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U mad, bro?: Readers fuming about Steelers fans’ behavior, George Pickens media coverage, MLB contracts
The Pittsburgh Steelers have won two in a row. The Penguins are generally playing better. And it even appears the Pirates are trying to address their first base hole with someone who isn’t old, washed up and overweight. So, generally, readers are in a good mood right now. Keep in...
Stopping Saquon: Steelers focus on minimizing damage by dynamic Eagles star running back
The Pittsburgh Steelers have seen their share of elite running backs this season, but coach Mike Tomlin described Saquon Barkley as both dominant and dynamic because the Philadelphia Eagles star has created a degree of separation from his peers in highlight reel-caliber plays. Barkley’s backwards bounce over Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback...
Mike Tomlin ‘enamored’ with his run D, but Elandon Roberts says he’s more than that for Steelers
A day after Mike Tomlin recalled how he and former general manager Kevin Colbert were “enamored” with him after attending his 2016 pro day at the University of Houston, Elandon Roberts playfully admonished Tomlin for not acting more on it. “I always mess with Mike T,” Roberts said Wednesday, “‘Man,...
George Pickens, Larry Ogunjobi, DeShon Elliott sit out Steelers practice because of injury
Receiver George Pickens, defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi and safety DeShon Elliott did not practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday, according to the league-mandated injury report. Pickens is nursing a hamstring injury suffered late last week that caused him to miss this past Sunday’s win against the Cleveland Browns. Coach...
Blocking, ‘splash’ on special teams help Ben Skowronek settle into role with Steelers
Amidst Zoom-directed training at the height of the pandemic, Ben Skowronek jotted down something that his position coach at Notre Dame had told him. “He said, ‘Look, man, you can be the best in the world at this,’ ” Skowronek said of what Fighting Irish wide receivers coach Del Alexander...
Tim Benz: Lots to be gleaned from Steelers’ 3-game gauntlet
For the Pittsburgh Steelers, their long-awaited mid-winter slog through three playoff-quality opponents begins this weekend. Three games over 11 days. Three opponents that have combined for 31 wins. The first game is Sunday in Philadelphia against the 11-2 Eagles. Then the Steelers face their arch-rivals from the AFC North on...
First Call: Who Big Ben likes more than Mike Tomlin for Coach of the Year; Eagles DB says he was almost a SteelerVideo
The Philadelphia Eagles head coach is attempting to quell concerns about locker room discord heading into Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. A Philadelphia defensive back discloses he almost wound up in Pittsburgh. Ben Roethlisberger has some interesting NFL Coach of the Year thoughts. And the Duquesne men’s basketball team...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin: ‘Outside chance’ WR George Pickens can play against EaglesVideo
Mike Tomlin said there’s an “outside chance” wide receiver George Pickens could play against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, but if pressed the Pittsburgh Steelers coach admitted he would “probably say (Pickens is) out or could be characterized as doubtful.” Tomlin said after Pickens experienced hamstring discomfort in post-practice work...
Big Ben: Calling out WR George Pickens ‘a good step’ for Steelers coach Mike Tomlin
When it was suggested on the DVE Morning Show that Ben Roethlisberger has experience dealing with wide receivers with “behavioral issues,” the Pittsburgh Steelers great applauded coach Mike Tomlin by saying “it was a good step” to call out George Pickens after he drew a pair of unsportsmanlike conduct penalties...
First Call: Wyatt Teller tamps down complaints about Steelers fans; plans for Bryan Reynolds at 1BVideo
Tuesday’s “First Call” follows up on those complaints about Steelers fans from one of the Cleveland Browns’ wives. We know the full broadcast plans for the Christmas Day game on Netflix between the Steelers and Chiefs. Pirates manager Derek Shelton has an update on Bryan Reynolds’ future position. Also, the...
Steelers visit Philly amid Eagles tension following A.J. Brown’s complaints about passing game
As the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare to visit Philadelphia this weekend, they are hardly walking into the “City of Brotherly Love.” The 11-2 Eagles will welcome the Steelers on Sunday during a nine-game win streak. However, all is not harmonious at the other end of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. After Sunday’s 22-16...
Steelers welcome grueling 3-game stretch as proving ground
Pear trees aren’t indigenous to the greater Philadelphia area. In lieu of a partridge awaits a flock of high-flying Eagles. But for the Pittsburgh Steelers, a trip across the state this weekend represents the first day of a Christmas stretch that could define their season. On Saturday, the Steelers will...
