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Tim Benz, Mark Madden talk Olli Maatta trade, Steelers running backs, Pirates quandary
In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden and I discuss whether Jim Rutherford did the right thing by trading Olli Maatta to Chicago. We also investigate the quality of the return in Dominik Kahun. Maatta took a lot of grief in Pittsburgh. We debate whether it was warranted. Another...
Steady veteran Tyson Alualu perfect fit for Steelers’ 4th defensive lineman
From the beginning of their professional marriage 2½ years ago, Tyson Alualu and the Pittsburgh Steelers seemed like a perfect fit. So when it came time to extend the partnership this past winter, it was the proverbial a no-brainer from Alualu’s end. Apparently, it was for the Steelers, too. “I...
Steelers 2-a-days: Aliquippa’s Dravon Askew-Henry, big Zach Banner look to seize opportunities
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...
Kevin Gorman: After being benched, Artie Burns shows accountability to Steelers
Artie Burns was answering questions about living up to the expectations of a first-round draft pick who was benched last season when a smile came across his face and his eyes lit up. Burns interrupted an interview to reach out and high-five his 4-year-old son, A.J., who arrived at his...
Steelers 2-a-days: Will Marcus Allen break out? Tyson Alualu an ideal top DL backup
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...
Steelers 2-a-days: Pivotal year for both Ola Adeniyi, Brian Allen
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...
Spawn from baseball Hall of Famer, Trey Griffey prepared for 2nd Steelers camp
About a week-and-a-half prior to Father’s Day, Trey Griffey was asked if his dad had given him any fatherly advice about competing during his second season as part of the Pittsburgh Steelers organization. “He just told me, ‘Go in there and do what you do,’ ” Griffey, a wide receiver,...
Tim Benz: The NFL is screwing up its own replay fix
Leave it to the NFL to block itself from doing the right thing when it comes to pass-interference replay. The league was about to do something that showed eminent good sense. Now, it’s going to screw it up. Bear with me through this winding road of missteps and stupidity as...
Kevin Gorman: Devin Bush wants to put Steelers ILB job on ‘lock, like his ponytail
Devin Bush has football in his blood and on his brain, as the rookie inside linebacker has impressed the Pittsburgh Steelers with his athleticism and his ability to absorb the playbook. But Bush believes it’s also in his hair. James Conner made waves with his modern-day mullet for the season...
Back to coaching Steelers OLBs, Keith Butler doesn’t plan many changes
Over the offseason, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler re-acquired some old duties as part of his job description. Butler was the Steelers’ linebackers coach for 12 seasons before being promoted to coordinator in early 2015. Management filled his old position then by splitting it into two jobs: Joey Porter...
Jack Lambert jersey from 1982 fetches $50K at auction
Thirty-five years after he retired from the NFL, Jack Lambert remains one of the most popular Pittsburgh Steelers legends, particularly on the memorabilia circuit. A game-used jersey worn by the Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker during the 1982 season fetched $50,131 at a recent auction of Steelers memorabilia held...
Holdout hasn’t ‘crossed my mind,’ Mike Hilton says as he awaits new deal
Mike Hilton exited minicamp without a contract and without assurances he will get a favorable deal from the Pittsburgh Steelers prior to training camp. Because he has not signed his $645,000 exclusive-rights tender, the 25-year-old slot cornerback remains the Steelers’ only player without a contract. The Steelers don’t report to...
Steelers wrap minicamp; Mike Tomlin turns attention on training camp
It’s no secret that coach Mike Tomlin enjoys the three weeks the Pittsburgh Steelers spend each summer at training camp. If Tomlin had his way, the Steelers would skip the nearly six-week break until they report to Latrobe on July 25 and get the process started immediately. Tomlin joked as...
