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Steelers injury update: Donte Moncrief leaves practice with finger injury
T.J. Watt and Sean Davis remained out of practice Monday at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. Another starter joined them, but it does not appear to be serious. Veteran receiver Donte Moncrief left toward the end of practice at Saint Vincent after he collided with Artie Burns on deep ball that...
The Trib’s Steelers depth chart through the first 4 training-camp practices
Coming into Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, not many starting positions were up for grabs. Right tackle is the only obvious one, though inside linebacker needs sorting out, too. Receiver roles need defined, but unlike offensive tackle, being designated “starter” does not guarantee a majority of snaps, similar to how being...
Mark Madden: JuJu Smith-Schuster with perfect start to Steelers training camp
Antonio Brown showed up at Oakland’s training camp in a hot-air balloon. No lack of irony there. He immediately was put on the non-football injury list. JuJu Smith-Schuster practically sneaked into Steelers training camp. No cameras, not even his own. He entered via a side door. “I am just here...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers need a leaner Bud Dupree to finally live up to expectations
If Bud Dupree looks noticeably leaner for the Pittsburgh Steelers, it’s not because he lost weight. “I’m still 260,” Dupree said. “I just trimmed up.” Maybe he wised up, too. A soup-and-salad diet since April allowed Dupree to lose some body fat — the Georgia native told me giving up...
Steelers camp primer: Ben Roethlisberger likely gets a full day, but which veterans sit?
Each day of Steelers training camp, the Trib rounds up some things to pay attention to during practice at Saint Vincent: WHAT TO WATCH Ben is back: Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is settling into his usual camp routine of full day/half day/day off. Well, Monday is practice No. 4, which means...
Kevin Gorman: When Steelers’ ‘backs-on-‘backers’ became all about Benny Snell Football
This was the moment we’ve been waiting for, the annual rite of passage in the first practice in pads for the Pittsburgh Steelers. It’s known as “backs-on-’backers” but Sunday’s edition might as well have been called Benny Snell Football. That’s how the rookie running back refers to his rugged running...
Steelers inside the ropes: Reserve LB Ola Adeniyi shines in ‘backs-on-‘backers’ drill
On a day when most starters didn’t participate or were limited to a few reps, backup linebacker Ola Adeniyi emerged as the star of the “Backs on Backers” drill that annually highlights the first practice in pads at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. Adeniyi got the most work among the linebackers,...
Artie Burns gets 1st-team reps on day his Steelers $800,000 roster bonus was due
It apparently was so far off the radar Mike Tomlin would not even entertain the thought. “I didn’t know that he was in adversity,” the Pittsburgh Steelers coach said Sunday of his former first-round draft pick cornerback Artie Burns. Over a span of about 14 months between ending in late...
Ben Roethlisberger, Maurkice Pouncey among veterans given day off at Steelers camp
During the Pittsburgh Steelers regular season under Mike Tomin, Wednesday traditionally has been Veteran’s Day. In training camp, the holiday is spread out more evenly, and it began Sunday. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, center Maurkice Pouncey and linebacker Mark Barron were excused from the first padded practice at Saint Vincent. Cornerback...
Sean Davis injury results in Steelers 1st-team reps for AAF alum Kameron Kelly
Safety Sean Davis suffered a finger injury during Sunday’s practice — the first in pads for the Pittsburgh Steelers — at Saint Vincent. He became the first starter hobbled by an injury. “That finger is being evaluated,” coach Mike Tomlin said. “Maybe a dislocation.” Davis’ injury opened the door for...
Entering final year of contract ‘fun’ for Steelers’ Bud Dupree
He can’t say with certainty where he will be employed seven months from now. Tens of millions of dollars are on the line. Entering his fifth season, his career is at a crossroads with high financial stakes. But is the pressure of entering a contract year weighing on Bud Dupree?...
Mass at Steelers training camp seeks health, ‘successful completion’ of season
The Pittsburgh Steelers can consider themselves prayed up and ready to go for 2019. On Sunday, team executives, staff and fans gathered at Saint Vincent Parish for the annual Mass for Steelers training camp. The basilica dominates the Unity campus of Saint Vincent College, where the Steelers began their annual...
