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New acquisitions Malik Reed, Jesse Davis ready for fresh start with Steelers
Malik Reed was aware a trade was in the works — he just didn’t know the destination — before he was dealt from the Denver Broncos to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday. Jesse Davis wasn’t as cognizant. He was caught off guard when the Steelers swung a second deal before...
Steelers OLB T.J. Watt learning to deal with cut blocks like one that knocked him from preseason finale
Had T.J. Watt’s knee injury taken place in the regular season and not the preseason finale, the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year wouldn’t have missed many snaps, if any. But because it was the final tuneup for the Sept. 11 season opener, Watt didn’t mind exiting for good in...
Jaylen Warren relishes being only undrafted rookie to make Steelers’ initial 53-man roster
Pittsburgh Steelers teammates began approaching Jaylen Warren after Tuesday’s afternoon practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. “People were coming up saying, ‘Congrats,’ ” Warren said Wednesday. “I was like, ‘Appreciate it — but we still got, like, 20 minutes before 4 p.m.’ ” Those 20 minutes leading up to the...
Chuks Okorafor says ‘no talk’ about move to left tackle, defends Steelers’ offensive line
New acquisition Jesse Davis’ locker at the Pittsburgh Steelers facility is just to the right of Chuks Okorafor’s. The arrival of Davis, though, doesn’t mean Okorafor is moving across the Steelers’ offensive line. A 30-year-old, six-year NFL veteran, Davis has started more games at right tackle than anywhere else —...
First Call: Former Pro Bowl lineman gives scouting report on 2 new Steelers; big TV ratings for Steelers-Lions
Wednesday’s “First Call” gives us some expert feedback on the two newest Pittsburgh Steelers. Sunday’s game between the Steelers and Lions posted some impressive television ratings. And a few names with Pittsburgh ties were released by their teams on NFL cutdown day. The read on Reed Former NFL offensive lineman...
Mark Madden: Steelers’ Mike Tomlin must avoid another Melvin Ingram fiasco
Memo to Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin: Don’t make the same mistake twice. As this space recently noted, Tomlin erred when he started Alex Highsmith at edge rusher last season, not Melvin Ingram. Ingram got the boo-boo face, asked out, got traded to Kansas City and was missed when T.J. Watt...
Kevin Dotson believes he has won competition to start for Steelers at left guard
The competition for who will begin the season as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting left guard is beginning to look a lot like the one for who will start at quarterback. A done deal, even if it’s not formally acknowledged by anyone in power. While neither coach Mike Tomlin nor any...
Mike Tomlin not ready to announce Mitch Trubisky as Steelers’ QB1
Another day, another round of first-team reps for Mitch Trubisky. Unofficially, that runs the streak of 35 consecutive organized team activity and minicamp sessions, training-camp practices and preseason games in which Trubisky has operated as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ QB1. It’s been just about that many days, too, that coach Mike...
Steelers swing trades to address offensive line, outside linebacker, reduce roster to 53 players
On a day when the Pittsburgh Steelers reduced their roster to 53 players, they swung trades for an offensive lineman and outside linebacker, let go a pair of contributing linemen – one on each side of the ball — and cut five of their former draft picks. Addressing the lack...
Alex Highsmith, Montravius Adams among Steelers who return to practice
In what in many ways was the penultimate practice of training camp before a typical regular-season week begins Monday, a host of players who have been battling injuries participated for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Outside linebacker Alex Highsmith and defensive lineman Montravius Adams were among that group, and each confirmed so...
Steelers trade for Broncos outside linebacker Malik Reed
Apparent that they were not satisfied with their depth at outside linebacker, the Pittsburgh Steelers acquired a veteran at the position Tuesday by trading for Malik Reed. A report from Denver television station KUSA said the Steelers sent a 2023 sixth-round pick to the Denver Broncos and also received a...
First Call: Joe Haden denies contact from Steelers; Omar Khan doesn’t plan on moving Mason Rudolph despite trade calls
Tuesday’s “First Call” features a potential Pittsburgh Steelers homecoming idea that may not pan out. Another honor for T.J. Watt. The Pitt soccer team is red-hot to start the year. And what would “First Call” be without some Mason Rudolph trade talk? Say it IS so, Joe! The idea of...
