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Bethel Park, WVU alum Nick Kwiatkoski with Steelers on tryout
He went to high school about 10 miles down Route 19 from Pittsburgh and played in college another 80-minute drive or so to the south. But it took until just days after his 30th birthday for Nick Kwiatkoski to suit up for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kwiatkoski, a veteran linebacker of...
With strong history, Steelers cornerback Patrick Peterson commands Hall of Fame respect
The 2011 Week 3 meeting between the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks might have gone down as one of the more forgettable games in NFL history. It was a 13-10 final between a pair of non-playoff teams led by pedestrian quarterbacks (Kevin Kolb and Tarvaris Jackson) that would finish 8-8...
Converted standout college safety Tanner Muse seeks role as subpackage ILB for Steelers
Three weeks into organized team activities and after dozens of reps next to Tanner Muse in the middle of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense — and linebacking corps — Elandon Roberts was informed that Muse’s background is at safety. “Kind of crazy,” Roberts said Thursday, “because I didn’t know he played...
Steelers notes: Connor Heyward seeks to earn expanded role, Matt Rife a guest at practice
More than a week into the new NFL league year this March, Connor Heyward appeared poised to begin the second season of his NFL career as the No. 2 tight end on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ depth chart. But then, Zach Gentry re-signed. A month later, another tight end (Darnell Washington)...
Steelers report to training camp July 26; 1st of 16 open practices begin next day
Back at Saint Vincent for a 56th training camp, the Pittsburgh Steelers will report to the Unity Township campus July 26. The first of 16 practices open to the public will be held the following day, per the camp schedule released by the team Thursday. Among a dwindling number of...
Holding no hard feelings from contract nontender, James Pierre happy to remain with Steelers
Be it the advice he’s absorbed from coach Mike Tomlin or the counsel he actively sought from now-ex teammate Cameron Sutton, James Pierre is adhering to a belief that he has to go with the flow in this crazy business that is professional football. Pierre is back for a fourth...
Steelers notes: Strong attendance at OTAs among defense no coincidence 
Up and down the defense, from the line to the linebackers to the secondary, starters and backups and third-teamers, veterans and young players alike, by all accounts have shown out at Pittsburgh Steelers organized team activities. With rare exception of a day or so here and there by the isolated...
Steelers notes: Allen Robinson ramped up to work in team drills, Tanner Muse makes INT
When Allen Robinson took to the practice field at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex for an 11-on-11 drill last week, it marked a milestone in his recovery from foot surgery. “It’s the first time I’ve gone up against somebody in six months,” the veteran wide receiver said Tuesday. Though he had...
Steelers sign RB Darius Hagans, OL Jarrid Williams
On the eve of the beginning of the final week of organized team activities, the Pittsburgh Steelers tweaked their roster by signing running back Darius Hagans and offensive tackle Jarrid Williams on Monday. Williams had four stints on the offseason roster and/or practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles after going...
Savvy vets Elandon Roberts, Cole Holcomb already forging close bond as Steelers’ new ILB duo
Elandon Roberts sees some of himself when he looks at Cole Holcomb and when he hears him. A pair of football junkies, the two veteran inside linebackers have made for the perfect personality match since joining the Pittsburgh Steelers this spring. However, enough can be enough when it comes to...
Steelers 7th-round pick Spencer Anderson already showing versatility, willingness to work
He’s the forgotten pick among a draft class that so far has earned plenty of praise and impressed in the early going. Fans obsess over the likes of Broderick Jones and Darnell Washington. Glowing reports come out about Cory Trice and media hound Joey Porter Jr. Spencer Anderson is content...
Back for 2nd stint with Steelers, OLB Quincy Roche believe he’s better this time around
Quincy Roche has been through all of this before with the Pittsburgh Steelers. But that doesn’t mean these 2023 organized team activities bear much resemblance to what he encountered at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex in 2021. After all, when Roche was spending his rookie summer with the Steelers, the NFL...
Dan Moore reps at right tackle in apparent preparation for ‘swing’ tackle role with Steelers
Dan Moore Jr. has been taking some practice reps at right tackle over the first two weeks of Pittsburgh Steelers organized team activities. The Steelers’ starting left tackle the past two seasons, Moore confirmed the handful of reps after Thursday’s session at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. “Not too many reps,...
