Chris Adamski stories, Page 139
Justin Schultz’s return to Penguins is imminent, but will it come Tuesday?Video
By his own evaluation, Justin Schultz’s play after returning from a long injury absence last season was not up to his lofty standards. He is convinced his imminent return from injury this time will produce better results. “It’s definitely tough,” the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman said about re-acclimating game speed. “Obviously...
Penguins Justin Schultz, Dominik Simon practice fully; Dominik Kahun has concussionVideo
Justin Schultz was back on the ice with teammates at Pittsburgh Penguins practice Monday, and neither the defenseman nor his coach would rule out the possibility of returning to game action Tuesday at the Philadelphia Flyers. A day after leaving Sunday’s win against the Boston Bruins because of a hip...
Diontae Johnson confident he showed Steelers made wise 3rd-round investment in himVideo
A second-team All-Pro as a rookie? Even if it wasn’t at his given position, that’s a good start. Eyebrows were raised in April when the Pittsburgh Steelers used their pick at the top of the third round on Diontae Johnson, a smallish wide receiver from Toledo. By January, though, Johnson...
Cameron Heyward only sure extension candidate among Steelers entering final contract year
In the aftermath of the 2019 season, Pittsburgh Steelers players were reluctant to talk about 2020. Let alone 2021. But for a handful of starters, 2021 is when their current contract expires. And with the way the Steelers do business, that makes the coming months a potentially critical period of...
Was it really just 6 quarters that did in Steelers QB Mason Rudolph’s season?Video
The cliche goes that “votes of confidence” in sports are dreaded, the implication being a public show of support for an athlete or coach often can portend his firing, demotion or release. But over the 2½ weeks since the season ended, Mason Rudolph has gotten some pretty influential votes of...
Agent Drew Rosenhaus reportedly severs ties with Antonio Brown until he ‘gets help’
Antonio Brown can’t find a way back into the NFL. Now, he’s lost the official representation in his quest to do so. Super-agent Drew Rosenhaus severed ties with the troubled former Pittsburgh Steelers star, according to an ESPN report. According to a message posted to the verified Twitter account of...
Penguins’ Dominik Kahun showing his skills are 1st-line worthyVideo
No goals and two points over his first 11 games with a new team? Being a healthy scratch for the first time in his NHL career? Not pleasant, sure, Dominik Kahun said Wednesday in looking back to the first month of this season. But it was going to take more...
Penguins’ annual Dads’ Trip takes players, fathers to Boston, DetroitVideo
If there were a bunch of middle-aged men in the Pittsburgh Penguins locker room Wednesday, it must have meant only one thing. The Penguins’ annual Dads’ Trip was about to get underway. In a tradition dating back several years, the Penguins designate one short, multiple-game road trip and invite players’...
Art Rooney II: Steelers likely to play in this year’s Hall of Fame game
Bill Cowher is already a part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame class to be inducted this summer, and other former Pittsburgh Steelers luminaries Donnie Shell, Troy Polamalu and Alan Faneca could join him. All of the current Steelers seem likely to end up in Canton, as well. Speaking...
Despite unproductive 2019, does Steelers WR corps have promise?
In illustrating how unproductive the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers corps was by modern NFL standards, consider that their top three combined for statistics that were roughly equivalent to Michael Thomas alone. • The New Orleans Saints’ Thomas during his record-setting 2019: 148 catches, 1,725 receiving yards, nine touchdowns. • The...
Steelers’ T.J. Watt, Cameron Heyward, Minkah Fitzpatrick named all-NFL
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense continues to rack up the accolades. Three Steelers players were named to the Professional Football Writers of America all-NFL team announced Monday. Similar to the AP All-Pro teams announced earlier this month, all three were on the defense. T.J. Watt (outside linebacker), Cameron Heyward (defensive tackle)...
Who are ex-Steelers Troy Polamalu, Alan Faneca up against to make the Hall of Fame?
News broke Saturday night that former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the one-time-only Centennial Class in conjunction with the NFL’s 100th anniversary. But will the Steelers get more representation for the Class of 2020 this summer in Canton,...
