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Steelers linebacker speaks cautiously, but he’s clearly not a fan of NFL’s protective Guardian Caps
When it comes to the NFL’s new “Guardian Caps,” Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Myles Jack is at least trying to be more diplomatic than, say, for instance, Green Bay’s De’Vondre Campbell. “I just think it’s stupid, to be honest,” Campbell said via Packers Wire. “You say you’re doing it to protect...
Steelers inside the ropes: Backs on ‘backers on 1st day of pads always camp highlight
Mike Tomlin was smiling, the competitive juices were flowing, the pads were popping. Must have been the return of backs on ’backers at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. The tradition for annual first day of padded practices is among the camp must-sees. Tomlin’s voice booms as he calls on the combatants...
Brian Flores ‘passionate’ about getting chance to coach football again as Steelers assistant
Six months to the day after he filed a lawsuit against the NFL and its 32 teams alleging racial discrimination in its hiring practice, the pending litigation was the last thing on Brian Flores’ mind Monday morning at Saint Vincent. The 41-year-old former head coach who was hired to work...
Steelers, kicker Chris Boswell agree to 4-year, $20 million extension: report
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Chris Boswell agreed to a four-year contract extension that will match the biggest average annual salary given to a kicker in NFL history, according to an ESPN report. Boswell, 31, signed for a total of $20 million with $12.5 million guaranteed. The contract is identical in...
Daily camp report: Kenny Pickett gets chance to work with 2nd-team offense for first time
The first day the Pittsburgh Steelers donned pads for practice coincided with rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett getting his first snaps with the second-team offense. The first-round pick from Pitt was elevated behind starter Mitch Trubisky for the day. He got two repetitions in the practice-opening Seven Shots drill, and he...
Steelers add WR Javon McKinley, waive rookie OLB Tyree Johnson
The Pittsburgh Steelers added another young option to a wide receivers corps in transition, signing Javon McKinley on Monday. McKinley spent most of last season on the Detroit Lions’ practice squad but was released by the organization in May. The 6-foot-2, 215-pound McKinley played in college at Notre Dame, where...
More details emerge in death of former Steelers wide receiver
More details emerged this week in the death of former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Charles Johnson. Johnson, 50, was reported missing by his wife the day before he was found dead in a Hampton Inn about 6.5 miles from his home in Raleigh, North Carolina back on July 17, USA...
Steelers’ value estimated at $4.26 billion by Sportico, 13th-highest in NFL
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ franchise has a valuation of $4.26 billion, 13th-highest among the NFL’s 32 teams, according to estimates for the league’s teams compiled by Sportico. The Steelers’ value has jumped 19% from last year, when Sportico pegged the Steelers’ worth at $3.57 billion. They remained at No. 13 among...
Deshaun Watson’s 6-game suspension equals Ben Roethlisberger’s from 2010
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has been suspended for six games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy following allegations of sexual misconduct made by 24 women, the AP reported Monday. It’s the same length of suspension Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger received for violating the personal conduct policy after two...
Mark Madden: At Steelers camp, there are issues more interesting than daily dissection of QB battle
The large mob of Pittsburgh Steelers fans attending training camp at Latrobe is exemplary of our predilection for the meaningless. So enjoy refreshing sports notes, the most disposable of words! • Mason Rudolph is going to earn the Steelers’ starting quarterback job. But he won’t get it. So much for...
Steelers TE Zach Gentry emerging as legit threat in passing game, strong blocker
Considering the rest of the tight ends corps — including its coach — has turned over in recent years, there is no player on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster who has spent as much cumulative time with Zach Gentry as fellow tight end Kevin Rader. Each joined the Steelers in 2019....
Madden Monday on Kenny Pickett’s 3rd-team status with Steelers: ‘It’s just how life is for rookie quarterbacks’
Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett is being relegated to third-team duties to begin his first NFL training camp. Because of that, he hasn’t been working with a lot of veterans or top-of-the-depth-chart talents. As a result, a lot of the team drills have been a struggle for Pickett. The...
First Call: Settlement talks broke down before Deshaun Watson suspension; Bryan Reynolds trade talks quiet
In Monday’s “First Call,” reports are that Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is getting suspended for six games. Details have emerged about failed negotiations to settle the matter in advance of that decision. It sounds like Bryan Reynolds is staying with the Pirates, but a Pittsburgh native may be on...
