Chris Adamski stories, Page 101
As preseason closes, competitions endure for Steelers at punter/holder, long snapper
The life of a specialist in the NFL, from afar, can look like a lonely one. It’s not uncommon throughout a training camp or regular-season practice that you’ll see anywhere from 4-8 dozen players gathered on one field, spiritedly going at one another on offense and defense. On an adjacent...
Since being drafted by Steelers, Kendrick Green has gotten leaner, meaner
Since his first few weeks of on-field work after being drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kendrick Green literally has gotten leaner and meaner. Leaner, as in the 12-13 pounds he said he trimmed off his 6-foot-3 frame between minicamp in June and the start of training camp in July. Meaner,...
DB Antoine Brooks Jr. big surprise among 5 Steelers cuts
Among the Pittsburgh Steelers’ second round of cuts was a player who it was believed had started the day still in the running to be a starter. Second-year defensive back Antoine Brooks Jr. was waived/injured, ending the former sixth-round pick’s quest to become the first-team nickel cornerback. Brooks opened camp...
New to Steelers, Trai Turner forced to immediately embrace leadership role
The brace on his left knee notwithstanding, Pittsburgh Steelers guard Trai Turner proclaimed himself fully healthy. “I feel pretty good. I don’t have any limitations, per se,” Turner said after practice Monday at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. “Just out here playing ball.” Turner is playing ball as the starting right...
Steelers notes: Chase Claypool practices, Minkah Fitzpatrick does not but is ‘fine’
T.J. Watt wasn’t the only All-Pro absent from drills at Pittsburgh Steelers practice Monday. Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick was a non-participant, watching the second half of the session in street clothes. “He’s fine,” was coach Mike Tomlin’s two-word response when asked about Fitzpatrick’s status. Named an AP All-Pro in each of...
Stock up, stock down for Steelers after 3rd preseason game
The Pittsburgh Steelers won their first 11 games in 2020. They’ve won their first three games of the 2021 season. Unfortunately, these ones don’t count. But being 3-0 is better than being 0-3 — and having the first (and only) game in which the starters start result in a 20-0...
Steelers notebook: James Pierre appears ahead in battle for No. 3 CB
Through the first four weeks of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, the hottest position battle for a starting spot was at nickel cornerback between Arthur Maulet and Antoine Brooks. The answer — if Saturday’s preseason game against the Detroit Lions is any indication — neither. For the first snap in which...
5 things to watch in Steelers preseason game vs. Lions
There hasn’t been an announced crowd of more than 5,909 paid patrons for a home Pittsburgh Steelers game since Dec. 15, 2019. In the 20 months since, a total of 15,949 officially have viewed the Steelers play at Heinz Field. Probably more than three times that number will be in...
Will Stephon Tuitt be ready for the regular-season opener for Steelers?
Cameron Heyward didn’t miss a beat Thursday. He answered the final question of an 11-minute conversation with media with conviction. Is there any concern his longtime running mate on the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive line, Stephon Tuitt, would be ready for the regular-season opener Sept. 12? “No,” is all Heyward said...
Inside the ropes: Steelers’ Mason Rudolph the 2nd QB in, Dwayne Haskins with scout team
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin indicated many of the other first-teamers would stay in the game Saturday after Ben Roethlisberger exited it. When that happens, it appears highly likely it again will be Mason Rudolph getting those reps with the projected starters. During a practice at Heinz Field that began...
1st-year WR Cody White gets reps with Steelers starters
A hamstring injury hindered Cody White for about two weeks earlier during training camp. He’s hoping it doesn’t hinder his chances at making the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 53-man roster. The first-year wide receiver is an intriguing candidate to grab a roster spot at the bottom of a deep and accomplished position...
Steelers RB Kalen Ballage has potential to be total package
He looks every bit the 230 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. He’s been clocked in the 4.4-second range in the 40-yard dash. He put his name in the record books in college. It’s easy to see why NFL teams would think Kalen Ballage could be a star. But on his...
