Chris Adamski stories, Page 102
Mike Tomlin unconcerned by T.J. Watt’s lack of practice reps during contract negotiations
Mike Tomlin wouldn’t reveal who made the decision that star defender T.J. Watt would sit out team drills during this Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. But Tomlin said he is unconcerned that Watt is limited in his work while his representatives and the team negotiate a contract extension. “The business is...
Inside the ropes: Mike Tomlin not pleased with Steelers after chippy practice
When Mike Tomlin meets with the media after a training camp practice, he usually starts by emphasizing all of the good work his Pittsburgh Steelers players put in that day. Not Monday. On a 90-degree day at Heinz Field, with his players donning pads for the first time since the...
Steelers notes: OL Malcolm Pridgeon added, James Washington absent from practice
A day after leaving practice with an apparent knee injury and two days after his head coach refuted a national report that he’d requested a trade, James Washington was not on the Heinz Field grass during Monday’s Pittsburgh Steelers training-camp practice. “He’s being evaluated for medical purposes,” coach Mike Tomlin...
Devin Bush: ‘It’s my Twitter, so (the Steelers) can’t control it’
Available to the media for the first time since igniting an online brouhaha with a flurry of midsummer Twitter posts that ranged from the bizarre to the disturbing, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Devin Bush was largely unapologetic. Asked if he felt like he made some fans angry with his tweets —...
Hall of Famers Alan Faneca, Bill Nunn embody Steelers football
CANTON, Ohio – He became the 29th representative of the organization to be recognized as a Hall of Famer. The fifth, in fact, during this weekend. But while some of the other bronzed Pittsburgh Steelers might be have more familiar names to the average fan, the men who introduced Alan...
Taking whose stock is up, down among Steelers after preseason opener
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is giddy he is one of two head coaches who gets 33% extra game reps to evaluate his roster this preseason. Rest assured Tomlin and his assistants are poring over the game film of Thursday’s 16-3 victory against the Dallas Cowboys in what was the...
Steelers sign former Woodland Hills, Pitt CB Lafayette Pitts
The Pittsburgh Steelers stayed local in filling one of their free roster spots, signing former Pitt and Woodland Hills standout Lafayette Pitts on Friday. A cornerback, Pitts is joining his fifth NFL team since going undrafted in 2016. He has appeared in 26 NFL regular-season games, playing 123 defensive snaps...
Forbes annual valuation of NFL franchises lists Steelers up 14% at $3.43 billion
Even after a down year of revenue losses owed to the coronavirus pandemic, NFL franchises continue to prosper. This includes the Pittsburgh Steelers. Forbes.com on Thursday released its annual estimated valuations of NFL teams. Each gained significant equity over the past year, raising in value between 10-29%. The Steelers’ franchise...
WR James Washington reportedly requests trade from Steelers
A day after he didn’t make it onto the field with what served as the first-team offense in the preseason opener, fourth-year wide receiver James Washington reportedly requested a trade from the Pittsburgh Steelers. ESPN’s Adam Schefter posted a message to his verified Twitter account Friday that Washington, a former...
NFL official who infamously overturned 2017 Jesse James Steelers TD retiresVideo
He probably shouldn’t expect the traditional gold watch as a warm retirement gift from any Pittsburghers. Al Riveron on Thursday retired from the position of the NFL’s senior vice president of officiating, ending a career in football officiating that lasted more than four decades and included a 17-year tenure in...
5 things to watch in tonight’s Steelers preseason opener vs. Cowboys
It has been 179 days since the most recent NFL game and 207 days since the Pittsburgh Steelers suited up for one. Typically far less relevant — but eminently notable under the year’s circumstances — is it has been 707 days since an NFL preseason game was played. It was...
Attrition affecting tight ends as Pat Freiermuth leaves Steelers practice
Already without Eric Ebron and Zach Gentry from the start of Tuesday’s training-camp practice because of injury, the Pittsburgh Steelers tight end corps finished the session at Heinz Field with only two healthy bodies after rookie Pat Freiermuth suffered an apparent shoulder injury. Freiermuth took part in stretching and individual...
Inside the ropes: Interceptions aplenty from defense off Steelers QBs
It was only four years ago that Ben Roethlisberger proudly boasted he made it through the entire Pittsburgh Steelers training camp without throwing an interception. That certainly hasn’t been the case at the 2021 camp. Not for Roethlisberger, not for any of the four quarterbacks on the roster. Roethlisberger threw...
