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Steelers’ Cam Heyward donates cleats in honor of Tree of Life victims
The Squirrel Hill neighborhood is close to Cam Heyward’s heart. The Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle used to live there. He was devastated after the Oct. 27, 2018 shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue. Helping the area became his focus in “My Cause, My Cleats,” an initiative throughout the National...
Mike Hilton expected to play vs. Jaguars after practicing for 3rd day in a row for Steelers
It’s full speed ahead for slot cornerback Mike Hilton, who is expected to return from a four-game absence Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field. Hilton practiced for a third consecutive day Friday and no longer is listed on the team’s official injury report....
Perfect on field goals, Chris Boswell thinks extra-point issues are behind Steelers
Chris Boswell will put the NFL’s longest active field-goal streak on the line Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers travel to Jacksonville. The veteran kicker has made his past 25 field goal attempts in succession, including all 14 this season. After the franchise-record 59-yard attempt he made two weeks ago in...
Steelers NT Tyson Alualu awaits another Jacksonville homecoming
Tyson Alualu hopes his second trip home to Jacksonville is as rewarding as the first. In 2018, Alualu’s second season with the Pittsburgh Steelers following a seven-year career with the Jaguars, the Steelers overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to eke out a last-second 20-16 victory at TIAA Bank Field. Alualu...
Steelers Four Downs: Yards after catch fueling passing game
1. YAC daddies The Pittsburgh Steelers rank 18th in the NFL in passing yards per game. That’s not an indictment of the team’s passing game. It is more a function of having a lead so often, thus muting the incentive to throw too much. But despite that mediocre total, three...
No ‘messing’ around: Marcus Allen kept working, carved out niche with Steelers
Marcus Allen grinned widely and chuckled. The Pittsburgh Steelers third-year defender answered in the affirmative, confirming what coach Mike Tomlin likes to say to Allen as he passes his locker, indeed, is not “mess with me.” The “mess” in “mess with” — a reference to an encounter they had during...
Mark Madden: National media continues to disrespect Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger
Former NFL executive Gil Brandt posted a Twitter poll: Who is the NFL MVP? Voting for Ben Roethlisberger (four interceptions, no losses) wasn’t an option. Kyler Murray (eight interceptions, three losses) was. Russell Wilson (10 interceptions, three losses) was. Rudy Giuliani needs to get to the bottom of this. Former...
Tim Benz: ‘MAC school’ potholes for Steelers to avoid in Jacksonville
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was emphatic when trying to dismiss the notion that his 9-0 team could be stepping into a “trap game” against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday afternoon. “We are not a Big Ten team playing a MAC opponent this week. Every time we step into a...
Wolf administration, Steelers at odds over face-covering mandate for players
The office of Gov. Tom Wolf said Thursday that the Pittsburgh Steelers have not been granted an exemption that would allow players to go without masks during games at Heinz Field for the rest of the 2020 season. That contradicted a statement released by the Steelers on Wednesday that said...
‘Young Pup’ Antoine Brooks fit in during NFL debut on defense for SteelersVideo
One of Mike Tomlin’s favorite expressions is “two dogs, one bone.” He uses it in regards to creating a competitive environment on his team as players compete for playing time. That certainly applies to Antoine Brooks. But the canine references don’t stop there for the rookie from Maryland. “He calls...
Steelers’ Jaylen Samuels misses another practice but Mike Hilton on track to return to games
Mike Hilton was a full participant at Pittsburgh Steelers practice for the second straight day Thursday. Barring a late-week setback, the nickel cornerback appears well on track to make his return to the lineup after a four-game absence because of a shoulder injury. Thursday’s practice report offered no surprises. All...
Randy Fichtner hints that FB Derek Watt could play bigger role in Steelers offense
Derek Watt hasn’t provided the durability he displayed before the Pittsburgh Steelers gave him a three-year, $9.75 million contract. The 28-year-old fullback — and older brother of Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt — has appeared in just five games this season after playing in 64 consecutive games during his four...
Ben Roethlisberger proving difficult to bring down during Steelers’ perfect start
Ben Roethlisberger is debunking the theory that the more times a quarterback drops back to pass the more likely he is to get sacked. In his 17th season, at age 38, Roethlisberger will take his second-longest streak of pass attempts without a sack into the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game Sunday against...
