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Diontae Spencer hopes big plays for Steelers in preseason opens NFL eyes
Diontae Spencer didn’t play in the first half of Saturday’s preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs, so he told himself to make the most of every touch. Spencer knew he would be handling the returns for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second half, so he told himself to be...
Undrafted rookie Tuzar Skipper making most of opportunities with Steelers
Through two games, only three Pittsburgh Steelers defensive players have been on the field for more snaps than Tuzar Skipper. An undrafted rookie who made the team as a tryout at the rookie minicamp in May, Skipper is making the most of his opportunities. Skipper has a sack in each...
Kevin Gorman: Playing true or false with Steelers’ Mike Tomlin’s news conference
The NFL preseason should come with a warning label: Objects on your television aren’t as close as they appear. When it comes to watching the Pittsburgh Steelers, you can’t trust everything you see. You certainly can’t trust preseason statistics to tell the story of training camp. And, no matter what...
Kevin Gorman: Young Steelers receivers shut out noise, deliver for Darryl DrakeVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers warmed up at Heinz Field wearing black hoodies with “SHUT OUT THE NOISE” in gold, adopting the words of Darryl Drake as their motto. Drake’s death last Sunday became a dark cloud that hovered over the final week of Steelers training camp at Saint Vincent,...
Tim Benz: Steelers’ Mason Rudolph gets little support in 1st home start
Thanks for the support, fellas. In Mason Rudolph’s first start for the Steelers at Heinz Field — a 17-7 preseason victory Saturday against the Kansas City Chiefs — Xavier Grimble dropped what could’ve been a first down. Donte Moncrief fumbled after a completion on the first play of a drive....
Steelers’ Steve (not ‘Steven’) Nelson debuts vs. ex-team
Pittsburgh Steelers rosters distributed by the team in the Heinz Field press box Saturday referred to the starting cornerback the team signed in March as Steve Nelson. When the team signed him — and through Saturday on its official website — the former Kansas City Chiefs defensive back was and...
Mike Tomlin clarifies Steelers injuries, why Devin Bush didn’t play
For the most part, as Mike Tomlin likes to say, they were “minor bumps and bruises.” But Tomlin did at least begin to provide some clarity on some of the injuries affecting the Pittsburgh Steelers both before and during Saturday’s preseason game. Most notably, Tomlin gave the reason why Devin...
Steelers pull out preseason win over ChiefsVideo
The day began with coach Mike Tomlin and general manager Kevin Colbert attending Darryl Drake’s funeral in Tennessee. It ended with the Pittsburgh Steelers, observing a moment of silence and wearing decals on their helmets Saturday night to honor their late wide receivers coach, carving out a 17-7 victory against...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Nothing normal about Steelers’ second preseason game
The Pittsburgh Steelers started the week dealing with the death of Darryl Drake, and Mike Tomlin warned football wouldn’t necessarily provide a return to normalcy. The Steelers rescheduled their routine this week to grieve the passing of their wide receivers coach. Their initial return to the practice field was interrupted...
Steelers notes: Donte Moncrief, Diontae Johnson, Steven Nelson make team in-uniform debuts
A trio of new players who figure to fill significant roles this season made their Pittsburgh Steelers in-uniform debuts Saturday night. Receivers Donte Moncrief and Diontae Johnson and cornerback Steven Nelson played in the preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Heinz Field. Nelson and Moncrief were two of...
Steelers honor late WR coach Darryl Drake with helmet decal, team prayer, moment of silence
On the day of his funeral in Tennessee, the Pittsburgh Steelers honored wide receivers coach Darryl Drake in a variety of ways during their first game since his death. Saturday night at Heinz Field against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Steelers debuted a decal that will be affixed to the...
Coaches, friends share wisdom, values taught by Darryl Drake
Darryl Drake was more than a football coach. He was a husband, father and grandfather. He was a proud singer and occasional prankster. He was spiritual and loyal — to his family, friends and vocation. Drake was 62 when he died last Sunday morning, passing away in his sleep a...
Benny Snell leads pack of 5 Steelers to watch in 2nd preseason game
Mike Tomlin sounded like he was narrating the introduction to “Days of Our Lives” on Thursday when he talked about how the “sand is running through the hourglass” for players to make the Pittsburgh Steelers roster. “Guys are losing the opportunities to state the case for themselves,” Tomlin said, “so...
