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Steelers’ Larry Ogunjobi does not practice because of shoulder injury
Seven consecutive practices is as long as the streak would last for Larry Ogunjobi. A veteran defensive tackle, Ogunjobi since Oct. 4 had fully taken part in each of the seven Pittsburgh Steelers practices that had been eligible for noting on the league-mandated status report. He was not listed as...
Cameron Heyward returns to practice for Steelers
Cameron Heyward is back on the practice field for the Pittsburgh Steelers, meaning his return to the active roster should come within the next three weeks. Heyward, who had surgery to repair a groin tear after the season opener, remains on injured reserve, but he began practicing Thursday for the...
U mad, bro?: A Steelers’ win doesn’t dissuade complaints from readers on multiple fronts
When the Steelers win in comeback fashion, on the road, as underdogs, generally the Pittsburgh sports fanbase is feeling pretty good. About the Steelers, anyway. Well, the second half of the Steelers game at least. But there are plenty of other things to complain about. And we touch ‘em all...
First Call: Jaguars DB says George Pickens ‘hasn’t played our corners’; Sean Casey won’t stay with Yankees
One Jacksonville defensive back had an interesting quote about Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens. Sean Casey is walking away from his job with the New York Yankees. And the Penguins face a tough test at home Thursday night. All that and more from the AFC North in Thursday’s “First...
Coming off 1st career sack, Nick Herbig knows his role still mostly special teams for Steelers
In crediting Pittsburgh Steelers fans, rookie Nick Herbig let it slip the confidence he has in himself to beat NFL offensive tackles. An outside linebacker the Steelers drafted in the fourth round in April, Herbig explained his takedown of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford during the second quarter of...
Veteran Steelers CB Levi Wallace does not practice because of foot injury
Could the seeming gradual transition from Levi Wallace to Joey Porter Jr. as a Pittsburgh Steelers outside cornerback be hastened by an injury this week? Wallace, the six-year veteran who’s in his second season with the Steelers, did not practice Wednesday. According to the league-mandated injury report, Wallace has a...
Steelers’ Najee Harris: NFL officials ‘a little too soft’ in throwing taunting flags
Early on during Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Rams, Najee Harris’ mouth evoked a warning from the officiating crew that was verbalized to Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. Late in the game, the Steelers receivers George Pickens and Diontae Johnson each drew taunting penalties for their actions at the...
Kenny Pickett: Steelers ‘moving in right direction’ despite slow starts to gamesVideo
Kenny Pickett can’t explain why he is so much better in the fourth quarter than he is in the first three. He’s just thankful his play in those 15 minutes has helped the Pittsburgh Steelers win back-to-back games and three of their past four. Pickett had the sixth winning drive...
NFL rules analyst Gene Steratore says officials got it right on 2 calls that went against Steelers in win vs. Rams
Even though the Steelers beat the Los Angeles Rams, there were a pair of calls Sunday that went against the Black and Gold that had Pittsburgh fans scratching their heads. But in both cases, former NFL referee and current CBS rules analyst Gene Steratore said the officials on the field...
First Call: Ben Roethlisberger criticizes Steelers’ penalties, team’s tight end use; Deshaun Watson health update
Wednesday’s “First Call” has some critical comments from Ben Roethlisberger about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ tight end usage and their post-whistle penalties. We also look at the history of the team’s rivalry with Sunday’s opponent, the Jacksonville Jaguars. And we get an update on Deshaun Watson’s health in Cleveland. Clean it...
Mike Tomlin prefers Steelers keep teams guessing week-to-week in lieu of having ‘identity’
What are the 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers? Do they have an “identity?” Coach Mike Tomlin would prefer they don’t, at least not in regards to schematics or tendencies. Seven weeks and six games into the season, the Steelers have poor statistical rankings (31st in total offense, 30th in total defense) but...
Tomlin: Team failed to adjust to officials’ ‘tenor’ in L.A.
Eleven times during Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Rams, officials threw flags against the Pittsburgh Steelers. A season-high eight were accepted, and another triggered a crucial offset of a Rams penalty that would have given the Steelers an important late first down. During his weekly news conference Tuesday, Steelers...
Steelers notes: Mike Tomlin explains decision to receive after winning coin toss
Teams that win the coin toss in the NFL elect to defer possession to the second half more than 90% of the time. For the second time this season, though, on Sunday the Pittsburgh Steelers chose to receive to begin a game at the Los Angeles Rams. In explaining why,...