7 years after being Steelers’ last resort, Chris Boswell’s among NFL’s best kickers
When the Pittsburgh Steelers turned to Chris Boswell seven years ago, he was their fourth option. He had been cut three times over the previous 13 months. Few could have imagined then that Boswell would reach his 30s as one of the NFL’s best kickers. “This was always the dream,”...
Steelers inside the ropes: Kenny Pickett makes laser throw on initial ‘Seven Shots’ attempt
It took four practices for Kenny Pickett to get his first chance to throw a pass in the “Seven Shots” 2-point simulation session that historically opens each practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The first-round pick and former Pitt star was permitted just one attempt. He made the most of it....
Daily camp report: Mike Tomlin energized by large crowd size at Saint Vincent
For the first time in three years, the Pittsburgh Steelers practiced in front of a packed house at Saint Vincent’s Chuck Noll Field. The Steelers distributed 17,000 tickets for the first weekend practice of the season — and first since the team resumed practicing at the Unity campus since the...
Heath Miller, Myron Cope headline 4-member Steelers’ Hall of Honor class
The most decorated tight end and most colorful broadcaster in franchise history were selected to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Hall of Honor on Saturday. So were an unsung hero on the team’s offensive line in the Super ’70s and a do-it-all offensive threat from the 1950s. The four-man group announced Saturday...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers didn’t draft Kenny Pickett to be quick fix
Those who feel Kenny Pickett should have got a presidential-style motorcade into Latrobe, then gifted the Pittsburgh Steelers’ No. 1 quarterback job are either dumb or don’t pay attention, perhaps both. Patrick Mahomes was drafted 10th overall in 2017. He started once as a rookie. Jordan Love was drafted 26th...
2nd-year running back Najee Harris adds leadership role in Steelers offense
For a player who as a rookie led the NFL in touches, played almost 1,000 offensive snaps and was the designated ball-carrier or target for almost 40% of his team’s plays, it might seem difficult for the Pittsburgh Steelers to ask much more of Najee Harris in Year 2. That...
Ben Roethlisberger throws out 1st pitch with Mars grad David Bednar on receiving end
Taking the mound at PNC Park on Friday evening to toss the ceremonial first pitch before the Pittsburgh Pirates hosted the Philadelphia Phillies must have been surreal for Ben Roethlisberger. After all, for the better part of the past two decades, the recently retired Steelers quarterback would have been at...
Daily camp report: Bethel Park’s Jake Dixon involved in fight to end Steelers practice
Tempers already were intensifying when defensive lineman Carlos Davis and guard Kendrick Green scuffled in training camp Friday, the first day the Pittsburgh Steelers donned shells under their jerseys. It reached a boiling point on the final play of the workout. Again, Davis was at the center of the festivities....
Steelers inside the ropes: George Pickens’ skillset keeps shining in camp setting
Late Friday morning, Chase Claypool gushed about rookie wide receiver George Pickens, proclaiming he’d be one of the NFL’s best rookie wide receivers this year. A few hours later on Chuck Noll Field at Saint Vincent, Pickens provided a third day’s worth of evidence to support Claypool’s claim. Pickens again...
Big catch in practice shows Gunner Olszewski is more than just a return man for Steelers
Twenty hours after he made the play of the day at Pittsburgh Steelers practice, Gunner Olszewski took the moment in stride. “Of course, it feels good,” the veteran said from the Saint Vincent College campus late Friday morning. “Doing your job (well) feels good.” Especially when that job isn’t necessarily...
Diontae Johnson’s approach to Steelers’ camp ‘not disrupting the team,’ says Cam Heyward
A wide receiver not participating in training camp is nothing new for the Pittsburgh Steelers. In 2005, Hines Ward famously held out for 15 days while awaiting a new contract. The Steelers refused to negotiate until he reported to camp. Ward did, and the Steelers signed him to an extension....
While other Steelers QBs compete, Chris Oladokun takes lack of practice reps in stride
Much of the attention during Pittsburgh Steelers training camp is on the quarterbacks. But while the eyes of many are fixated on Mitch Trubisky, Mason Rudolph and Kenny Pickett during practices, no one is paying much attention to Chris Oladokun. His eyes, too, are on Trubisky, Rudolph and Pickett. That’s...
