Chris Adamski stories, Page 145
‘He has to answer for that’ – Steelers shocked by helmet swing of Browns’ Myles GarrettVideo
CLEVELAND — There was anger, there was a sense of standing up for a teammate, and there even was an air of pending restitution. But perhaps the most prominent feeling of all in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room about a half hour after Myles Garrett’s helmet swing at Mason Rudolph...
Browns ‘embarrassed’ by ‘inexcusable’ Myles Garrett helmet swingVideo
CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett didn’t offer any excuses. And neither did his teammates. Across the Cleveland Browns locker room and at the postgame podium at FirstEnergy Stadium, there was unanimous admonishment for Garrett’s notorious helmet swing toward the bare head of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph in the final minute...
Steelers’ Mason Rudolph hit with helmet during ugly brawl with BrownsVideo
CLEVELAND — An ugly brawl marred the end of Thursday’s Pittsburgh Steelers-Cleveland Browns game, and suspensions likely will be coming. Browns defensive end Myles Garrett drove Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph to the ground after a pass with 8 seconds left, and the two began wrestling. Garrett then ripped Rudolph’s helmet...
Tevin Jones to make Steelers debut, Joe Haden active for Steelers vs. Browns
With rare intermittent exception, Tevin Jones has been part of the Pittsburgh Steelers organization for 22 months. Thursday night represents the first time he’s in uniform for a regular season game for them. Officially added to the active roster hours before kickoff, Jones is in uniform and serving as the...
Without running mate Stephon Tuitt, Cameron Heyward been at disruptive best for SteelersVideo
MInkah Fitzpatrick and T.J. Watt have emerged as legitimate NFL Defensive Player of the Year candidates, Bud Dupree has played the best football of his career in a contract year and Devin Bush has played well enough it appears the Pittsburgh Steelers’ three-draft-pick investment to get him was a wise...
Will the Steelers sign Colin Kaepernick? The bookmakers think it’s definitely possible
The NFL has arranged for a private workout for teams to evaluate Colin Kaepernick and his possible readiness to return to the league. If that happens, there are some who believe it could be the Pittsburgh Steelers who facilitate it. Kaepernick will work out for all NFL teams at the...
After game in which Steelers’ offense netted 1 point, defense recognizes challengeVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers offense netted its team one point Sunday. That was enough for the defense. The offense committed two turnovers. Again, the defense more than made up for that. “I mean, you give them nine points, you usually lose games,” Steelers offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner said in reference to...
Steelers QB Mason Rudolph ‘still a work in progress’Video
He has a passer rating over his past five starts (95.1) that is better than Ben Roethlisberger posted over his past five seasons (94.2). And while that likely is more of an indictment of the passer rating statistic than it is indicative that Mason Rudolph has cemented himself as better...
Fewer chances for Steelers receivers might be leading to more dropped passesVideo
Attempted passes are significantly down, but dropped passes are way up for the Pittsburgh Steelers. As tight end Vance McDonald noted, “I know that sounds counterintuitive.” But the Steelers say there’s a correlation. “Everyone wants to make a play, and they want to have opportunities,” offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner said....
Steelers unconcerned with challenges of short work week into Thursday game
It’s the Pittsburgh Steelers’ annual Thursday night game. So it must be time for everyone at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex to bemoan the short preparation week between games, right? Not exactly. As a matchup at the Cleveland Browns looms Thursday, the talk among the Steelers about the two-games-in-five-days stuff...
For 3rd time in 7 days, Steelers make Sutton Smith/Darin Hall roster-move swap
The former Xavier Grimble locker in an almost-hidden corner of the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room has consistently been home to a No. 42 over the past week. The man occupying it, though, has been revolving. The Steelers re-signed linebacker Sutton Smith to their practice squad Tuesday, releasing running back Darrin...
Penguins notes: Power play gets practice time, Mike Sullivan OK with Matt Murray workload
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan was asked his assessment of how the power play looked during Monday’s practice. “Well… it’s, uhh… I don’t know how to respond to that,” Sullivan said after the session at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. “We scored some goals. So that’s progress, you know?”...