Inside the ropes: Steelers simulate regular-season midweek practice
The post-pandemic return of concerts to Heinz Field won’t happen until a Rolling Stones show in October. But that didn’t mean there isn’t something of a dress rehearsal happening there this week. The Pittsburgh Steelers under Mike Tomlin long have treated their third preseason game as a simulation for a...
Mike Tomlin gives strongest hint yet that rookie Kendrick Green has won center job
As he is wont to do, Mike Tomlin refused to fully tip his hand. But did the Pittsburgh Steelers coach on Tuesday tacitly confirm that Kendrick Green is his man at center this season? A rookie third-round pick, Green has taken first-team reps at center almost exclusively when healthy through...
Steelers WR Chase Claypool leaves practice with left leg injury, not believed serious
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool needed the assistance of two teammates to make it off the Heinz Field turf after suffering an apparent injury to his left leg Tuesday. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and tight end Eric Ebron supported Claypool as he came off the field during the waning moments...
Fans required to bring masks to Heinz Field for Steelers’ preseason game
The facemasks on players’ helmets won’t be the only masks that will be required when the Pittsburgh Steelers host a preseason game at Heinz Field this weekend. Fans will be required to bring masks for the 7:30 p.m. game against the Detroit Lions on Saturday, the Steelers announced Monday. Although...
Steelers inside the ropes: Dwayne Haskins continues to open eyes
The team portion of Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers camp practice began with Dwayne Haskins directing the only assured scores during the “seven shots” 2-point conversion simulation. Practice ended with Haskins leading the only drive that scored during a 2-minute drill simulation. And Haskins did that latter deed while leading the first-team...
Steelers notes: Anthony McFarland better conditioned, more prepared in Year 2
By all accounts, Pittsburgh Steelers running back Anthony McFarland is having a better training camp this year than he had as a rookie in 2020. He’s most certainly had a better preseason; last year, the NFL did not play preseason games. The latter, McFarland’s position coach said, helps lead to...
Steelers’ Terrell Edmunds still working back from shoulder injury to begin contract year
First, coach Mike Tomlin revealed recently, came the offseason surgery for Terrell Edmunds. Then, the shot to the ego — and bank account — that was the Pittsburgh Steelers declining their 2022 contract option on him. Now, Edmunds has been navigating a training camp in which he’s been at less...
Minkah Fitzpatrick elevates his leadership to match his production for Steelers defense
Try as he might, Grady Brown missed out on the opportunity to coach Minkah Fitzpatrick six years ago. In the time that’s passed since, Fitzpatrick has grown from a New Jersey kid into a college All-American all the way to standout safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers. “It’s cool for me...
Steelers make it official, trade 6th-round pick to Jaguars for ILB Joe Schobert
The Pittsburgh Steelers will get their first look at their new inside linebacker Sunday. Coach Mike Tomlin said Joe Schobert, who didn’t practice Saturday for his new team because of covid protocols, is expected to suit up Sunday when the Steelers conduct a closed practice at Heinz Field. An inside...
Stock up, stock down among Steelers after 2nd preseason game
Until early Friday evening, players on 27 of the NFL’s 31 teams had yet to make their 2021 preseason debut. The Pittsburgh Steelers, meanwhile, already have played two full games. That’s plenty of extra film and data to comb through and surely that makes coach Mike Tomlin and his staff...
Steelers reportedly trade for former Jaguars, Browns ILB Joe Schobert
The Pittsburgh Steelers addressed depth issues at inside linebacker, and they did it with a familiar former Pro Bowler. The Steelers traded for former Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Joe Schobert, according to a report from the NFL Network. A message posted Thursday night to the account of Schobert’s...
5 things to watch in Steelers Preseason Game 2
While the rest of the NFL adjusts to playing three preseason games (in lieu of the four they’d grown accustomed to), for the Pittsburgh Steelers it’s business as usual in 2021. The Steelers and Dallas Cowboys are scheduled for four preseason games because they met in the Hall of Fame...
QB Mason Rudolph to start again as Steelers will stick with same plan for 2nd preseason game
Mason Rudolph will start at quarterback again for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their second preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles, and he figures to have largely the same roster around him as in last week’s Hall of Fame Game. “It will be very similar to last week for who you...
