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JuJu Smith-Schuster gives shout out to area newlyweds
When Kalea Anderson began talking with JuJu Smith-Schuster on Instagram two years ago, she couldn’t have imagined it would lead to him playing a part in her brother’s wedding. But that’s exactly what happened on Saturday. On a busy weekend for Smith-Schuster that included going to the Chartiers Valley High...
Steelers’ Ryan Shazier named winner of George Halas Award for overcoming adversity
Ryan Shazier on Monday was named the 51st winner of the annual George Halas Award, an honor given annually by the Professional Football Writers of America to an NFL player, coach or staff member who overcomes the most adversity to succeed. Shazier underwent spinal stabilization surgery in December 2017 after...
RMU alum, ‘part-Yinzer’ Marcelis Branch hopes to stick with Steelers
Florida native Marcelis Branch called Allegheny County home for more than five years earlier this decade, and the Robert Morris product is back in Pittsburgh this spring. “I’m part-Yinzer now,” Branch said with a wide smile during Pittsburgh Steelers organized team activities last week at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Branch...
4 players jockeying for Steelers’ starting right tackle job
How much continuity has the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line had? And just how rare is that? Put it this way: Putting aside temporary injury- (or suspension-) related fill-ins, the starting five this season will undergo its first change since the middle of the 2015 season. Across the rest of the...
Xavier Grimble refuses to let costly fumble ‘define’ him heading into 2019
For the second year in a row, a backup Pittsburgh Steelers tight end will try to enter a season looking to put a controversial play in the rear-view mirror. In 2018, it was Jesse James bouncing back from perhaps the most scrutinized NFL play of the previous season, the infamous...
Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster shares Heinz Ketchup at Kennywood
Looks like Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is jumping on Team Heinz in the ketchup controversy at Kennywood Park. Photos from Saturday show fan-favorite Smith-Schuster at Kennywood with a Heinz Ketchup bottle. Chuck Fallert, who shared the photos with the Tribune-Review, said that Smith-Schuster walked up to people in...
Steelers’ James Conner not taking starting job for granted
The first time James Conner walked onto the practice field for organized team activities, he was slowed by a hamstring tweak that he incurred during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie minicamp. The next year, Conner arrived at OTAs healthy, and he was rewarded with regular reps as the starting tailback all...
First Call: Reds fans go after John Wehner after Derek Dietrich comments
In “First Call” Friday, Reds fans attack John Wehner. Le’Veon Bell and Odell Beckham Jr. are taking heat for skipping practices. Problems for a few former Pirates. Now it’s on! Pirates broadcaster John Wehner made headlines this week when he shamed Reds player Derek Dietrich for showboating his home runs...
Ex-Steeler Steve McLendon, now a Jets teammate, implores Le’Veon Bell to show up
In Pittsburgh, we’re used to stories about Le’Veon Bell being absent from practices. In New York, that’s not going over big with one of his new teammates. And it’s a guy who used to be one of his former teammates. Former Steeler and current Jets defensive lineman Steve McLendon said...
U mad, bro? Readers pop off about showboating, Phil Kessel trade, Antonio Brown’s grass
“U mad, bro?” this week features Pirates fans in a snit over Derek Dietrich of the Reds, the Pirates’ failure to support Josh Bell and our coverage of Antonio Brown. Well, our coverage of Brown’s lawn care, anyway. On Twitter, “Corby Corb 12” chimes in with an opinion on Derek...
After a season on sideline, Marcus Allen ready to shine in Steelers secondaryVideo
A hamstring injury caused Marcus Allen to miss the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie minicamp, voluntary organized team activities and mandatory minicamp and much of training camp last year. This time, the second-year strong safety has gone from sideline spectator to making plays at OTAs. Allen is hoping to play a prominent...
Kevin Gorman: ‘Football is life’ for Steelers nose tackle Javon HargraveVideo
Javon Hargrave knows this is a big year for him as the Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle enters the final year of his rookie contract with his sights set on earning a lucrative deal. Not that you could tell by the easy smile on his face. “In the NFL, I feel...
