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Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker Mark Barron will not play in Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Barron did not practice all week after suffering a hamstring injury during last week’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens. The Steelers have three players they consider starters for two positions at inside linebacker...

Promising rookie guard Fred Johnson and journeyman outside linebacker Jayrone Elliott were released by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday afternoon. Running back Trey Edmunds and quarterback Paxton Lynch were promoted from the practice squad to the 53-man active roster. Johnson was impressive in training camp as a mammoth undrafted rookie...

It’s our weekly fantasy sports podcast with Jeff Erickson of RotoWire. This week, I vent about my recent lack of big-time production from Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. I’m probably not alone there. Speaking of Houston’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, we have a prediction about someone besides...

There is plenty of blame to go around for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 1-4 start in 2019. Game-planning and play-calling have been atrocious at times from the coaching staff. Just look at the field goal in New England, the conservative game plan vs. the San Francisco 49ers, the overuse of the...

Randy Fichtner was probably thankful he was wearing a Pittsburgh Steelers baseball cap and pair of sunglasses to cover his eyes as he processed a loaded question: What would your reaction have been if you would have known in training camp that your fourth quarterback would be starting in Week...

A second cornerback was listed on the Pittsburgh Steelers injury report Thursday when the team announced that slot corner Mike Hilton was limited in practice because of a foot injury. Starting outside corner Steve Nelson, who was limited Wednesday with a groin injury, also was a limited participant Thursday. The...

The Baltimore Ravens had just tied the score with 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter Sunday. The Pittsburgh Steelers had possession at their 25 after a touchback, and overtime was imminent. With one more play to run in regulation, offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner wanted quarterback Devlin Hodges to take...

Remember the four-way offseason competition to succeed nine-year pro Marcus Gilbert as the Pittsburgh Steelers starting right tackle? Hardly anyone else does, either. And that’s because Matt Feiler, characteristic of his personality, quietly earned the job and has performed admirably since. “He really is playing well,” said the All-Pro who...

It’s all Mike Tomlin, all the time in “U mad, bro?” this week. His decision to kick away in overtime. His hypothetical relocation to Washington. His superiority to me as a head coach. All of these matters are clearly up for debate. Well, most of them anyway. Billy did not...

Mike Tomlin’s hunch about his dreadful kick return team was so bleak, the Steelers’ head coach felt the need to give up possession of the football after winning the overtime coin toss last Sunday. That was an overreaction from Tomlin. And it was the wrong move. Yes, I say that...

With Jaylen Samuels down, the proverbial next man up onto the Pittsburgh Steelers’ active roster figures to be Trey Edmunds. Edmunds has spent most of the past year-plus on the Steelers practice squad, though he did appear in four late-season 2018 games. When this summer’s training camp shook out, Edmunds...

Starting cornerback Steve Nelson participated in Pittsburgh Steelers practice Wednesday, and although it was on a limited basis that can be taken as a positive in regards to his potential availability for Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Chargers. Nelson suffered a groin injury during last week’s loss to the...

It took a little over 24 hours to truly sink in. But once Johnny Manziel Jr. stunk out the joint in Cleveland’s 31-3 loss at San Francisco Monday night, the Steelers found themselves staring straight down the barrel of wasted opportunity. The AFC North really does reek. The Steelers could...

Three days after taking a vicious shot to the head that left him concussed, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph was on the practice field with his teammates. Devlin Hodges took the first-team reps Wednesday as the Steelers began on-field preparations for their game Sunday night at the Los Angeles Chargers,...

Kevin Gorman and I wrap up Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin’s press conference at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Boy, there’s a lot of meat on the bone this week, even though the season appears to have slipped through Tomlin’s fingers. * If the Washington Redskins really want Tomlin as...

Mike Tomlin sidestepped a question Tuesday about Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder being interested in hiring him as the team’s next coach. Two national media outlets put the Pittsburgh Steelers coach atop Snyder’s wish list after he fired coach Jay Gruden on Monday after an 0-5 start. Tomlin is signed...