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Cameron Heyward back but Devin Bush sits out Steelers practice
Cameron Heyward was back on the field Monday after he had left the previous Pittsburgh Steelers practice because of an apparent ankle injury. Heyward left Thursday’s final practice session at Saint Vincent early during team periods and did not play in the preseason game two days later at the Jacksonville...
Steelers add offensive lineman Adrian Ealy, waive tackle Jordan Tucker
The Pittsburgh Steelers have subbed one offensive tackle for another, signing former Oklahoma offensive lineman Adrian Ealy on Monday and waiving Jordan Tucker. Ealy became a free agent when he was released by the Los Angeles Rams last week. An undrafted free agent who began his career with Baltimore in...
Mark Madden: Kenny Pickett may be playing well enough to be the Steelers’ starter, but is it too risky?
The Steelers played in (and lost) Super Bowl XXX. The following season, 1996, saw them replace their quarterback. Neil O’Donnell left via free agency. There was competition at training camp for the QB job. Jim Miller won it, beating out vet Mike Tomczak and second-year pro Kordell Stewart, a fan...
First Call: Ex-Steeler shines at QB in Cleveland; Roquan Smith willing to stay in Chicago; Ravens extend preseason streak
An ex-Steelers quarterback is on fire with his new team this preseason. The Roquan Smith dream seems to have died for Pittsburgh fans. The Ravens just can’t lose in August. And Pittsburgh has two champions in a pair of very unique sports. All that in Monday’s “First Call.” And the...
Madden Monday: Steelers offensive line ‘might be worse’ than last year — and it may impact the QB thinking too
There have been plenty of positives to discuss regarding the Pittsburgh Steelers’ victories in each of their first two preseason games. • All three quarterbacks — Mitch Trubisky, Kenny Pickett and Mason Rudolph — have performed very well. • The wide receivers — namely rookie George Pickens — have impressed....
Stock up, stock down among Steelers after 2nd preseason game
As Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin put it in reference to Saturday’s preseason game, “They (the Jacksonville Jaguars) controlled the football game, but we won the game.” In the context that the process is more important than the result during August football, it was a less-than-stellar outing for the Steelers....
Victory in Jacksonville overshadows mistakes made by Steelers on offense, defense
By getting two scores in the final 6 minutes, 20 seconds Saturday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers turned an eight-point deficit into a 16-15 victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The win was the second in a row for the Steelers in the preseason, but, in coach Mike Tomlin’s opinion, all it...
Tim Benz: Steelers go 2 for 3 on Mike Tomlin’s checklist in Jacksonville. The miss was a big one
After the Steelers’ 32-25 victory in their first preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks, coach Mike Tomlin identified three specific areas of improvement that he wanted to see in Game 2. They were: • Sharper two-minute execution on both sides of the ball • Improved pass protection • Better run...
Kenny Pickett, Mason Rudolph throw TD passes in Steelers’ 16-15 victory at Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – All of those repetitions running the two-minute offense in training camp have made Kenny Pickett look like a resilient pro — and not a rookie quarterback — in his first NFL preseason. Elevated to the second quarterback spot for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game against the Jacksonville Jaguars...
‘It’s all love’ for Jack in Jacksonville return
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Myles Jack didn’t have to wait long to make his homecoming at TIAA Bank Field. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ first — and only — preseason road game coincided with the 26-year-old inside linebacker’s return to Jacksonville, site of his first six NFL seasons. “It’s definitely going to be...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers have to manage Kenny Pickett’s future sensibly
Mitch Trubisky is the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting quarterback. That was a lock the minute he signed. But the Steelers clearly are enamored with rookie Kenny Pickett, even beyond having drafted him with the 20th pick overall. What’s not to like? Pickett has done well in his brief pro tenure. He’s...
5 things to watch for in Steelers preseason game at Jaguars
Camp has broken at Saint Vincent, leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers to their UPMC Rooney Sports Complex facility the remainder of the 2022 season. But before they have a practice on the South Side, the Steelers head to northern Florida for their only preseason road game. Here are five things to...
Friday Football Footnotes: Myles Jack returns to Jacksonville; Deshaun Watson suspension shifts odds
This week’s “Friday Football Footnotes” features a new Pittsburgh Steeler talking about his old team. We find out about how the betting odds were impacted by Deshaun Watson walking away with an 11-game suspension in Cleveland. We even get into Gaelic football, and an ex-Duquesne player has officially signed with...