Steelers sign final draft pick, 3rd-round cornerback Justin Layne
Cornerback Justin Layne became the final member of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ draft class to sign his rookie contract, when he agreed to a four-year deal Thursday that has a total slot value of about $3.45 million. The third-round draft pick out of Michigan State and the No. 83 overall player...
Rookie TE asked to switch number out of deference to Heath Miller
Zach Gentry still might hear fans chant a certain retired tight end’s first name when he catches passes at Heinz Field this season. It won’t be because he wears the same number as Heath Miller. Gentry wore No. 83 in college at Michigan and again at the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie...
Retiring Raven Haloti Ngata: Breaking Ben Roethlisberger’s nose was favorite play of career
Another of the principle protagonists of the heyday of the Pittsburgh Steelers-Baltimore Ravens rivalry is retiring. And this one cites one of the height of the rivalry’s most infamous plays as one that stood out most. Speaking at a news conference in Baltimore on Wednesday that both announced his retirement...
Steelers 7th-rounder Derwin Gray spends OTAs at 4 positions; left guard this week
All of Derwin Gray’s 25 starts at the University of Maryland over the past three years were at left tackle. It’s taken all of nine on-field Pittsburgh Steelers team workouts for the seventh-round pick to quadruple his positional résumé in the NFL. “I pretty much have played at all four...
Steelers 6th-rounder Sutton Smith, a college linebacker, taking reps at fullback
Much of the post-draft chatter surrounding Pittsburgh Steelers sixth-round pick Sutton Smith concerned whether the All-American pass rusher would play on the edge or at inside linebacker in the NFL. Turns out, there was another yet unexplored position for Smith. Smith confirmed Thursday that he has spent time at fullback...
Report: Terrelle Pryor to join Jacksonville Jaguars
Don’t close the book on Terrelle Pryor’s NFL career just yet. The veteran wide receiver from Jeannette is reportedly set to join the Jacksonville Jaguars. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network first reported the news after Pryor worked out with Jacksonville Wednesday. The #Jaguars are expected to sign veteran WR Terrelle...
First Call: Jon Gruden was ready to give up 2nd-round pick for Antonio Brown
In “First Call” Thursday, the Steelers may have been able to do better in the Antonio Brown trade. A WPIAL star is climbing toward the majors. Ryan Reaves dabbles in comedy. How it could`ve gone Here’s an item we’ve buried this week. It turns out the Steelers may have been...
Steelers QB Josh Dobbs flying high off the field
As a recipient of an aerospace engineering degree, Joshua Dobbs is all too familiar with Newton’s third law of motion. He just didn’t expect it to be such a jarring part of his flight training for a trip with the Air Force Thunderbirds. What goes up must come down —...
Tim Benz: Mike Munchak’s offseason departure among hardest for Steelers
Much of the discussion at Steelers organized team activities this week has been about the guys who are gone. Namely Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell. But a third Steeler of importance has departed and probably hasn’t been talked about enough. That’s offensive line coach Mike Munchak. He left Mike Tomlin’s...
Diontae Spencer — the Steelers’ other Diontae — making name for himself at OTAs
Diontae Spencer stopped in mid-sentence and turned his head toward the voice that called his name, before running back Benny Snell clarified that he was looking for the other Diontae. If there is cause for confusion among wide receivers at Pittsburgh Steelers organized team activities, it’s because they signed CFL...
Diontae Johnson working to get ‘timing down’ with Roethlisberger at OTAs
Diontae Johnson has been watching and learning during many of the team concepts in organized team activities this week. His best work, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ third-round draft pick said Wednesday afternoon, has come in early individual work with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Johnson said Roethlisberger has spent the past two days...
Gerald McCoy could be latest star player to invade AFC North
Could the Pittsburgh Steelers end up facing the hottest NFL free agent twice a season in 2019? Defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, who was surprisingly cut loose by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers less than two weeks ago, may find a future in the AFC North after wrapping up visits with the...
Mel Blount, Franco Harris to chair Steelers’ summer charity events
The Pittsburgh Steelers are bringing out two of their Hall of Fame players for their annual summer fundraisers. Mel Blount and Franco Harris will serve as honorary chairs of the Steelers Charity Walk and Steelers 5K race, respectively. The charity walk, which will be held July 27 at Saint Vincent...
