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Mark Madden: Minkah Fitzpatrick not giving Steelers enough bang for the buck
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in their current mess for a number of reasons. But two stand out. Selecting Kenny Pickett in the first round of the 2022 draft was badly damaging. Pickett very quickly revealed himself to not be of starting caliber. The Steelers have patchworked at quarterback since Pickett...
Tim Benz: Try as he might, Mike Tomlin can’t ‘tote those bags’ of playoff frustration for all of his players
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin doesn’t want his players carrying the burden of the franchise’s seven-year playoff-win drought. “What you mentioned is my story, it’s not this collective’s story,” Tomlin said Monday. “Many of these guys involved do not tote those bags. I happily tote those bags. It’s not something...
First Call: Justin Fields on his chances for snaps vs. Baltimore; Broderick Jones wanted Ravens rematch
Wednesday’s “First Call” has Justin Fields’ assessment of his chances of getting on the field in some form this week against the Baltimore Ravens. A Steelers offensive lineman says this is the playoff rematch that he wanted going into Week 18. A former Steeler is under consideration for the New...
Steelers must ‘pick your poison’ as they brace for Ravens’ Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry
It wasn’t a birthday present offered up by Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Payton Wilson to Lamar Jackson, who on Tuesday turned 28 years old. When Wilson referenced Jackson as “the best player I’ve ever played against,” that is a difficult point to argue. Before he turned 28 or completed his seventh...
TE MyCole Pruitt added to Steelers’ injury report, CB Donte Jackson returns to practice
MyCole Pruitt was an addition to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ status report with a knee injury, as the 10th-year veteran tight end was a limited participant in Tuesday’s practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. The 6-foot-2, 258-pound Pruitt has six receptions for 40 yards and a touchdown in 12 games (five...
‘Protect me from me’: Steelers CB Donte Jackson trying not to aggravate ‘nagging’ back
The hardest part for Donte Jackson in dealing with his “nagging” back issues is trying not to be too twitchy and aggravate a pinched nerve in the days leading up to the game. After missing the season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Pittsburgh Steelers starting cornerback is preparing to...
Steelers RG Mason McCormick hopes to play, says broken hand ‘feeling a lot better already’
To Mason McCormick, there was never any question about whether the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie right guard’s left hand was broken in the fourth quarter of the season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals. “Yeah, I felt it pop,” McCormick said Tuesday afternoon at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. “I knew right away.”...
First Call: The roadblock facing teams trading for Mike Tomlin; Steelers-Ravens officials revealed
Tuesday’s “First Call” has a wrinkle in the conversation about the idea of teams trading for Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. We get to know the officials for Saturday’s Steelers-Ravens game. An ex-Steeler and Raven has joined a different AFC playoff club. And we examine the opponents of the Penguins...
Tim Benz: Steelers haven’t earned the privilege of a clean slate heading into playoffs
Last week, we couldn’t even get “on the same page” about whether or not George Pickens and Russell Wilson were “on the same page” about being “on the same page.” Last question to George Pickens was about the his role in the end zone interception vs. the Chiefs.His response (or...
Ravens notes: Update on status of WR Zay Flowers, RB Justice Hill for playoff game vs. Steelers
Baltimore Ravens No. 1 wide receiver Zay Flowers hasn’t been ruled out for Saturday’s playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. But Ravens coach John Harbaugh was far from sounding optimistic Flowers’ knee injury would be healed well enough for him to play. “It’s not a season-ending injury, so it’s just...
Steelers notes: Mason McCormick has broken hand, Donte Jackson ‘feels good’ and could return
Five days before the Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff game, starting right guard Mason McCormick on Monday was to be “sized for a cast and/or a brace” for a broken left hand. McCormick suffered the injury during the fourth quarter of the Steelers’ regular-season finale this past Saturday at home against the...
Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith reportedly candidate for Jets, Bears head coach jobs
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith is a candidate the New York Jets head coaching job, several national outlets reported Monday, and the Jets formally requested an interview with Smith. The Chicago Bears also requested to interview Smith for their head coaching gig, according to ESPN. Smith, 42, was hired...
With playoffs at hand, Mike Tomlin said there’s no time for ‘pouting’ over Steelers’ 0-4 stretch
Mike Tomlin doesn’t want his Pittsburgh Steelers looking too far back — or too far ahead — as the NFL playoffs approach for his reeling team. Four weeks ago, the Steelers were riding high in the AFC and firmly in control of the North. An 0-4 stretch to close the...