Steelers inside the ropes: Connor Heyward keeps showing good hands, racking up catches
Connor Heyward was a running back for most of his football life, and he averaged a mere 15 catches per year over his first four college seasons at Michigan State. Drafted as a tight end after converting to the position in 2021, it perhaps was fair to question if Heyward’s...
Daily camp report: ‘I’ll be good,’ Cam Heyward says after exiting with ankle injury
The sight of defensive captain Cameron Heyward kneeling on the ground in pain wasn’t exactly what the Pittsburgh Steelers wanted to see on the final day of training camp at Saint Vincent. Heyward went down on the third play of seven shots, the 2-point simulation that typically begins each Steelers...
Steelers sign rookie RB Max Borghi, waive/injured Master Teague
The Pittsburgh Steelers swapped a pair of undrafted rookie running backs on and off their roster, signing former Washington State star Max Borghi and waiving/injured former Ohio State star Master Teague III. Teague signed with the Steelers 15 days prior and was getting a heavy workload in training camp practices...
Mason Rudolph: Focus is on Steelers’ game Saturday, not on trade rumors or QB depth chart
He didn’t start the preseason opener, and he’ll be the third quarterback in for the second preseason game. He’s spent most of this abbreviated week of practice taking third-team reps. But if any of that is bothering the Pittsburgh Steelers’ most tenured quarterback, Mason Rudolph wasn’t letting it show Thursday....
Kenny Pickett to back up Mitch Trubisky in Steelers’ preseason game at Jacksonville
Mitch Trubisky will start at quarterback for the second preseason game in a row, but the order in which the backups will enter the game has been flipped. Coach Mike Tomlin confirmed Thursday that first-round pick Kenny Pickett will be the first quarterback off the bench when the Pittsburgh Steelers...
First Call: Antonio Brown goes after Tom Brady on Twitter; Fox’s Jay Glazer says Steelers are ‘Mitch Trubisky’s team’
Thursday’s “First Call” features Antonio Brown’s latest social media meltdown. Jay Glazer tamps down any quarterback controversy with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Plus, we have updates on Joe Burrow’s health in Cincinnati and Baker Mayfield’s starting status with the Carolina Panthers. A.B. goes after TB12 Antonio Brown is using social media...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans split on booing Mason Rudolph, Pirates fans on edge about Dennis Eckersley’s comments
Some people are mad that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph got booed Saturday night. Others seem to think he got off easy. Some people are angry at what Red Sox broadcaster Dennis Eckersley said about the Pirates. Others seem to think he could have poured it on more. Some people...
Tim Benz: Talk of trading Chase Claypool for Roquan Smith is one thing, dealing him for the sake of it is something else
I’ve been pretty hard on Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool over the past year and a half. But even I’m a little hesitant to jump on all the recent talk about him being traded. The latest salvo in that regard came from ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio. Speaking Wednesday on 93.7...
Steelers inside the ropes: Light, non-padded practice includes ‘scout-team’ work
The weather Wednesday was among the best it has been for a practice during this entire Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. The level of intensity and game-likeness, however, was not. A day before camp breaks at Saint Vincent and three days before their second preseason game, the Pittsburgh Steelers conducted a...
Daily camp report: Kenny Pickett in line for more ‘varsity-like action’ in Steelers’ 2nd preseason game
Kenny Pickett’s work as the second-team quarterback in training camp this week is preparing him for an expanded role Saturday night when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Jacksonville Jaguars in their second preseason game. Pickett was the No. 3 quarterback in the opener against Seattle. He played the second half...
Booming punts at camp, Pressley Harvin III hoping to translate to season for Steelers
Pressley Harvin III proudly rattled off a series of numbers that were printed on a piece of paper he held in his hand. Without context and intimate knowledge of the subject matter, they might not have meant much. But to a player entering his second season as an NFL punter,...
George Pickens continues to wow Steelers teammates, coaches with pass-catching ability
Diontae Johnson and Chase Claypool were held out of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason opener because of minor injuries, so they could only watch the Acrisure Stadium debut of the George Pickens Show from the home sideline. Safe to say they gave the rookie receiver rave reviews. “He’s a freak, that’s...