Steelers camp primer: It’s time to break out the pads for practice
Each day of Steelers training camp, the Trib rounds up some things to pay attention to during practice at Saint Vincent: WHAT TO WATCH No beating around the Bush: The practice will be the first time that the team’s rookie class, led by first-round pick Devin Bush, will don pads...
Steelers Inside the Ropes: Chris Boswell perfect in first camp test, albeit an easy one
Chris Boswell kicked his first live field goals of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp Saturday. But it wasn’t yet an example of the “pressure” coach Mike Tomlin intended to put on his troubled kicker. Like the rookie signed to compete with him, Boswell made all eight of his field goal attempts...
Steelers lineman Ramon Foster reflects on anniversary of near-miss knee injury
His career with the Pittsburgh Steelers — and perhaps in the NFL — was over. “That was a thought of mine,” guard Ramon Foster said. One year ago Sunday, on the first padded practice of training camp, Foster crumpled to the ground clutching his right knee. Three plays into the...
Bring on ‘Backs on Backers’: Steelers feel ‘certain excitement’ for first padded practice of camp
There’s not much Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin enjoys more than the annual opening of training camp. Except, maybe, the fourth day each year at Saint Vincent. After reporting day and two days of practice in shorts and shells, the Steelers for the first time will put on the full...
Through 2 practices, Steelers remain relatively injury-free
It’s only two practices, and neither involved full hitting or pads. But the Pittsburgh Steelers so far are remaining relatively healthy. Receiver Johnny Holton has been the only injury of any kind through two training-camp practices at Saint Vincent. The veteran suffered a “minor” hamstring injury during Day 2 on...
Steelers to add outside investors to purchase David Tepper’s shares
David Tepper no longer is a minority shareholder in the Pittsburgh Steelers ownership group, but his stake in the franchise has yet to be transitioned to another buyer. Steelers president Art Rooney II, who heads the team’s ownership group, told the Tribune-Review that Tepper’s estimated 5% ownership stake remains in...
Hines Ward, Bill Cowher among 4 inducted into Steelers’ Hall of Honor
If the history of the Pittsburgh Steelers was split into three eras, it wouldn’t be too difficult to define them: the Super Steelers under Chuck Noll, and the teams before and after. Each of the three was represented in the organization’s newest Hall of Honor class. Coach Bill Cowher and...
Kevin Colbert not treating 2019 like ‘this is my last year’ as Steelers GM
General manager Kevin Colbert is entering his 20th season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Could it be his last? Colbert confirmed Saturday morning he will not seek an extension on his contract, which runs through May 2020, until after the conclusion of the 2019 season. By design, that is a departure...
Kevin Gorman: All eyes on Devin Bush’s 1st practice in pads with Steelers
Devin Bush drew cheers from the crowd at Chuck Noll Field in his first practice at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp for diving to break up a short pass over the middle. What the Steelers’ first-round draft pick can’t wait to do is put on the pads for the first time...
Steelers camp primer: Mike Tomlin in no hurry for players to don pads
Each day of Steelers training camp, the Trib rounds up some things to pay attention to during practice at Saint Vincent: WHAT TO WATCH Taking it easy: The Steelers will conduct their second and final practice before they are permitted to wear pads for the first time since the end...
Steelers Inside The Ropes: Devin Bush, Mark Barron, Vince Williams in ILB rotation
To borrow a favorite turn of phrase of coach Mike Tomlin, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ division of labor at inside linebacker was far from clear when training camp opened Friday. The good news, as free-agent acquisition Mark Barron said afterward, is the Steelers legitimately have three starters at inside linebacker. And...
Gender reveal is JuJu Smith-Schuster’s latest interplay with Steelers fans
It’s a boy! JuJu Smith-Schuster got to break the good news to a happy young couple of Pittsburgh Steelers fans when he participated in a gender reveal following practice Friday at Saint Vincent. Caleb Deuschle and Taylor Lehman of Chambersburg traveled to the Unity campus to watch practice and caught...
Steelers’ Javon Hargrave knows value, not preoccupied with extension
As he stood outside the locker room after the first morning walkthrough of training camp, Javon Hargrave laughed. Five questions into a series of about a dozen from reporters regarding getting a contract extension from the Pittsburgh Steelers, Hargrave was told he would keep getting them until either he signs...
