly a hit. But the NBC ratings were. Marc-Andre Fleury won’t start in goal for Las Vegas Monday....
Steelers add James Washington, Jaylen Samuels to reserve/covid list, waive 8 others
James Washington and Jaylen Samuels were added to the reserve/covid list by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, becoming the third and fourth players to be placed on the list since training camp began July 28. The Steelers also waived eight players: quarterback J.T. Barrett, running back Ralph Webb, wide receiver...
Chase Claypool ready to transfer smarts into spot among Steelers WR rotation
In Chase Claypool, the Pittsburgh Steelers got a 6-foot-4 wide receiver from Notre Dame who excelled in the classroom as well as the football field. After polishing off a 66-catch, 1,037-yard senior season for the Fighting Irish in the fall, Claypool earned his business degree in the spring, completing his...
Communication reason Steelers are turning back to Vince Williams at inside linebackerVideo
What’s old is new again – or is it vice versa? — for the Pittsburgh Steelers at one of their inside linebacker positions. After a year in which he played his fewest snaps in the past three seasons, Vince Williams will return to regular playing time in the middle of...
Former Steelers WR Antonio Brown gets 8-game suspensionVideo
Antonio Brown has waited nearly 10 months for the NFL to hand down its punishment for his violations of the league’s personal conduct policy. Brown finally got the word Friday. The former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver will be suspended for the first eight games of the 2020 season, the NFL...
Health will play vital role in Steelers using 2 tight ends more frequently this seasonVideo
Playing on separate teams in 2018, tight ends Vance McDonald and Eric Ebron combined for 116 catches, 1,360 yards and 17 touchdowns. With Ebron leaving Indianapolis and joining McDonald on the Pittsburgh Steelers this season, it gives the team one of the best tight end duos in the NFL. And...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 31: Donnie Shell went from undrafted player to Pro Football Hall of FameVideo
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. No. 31: Donnie Shell After waiting nearly three decades to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, what’s another 12-month delay in officially...
Tim Benz: For JuJu Smith-Schuster and James Conner, it can’t just be ‘Ben is back!’
The impact of Ben Roethlisberger’s absence on the 2019 Steelers offense extended well beyond who was throwing the football. Sure, the Steelers’ starting quarterback does that better than his backups, Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges. That’s why the Steelers were only an eight-win team last season instead of one that...
Steelers’ Stephon Tuitt: ‘I stand for the flag because I am a proud American’
Saying he will “not let a couple unprofessional individuals… steer me from the fact on the opportunity this country gives for everyone,” Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Stephon Tuitt explained his position for his intention to stand during the playing of the national anthem before games. In a message posted to...
Mike Tomlin ‘respectful’ of any Steelers player who decides to opt out of 2020 season
As NFL training camps entered the third day of covid-19 testing Thursday, 30 players across the league already have decided to opt out of the 2020 season because of medical concerns. That includes six members of the New England Patriots, two starters from the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs...
First Call: Ravens QB Lamar Jackson makes all-out pitch to sign Antonio Brown
For “First Call” Thursday, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is applying a full-court press when it comes to former Steeler Antonio Brown. He wants him in purple and black. On three different occasions since Apr. 1, Jackson has either worked out with Brown, propped him up online, or spoken of...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 32: Franco Harris an ‘Immaculate’ Steelers Hall of FamerVideo
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. No. 32: Franco Harris It’s impossible to distill the totality of the superlatives of Franco Harris’ professional football career down to one moment. Even if...
Losing QB coaching duties doesn’t bother Steelers’ Randy FichtnerVideo
For his third season as Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator, Randy Fichtner gained an extra assistant coach and lost a job title — all with one transaction. In January, Fichtner relinquished his duties as the team’s quarterbacks coach — a position he had held since 2010 — when the Steelers hired...
Steelers place 2nd-year CB Justin Layne on reserve/covid-19 list
Second-year cornerback Justin Layne has become the second Pittsburgh Steelers player to be placed on the reserve/covid-19 list. Layne joins former XFL cornerback Arrion Springs on the list. Springs was placed on the list Monday. Layne, 22, was one of the team’s third-round picks in the 2019 NFL Draft, going...
Randy Fichtner awaits chance to watch Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger test injured elbow
As he prepares for a training camp unlike any in NFL history, Randy Fichtner can be forgiven for seeking a return to simpler times when covid-19 didn’t alter the landscape of how the Pittsburgh Steelers conduct practices. He takes comfort in knowing he sees a familiar face lined up behind...
First Call: Is Antonio Brown leveraging Patriots opt outs? Penguins problems. Canadiens lose.
Wednesday’s “First Call” checks on Antonio Brown’s latest plea to get back into the NFL. Is he appealing to a former team once again? We also talk about future plans for a Steelers draft choice and a former coach. Plus, a look at how the Montreal Canadiens did in their...
U mad, bro? Fans torn on Ben Roethlisberger, shred Pirates bullpen, defend Stephon Tuitt
Steelers and Pirates fans shouldn’t be mad about anything. Because this week’s “U mad, bro?” is coming a day early. I was looking at the rest of the week’s schedule and realized it was best if we just got our rage out a little earlier than normal. Because, apparently, a...
Alex Highsmith looking for all the work he can get as he preps for rookie year with SteelersVideo
Whether at home in Wilmington, N.C., or at his college alma mater in Charlotte — a three-and-a-half hour commute — Alex Highsmith put in the work this summer as he prepares for his rookie season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. That carried over to his first week in his new city....
Steelers add former West Virginia running back Wendell Smallwood to rosterVideo
Running back Wendell Smallwood is getting another shot with an NFL team, this time the Pittsburgh Steelers. Smallwood, the former West Virginia runner who spent time with the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington, will get his first chance to play in the AFC North. The Steelers signed Smallwood to a one-year...
First Call: Steelers’ Stephon Tuitt defiantly tweets he won’t kneel during anthem
For the second day in a row, “First Call” takes a look at another sports figure with Pittsburgh ties sounding off about kneeling during the anthem. On Monday, it was Aliquippa and Pitt legend Mike Ditka. The former Chicago Bears coach told TMZ, “If you can’t respect our national anthem,...
Steelers have share of questions to answer heading into unusual training camp
A training camp unique in NFL history begins Tuesday. Like every other team, the Pittsburgh Steelers will deal with the challenges of preparing to play a 16-game season amid the coronavirus pandemic. This week will focus on covid-19 testing and physicals. Another week will be dedicated to strength and conditioning....
First Steelers player placed on NFL’s covid-19 list: former XFL CB Arrion Springs
Former XFL cornerback Arrion Springs became the first member of the Pittsburgh Steelers roster to be placed on the NFL’s new reserve/covid-19 list. Springs joined the Steelers in April after he’d played for the Los Angeles Wildcats until the XFL folded in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. A three-year...