Pittsburgh zoning board sacks Steelers’ seat-painting plan at Heinz Field
The Pittsburgh zoning board has denied an appeal by the Steelers for permission to paint Heinz Field seats in the form of a sign, ruling that it constitutes a “roof sign” prohibited by city zoning regulations. PSSI Stadium LLC, a team affiliate, sought permission to paint seats on the north...
Steelers OLB Ola Adeniyi reveals surgery for unspecified injury
Outside linebacker Ola Adeniyi, one of the early stars for the Pittsburgh Steelers in training camp, had surgery Friday morning for an unspecified injury, according to his social media accounts. Adeniyi posted a post-surgery photo from his hospital bed on his Instagram account but later deleted the post. Adeniyi also...
Steelers evaluating Chuks Okorafor and other right tackles, giving Matt Feiler time at guard
Matt Feiler spent all of the Pittsburgh Steelers summer organized team activities and minicamp, plus the first two weeks of training camp, well entrenched as the first-team right tackle. But since the start of the first preseason game, he’s been almost exclusively playing and repping at guard. What to make...
Ben Roethlisberger says Steelers have ‘special group’ heading into season
In the span of a week in early March, two former Pittsburgh Steelers NFL All Pros became the property of other teams. While the term “addition by subtraction” is cliché, the Steelers are trying to convince themselves it’s true in this case. Perhaps that was the motivation for what Ben...
Ben Roethlisberger on Steelers QB Devlin Hodges: Duck is ‘fun to watch’
If Pittsburgh hasn’t yet caught “Duck” fever, perhaps the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting quarterback has. Devlin “Duck” Hodges has by far outperformed most of the No. 4 quarterbacks invited to Steelers training camp over the years. And with a nickname inspired by a national duck-calling championship win a decade ago, coupled...
Antonio Brown’s condolences for Darryl Drake met with criticism
A day late and a dollar short. That appears to be the gripe many Pittsburgh Steelers faithful are “Boomin’ ” about after Antonio Brown — finally — publicly acknowledged the death of his former receivers coach, Darryl Drake, on Instagram on Wednesday night. “Coach I love you sad times I...
Mike Tomlin offers vague injury updates for Saturday’s second Steelers preseason game
Though Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he expected more players to play Saturday than did in last week’s preseason opener, he was vague in disclosing any information on most of the injury news regarding players. Safety Sean Davis again practiced Thursday and is expected to make his preseason debut...
Diontae Johnson impressing Steelers with his skills, frustrating them with his injuries
It was the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round pick who most impressed during their first preseason game. Will their second pick from this year’s draft shine in their second game? Like first-rounder Devin Bush did in his NFL preseason debut last week, Diontae Johnson has mostly wowed teammates and coaches with his...
Screening of ‘The Return’ shows Steelers great Rocky Bleier’s vulnerable sideVideo
A captivated crowd sat in spellbound silence for 30 minutes while watching the story of Pittsburgh Steelers great Rocky Bleier’s return to Vietnam 49 years after fighting in the war. They saw Bleier break down into tears upon reaching the rice paddy where he was wounded by gunshot and grenade...
Steelers Inside the Ropes: Kickers take center stage at final camp practice
Coach Mike Tomlin’s intention is to have kickers Chris Boswell and Matthew Wright alternate attempts Saturday when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Kansas City Chiefs in their second preseason game. Circumstances, however, could lead to Tomlin changing his mind. “We have a couple more days of work,” Tomlin said Thursday...
Steelers sign Chartiers Valley, Duquesne alum Christian Kuntz
The Pittsburgh Steelers added another WPIAL alum to their roster Thursday, signing Chartiers Valley graduate Christian Kuntz just before the final practice of training camp at Saint Vincent. The team listed Kuntz as a linebacker, though he spent last year’s training camp with the Denver Broncos as a long snapper....
Ryan Switzer: Steelers WRs were sons Darryl Drake never had
Darryl Drake was blessed to have three daughters with wife Sheila. What he lacked in male offspring, he made up for with the wide receivers he coached during his lengthy NFL and college career. That was especially true during Drake’s 18-month tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers, when he touched the...