Penguins unconcerned with spate of recent early deficits
Three games over six days, three early deficits for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Is falling behind 3-0 in road games last week at the Boston Bruins and New York Islanders, and 2-0 at home Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks, indicative of mere circumstance and bad luck? Or indicative of a bad...
Jared McCann slots into injured Sidney Crosby’s role as Penguins’ 1st-line center
Jared McCann said “no” not once, not twice, but three times. The Pittsburgh Penguins 23-year-old center wanted no part of viewing his recent promotion to the top line to be translated that he was taking over the role of Sidney Crosby. “No, no … No,” McCann said after practice Monday...
Sidney Crosby will miss at least 1 game, not on trip with PenguinsVideo
The season is less than six weeks old, and already the Pittsburgh Penguins have played stretches without more than half their projected forward lineup and multiple games without multiple possible future Hall of Famers. But the unfortunate injury news Penguins players heard Monday was different. This time, it was regarding...
James Washington a standout for Steelers on day little else worked on offenseVideo
During his 228-word opening statement following his team’s defensively-inspired win Sunday, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin mentioned just one of his players by name for a non-injury reason. It wasn’t the two-takeaway Minkah Fitzpatrick, nor the two-sack T.J. Watt. It wasn’t the starting quarterback, either. “I really thought,” Tomlin said,...
Chuks Okorafor starting at right tackle for Steelers vs. Rams; JuJu Smith-Schuster active
It’s official. The Pittsburgh Steelers have shuffled their starting offensive line for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. The team announced that second-year Chuks Okorafor is making his second career start on the offensive line. After not playing a snap all season, Okorafor was named the starting right tackle....
Quietly and without credit, QB Mason Rudolph guiding Steelers to wins
He’s the interim starting quarterback for a team that hasn’t lost a game in more than a month. Individually, he has lost only one game he has started and finished in his career — and that was seven weeks ago. The Pittsburgh Steelers are on a four-game winning streak, with...
Four Downs: Mason Rudolph at his best when Steelers protect him
1.Feeling pressure The Pittsburgh Steelers have done a good job of protecting their young quarterback. It’s a good thing, too, because Mason Rudolph has struggled when he hasn’t been protected. According to data compiled by Pro Football Focus, Rudolph has the worst passer rating while under pressure (37.8) of any...
Steelers defense embraces pressure of ‘being reason why we win’
It was four years ago a Pittsburgh Steelers offense, featuring a litany of Pro Bowl talents and multiple future Hall of Famers, publicly pledged its goal to score 30 points per game. On Thursday, Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler made a similar declaration. “My thing is,” Butler said, “if we...
Matt Feiler appears set to start at left guard for Steelers, Chuks Okorafor at right tackle
During Chuks Okorafor’s first NFL start last season, his duties included blocking a player who finished tied for fourth in the league in sacks. About a year later, it appears his second NFL start will come against the player led the league in sacks. Okorafor confirmed he took first-team reps...
James Conner out for Steelers vs. Rams; Trey Edmunds, Tyson Alualu will play
As expected, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be without three members of their backfield for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. Starting running back James Conner (shoulder), backup Benny Snell (knee) and fullback Roosevelt Nix (knee) were all ruled out on the team’s official injury report released Friday. Snell has...
Foot injury leaves Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster as questionable vs. Rams
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster was designated as questionable to play in Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams on the official injury report the team released Friday. Smith-Schuster was listed as limited in Friday’s practice because of a foot injury that had not previously been acknowledged by the...
Steelers’ Ulysees Gilbert takes injury-aided end to rookie year in strideVideo
Ulysees Gilbert showed enough promise during his rookie training camp and preseason that the Pittsburgh Steelers kept him on their 53-man active roster all season. That’s no small feat for a sixth-round pick. But for all the promise Gilbert showed, and for the value he brought as the Steelers’ most-utilized...
Steelers linebacker Robert Spillane hopes to stand out after being added to rosterVideo
Injury forced the Pittsburgh Steelers to swap out players who fill one of their most prominent special-teams roles. Rookie Ulysees Gilbert was placed on injured reserve this week because of a back ailment, so Robert Spillane was promoted from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. Each is an inside...
