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Steelers tab Ike Hilliard as wide receivers coach
Experience got the nod Tuesday when the Pittsburgh Steelers hired their wide receivers coach. Former New York Giants wide receiver Ike Hilliard, who spent the past six seasons as an assistant with the Washington Redskins, was the latest addition to coach Mike Tomlin’s staff. Hilliard replaces Ray Sherman, who came...
Fastest 40 time? Highest vertical jump? Yes, you can bet on NFL combine props
With gaming now legal in Pennsylvania and many other states, sports fans are learning that there’s more to bet on than just the scores of games. Take, for example, superlatives at the NFL combine. The annual meeting for testing and interviewing draft-eligible football players is next week in Indianapolis. It...
First Call: Mason Rudolph responds to Mike Tomlin’s interview, ex-Browns GM backs Myles Garrett, Andrew McCutchen update
In Tuesday’s “First Call,” Mason Rudolph responds to Mike Tomlin’s support. Myles Garrett’s corner is rallying, too. And Andrew McCutchen is trying to make a comeback in Philadelphia. Thanks, Coach Steelers coach Mike Tomlin publicly supported quarterback Mason Rudolph Monday. He vehemently refuted Myles Garrett’s reiterated claim that Rudolph used...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz, Mark Madden break down Penguins’ wins, Myles Garrett-Mason Rudolph controversyVideo
TribLIVE columnists Tim Benz and Mark Madden recap a bunch of news from the weekend. The Penguins earned five of six possible points this past weekend with wins over the Montreal Canadiens and the Detroit Red Wings. The goaltending has been terrific, the defense has played well and the offense...
Mark Madden: Myles Garrett is lying about Steelers QB Mason Rudolph
Myles Garrett is lying. But very few will say that, at least not directly. As a result, Garrett’s lie is, by default, becoming the truth. Entire sports-talk TV segments are built around “what if.” As in, “what if Mason Rudolph did call Myles Garrett the n-word?” As George Costanza said,...
‘No hesitation’ in planning on Ben Roethlisberger’s return, Steelers’ Mike Tomlin says
It was Christmas Day when Ben Roethlisberger made his first public statements regarding his return to the playing field in 2020. It was earlier this month when Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II said that his franchise quarterback’s rehab has been “positive,” and it was last week when general manager...
Mike Tomlin: Steelers open to helping Antonio Brown – but not to signing him
As Antonio Brown continues on an apparent effort to regain favor in the NFL in hopes of continuing his playing career in 2020, his former head coach said not to expect it to be in Pittsburgh. During his ESPN “First Take” appearance ostensibly to stand up for Mason Rudolph, Pittsburgh...
Mike Tomlin defends Mason Rudolph, ‘hacked off’ at ESPN’s portrayal of Steelers QB
Characterizing himself as “hacked off” at ESPN’s portrayal of his young quarterback over the weekend, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin went on the network Monday morning to clear the air. Saying he “thought it was appropriate that Mason was properly defended,” Tomlin said on “First Take” that he “fully supports...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss Penguins’ big weekend, Myles Garrett-Mason Rudolph racism claims
There’s a lot of ground to cover in this week’s “Madden Monday.” Mark Madden of 105.9 the X joins me to talk Penguins hockey, football and the start of another Major League Baseball season. We begin with the Penguins and their wins Friday and Sunday. They beat up on the...
First Call: NFL player says Ben Roethlisberger tanked 2019, RMU coach explodes on refs
Monday’s “First Call” features an NFL player suggesting Ben Roethlisberger tanked last season. Robert Morris got robbed on the basketball court Saturday. And a major twist in the NFL CBA that could impact the Steelers. Hot Take Thomas Last year, Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Thomas Davis led his team in...
Tim Benz: ESPN coverage of Myles Garrett vs. Mason Rudolph was a disgrace
The only thing more maddening than the Myles Garrett-Mason Rudolph situation has been ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” coverage of it. It was biased, agenda-driven and, at times, vengeful. Not just toward Rudolph. But toward the Steelers as well. On Thursday, ESPN released a condensed version of an interview between Mina...
John Steigerwald: Myles Garrett’s verbal attack on Steelers’ Mason Rudolph worse than helmet hitVideo
Jussie Smollett called. He said he believes Myles Garrett. You remember Smollett, he’s the gay black actor who claimed he was attacked in the middle of the night on a Chicago street by two white guys wearing MAGA hats, who used racial and homophobic slurs while putting a noose around...
