Chris Adamski stories, Page 132
Carlos Davis ‘attends’ Steelers rookie camp in same house twin Khalil does so for BucsVideo
“Little” brother Khalil Davis banishes his brother to the basement. As close as he and identical twin Carlos are, their respective employers probably would frown upon them taking part in each other’s work. Carlos Davis was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers two weeks ago. Khalil Davis was taken a round...
Coronavirus concerns create a most unusual rookie minicamp for newest SteelersVideo
A typical NFL rookie minicamp often can include some face time and zoom. As in, a team’s newest players getting some valuable face time in front of their new coaches, and the faster ones showing off by zooming around practice fields. The unique circumstances surrounding 2020, of course, have made...
Mike Tomlin: Steelers ‘extremely confident’ Ben Roethlisberger will be ready for seasonVideo
Another public comment from a prominent member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, another highly optimistic outlook for the health of Ben Roethlisberger. During a 3 ½-minute spot on the NFL Network during its 2020 schedule-release show Thursday night, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was asked about Roethlisberger’s projected availability for the Steelers’...
Tom Brady’s first scheduled appearance with Buccaneers is in Pittsburgh vs. Steelers
He probably won’t play, and he perhaps might not even put on a uniform. For that matter, the game might not even be played. But, as things stand now, Tom Brady’s first game of any sort for somebody other than the New England Patriots in 21 years is scheduled to...
Steelers schedule: Thanksgiving vs. Ravens, 2 prime-time December games
For the third time in eight years, Thanksgiving desserts across Western Pennsylvania will involve a heavy helping of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers are scheduled to host the rival Baltimore Ravens in a prime-time game Nov. 26, one of the highlights of their 2020 schedule revealed Thursday night. “We just...
Steelers to open season at Giants on ‘Monday Night Football’
Assuming the coronavirus pandemic allows for it, the stage doesn’t get much bigger for the opening of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2020 season. The Steelers will play in the shadow of New York City on “Monday Night Football” for their first game of the regular season, ESPN announced Thursday evening. The...
Steelers’ Ryan Shazier among NFL players in charity ‘Call of Duty’ tournament
Injured Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier will join Hall of Famer Terrell Owens and six active NFL players in a video game tournament that will benefit charities related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Shazier and the other NFL players will face professional gamers in “Call of Duty Warzone” matches that...
Steelers, Penguins among top 10 on Forbes list of ‘most passionate fans’
The page-wide photo at the top of the website link for the article said it all: a face-painted fan covered in black and gold from the waist up and waving a Terrible Towel at a Pittsburgh Steelers game. Though stay-at-home orders that have shut down the sports world offer them...
Steelers rookie Chase Claypool joins short but growing list of Canadians in the NFLVideo
For the first time in a decade, the top draft picks of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Pittsburgh Steelers share something in particular in common. Each is a citizen of the same nation. But while the prior time it happened Maurkice Pouncey and Beau Bennett were both American, this time, the...
Steelers’ Devin Bush taking laid-back approach to stay-at-home ordersVideo
Mirroring the rest of society, it seems every athlete has been taking a different approach to the stay-at-home orders issued by most of the nation’s governors. For Devin Bush, he hasn’t overtaxed himself. Still the second-youngest player on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster as he enters his second season, the inside...
Devin Bush confident he, Vince Williams can shoulder Steelers ILB workloadVideo
Mark Barron is gone. Tyler Matakevich, too. No reinforcements were added via free agency, and no direct help is coming in from the draft. That leaves Devin Bush and Vince Williams as something of the last men standing at inside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2020. But Bush is...
A look back at Steelers rookie Anthony McFarland’s 298-yard outburst vs. Ohio State
The morning of what had all the looks of another easy Ohio State win, Buckeyes quarterback Dwayne Haskins tried to warn his defensive teammates about the diminutive running back they were about to face Nov. 17, 2018. “I told them going into the game, ‘That boy Ant (is) a beast,’...
Art Rooney II, Kevin Colbert, Bill Cowher among those paying tribute to Don ShulaVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers president and general manager and their only living former coach were among those mourning Monday after the death of legendary NFL coach Don Shula. Steelers president Art Rooney II said Shula was on his “Mount Rushmore of NFL head coaches.” Rooney II also cited Shula’s recommendation to...