Mark Madden: Steelers lack an exploitable weak spot, which goes a long way
If you hear any noise, it’s just me and refreshing sports notes boppin’. Well deserved, Cobra. • The Steelers’ biggest strength may be that nothing about them stinks too bad. The defensive line isn’t great, but it’s got Cameron Heyward. The offensive line is OK, not terrible. There’s isn’t a...
Steelers vs. Browns: What they’re saying in Cleveland after the loss
Nick Camino can’t wait for the Cleveland Browns’ season to be over. The sports anchor for WKYC-TV 3 in Cleveland lambasted his home team after the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated them 27-14 at Acrisure Stadium Sunday. “How many more weeks of the season do we have left?” Camino wrote. “We are...
First Call: Myles Garrett, Browns family member snipe back at Steelers’ crowd; Steelers underdogs vs. EaglesVideo
Monday’s “First Call” has some complaints from Cleveland after the Browns lost to the Steelers on Sunday. The Steelers are underdogs in Philadelphia this week. The Chiefs pulled another rabbit out of the hat on “Sunday Night Football.” This time, an ex-Steeler was involved. We also recap the weekend that...
5 things we learned in Steelers’ win over the Browns: NT Keeanu Benton has ‘ball skills’Video
Five things we learned from Steelers 27, Browns 14: 1. Benton’s big play It wasn’t that the Pittsburgh Steelers were so stunned to see Keeanu Benton get his first career interception against the Cleveland Browns, but more so the manner in which he did. The 6-foot-4, 309-pound nose tackle stayed...
Madden Monday: Steelers’ victory over Browns ‘was a necessary evil of a game’
The Steelers’ victory over the Cleveland Browns Sunday certainly felt good from an emotional standpoint. The Browns are a hated division rival. They won the first matchup of the year. They got pretty mouthy about it. And they haven’t swept the Steelers since 1988. So why let that happen now?...
‘I don’t really like those guys, and they don’t like us’ – Steelers-Browns game gets chippy
It’s one of the oldest rivalries in the NFL, and the intensity between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns seems to be percolating as hot as it has in a while. “I don’t really like those guys,” Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. said, “and they don’t like us. So at...
Steelers notes: Alex Highsmith wastes little time getting sack in return
A month out didn’t blunt the impact that Alex Highsmith could make for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Playing for the first time since suffering an ankle injury late in a Nov. 10 win at the Washington Commanders, Highsmith had a sack on the third defensive play from scrimmage of a 27-14...
Feats of Strength: Steelers use 2nd-half adjustments, crucial turnovers in revenge-game win over Cleveland
No snow. No Myles Garrett WWE-style trash-talking interviews. No George Pickens dust-ups at the end of the game. No Pickens at all, actually. He was out with a hamstring injury. In other words, Game 2 between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns couldn’t have been more different from Game 1...
Long-maligned group of Steelers complementary WRs step up with George Pickens out
For all of George Pickens’ … volatility … at times with after-whistle incidents or between-games chatter, he has been remarkably durable and reliably available over his three seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. So even though Pickens suffered a hamstring injury Friday and was officially listed as questionable to play against...
Steelers take satisfaction in beating Browns to end 4-game gauntlet of AFC North opponents
From the elements to the outcome, everything was different this time for the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Cleveland Browns. Only 17 days after they blew a late lead to lose in a second-half snowstorm in Cleveland, the Steelers’ defense shined in sparking a 27-14 win over their AFC North rival...
Defense shines, Russell Wilson overcomes slow start to throw 2 TDs as Steelers beat Browns
The Pittsburgh Steelers were willing to take the tradeoffs — even if it wasn’t by choice — as Mike Tomlin made it clear that his concentration was on focusing energies on what was available instead of what wasn’t. On a day the Steelers got outside linebacker Alex Highsmith back from...
Steelers welcome 2024 class into Hall of Honor
It has been a decade since Dick LeBeau last drew up a game plan for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but when he looks at the current defense, he sees at least a pair of names familiar from his tenure as its coordinator. “Cam,” LeBeau said proudly Sunday at Acrisure Stadium, “is...
Steelers to play without wide receiver George Pickens (hamstring) against the Browns
The Pittsburgh Steelers will have one of their top pass rushers back but will be without their top wide receiver Sunday against the Cleveland Browns, as Alex Highsmith returns but George Pickens was ruled out. Pickens (hamstring) appeared on the NFL-mandated injury report Friday but was placed on the Steelers’...
