Steelers/NFL category, Page 427
‘Special moment’ for Steelers’ Hall of Honor inductees Bill Cowher, Hines WardVideo
When he was hired to succeed Chuck Noll in January 1992, Bill Cowher went to sleep that night hoping he could keep his job as coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers for at least three years. “I laid in bed that night and thought, ‘Wow, if I don’t screw this up,...
TE Vance McDonald among inactives for Steelers game against Bengals
Tight end Vance McDonald, who missed the entire week of practice with a shoulder injury, will not play for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night against the Cincinnati Bengals. McDonald was one of seven players listed as inactive for the AFC North game between the division’s two winless teams. Also...
Madden and Benz Unfiltered: Clint Hurdle’s firing, Steelers-Bengals previewVideo
The Pittsburgh Pirates made their move Sunday by firing Clint Hurdle, but that can’t be the end of it … can it? Tim Benz and Mark Madden lament the firing of Hurdle and the praised heaped upon general manager Neal Huntington in the wake of a disastrous 2019 season. The...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden break down Clint Hurdle’s firing and Steelers-Bengals ‘MNF’ game
It’s not often a Pittsburgh Steelers “Monday Night Football” game gets dwarfed by other topics in the Pittsburgh sports world. But the team has started 0-3. Sidney Crosby got hurt. Clint Hurdle got fired. And Pat Narduzzi is getting linked to another job. So, apologies. It’s going to take us...
Tim Benz: Who is missed more: Antonio Brown or A.J. Green?
The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t good at much this year. The Cincinnati Bengals may be good at even less. But as these two 0-3 teams square off in a pathetic excuse for a primetime matchup Monday night at Heinz Field, Cincy has been better than the Steelers in one very important...
For Steelers, getting first win, not Bengals rivalry, is most importantVideo
Bud Dupree spent a few moments in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room last week wistfully looking back to a time in the earlier stages of his career. Because then he was a younger man eagerly anticipating embarking on his NFL journey? No. Because the Steelers were legitimate annual Super Bowl...
Kevin Gorman: If Steelers are going to get back to business, it has to start up frontVideo
Maurkice Pouncey wiped a towel down his face and across the back of his neck while being asked about what the Pittsburgh Steelers have to do to establish a running game. The All-Pro center wiped his face again, shook his head and let out a little laugh in exasperation inside...
Four Downs: Steelers’ Mike Hilton is outstanding vs. run, mediocre against pass
1. Slot machines Mike Hilton has ceded some of the Pittsburgh Steelers slot-cornerback duties to Cameron Sutton this season. As PennLive.com broke down well, the division of labor in the splitting of snaps is based largely around deploying Hilton against the run and Sutton in passing-heavy situations. Looking at some...
Bengals ‘count on’ big production from Tyler Boyd against hometown Steelers
Clairton native and Pitt product Tyler Boyd will return home Monday night with the Bengals and play at Heinz Field for the first time since the second game of his rookie season in 2016. He was not active for the past two matchups in Pittsburgh. Boyd leads the Bengals with...
Nick Vannett ’80-90%’ comfortable with Steelers offense heading into his debut
Nick Vannett’s first week with the Pittsburgh Steelers resembled the final week of each semester he spent at Ohio State. “I felt like I waited last minute to study for final exams,” Vannett said Saturday, “and here I am trying to cram everything together and try to get a good,...
Vance McDonald sits again, listed as doubtful for Steelers vs. Bengals
Tight end Vance McDonald missed a third consecutive day of practice Saturday with a shoulder injury, but Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is leaving the proverbial light on for the veteran tight end. McDonald is listed as doubtful on the injury report the Steelers unveiled after their final practice in...
Young Steelers receivers trying to click with new QB Mason RudolphVideo
It’s not lost on the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers that James Washington had a special on-field rapport with quarterback Mason Rudolph when they played together at Oklahoma State. It would be hard to miss considering that with Rudolph throwing the football, Washington set school single-game and season records for yards...
