Steelers/NFL category, Page 409
Tim Benz: Steelers look to improve pass rush results vs. Baker MayfieldVideo
Of the many problems facing the Steelers against the Browns this Sunday, the biggest will be their ability to get Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield to the ground. Mayfield was only sacked once, and the Steelers forced no turnovers in the first meeting between the clubs this season. That was largely...
Steelers’ Devlin Hodges balances taking risks with managing gamesVideo
Talk to any of Devlin Hodges’ current or former teammates or coaches — or even to Hodges himself — and they likely will say one of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ new starting quarterback’s greatest strengths is he plays fearlessly and with nothing to lose. Talk to Mike Tomlin this week, though,...
Steelers’ Cameron Heyward keeps making progress with play, charitable work
Since he established his charitable foundation in 2015, Cameron Heyward has set a modest goal, one that also could serve as his motto on the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers. “Each year,” he said, “we’ve challenged ourselves to do a little more.” Heyward hopes incremental success — individually as a...
T.J. Watt among 5 Steelers players atop Pro Bowl positional balloting
Five Pittsburgh Steelers players lead their respective positions in Pro Bowl balloting that was released Wednesday afternoon. Outside linebacker T.J. Watt is the leading vote-getter among all Steelers players, collecting 118,517 votes. Also leading in voting on defense for the Steelers are rookie inside linebacker Devin Bush (70,171 votes), defensive...
Left tackle Alejandro Villanueva limited in practice for Steelers with shoulder injury
The Pittsburgh Steelers began their practice week for the AFC North rematch against the Cleveland Browns with left tackle Alejandro Villanueva only being involved on a limited basis with a shoulder injury. Villanueva was not listed among the injured players Tuesday when coach Mike Tomlin conducted his weekly press conference....
Mark Madden: Current Steelers-Browns rivalry doesn’t compare to battles in ’70s
For those imagining Sunday’s game between the Steelers and Cleveland will morph into a blood feud or race war on Heinz Field’s grass or in its adjacent parking lots, think again. The current fans and players are soft as puppy excrement compared to those competing and watching when Steelers vs....
Tim Benz, Kevin Gorman break down Mike Tomlin’s QB decision, preview Steelers-Browns
For our “Breakfast With Benz” podcast Wednesday, TribLive columnist Kevin Gorman joins me to talk about Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s decision to bench Mason Rudolph in favor of Devlin “Duck” Hodges. There’s a lot to unpack there. But the off ramps of Tomlin’s decision are far reaching. Why is...
U mad, bro? Steelers, Browns fans go off about Mason Rudolph, Myles Garrett, Devlin HodgesVideo
In this week’s “U mad, bro?”, readers are angry about the Steelers’ quarterback controversy. And my take on it. And my view of the Myles Garrett-Mason Rudolph debate. And my support of Devlin Hodges. And my partnership with Mark Madden. And pretty much anything else I’ve said the past week....
Tim Benz: It’s time for Steelers coach Mike Tomlin to support Devlin HodgesVideo
This isn’t a change Mike Tomlin wants to make. He has to make it. On Tuesday, the Steelers head coach couldn’t have made that sentiment more clear if he tried. Come to think of it, he basically did. In describing why he made the decision to replace struggling quarterback Mason...
Browns CB Denzel Ward expects Steelers rematch to be ‘heated game’Video
Most Cleveland Browns players resisted delving into the psychological aspects of their upcoming visit to the Pittsburgh Steelers immediately after they routed the Miami Dolphins, 41-24, on Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium. But Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward didn’t conceal his mental approach to Sunday’s rematch between the Browns (5-6) and...
Kevin Gorman: Mike Tomlin sends message to Steelers: Don’t let quarterbacks kill usVideo
Mike Tomlin wasted no time in announcing Duck would start at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, and his reasoning for the choice was just as succinct. The Steelers coach leaned in toward the microphone Tuesday afternoon at his weekly news conference at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex and spoke...
Mike Tomlin doesn’t expect tensions to rekindle between Steelers, Browns
Considering the way the Pittsburgh Steelers’ previous game against the Cleveland Browns ended — with Myles Garrett swinging Mason Rudolph’s helmet at the quarterback’s unprotected head — it’s reasonable for the NFL to take preventive measures to ensure tempers don’t flare Sunday when the teams meet again at Heinz Field....
