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Joe Haden misses Steelers practice; Steve Nelson returns, James Conner remains out
James Conner missed another Pittsburgh Steelers practice Thursday, and he was joined on the sidelines by another former Pro Bowl player in Joe Haden. But Steve Nelson returned to practice, a signal he will in the regular-season finale at Baltimore. Nelson practiced fully a day after he missed a session...
Linebacker T.J. Watt named Steelers MVPVideo
As much as the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive players relished T.J. Watt earning the team’s most valuable player award Thursday, they are more interested in whether he can claim a bigger accolade in about six weeks. At the NFL Honors ceremony Feb. 1, the eve of the Super Bowl, the NFL...
Steelers’ Ryan Switzer, Roosevelt Nix designated to return from injured reserve
If the Pittsburgh Steelers make the AFC playoffs and advance to the divisional round, they could get fullback Roosevelt Nix and wide receiver Ryan Switzer back on the active roster. The Steelers announced Thursday that Nix and Switzer have been designated to return from injured reserve, which paves the way...
CB Steve Nelson doesn’t practice for Steelers with groin injury
While the Pittsburgh Steelers’ opponent on Sunday, the Baltimore Ravens, enjoyed a day off on Christmas – a byproduct of earning home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs – coach Mike Tomlin put his players through a 90-minute practice Wednesday at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Cornerback Steve Nelson was new to...
Devlin Hodges looking to bounce back for Steelers after brief benchingVideo
What transpired in the second quarter Sunday at MetLife Stadium was foreign to Devlin Hodges. As a four-year starter, three-time conference player of the year, FCS career passing yardage leader and Walter Payton Award winner in 2018, Hodges never was pulled from a game because of poor performance. It finally...
Ben Roethlisberger vows to ‘come back stronger’ for Steelers in 2020
Ben Roethlisberger gave Pittsburgh Steelers fans a Christmas gift on Wednesday when he vowed to resume his football career in 2020, shooting down a report that cast doubt about his football future. Underneath a family photo posted on his website, bigben7.com, Roethlisberger wrote that he is “working hard and more...
In potentially final game with Steelers, B.J. Finney knows drill in spot starts
Four of the five Pittsburgh Steelers offensive linemen have been starting alongside each other for almost five seasons. The bond between three of them goes back to 2012. So, it perhaps was the ultimate compliment to B.J. Finney that one of those venerable veteran lineman said earlier this week that...
Beating Steelers is enough motivation for Ravens in meaningless game
It would seem that the Baltimore Ravens have nothing to play for in Sunday’s regular-season finale. Except for the fact of who it’s against. “It’s a big deal, as always, to play the Steelers,” Baltimore coach John Harbaugh said during a conference call with Pittsburgh reporters. “It’s a rivalry. We...
Mike Tomlin indifferent on Steelers scoreboard-watching during season finale
Mike Tomlin probably knows a lost cause when he sees one. So he has taken an indifferent approach to his players following other games going on around the league Sunday. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff fate is at least in part dependent on the results of the Tennessee Titans-Houston Texans game...
Kevin Gorman: When it comes to QBs, Steelers are on Island of Misfit ToysVideo
This season Mike Tomlin calls a journey started for the Pittsburgh Steelers with Ben Roethlisberger as their starting quarterback, Mason Rudolph as backup and neither Devlin Hodges nor Paxton Lynch on an NFL roster or practice squad. That the Steelers go into their season finale with Hodges as the starter...
Mike Tomlin, Steelers expect to see former Penn State QB Trace McSorley with Ravens
After a three-year starting career at Penn State in which he won 31 games, Trace McSorley figures to get the first regular-season action of his NFL career against the Pittsburgh Steelers. With the Baltimore Ravens having already locked up the AFC’s No. 1 seed in the playoffs, coach John Harbaugh...
With Mason Rudolph unavailable, Steelers have no choice but to turn back to Devlin HodgesVideo
It might have been the only time Mike Tomlin laughed on Christmas Eve. As the old saying goes, if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry — and the latter might have been in play for Tomlin on a day in which he had no choice but to turn to Devlin Hodges...