Return to health by 3 skill players could benefit Steelers in 2020
The Pittsburgh Steelers expect a healthy Ben Roethlisberger to cure many – but not all — of the offensive problems that plagued the team in 2019. The NFL Draft can address other weaknesses, and general manager Kevin Colbert isn’t discounting a return to health by three of the Steelers’ top...
Steelers’ Mason Rudolph, Mike Tomlin fire back at Myles Garrett
Myles Garrett’s renewed accusation that Mason Rudolph used a racial slur during a game last November was met by strong rebuttals Saturday from the quarterback, his representative and Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. Garrett initially made the allegations in November — a week after the incident took place — while...
Kiski Area grad Joe Woods excited for next phase of coaching career with Cleveland Browns
One Sunday, Joe Woods was coaching for the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl. The following Sunday, he was house-hunting in Cleveland. Such is the life of an NFL assistant coach. But Woods, a 1988 Kiski Area graduate, loves that sort of life. Woods was named Cleveland Browns defensive...
Steelers keeping tabs on XFL players to potentially fill out offseason roster
As the XFL enters its second week of play since the spring league’s return from a 19-year hiatus, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be one of the NFL teams paying attention. When it comes time to filling out the 90-man offseason roster after the NFL Draft, general manager Kevin Colbert will...
Steelers want injured LB Ryan Shazier to return while dealing with ‘unique situation’
Ryan Shazier has not played in the NFL for two seasons as he rehabilitates from spinal stabilization surgery, and there is no indication the Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker is ready to come back to the field in 2020. Still, the Steelers continue to support Shazier’s comeback as they try to...
Tim Benz: NFL must stop Myles Garrett from making racism claims against Mason Rudolph
After Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett was reinstated by the NFL this week, he reiterated his claim that Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph called him a racial slur. And, Garrett said, that’s what touched off the helmet-swinging brawl which occurred between the teams last season. I am just as convinced...
Browns’ Myles Garrett again alleges Steelers QB Mason Rudolph used racial slur
Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett again alleged on Thursday that Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph used a racial slur to ignite a brawl during a Nov. 14 game. In an interview with ESPN, Garrett said Rudolph “called me the N-word. He called me a ‘stupid N-word.’” Garrett hit Rudolph in...
Steelers GM Kevin Colbert affirms commitment to finish his career with team
Kevin Colbert has spent the past 20 seasons employed by the Pittsburgh Steelers. If he has his way, he’ll never collect a paycheck from another NFL organization. The Steelers general manager, who signed a one-year contract extension last week, wants to retire with the team even though he has no...
Kevin Colbert, Steelers expecting Ben Roethlisberger to make ‘complete recovery’ in 2020
Forget about the Pittsburgh Steelers pursuing a backup quarterback in free agency next month. General manager Kevin Colbert became the latest team official to squash talk of the team adding a veteran to dress behind starter Ben Roethlisberger. Colbert said Thursday the Steelers are “hopeful” Roethlisberger will make a “complete...
GM Kevin Colbert feels ‘better’ about Steelers than at this time last offseason
For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off a non-playoff season. And for the second year in a row, the win total has dropped — from 13 to nine to eight. While acknowledging the team’s .500 record was “below the standards that are expected here,”...
First Call: Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger fills in as WVU mascot; Andy Dalton likely done with BengalsVideo
It’s a football-heavy “First Call” today. Ben Roethlisberger and his beard were on display in Morgantown Tuesday. It looks like Andy Dalton is out in Cincinnati. And being a Browns and Bengals fan isn’t an excuse to get high in Ohio after all. New gig? If Ben Roethlisberger is looking...
Report: Steelers QB Mason Rudolph’s $50K fine upheld for role in Browns brawl
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph’s fine for his role in the team’s brawl with the Cleveland Browns reportedly has been upheld. NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported Wednesday that the NFL “recently” upheld the $50,000 fine levied on Rudolph. Actually, to put a bow on this one, Rudolph's fine was upheld...
U mad, bro? Readers defend and attack Penguins trade, lash out at Antonio Brown, Le’Veon Bell, Bud Dupree
This week’s “U mad, bro?” is laced with Penguins fans who don’t like the trade for Jason Zucker. Then there are those who want me to like it more than I do. We also get the usual bile for Antonio Brown, Le’Veon Bell and Bud Dupree. Also, we sprinkle in...