Mark Madden: Time for the Steelers to send a message and bench George Pickens
Saying what the Steelers should do often contradicts what the Steelers do. They are perfectly content to lose using their method. But the Steelers should make wideout George Pickens inactive for their playoff game Saturday night at Baltimore. It’s time to quit ladling out horse manure about the team’s alleged...
Madden Monday: Expect Steelers’ return to Baltimore to go from ‘bad to worse’
There is some hope within the Pittsburgh Steelers fanbase that a second time around in Baltimore will be better than the first. There is a good reason for that. That reason is it couldn’t go much worse than the first time. The Steelers dropped their regular season road game against...
First Call: A Bengals DB trashes George Pickens; ESPN reboots the Mike Tomlin trade speculation
Monday’s “First Call” features a Cincinnati Bengal talking trash on Pittsburgh Steelers receiver George Pickens. There’s Mike Tomlin trade speculation … again. We have playoff gambling odds for the Steelers and Penn State. Mason Rudolph got more playing time for the Tennessee Titans. Diontae Johnson made his debut for the...
Steelers heading to Baltimore for wild-card game following Chargers’ win against Raiders
Failing to get the help they needed Sunday to secure a higher playoff seed, the Pittsburgh Steelers will make another trip to Baltimore to kick off the postseason. The Steelers (10-7), who take a four-game losing streak into the playoffs, will be the No. 6 seed in the AFC. That...
5 things we learned: Steelers make wrong kind of history as they enter playoffs on 4-game slide
Five things we learned from Bengals 19, Steelers 17: 1. History makers Not only will the Steelers be heading into the AFC playoffs without any type of momentum, which coach Mike Tomlin coveted earlier in the week, they will enter it on a historical downward trajectory. The Steelers will join...
Steelers vs. Bengals: What they’re saying in Cincinnati after win
The Cincinnati Bengals delivered the final blow to the Pittsburgh Steelers Saturday night — the team’s fourth consecutive defeat and end to its regular season. With losses to the Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs and now the Bengals, the Steelers blew a chance to clinch the AFC North...
Acrisure Stadium employee arrested for threatening co-workers with kitchen knife
An Acrisure Stadium employee was arrested Saturday before the Pittsburgh Steelers game — after threatening fellow employees with a kitchen knife. Just before 4 p.m., Pittsburgh police responded to reports of a “disorderly employee” working in an Acrisure kitchen area. The employee was a male, who has not been identified,...
Airing of Grievances: ‘Anemic’ offense; late-arriving defense result in Steelers’ 4th straight lossVideo
The Steelers’ recent losses to the Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs were one thing. Those defeats could be explained by simply saying the club played a trio of the best teams in the NFL — three division winners with a combined 40-9 record. Saturday night’s defeat to...
Entering postseason on 4-game losing streak, Steelers have ‘choice to respond the right way’
Despite backpedaling into the AFC playoffs on a four-game losing streak, the Pittsburgh Steelers late Saturday night sounded more like a team ready to wear their white jerseys than wave a white towel. After winning 10 of their first 13 games, the Steelers ended the regular season with losses to...
‘I’m not blinking on George’ — Russell Wilson stands by Steelers’ Pickens after he has 0 yards in lossVideo
George Pickens had more drops than yards gained Saturday. More inflammatory interactions with fans at Acrisure Stadium, too. It was that kind of night for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ No. 1 wide receiver, who had one reception on six targeted throws for 0 net yards in a 19-17 loss to the...
Steelers notes: 1st-round playoff opponent, time, date soon to be set
One thing is certain about the four-game losing streak that ended the Pittsburgh Steelers’ regular season. It assured them they won’t open up the playoffs with a home game. But where the Steelers will play on wild-card weekend is yet to be determined. And it will be the Los Angeles...
Joe Burrow leads long drives as Bengals beat Steelers in season finale
Before the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season finale even began, they endured their first set of hard knocks when the Baltimore Ravens clinched the AFC North Division title by beating the Cleveland Browns. Then the Cincinnati Bengals delivered an even bigger blow, handing the spiraling Steelers their fourth consecutive defeat. Joe Burrow...