Dwayne Haskins aiming for No. 2 QB job in 2021, to be ‘future franchise QB’ thereafterVideo
Less than eight months after being released by Washington, 6 ½ months after signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers and two weeks into his first training camp with them, Dwayne Haskins is setting the bar high. Haskins was polite and understated during his first media session of camp Tuesday, but he...
Steelers sign RB Tony Brooks-James, release former PSU player Jarvis Miller
The Pittsburgh Steelers added another running back to their camp mix, signing former Oregon runner Tony Brooks-James on Tuesday. Brooks-James had bounced around the NFL since going undrafted in 2019, and three of his four career regular-season appearances were with the Steelers. Brooks-James had eight rushes for 7 yards and...
Craig Wolfley to join Steelers radio booth, Max Starks to serve as sideline analyst
Two-time Super Bowl-winning offensive lineman Max Starks was added to the Pittsburgh Steelers radio broadcast team, and Craig Wolfley will move to the booth alongside longtime play-by-play man Bill Hillgrove. iHeartMedia made the announcement in a release Tuesday, two days before the Steelers’ 2021 preseason opener in the Hall of...
Steelers’ Diontae Johnson relies on pre-practice routine to combat dropsVideo
When drops became an issue for Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Diontae Johnson early last season, he turned to an unlikely member of the team for help. Speaking to reporters after Monday’s training-camp practice at Heinz Field, Johnson detailed a new pre-practice routine he began last season that’s helped him keep a...
Inside the ropes: Plenty of long balls thrown by Steelers quarterbacks
Plenty has been made recently about the ability (or lack thereof) of the Pittsburgh Steelers offense to stretch the field by throwing deep. It was only one practice in a seven-week preseason, but if Monday’s training-camp session at Heinz Field is any indication, the Steelers won’t have any trouble airing...
Steelers hope Najee Harris’ impressive skillset translates into production for run game
When Najee Harris approached the makeshift podium in a corner of the Heinz Field playing surface Saturday, he addressed reporters in French. Harris was just being his usual gregarious and whimsical self. He isn’t actually fluent in French. What one of the highest-profile Pittsburgh Steelers rookies of recent decades does...
Steelers inside the ropes: Najee Harris already making up for subpar run blocking
On the first completed running play of in-field 11-on-11 drills during Saturday’s training camp session, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense line collapsed the offensive line and Najee Harris was dropped for a loss of about 3 yards. The following play began similarly, with the defense again getting good penetration as Ben...
Steelers notebook: Week before Hall of Fame induction, Troy Polamalu tests covid positive
Eight days before his scheduled induction ceremony into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Troy Polamalu revealed he has tested positive for covid-19. The former Pittsburgh Steelers star broke the news in a message posted to social media Friday. Polamalu, 40, indicated he is symptom-free. A safety who played 12...
Eric Ebron, Pat Freiermuth have potential to head ‘dynamic’ Steelers tight corps
Pittsburgh Steelers tight ends coach Alfredo Roberts was unwilling to divulge the nickname he bestowed upon his position group when speaking with media earlier this week. A few hours later, his most outspoken pupil, Eric Ebron, was more than eager. But for the more family-oriented outlets, Ebron needed to clean...
Marcus Allen, Buddy Johnson, Ulysees Gilbert III jockey for position among Steelers’ ILBs
The retirement of Vince Williams left the duo of Devin Bush and Robert Spillane as the unquestioned starters at inside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers this season. The organization and those who follow it seem content with that. But what about the positional depth? Attrition, perhaps, is where Williams’ absence...
Undrafted rookie WR Rico Bussey out to prove he is not a mere 1-day camp darling
Mike Tomlin might not want to unnecessarily discuss rookie Rico Bussey. But the fans on hand at Thursday’s Pittsburgh Steelers practice probably do. One week into training camp, the wide receiver is an early candidates as the annual “camp darling” that gets latched on to during most Steelers preseasons. Thursday’s...
Steelers inside the ropes: Undrafted WR Rico Bussey steals the show
One of three undrafted rookies among an 11-man Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers corps in which there perhaps are six men fighting for one possible open spot, Rico Bussey has the odds stacked against him. The rookie who played at the University of Hawaii was designated as the star of Thursday’s...