First Call: Steelers’ playoff lock jinx? Penguins get Mario Lemieux’s hard sell on alternate jersey
It’d take a meteor hitting the Earth to prevent the Steelers from making the playoffs this season. Or just a bad flashback to 2018? Hmm. The Steelers were hoping for a little help from the Las Vegas Raiders against the Kansas City Chiefs this week. That’s looking like a long...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans bristle over run game debate, Cincinnati attacks on Bud Dupree, question ILB snaps
Here’s how I know things are going well for the Pittsburgh Steelers. I start digging through my tweets, emails, column replies and various other interactions, and I actually have to … dig. No, seriously. I had to work a little bit, just to find a few juicy complaints for “U...
Steelers claim exemption from governor; players won’t wear masks on field
While athletes and coaches in Pennsylvania are required to wear masks under orders from Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration, the Pittsburgh Steelers believe the team and their opponents do not fall into that category. “We have received guidance from the Governor’s Office that our players are exempt from wearing masks during...
Intensive protocol environment against covid-19 to become the norm for NFL, Steelers
At the end of their third week adhering to the NFL’s intensive protocol guidelines, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be getting some company. Make that plenty of company. The league announced Wednesday that, beginning Saturday, all 32 teams will be placed into intensive protocol because of the surge in coronavirus cases...
CB Mike Hilton practices fully for Steelers; RB Anthony McFarland returns from illness
It was another Wednesday of full practice for nickel cornerback Mike Hilton. But, as was learned last week, that does not mean he will play Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers. And while the Steelers wait for two players who remain on the reserve/covid-19 list, one player who had an illness...
Jaguars one of few teams Roethlisberger-era Steelers have struggled against
When it comes to facing the Jacksonville Jaguars, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger often struggles. His career passer rating of 78.2 against the Jaguars ranks 30th of 31 NFL teams. Roethlisberger only has a lower passer rating against the Buffalo Bills, but one of those games was played in a...
DL Chris Wormley activated to practice with Steelers
Veteran defensive lineman Chris Wormley returned to practice Wednesday but remains on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ injured reserve list. Wormley suffered a knee injury during the Oct. 25 win at the Tennessee Titans and was placed on injured reserve later that week. Rules dictate a player on IR must miss three...
First Call: Antonio Brown’s bike incident could have personal conduct consequences, WPIAL star up from Ravens practice squad
Wednesday’s “First Call” has some troubling news for former Steeler Antonio Brown. A former WPIAL player is up from the Baltimore Ravens practice squad. And a Bengals signing bust. Oh, boy, A.B. Former Steeler Antonio Brown may be in more trouble than we thought. Well, that’s depending on how much...
Jaguars coach Doug Marrone gushes about Steelers memories, Rooney family
Recent memories that Steelers fans have of Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone are mainly negative. He was the guy on the sideline as they plowed through Heinz Field with upset wins twice in 2017. Once in the regular season 30-9, then again in the playoffs 45-42. Meanwhile, Marrone’s earliest...
Tim Benz: Mike Tomlin won’t let James Robinson be a surprise for Steelers defense
During his Tuesday press conference, I think Mike Tomlin finally had an appreciation of what it’s like to be a sports talk show host. On light content days, sometimes you’ve got to say a whole lot about not much to fill the time. Hence his glowing monologue about Jacksonville Jaguars...
Mike Tomlin admits Steelers running game is ‘below the line’
Mike Tomlin no longer is downplaying the problems with the Pittsburgh Steelers run game. Two days after insinuating his undefeated team could continue to thrive despite a stagnant rush offense, Tomlin reversed course Tuesday at his weekly news conference, calling the running game “ineffective.” “We spent a lot of time...
Mike Tomlin says 9-0 Steelers won’t underestimate 1-8 Jaguars
The difference in win-loss record is astounding, yet Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is not about to take the Jacksonville Jaguars lightly. The Steelers will put their 9-0 record on the line Sunday on the road against the Jaguars, whose 1-8 record is second-worst in the NFL. And with the...