Maurkice Pouncey will not play in Steelers regular-season finale vs. RavensVideo
It’s probably fitting that in this injury-riddled Pittsburgh Steelers season that they’ll be without at least one more Pro Bowler for their regular-season finale. Center Maurkice Pouncey will not play against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday in a game that earning a win would significantly aid the Steelers’ playoff hopes....
Steelers place Mason Rudolph on IR, sign ex-Ohio State QB J.T. Barrett to practice squad
When the Pittsburgh Steelers make a final push for the playoffs on Sunday at Baltimore, they won’t have second-year quarterback Mason Rudolph around to rescue them. Rudolph’s season officially came to an end when the Steelers placed him on the injured reserve list Tuesday with a left shoulder injury he...
Kevin Gorman’s Who runs the North?: Road to the Super Bowl goes through the GrinchVideo
The Baltimore Ravens don’t just run the AFC North. For the first time, the AFC playoffs run through Baltimore. The Ravens didn’t just win their 11th consecutive game to clinch the conference’s top seed and home field throughout the AFC playoffs for the first time. They eliminated the Cleveland Browns...
John Harbaugh: Despite resting stars, Ravens ‘want to win this game’ vs. Steelers
Unlike the high stakes for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Baltimore Ravens have nothing to play for Sunday in regards to playoff positioning. Some of their best players will be shielded from playing. But Ravens coach John Harbaugh said none of that means his team won’t be ready to play in...
B.J. Finney says recent spate of Steelers bad snaps happens sometimes
B.J. Finney was standing in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex when he was asked about the recent spate of bad snaps that he and Maurkice Pouncey have delivered. But before he could barely begin his answer, Devlin Hodges walked by and interrupted. “I’ve gotta...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers believe they can still make the playoffs, even if chances are so-soVideo
Cameron Heyward gave a cockeye glare as I noted the Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoffs predicament: They haven’t beaten a team this season that has qualified for the playoffs, yet now need to beat the team with the NFL’s best record to qualify. The Steelers defensive captain shrugged his shoulders. “So?” The...
James Conner gets MRI on injured thigh, unsure of status for Steelers finaleVideo
Wearing sweatpants and a T-shirt, James Conner walked without a limp in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room Monday. Not 24 hours earlier, the running back was injured on a second-quarter carry during a loss at the New York Jets. Conner said he had an MRI on Monday morning and was...
Paxton Lynch prepared for promotion to role as No. 2 QB for Steelers finaleVideo
When Paxton Lynch was working out at Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton, Wash., in July and August, who could have guessed by Christmas he would be a play away from having the Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff hopes riding on his strong right arm? With Mason Rudolph’s injured left shoulder expected...
Cam Heyward, Steelers looking to extend season beyond Week 17Video
Cameron Heyward walked from the showers toward his corner locker at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Monday afternoon, surveying the scene surrounding him. A group of reporters were milling around while a handful of players sat quietly in front of their stalls. “Is there a funeral in here?” Heyward said....
Ravens to sit Lamar Jackson, start Robert Griffin III at QB against Steelers in finaleVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers were planning to prepare for Lamar Jackson to start at quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens in their season finale, but John Harbaugh took the ball out of his hands. The Ravens coach announced Monday that Jackson is one of a handful of Pro Bowl players who will...
Mark Madden: Put blame for Steelers woes on quarterbacks
For the second straight year, the Steelers seemed to be locked into a playoff berth late in the season. For the second straight year, they’re going to blow it. What went wrong? The most shocking development: The offensive line fluctuated between mediocre and terrible. Ramon Foster is washed up. Alejandro...
With Mason Rudolph ailing, Devlin Hodges to start for Steelers in season finale
Down to their only healthy option at quarterback with experience running their offense in a game this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers will turn to Devlin Hodges as their starter for Week 17 at Baltimore. Mason Rudolph, who replaced Hodges in the second quarter Sunday and led the Steelers to their...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden outline Steelers’ continued issues after Jets lossVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers missed an opportunity to control their own destiny. And now it’s not hard to see them missing the playoffs. A 16-10 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday leaves the Steelers needing a win and some help to make the playoffs. Tim Benz and Mark Madden...