Steelers’ Mason Rudolph: ‘I could have been a little more aggressive’ against 49ersVideo
Until Mason Rudolph threw a 76-yard touchdown pass to JuJu Smith-Schuster and a 39-yard score to Diontae Johnson in the second half, the Pittsburgh Steelers scheme last Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers was more generic than a bowl of vanilla ice cream. Passes consisted of screens, quick outs and...
Mark Madden: It takes a cockeyed optimist to like Steelers’ chances
If you’re thinking rationally, you know the Steelers’ chances of significant accomplishment this season lie in a bloody heap. Being 0-3 is the head of the spear. Ben Roethlisberger being out for the year twists the knife. Either of those facts bodes poorly. Combine them, and it’s time to get...
Vance McDonald sits out practice again for Steelers with shoulder injury
It is becoming increasingly clear that the Pittsburgh Steelers will face the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night without veteran tight end Vance McDonald. McDonald did not practice for the second day in a row because of a shoulder injury he sustained last Sunday in the Steelers’ 24-20 loss to the...
Former Notre Dame TE Alize Mack strives to make impact with Steelers
During his first day of practice as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad, three impressions were made on Alize Mack that stood out. How friendly people were to him at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, how well-run and revered the organization is … and how “old-school” his new...
Donte Moncrief trying to ‘have fun,’ work way back into Steelers lineup
Donte Moncrief admits to pressing too much to impress his new team, and it landed him a spot on the inactive list for the third game of the Pittsburgh Steelers season. The sixth-year veteran wide receiver is waiting for a chance to get back on that field. He just doesn’t...
Tim Benz: ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith says Steelers should consider Antonio Brown reunion. No, they shouldn’t
When you host a national sports talk show on television, you get to do stuff like this. You get to drop a bomb of this magnitude. Then move on to advocate firing Freddie Kitchens in Week 3, declare that Jimmy Garoppolo is better than Tom Brady and wrap up by...
Tim Benz: Who wins battle of Steelers’ bad run defense vs. Bengals bad run game?
It’s the matchup we’ve all been waiting to see. The easily resistible force vs. the highly movable object. Also known as the anemic Cincinnati Bengals running game vs. the leaky Steelers rush defense. It’ll be the game within the game between two teams with a combined 0-6 record. I know....
Kevin Gorman: Steelers corners ready for new challenge of stopping Bengals receiversVideo
Joe Haden gets up for going against the NFL’s best wide receivers, so the Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback always looked forward to facing Cincinnati Bengals star A.J. Green. “I feel like he was one of the top-5 receivers in the league since he came in,” said Haden, who spent his first...
New TE Nick Vannett trying to get ‘up to speed’ with Steelers offense
Nick Vannett spent a few months of offseason workouts catching passes from Mason Rudolph never envisioning he would do so again in a vastly different setting with the fourth week of the NFL season approaching. In fact, Vannett never expected to be back in Pittsburgh so soon after the Seattle...
Tyler Matakevich ready in case of more injuries at inside linebacker for Steelers
Vince Williams missed another practice with a hamstring injury, and Mark Barron got a scheduled day off, giving veteran Tyler Matakevich a chance to get some first-team work at inside linebacker Thursday. Matakevich expects to be back at his customary role as a core special teams player Monday night when...
Ben Roethlisberger at Steelers practice days after season-ending surgeryVideo
Big Ben was back on the practice fields Thursday at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex — on the sidelines. Three days after undergoing season-ending elbow surgery in Los Angeles, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was at the facility taking in practice. “Just a great guy, out there supporting us,” receiver JuJu...
Alexander Myres back with Steelers on practice squad after missing camp with illness
Twice now, the Pittsburgh Steelers have sought out Alexander Myres “out of nowhere.” A rookie cornerback from Houston, Myres was signed by the Steelers immediately after the draft, and they reportedly gave him a $20,000 bonus that was their highest among any undrafted player this year. Tuesday, they brought him...
Free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick ‘happy’ with his performance in Steelers debutVideo
Minkah Fitzpatrick was traded to a new team, received a crash course in a new playbook and terminology and made his starting debut for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the span of six days. So, the second-year free safety was pretty pleased with his performance on Sunday at the San Francisco...