After season high in penalties, Mike Tomlin says Steelers must adjust to officiating crewsVideo
Eleven times during Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Rams, officials threw flags against the Pittsburgh Steelers. A season-high eight were accepted, and another triggered a crucial offset of a Rams penalty that would have given the Steelers an important late first down. During his weekly news conference Tuesday, Steelers...
First Call: Multiple ex-Steelers on the move; former Pitt star shines on ‘Monday Night Football’
Tuesday’s “First Call” has some information about various Pittsburgh Steelers on the move. A former Pitt Panther sparkled on “Monday Night Football.” And a Duquesne football player walks away with conference honors for a second straight week. On the move again Former Steeler Terrell Edmunds has been traded away by...
TV Talk: Former Steelers coach Bill Cowher on ‘NFL Icons’Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. An NFL Hall of Famer, former Steelers coach Bill Cowher is the subject of this week’s episode of “NFL Icons” (10 p.m. Oct. 28, MGM+). The hourlong episode explores Cowher’s youth in Crafton, his stint...
Tim Benz: Steelers must exploit stretch of non-divisional games before reentering thick AFC North fray
We are more than a third of the way through the NFL season, and we are still trying to figure out who the Pittsburgh Steelers are. Far be it from anyone in the Pittsburgh media or the Steelers fan base to presume that they’ve got the rest of the AFC...
Questionable, subjective spotting of the ball hurts Pitt, helps Steelers over wild weekendVideo
As football fans, we live in era during which seemingly everything can be instantly calculated and analyzed to painstaking accuracy. We know that the Cleveland Browns’ Jerome Ford, for example, achieved a top speed of 21.13 mph during his 69-yard touchdown run against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. We watched...
5 things we learned: 4th-quarter stats make ‘Clutch Kenny’ nickname appropriate for Pickett
Five things we learned from Steelers 24, Rams 17: 1. Clutch Kenny Since Week 5 of last season, when Kenny Pickett first became the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starter, no NFL quarterback has guided more fourth-quarter drives that either tied the game or gave his team the lead than Pickett. Only one...
Mark Madden: Credit T.J. Watt, Minkah Fitzpatrick for Steelers’ win in L.A.
When you’ve got a lot of sidebars, combine them into a dazzling edition of refreshing Steelers notes. Beautiful like the fall foliage! • T.J. Watt won the Cleveland game and won Sunday’s game at Los Angeles. He’s directly responsible for two of the Steelers’ four wins. Watt got no sacks...
First Call: Rams coach reacts to controversial spot; Steelers home underdogs vs. Jaguars
Monday’s “First Call” has reaction from Los Angeles regarding that questionable spot at the end of Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers game. George Pickens is telling himself to learn a lesson from that win. We look at the Steelers’ opponent for next week. And we check in on a landmark in the...
Steelers vs. Rams: What they’re saying in Los Angeles after loss
Not sure if Aaron Donald will continue to be a Pittsburgh Steelers fan after his hometown team rallied to beat his Los Angles Rams on their home turf. Before the game on Thursday Donald said, “We all grew up big Steelers fans. I still consider myself a Steelers fan, obviously,...
Running game finds footing, executes in red zone to help Steelers defeat Rams
Through five-and-a-half games — or 22 quarters — the Pittsburgh Steelers were still searching for their first rushing touchdown. In the span of 30 minutes Sunday, they got three, all the touchdowns they produced at SoFi Stadium in a 24-17 victory against the Los Angeles Rams. Kenny Pickett started it...
Madden Monday: With win, maybe Steelers ‘can fool us a bit longer — and fool themselves’
For Mark Madden of TribLIVE and 105.9 The X, analysis of Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers victory in Los Angeles is straightforward. “I think it’s real simple,” Madden said during this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast. “(George) Pickens and (T.J.) Watt were game-changing. Diontae (Johnson) was important. (Kenny) Pickett was better and played...
Diontae Johnson’s return helps spark Steelers in productive 4th quarter of win over Rams
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — In his return from injured reserve, Diontae Johnson wanted to provide a spark for the Pittsburgh Steelers offense. He made several important plays in the Steelers’ 24-17 victory Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium, with two coming in the decisive fourth quarter. On the...