Jerald Hawkins at ‘75%’ for Steelers minicamp, took reps at tackle, guard
Compared to last year, this summer’s slate of Pittsburgh Steelers workouts was more enjoyable and productive for offensive lineman Jerald Hawkins. During organized team activities last year, Hawkins suffered a torn left quadriceps that ended his third season. Back on the practice fields at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex the past...
No Steelers make Pro Football Focus list of Top 50 players
When a team is coming off a 9-6-1 non-playoff season, individual accolades are not expected. Still, the Pittsburgh Steelers not placing a single player on the Pro Football Focus Top 50 list is a bit surprising considering the team employs the NFL’s 2018 passing yardage leader in Ben Roethlisberger, perennial...
Ryan Switzer delivers Bruster’s ice cream to Steelers’ minicampVideo
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Ryan Switzer hooked up his teammates with ice cream Wednesday after minicamp at the team’s facility on the South Side. Switzer brought in a Bruster’s Ice Cream truck and helped serve the treat to teammates. He gave some love to the local company, which is headquartered...
First Call: Sir Charles loves Sir Sidney, Mike Rupp eats his shoe
In Thursday’s “First Call,” Charles Barkley loves him some Sidney Crosby! Mike Rupp eats his shoe. And Jenna Fischer has the last laugh. Sir Charles on Sir Sidney For reasons still unknown, the NBC hockey crew decided it would spend the first intermission of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup...
U mad, bro? Fans defend Steelers, Steve Blass, attack Pirates pitching
In “U mad, bro?” this week, defenders of the Pittsburgh Steelers come out of the woodwork. People are still angry at those who lashed out at Steve Blass. And what would this weekly post be without a few agitated Pirates fans honked off at the pitching staff? Jamie didn’t like...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers have to hope JuJu learned dos and don’ts from AB
To say JuJu Smith-Schuster learned from Antonio Brown is an understatement about the understudy of the NFL’s most prolific pass-catcher and social-media star of this decade. That Smith-Schuster embraces the opportunity to replace Brown as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ top player in both regards is only as valuable as how much...
Sharon native, Pitt alum Teryl Austin back in town working for SteelersVideo
It was 28 years ago a recent Pitt graduate by the name of Teryl Austin had wrapped up a brief playing career in the CFL and moved on to his life’s work, taking a job at the local Coca-Cola bottler. Austin, then in his mid-20s, on occasion would run into...
At minicamp, Steelers work on improving 2-minute situations
The first two days of minicamp practices for the Pittsburgh Steelers each ended with the first-team offense, followed by the second-team offense, trying to drive the length of the field and score a touchdown in a simulated 2-minute drill. It wasn’t by happenstance. Each of the final seven games last...
James Conner expects Steelers to spread carries evenly
James Conner was a workhorse in his first season as a Pittsburgh Steelers starter last year, eating up more than 62% of the carries in the ground game and 64% of the targets to running backs in the passing game. At least one key player in the locker room believes...
Keith Butler: Steelers did ‘great thing’ by trading up to draft Devin Bush
Evidenced mostly by a 9-6-1 record, the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t do enough to replace injured inside linebacker Ryan Shazier for the 2018 season. Finding a player with Shazier’s blend of speed, athleticism and instincts remained atop the team’s wish list heading into the NFL Draft, and nobody was happier than...
Steelers new replay-challenge czar prepping by watching all 300+ NFL challenges from 2018
There were more than 300 replay reviews in the NFL last season. Teryl Austin vows to watch all of them. Hired by the Pittsburgh Steelers in January as their senior defensive assistant and secondary coach, part of Austin’s duties with his new team is to be something of a replay-challenge...
JuJu Smith-Schuster says he learned from Antonio Brown’s Steelers exitVideo
JuJu Smith-Schuster said he was disappointed with how Antonio Brown’s tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers ended but said he wouldn’t describe their subsequent Twitter feud as hatred. The Steelers wide receiver exchanged words with Brown since the seven-time Pro Bowl and four-time All-Pro wideout was traded to the Oakland Raiders,...