Tim Benz: Najee Harris’ revelation about his foot is another example of NFL injury ‘paranoia’ backfiring for Steelers
When medical issues crop up about his players, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin frequently tells us that he’s not a doctor. But, occasionally, he will play one on TV. Well, when he thinks it benefits the team, anyway. Take, for example, halftime of Sunday afternoon’s preseason win over the Detroit...
Stock up, stock down among Steelers after preseason finaleVideo
For the first time in a quarter century, the Pittsburgh Steelers completed a preseason with an undefeated record. Does that mean anything? No. Before the “real” games start in less than two weeks, here’s the final look back on a preseason game with a list of who came out looking...
First Call: Ravens mascot injured; potential name is off Steelers outside linebacker wish list
Monday’s “First Call” features a name falling off the wish list of some who wanted to see the Steelers bolster their outside linebacker position. There was a mascot mishap in Baltimore. Another preseason quarterback injury in the NFL. And the Pirates are about to battle the Brewers. All that in...
Madden Monday: Steelers ‘think they are far better than what they are’ — the offensive line may be their undoing
Mark Madden of 105.9 The X and TribLIVE was watching the coverage of the Pittsburgh Steelers preseason game against the Detroit Lions, and he was struck by some of the things Cameron Heyward and T.J. Watt said about the state of the team during interviews. “The thing with the Steelers...
Tim Benz: Despite 3-0 preseason record, very few Steelers questions have been answered
The NFL preseason did little to definitively answer many questions about the 2022 Pittsburgh Steelers. Especially after the 19-9 slopfest of a victory against the Detroit Lions Sunday afternoon in the preseason finale at Acrisure Stadium. Some of those questions have grown into greater concerns. Other questions are now lesser...
Steelers RB Najee Harris has been dealing with sprained Lisfranc injury since early August
Running back Najee Harris revealed Sunday that the foot injury he sustained on the first day of padded practices in training camp was more serious than what coach Mike Tomlin reported to the media. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ second-year runner said he has been dealing with a sprained Lisfranc, a potentially...
Steelers notebook: Injuries to T.J. Watt, Diontae Johnson not expected to be serious
It could have been the worst nightmare for the Pittsburgh Steelers: two of their Pro Bowl players leaving this year’s final preseason game because of injury. Coach Mike Tomlin, though, quelled fears about the status of receiver Diontae Johnson and outside linebacker T.J. Watt. Johnson suffered a shoulder injury during...
Kenny Pickett pumped for Backyard Brawl, feels well-prepared for Steelers’ regular season
Kenny Pickett enthusiastically intends on being at Acrisure Stadium for Thursday’s Backyard Brawl. “I can’t wait,” Pickett said of the Pitt/West Virginia game. “It’s gonna be an awesome game. I really wish I had a chance to play in it in college.” Pickett happily will settle for taking the field...
Mark Madden: If there was a Steelers quarterback competition, Mitch Trubisky won it
There was never a legit competition for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting quarterback job. If you consider how the quarterbacks got deployed at training camp and in the exhibition games, that’s obvious. It was all lip service and media stooging. But if there had been a competition, Mitch Trubisky would have...
Trubisky leads TD drive in 2-minute offense, helps Steelers beat Lions in preseason finale
Mike Tomlin isn’t ready to name his starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers even though Mitch Trubisky has continued to do everything asked of him in the preseason. Trubisky took his biggest step toward winning the quarterback competition Sunday, directing a touchdown drive while running the 2-minute offense at the...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Fantasy football skews rooting priorities
It’s the time of year when everybody unwittingly ruins their enjoyment of the NFL by drafting a team in that most counterproductive of activities, fantasy football. You love it. You shouldn’t. It’s popular. So is drug abuse. Say your fantasy team includes Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow. Who do you root...
5 things to watch for in Steelers preseason finale vs. Lions
It was a tradition that went back two decades. Every year, just before Labor Day, the Pittsburgh Steelers played the Carolina Panthers in the teams’ annual preseason finale. It wasn’t quite Michigan-Ohio State or Alabama-Auburn, but the “rivalry” was a staple of the end of the preseason, a mishmash of...
Steelers notes: Alex Highsmith inching closer to readiness
Alex Highsmith was short on specifics as he took off his cleats after Pittsburgh Steelers practice Friday. But the first three words he used when asked about his recovery from a rib injury said volumes. “I am good,” Highsmith said. “Yes, sir.” Highsmith has missed practices and preseason games over...