Steelers DL Renell Wren’s season over after Achilles tear
Renell Wren was taking part in an ordinary drill during on-field work as part of Phase II of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ organized team activities two weeks ago. “And literally when I got out of my stance, it felt like someone hit my ankle with a baseball bat,” Wren said Wednesday....
Steelers’ Kendrick Green back at center as career takes another turn
Kendrick Green’s star-crossed Pittsburgh Steelers career has taken another turn. Green has been repping exclusively at center over the first two weeks of organized team activities, Green confirmed after Wednesday’s session. “You just gotta do what you gotta do,” Green said from UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. “I gotta do what...
Steelers notes: James Pierre has long idolized new teammate Patrick Peterson
When soon-to-be 33-year-old Patrick Peterson was asked last week about serving as a mentor for the Pittsburgh Steelers young defensive backs, the 13-year NFL veteran focused his description on how he would relate to rookie Joey Porter Jr. Porter is the youngest Steelers cornerback — but he isn’t the only...
Massive Hakeem Butler stands out at OTAs, but can he be part of Steelers WR corps this fall?
Hakeem Butler couldn’t have asked for a better opportunity to immediately show off his most prodigious talents. During his early 11-on-11 practice reps with his new team and back in the world’s best league, Butler ran a 15-yard out route. Butler, who confirmed the sequence after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first...
Isaac Seumalo brings experience, respect, history of winning to Steelers offense
New Pittsburgh Steelers guard Isaac Seumalo played next to two of the best offensive linemen in the NFL last season. Two of the best and two of the most experienced. Seumalo had 35-year-old Jason Kelce to his left and 32-year-old Lane Johnson to his right with the Philadelphia Eagles. Johnson...
Steelers notes: Cole Holcomb taking it slowly but says will be ready for training camp 
When Cole Holcomb signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in March, he had the distinction of being the only player on the roster who sported a particularly unique hairstyle. Now that organized team activities have started, the inside linebacker has some competition. Since Holcomb’s arrival, the team has signed undrafted rookie...
Allen Robinson runs out of slot at 1st Steelers OTAs, but ‘taking it slowly’ in return from injury
Allen Robinson II has begun his on-field practice tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers running mostly out of the slot – when he’s been running at all. Still in the latter stages of recovery from foot surgery undergone in November, Robinson said he has not been a full participant while taking...
Patrick Peterson begins Steelers career as left outside CB; Levi Wallace moves to right side
Thirteen seasons and 184 games into his NFL career, Patrick Peterson is confident he’s prepared for anything. That includes playing different positions in the Pittsburgh Steelers secondary, be it a full-out switch or via moving around within a season or game. But for his first on-field team practice with the...
Steelers notes: T.J. Watt takes part in Day 2 of OTAs, George Pickens sets 1,000-yard goal
T.J. Watt was on the field in uniform Wednesday for the second day of Pittsburgh Steelers’ organized team activities practices. It was widely reported that the former NFL defensive player of the year was not present Tuesday for Day 1 of the voluntary OTAs. Watt was photographed by team media...
Steelers sign veteran OLB Markus Golden
The Pittsburgh Steelers have bolstered their depth at outside linebacker by adding veteran Markus Golden. The 32-year-old agreed to a one-year contract with the Steelers on Wednesday. The Steelers, who began organized team activities with openings on their 90-man offseason roster, have been looking to add depth to an outside...
Kenny Pickett content he has a fan in Steelers QB predecessor Ben Roethlisberger
Ben Roethlisberger openly admitted he initially did not want Kenny Pickett succeed as his replacement as Pittsburgh Steelers franchise quarterback. But that was before Roethlisberger earned respect for Pickett’s abilities and before the two began to forge a friendship. Speaking to media for the first time since Roethlisberger’s comments on...
Steelers’ Kenny Pickett shows growth on, off field as OTAs begin
For the second time in his pro career, Kenny Pickett on Tuesday took to the field for the first team drills of a new season. This time, though, differed markedly from the first for Pickett, who last year at this time was a freshly drafted rookie taking third-string reps. On...


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