Mike Tomlin unsure of status for Steelers’ James Conner, JuJu Smith-Schuster
For a team beset by injuries for most of the season, it was a positive for the Pittsburgh Steelers that they came out of their game Sunday in Cincinnati without adding to their already expansive total. Coach Mike Tomlin said that aside from normal “bumps and bruises,” the Steelers did...
Former Steelers Troy Polamalu, Hines Ward, Alan Faneca named Hall of Fame semifinalists
Three former members of the Pittsburgh Steelers are among the 25 semifinalists of Modern-Era candidates for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Wide receiver Hines Ward, guard Alan Faneca and safety Troy Polamalu were among the candidates who made the cut from 122 nominees to the 25 semifinalists,...
Former Steeler Michael Vick named among legends captains for 2020 Pro BowlVideo
Just call him Captain Vick. The NFL announced that former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Michael Vick would be one of four “legends captains” at the 2020 Pro Bowl in Orlando, Fla. .@Terrell_Davis, @darrellgreen28, @MichaelVick and Bruce Smith have been named the 2020 Pro Bowl Legends Captains! pic.twitter.com/Q0DLrjeOfA— NFL (@NFL) November 25,...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says Devlin Hodges will start against BrownsVideo
Duck season will resume Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers get their rematch with the Cleveland Browns at Heinz Field. How long it remains open depends on the aim of Devlin Hodges. “We’ll see where we are after this game,” coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday of his decision to start Hodges...
First Call: Baker Mayfield’s skills, ruffled Raven, Casey DeSmith highlightsVideo
In Tuesday’s “First Call,” we look at what Baker Mayfield is doing right lately for the Cleveland Browns. The Ravens and Rams weren’t happy with each other after their Monday night game. And Casey DeSmith sparkles in the AHL. Keep an eye on it Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield got...
Kevin Gorman’s Who runs the North?: Steelers-Browns rematch makes this race interestingVideo
There is a drastic difference between first place and last place in the AFC North, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are strangely somewhere in-between. As Lamar Jackson leads the Baltimore Ravens with one record-setting performance after another – and his Monday Night Football debut was a personal showcase for the MVP...
Tim Benz: Is Mike Tomlin too committed to Mason Rudolph as Steelers’ QB?Video
Me? What would I do at the Steelers quarterback position? I’d start Devlin “Duck” Hodges Sunday versus the Cleveland Browns. That takes a lot for me to say. I was a big fan of Mason Rudolph coming out of Oklahoma State, and I lauded the Steelers’ decision to draft him...
Steelers’ Joe Greene, Jack Ham, Jack Lambert finalists for NFL All-Time Team
Former Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Greene, Jack Ham and Jack Lambert are among the finalists on defense for the NFL’s All-Time Team. The league Monday revealed 24 linebackers, 18 defensive ends and 16 defensive tackles for the squad. A 26-member voting panel is making the choices, with 12 LBs, seven DEs...
Myles Garrett absence will bring different feel to Steelers’ rematch with Browns
The NFL made sure two of the three main participants in the fight near the end of the first meeting between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns wouldn’t play in the rematch Sunday at Heinz Field. Mason Rudolph perhaps took the third participant out of the equation with his play...
Mark Madden: Steelers must hope defense makes QB pick insignificant
Mike Tomlin has not committed to a starting quarterback for this week’s home game against Cleveland. Mason Rudolph stunk out the joint before being pulled in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 16-10 win Sunday at Cincinnati. Devlin Hodges wasn’t much better, manufacturing a big play thanks to a James Washington stiff-arm, not...
Browns emerge from chaos with playoff shot entering Steelers gameVideo
CLEVELAND — The controversy-around-every-corner Browns emerged on the other side of the helmet-swinging Myles Garrett maelstrom a more connected team. They bonded during a week loaded with suspensions, appeals, fines and outside noise by playing an incident-free game Sunday. There was no drama, no ejections, no glittery watches, illegal cleats...
Steelers leading NFL in forced fumblesVideo
CINCINNATI — The Pittsburgh Steelers induced a fumble on the opening kickoff Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium. They got another on the next possession and an unofficial one in the third quarter (overturned by a penalty) before going for the kill shot with two game-sealing fumble recoveries in the fourth...
Steelers a home underdog to Browns for 1st time in 30 years
There’s perhaps no greater indignity for the Pittsburgh Steelers than losing to the Cleveland Browns. Two weeks after just that happened in Ohio, the oddsmakers are predicting it will happen again in Pittsburgh. And that is rare. How rare? The most recent time that the betting line for a Browns-Steelers...