RB Kerrith Whyte shows worth to Steelers sought him, but will he be back in 2020?Video
The first time Kerrith Whyte carried the ball in an NFL regular-season game, he showed burst and ran 21 yards. It was the longest run of his rookie season, but it provided a glimpse of what Whyte can provide if deployed under the right circumstances. It also provided enough justification...
From big-time Alabama recruit to the AAF to the Steelers, J.C. Hassenauer carving out role
Did a season that went from Iron to Steel provide J.C. Hassenauer with enough mettle to make it over the long term in the NFL? An interior offensive lineman who was part of a national championship team at Alabama, Hassenauer began last year as property of the Alliance of American...
Steelers sign former LSU safety John Battle to reserve/future contractVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers added another defensive back to their offseason roster, announcing the signing of safety John Battle to a reserve/future contract Thursday. Battle was a two-year starter at LSU, posting four interceptions, two forced fumbles and 52 tackles over 22 games those seasons. The 6-foot, 201-pound Battle was signed...
Tight end Nick Vannett believes he showed Steelers enough to return to teamVideo
Five days after he arrived in Pittsburgh, Nick Vannett was in the starting lineup for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played more than three-quarters of the offensive snaps Sept. 30, not only playing as an in-line tight end but also going in motion, lining up in the backfield and out wide....
Steelers add prolific former University of Buffalo WR to offseason roster
The Pittsburgh Steelers continued to bolster their offseason roster, adding a big and productive former college wide receiver Wednesday. Anthony Johnson was signed to a reserve/future deal. The 6-foot-2, 209-pound Johnson had 133 catches for 2,367 yards and 25 touchdowns in two seasons at the University of Buffalo. He was...
Super Steelers defensive coach George Perles dies at 85
The coordinator for one of the greatest defenses in NFL history, George Perles, died Tuesday. Perles was 85 and living in East Lansing, Mich., when he died from complications of Parkinson’s Disease. Perles served on Chuck Noll’s Pittsburgh Steelers staff for 11 years, the greatest decadelong span in team history....
Steelers free-agent-to-be Tyler Matakevich hopes value earns him new contract
Tyler Matakevich was at his locker the day after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season ended last week. About a quarter of the team was gathered within a few feet of him whooping it up around a finger-soccer game set up on a pool table, and Matakevich scanned the group reflectively. “All...
Steelers sign former Pitt running back Darrin HallVideo
For the third time in the past 10 weeks, former Pitt star Darrin Hall signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. A 1,000-yard rusher for the Panthers in 2018, Hall signed a reserve/future deal Tuesday. Hall twice over the second half of this past season had short stints on the...
New Castle alum, Iowa junior safety Geno Stone enters NFL draftVideo
New Castle High School already has a safety playing in the NFL. Tuesday, another former Red Hurricanes safety announced his intentions to make it two. Geno Stone posted a message to his Twitter account that he was forgoing his final year of eligibility for Iowa and was declaring for the...
Ex-Ohio State QB J.T. Barrett keeps chasing NFL dream with Steelers
J.T. Barrett was one of football’s biggest stars on Saturdays. For four years, he started at quarterback for one of college football’s marquee programs, winning a national championship and playing in other major bowl games for Ohio State. But accounting for 147 touchdowns and 12,000 yards of offense in the...
Steelers’ Mike Hilton has (slightly) more leverage this offseason as restricted free agent
Mike Hilton politely made it clear last season he wanted a multiyear contract. The Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback did not get one, but after another solid season, he finds himself in a similar spot. Hilton again is not assured of getting a multiyear extension. However it plays out, Hilton said he...
2020 could play out in many ways for young Steelers OL Chuks Okorafor
Chuks Okorafor laughed. It was a question for which he had no answer. What is the Pittsburgh Steelers’ coaching staff’s plans for him for the 2020 season? “I have no idea yet where I stand in terms of whatever,” the young offensive lineman said the day after the season ended...
Steelers’ Minkah Fitzpatrick, Cameron Heyward, T.J. Watt voted 1st-team All-Pro
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense was one of the best in the NFL this season. On Friday, the league’s highest individual accolades suggested as much. Three Steelers were named first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press: Edge rusher T.J. Watt, interior lineman Cameron Heyward and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. The Steelers were the...
