Chris Adamski stories, Page 133
Steelers believe all-American guard Kevin Dotson will fit in well on their line
On his way to becoming a first-team All-American as part of a team that would finish 11-3 and win its division in its conference, Kevin Dotson probably didn’t need much more to intimidate the defensive linemen he lined up against in the Sun Belt. But Dotson, the guard the Pittsburgh...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Anthony McFarland Jr.Video
Anthony McFarland Jr. Fourth-round pick, No. 124 overall Running back, Maryland 5-8, 208 pounds Stats: 1,636 career rushing yards on 239 carries (6.8 average) in 22 games over two seasons. Hometown: Hyattsville, Md. McFarland was highly recruited coming out of high school; he was rated the third-best running back nationally...
Kevin Colbert: Steelers ‘intent is to try to get Bud (Dupree) signed to a long-term deal’
Thursday, an outside linebacker committed to the Pittsburgh Steelers for one year. Friday, the Steelers took an outside linebacker with their second pick of the draft. That doesn’t necessarily mean the organization is assuming the latter is going to replace the former. Minutes after the Steelers selected Charlotte edge rusher...
3rd-round pick Alex Highsmith to fit into Steelers’ depth chart at outside linebacker
Alex Highsmith redshirted in college. But even if conventional wisdom might suggest circumstances result in a similar apprenticeship in the pros, the Pittsburgh Steelers insist that isn’t necessarily the plan. “He’s not going to get a redshirt year,” general manager Kevin Colbert said not long after the Steelers took outside...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Chase ClaypoolVideo
Chase Claypool Second-round pick, No. 49 overall Wide receiver, Notre Dame 6-foot-4, 238 pounds Stats: 66 catches, 1,037 yards (15.7 average), 13 touchdowns as a senior (tie-seventh nationally) Hometown: Abbotsford, B.C., Canada Tidbits: Claypool would become the first Canadian to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers since kicker Shaun Suisham (2010-14)....
Second to none? Steelers’ top pick is from round in which they’ve had mixed results
There is little reward for being second-best, and no one wants to be anyone’s second choice. But for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2020, the second-round pick is second to none. For the first time since 1967, the Steelers are without first-round pick, having traded it to the Miami Dolphins in...
Bud Dupree signs Steelers’ franchise tender, will make $15.8 million in 2020
Unlike the summers of 2017 and 2018, there will be no drama regarding the Pittsburgh Steelers and a player to which they applied the franchise tag. Outside linebacker Bud Dupree signed his franchise tender, the team announced Thursday. He will make $15.8 million in 2020, a figure arrived at by...
Rooney family, Steelers ownership make donations to United Way, Salvation Army
Members of the Rooney family and others involved in ownership of the Pittsburgh Steelers made donations to the Salvation Army and United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, the team announced Wednesday. Led by team president Art Rooney II and his wife, Greta, the Rooneys contributed $250,000 to the large charitable organizations....
Chris Adamski’s mock NFL Draft: Unique circumstances don’t unsettle Steelers’ plans
This is a unique draft for the Pittsburgh Steelers. And not just because of the virtual nature of it. The Steelers lack a first-round pick for the first time in more than a half-century. They also enter the draft with the fewest picks they have had in decades (six). In...
Mike Tomlin: New Steelers QB coach Matt Canada to provide ‘fresh ideas’Video
It wasn’t long ago that Matt Canada was viewed as one of the most innovative offensive football minds in the country. Now that Canada is with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Mike Tomlin wants to take advantage of it. “He’ll work hand-in-hand with all the quarterbacks and help them in their growth...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin, Kevin Colbert: backup centers to benefit most from bigger rosters
The new collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and its players union expanded roster sizes from 53 to 55 per team. It upped active gameday squads by two, as well, to 48. Time will tell how teams fill those spots. But if the Pittsburgh Steelers coach and general manager are...
Despite ‘feeling good’ about Steelers’ QBs, Kevin Colbert won’t rule out drafting oneVideo
While he reiterated the Pittsburgh Steelers “felt good” about Ben Roethlisberger’s health and expressed satisfaction in Mason Rudolph as a backup, general manager Kevin Colbert did not rule out selecting another quarterback in the NFL draft later this week. “If any pick makes sense at any time, then of course...