Drafting multiple players from same school not just a recent trend for SteelersVideo
In 2017, it was a pair of Volunteers. The following year, a couple of Cowboys. At training camp last year, Mike Tomlin often was heard yelling, “Big Blue.” Then, within a 3½-hour span last Saturday afternoon, the Pittsburgh Steelers took two Terrapins. It’s become a trend, four consecutive NFL Drafts...
ESPN to re-air classic Steelers’ Le’Veon Bell Monday Night Football ‘walk-off’ win
There have been plenty of Pittsburgh Penguins and Pittsburgh Pirates classic games broadcast since the start of the coronavirus shutdown of live sports. Now, a recent memorable Pittsburgh Steelers game will be shown nationally on ESPN. The network, in conjunction with the NFL, announced Thursday that it would re-air five...
Lifelong Steelers fan, college All-American guard Kevin Dotson living his dream
Kevin Dotson had already been a Pittsburgh Steelers fan while when he was in kindergarten, the team drafted Ben Roethlisberger. Sixteen years to the day later, Dotson too became a Steelers draft pick. When Dotson heard his name called in the fourth round last Friday, he knew it meant he...
Penn State gets verbal commitments from 4-star QB, in-state kicker
Five days after the Pittsburgh Steelers made a Canadian their top pick in the draft, Penn State got a verbal commitment from a French-Canadian four-star quarterback. A post to the Twitter account of Orleans, Ontario, native Christian Veilleux made the announcement Wednesday. It came 3 minutes after a tweet from...
Steelers face challenge of developing rookies during ‘virtual’ offseason
If Randy Fichtner can do it, by his admission, anyone can. The most challenging offseason program in the history of the Pittsburgh Steelers officially began Monday. Normally, that would have meant dozens of players shuffling in and out of UPMC Rooney Sports Complex for the first formal work of 2020....
Steelers exercise 5th-year option on T.J. Watt’s contract
In a move that surprised no one, the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday announced they are picking up the fifth-year option on outside linebacker T.J. Watt. A first-round pick in 2017, Watt’s standard entry-level contract was for four years and $9.3 million. Under the collective bargaining agreement, teams had until May...
Steelers hoping to take advantage of ‘half linebacker, half safety’ Antoine Brooks
A prevailing opinion heading into last week’s draft was the Pittsburgh Steelers could have used immediate help at seven positions. With six picks at their disposal, that was a problem. The Steelers ultimately got reinforcements at wide receiver, outside linebacker, running back and offensive line with their first four picks....
Steelers add 10 undrafted free agents, 7 on defense
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed 10 rookie free agents in the hours after the draft ended Saturday evening. Only two of the 10 were offensive players: Auburn fullback Spencer Nigh and Tulane center Christian Montano. Defensive players signed were inside linebackers Leo Lewis of Mississippi State and John Houston of USC,...
Steelers draft notebook: RB McFarland brings new dimension to backfield
Anthony McFarland joins a crowded position room with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The former Maryland running back, selected by the Steelers on Saturday in the fourth round (No. 124) of the NFL Draft, will compete for playing time with James Conner, Benny Snell, Jaylen Samuels, Kerrith Whyte and Trey Edmunds. The...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Carlos Davis
Carlos Davis Seventh-round pick, No. 232 overall Defensive tackle, Nebraska 6-foot-2, 313 pounds Stats: Had 125 total tackles (58 solo, 14 for loss) with 9½ sacks, one forced fumble over 48 career games. Hometown: Blue Springs, Mo. Carlos Davis is headed to the Steel CIty.Check out some of his @HuskerFBNation...
Defensive tackle Carlos Davis taken by Steelers in 7th round of NFL Draft
With their final pick of the 2020 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers found a big body to provide depth on the interior of their defensive line. The Steelers selected Nebraska defensive tackle Carlos Davis with the No. 232 selection. Davis is a 6-foot-2, 313-pound redshirt senior who played in 46...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Antoine Brooks
Antoine Brooks Sixth-round pick, No. 198 overall Safety, Maryland 5-foot-11, 220 pounds Stats: Led Big Ten and was ninth in country with 5.8 solo tackles per game as a senior. … Four career interceptions. Hometown: Lanham, Md. Was named Maryland’s team MVP, second-team Big Ten by the conference’s coaches and...
