Joe Rutter stories, Page 39

On a day when the Pittsburgh Steelers activated outside linebacker T.J. Watt from injured reserve, they announced free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick won’t play Sunday because of appendicitis. Fitzpatrick had an appendectomy Saturday after experiencing discomfort in his right side during the team’s walk-through in the morning, a source told the...

After being heavily involved in the passing game in his rookie season, running back Najee Harris has seen that role decrease significantly at the midpoint of his second year with the Pittsburgh Steelers. During the bye week, Harris approached offensive coordinator Matt Canada about returning to what worked last season....

The Pittsburgh Steelers could have a change to the composition of their offensive line when they play the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at Acrisure Stadium. Left guard Kevin Dotson is listed as questionable with an abdomen injury after being a limited participant in practice Friday. Dotson has started all...

The Pittsburgh Steelers still must make the transaction official before 4 p.m. Saturday. That’s the deadline they face to activate outside linebacker T.J. Watt from injured reserve so he can dress Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. It appears to be a formality. Watt acknowledged Friday he will make his...

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the clock Thursday and activated veteran safety Damontae Kazee from injured reserve. Kazee spent the first nine weeks of the season on injured reserve with a forearm/wrist injury that he sustained in the final preseason game. Kazee was designated to return three weeks ago, and if...

Defensive lineman Larry Ogunjobi predicted he would be healthy enough to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, and he took a step in that direction at practice Thursday. Ogunjobi, who missed the Oct. 30 loss at Philadelphia with a knee injury, was limited in...

While two veteran cornerbacks didn’t practice Wednesday for the Pittsburgh Steelers, another was a full participant and could return for the team’s game Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. Levi Wallace, who did not play in the Steelers’ 35-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Oct. 13 because of a...

For the first time in four weeks, the Steelers play at Acrisure Stadium when they face the New Orleans Saints. They will look to snap a two-game losing streak following road defeats to Miami and Philadelphia. Here is a look at their Week 10 opponent: The basics Coach: Dennis Allen,...

In a move that indicates kicker Chris Boswell’s groin injury is a lingering issue, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Matthew Wright to the 53-man roster Wednesday. Wright had been on the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad. By signing Wright, the Steelers must keep him on the 53-man roster for at least...

With the NFL expanding its season to 17 games a year ago, a running back needs to average just 59 yards a game if he is going to produce a 1,000-yard season. Najee Harris is averaging 45 in his second year with the Pittsburgh Steelers, a pace that would put...

The spending spree was unprecedented but not entirely unexpected for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After decades of watching other teams lavishly spend on free agents, a confluence of events allowed the franchise to be active participants in 2022. For the first time in recent memory, the Steelers entered the offseason with...

One of the fastest players in the 2016 NFL Draft class, William Jackson III isn’t showing any signs of slowing down seven years into his pro career. At least not off the field. After being traded Tuesday by the Washington Commanders to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jackson hopped in a car...

With one word, coach Mike Tomlin ended any speculation that he might change offensive coordinators during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ bye week. “No,” Tomlin said when asked Wednesday whether any staff changes were forthcoming. He did not elaborate. Second-year offensive coordinator Matt Canada’s job performance has come under question with the...

One moment he was on the practice field at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex catching passes as the Pittsburgh Steelers went through their first workout of the bye week. The next, Chase Claypool was on his way to joining the Chicago Bears. About an hour after practice concluded early Tuesday afternoon,...

Defensive captain Cameron Heyward talked of a “dysfunction” in the way the Pittsburgh Steelers are playing. Offensive captain Najee Harris said the Steelers lack “discipline” and “accountability.” Rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett thought the offense needs to “study more” as a group. If Chuck Noll were still alive, he’d likely rekindle...

Five things we learned from Eagles 35, Steelers 13: 1. False alarm In his postgame interview, Najee Harris asserted that the Steelers must lead the NFL in pre-snap penalties. He made that proclamation after the Steelers offense was charged with four such infractions against the Eagles, including three on one...

PHILADELPHIA — The first time the Pittsburgh Steelers offense was on the field Sunday, it lost 7 yards in three plays before punting. To rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett, those physical shortcomings were easier to digest than the mistakes that took place on the next series. And the Steelers scored a...

PHILADELPHIA — The results were as predictable as a little kid getting frightened inside a haunted house. In a game fittingly played on Halloween weekend, the Pittsburgh Steelers visited their personal little shop of horrors on the other side of the state and had their secondary picked apart like a...

With Chris Boswell unavailable because of a groin injury he suffered late in the week, the Steelers are turning to a kicker they had compete in training camp. Nick Sciba, a rookie free agent, was signed to the practice squad and then elevated to the 53-man roster Saturday. He will...

The last time the Pittsburgh Steelers won a game in Philadelphia, Lyndon Johnson was president, the song that topped the music charts was “Yesterday” by the Beatles, and the United States was still almost four years away from putting a man on the moon. The date was Oct. 24, 1965....

T.J. Watt is leaving open the possibility of returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers in time for their game Sunday against the 6-0 Philadelphia Eagles. The veteran outside linebacker practiced Friday with the Steelers, raising the likelihood he could be activated from injured reserve before the team’s bye week. “I don’t...

Cameron Heyward talked Thursday about the opposing quarterback’s mobility, his skill at dissecting defenses as a run-pass option threat, his accurate arm and the bevy of young wide receivers in his arsenal of playmakers Heyward could have been reviewing the Pittsburgh Steelers’ previous game, the 16-10 loss to the Miami...

A week after he was hit in the eye by a Kenny Pickett pass, Steven Sims strained his hamstring on an 89-yard kickoff return — the longest in Pittsburgh Steelers history that didn’t result in a touchdown. That’s the type of luck Sims has endured trying to earn a regular...

Despite his offense sitting near or at the bottom of the NFL rankings in yards, points and yards per play, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin isn’t ready to make any further changes with his starters or coaches. “I don’t feel like I’m there,” Tomlin said Tuesday at his weekly news...

Kenny Pickett had his first true chance at directing a fourth-quarter comeback for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night at Hard Rock Stadium. That Pickett didn’t get the job done in a 16-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins didn’t diminish coach Mike Tomlin’s faith in his rookie quarterback’s ability to...