After investing 2 recent first-round picks at safety, Steelers likely to look elsewhere earlyVideo
Based on their record last season, the Pittsburgh Steelers were slotted as the No. 18 pick of the first round of the 2020 draft. Though the league’s annual selection meeting begins Thursday, the Steelers are already content with what that draft capital will reap — a versatile, athletic playmaker of...
Steelers’ evolution at inside linebacker could include additions in NFL DraftVideo
About this time in 2019, the Pittsburgh Steelers were finishing up an eight-month process of spending four draft picks and $13.45 million in guaranteed money into fortifying the inside linebacker position. A year after those investments, the Steelers still seem to have work to do at the position. The release...
With Big Ben at 38, history shows older NFL QBs can thrive, but drop-off can come quickly
Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre and John Elway made the Pro Bowl and won at least one playoff game during their age-38 seasons as NFL quarterbacks. Elway guided a team to a Super Bowl title as a 38-year-old. Brady pulled that trick at 39 and again at...
With momentum lost, Penguins, NHL teams would start from scratch if play resumes
In the moments after their victory against New Jersey Devils on March 10, an overriding theme expressed by the Pittsburgh Penguins was a desire to ride the goodwill from the road win to serve as a springboard for a stretch run into the postseason. “Hopefully, we use this as a...
Ben Roethlisberger post-surgery: ‘This is not the end for me. This is not how I’m going out’Video
Helplessly watching his teammates for the final 14½ games of last season was difficult, Ben Roethlisberger acknowledged during a satellite radio interview Thursday, but what he saw out of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense reinvigorated Roethlisberger to come back at his best in 2020. “I am excited to come back,” Roethlisberger...
Steelers favored in 10 of 16 games in preseason betting linesVideo
It’s almost five months in advance of when the NFL season is supposed to begin, if it begins at all with the nation battling the novel coronavirus. But already, sportsbooks allow patrons to bet each of the season’s games. While the schedule by date has not been released, wagering on...
With Steelers candidates to deal on draft day, ex-NFL executives discuss strategies
Next week’s NFL draft is unlike any other over the past century for the Pittsburgh Steelers — and not just because of its virtual nature. After trading away their first- and third-round picks in separate deals for Devin Bush and Minkah Fitzpatrick, the Steelers own just one pick over the...
Penguins sign former 7th-round pick William Reilly to entry-level contractVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced the signing of their seventh-round pick from three years ago, agreeing to a two-year, entry-level deal with defenseman William Reilly. The 6-foot-2, 197-pound Reilly, a right-handed shot, recently completed his senior season at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). The 22-year-old Toronto native led the Engineers in plus/minus...
Penguins’ Kris Letang practiced social distancing long before most were
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf did not start issuing orders related to coronavirus-abating measures until mid-March. Kris Letang was practicing social distancing and other covid-19 prevention tactics two weeks before that, when the Pittsburgh Penguins were on their annual California swing through Los Angeles, Anaheim and San Jose. “We’d been following...
Kris Letang approaching the NHL covid-19 break as if it’s the Penguins offseasonVideo
It will be one year ago to the day on Thursday that the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2019 offseason began. This year at the same time, the Penguins are likewise won’t be playing. This time, it’s the coronavirus pandemic and not a dud of a first-round series that has resulted in their...
A QB with Steelers’ 1st pick? ESPN’s Mel Kiper projects team will draft Jalen HurtsVideo
It’s mock draft season — and with no “real” sports seasons going on, NFL Draft projections are arguably getting more publicity than ever. No one’s mock drafts get more play than Mel Kiper’s, either. And Kiper has quite the eyebrow-raising projection for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first pick in next week’s...
NHL Network to air entire 2017 Penguins-Predators Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday
To fill the void of no live sports in recent weeks, networks have provided Pittsburgh Penguins fans the opportunity to re-live the 2009 and 2016 Stanley Cup runs. Tuesday, they’ll get a chance to turn the clock to 2017. The NHL Network is devoting almost 12 hours of broadcast time...
Pirates’ Roberto Clemente game-used bat, Honus Wagner rookie card up for auction
Pittsburgh Pirates fans will have an opportunity to own some rare prized team memorabilia – if they have about six figures worth of disposable cash lying around. A 1959 Roberto Clemente game-used bat and a 1902 Honus Wagner rookie card are up for auction at robertedwardauctions.com. According to a release...
