Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick made 57 tackles, five interceptions, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and earned All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors in his first season with the Steelers. So what is he planning for an encore? Fitzpatrick wants even more ... mehr
The Steelers had no players opt out for the 2020 season. Guard David DeCastro explained to reporters on Monday his decision for opting in. “I’ve always had that mindset of just being all in,” DeCastro said, via Chris Adamski of the ... mehr
The Steelers activated a player from the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday, leaving just one on the list. The team announced that cornerback Justin Layne had been activated, after being placed on the list on July 29. To make room for him on the ... mehr
Coming out of nowhere to win a roster spot is going to be much more difficult this year, but what surprises are in store for the Steelers? mehr
Steelers wide receiver James Washington‘s stay on the reserve/COVID-19 list has come to an end. Washington was placed on the last last Sunday and the Steelers announced his activation on Friday morning. The list is for players who have ... mehr
The Steelers haven’t had a losing season since drafting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in 2004 and they’ve missed the playoffs six times over that span, including last year when they went 8-8 with Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges ... mehr
The Steelers were one of only three NFL teams not to have a player opt out of the 2020 season. No matter, coach Mike Tomlin acknowledges the NFL faces a challenge to start the 2020 season on time . . . and finish the 2020 season on time. COVID-19 ... mehr
It’s quiet in Canton, Ohio, tonight. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. The Cowboys and Steelers were supposed to kickoff the preseason Thursday in the Hall of Fame Game, the first event in Enshrinement Weekend. While it saves us from ... mehr
The same day Penn State announced its plans to go without fans this season, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf recommended that high school football shouldn’t be played in 2020. During a press conference Thursday regarding the state’s ... mehr
Penn State can put over 100,000 people in Beaver Stadium for football games. But unless circumstances change, they won’t put any in this fall. Penn State director of athletics Sandy Barbour wrote in a letter to season ticket holders that ... mehr
As Ben Roethlisberger comes back from elbow surgery, the reports have generally been positive through an offseason without the usual mileposts. But now that he’s seen his quarterback in person, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he’s ... mehr
Diontae Johnson led all rookie receivers in receptions in 2019. What does he do for an encore when Ben Roethlisberger is his quarterback? mehr
Ben Roethlisberger has dealt with elbow pain “for years,” but this was different. The Steelers quarterback knew something was wrong with his right elbow on a deep ball to JuJu Smith-Schuster in Week Two against Seattle. Roethlisberger ... mehr
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger met with the media on Tuesday and said that he never considered retirement after tearing three flexor tendons off the bone in his right elbow early last season. The injury kept Roethlisberger from playing ... mehr
As the fourth Steelers receivers coach in four years, Ike Hilliard has the big job of overseeing a group of talented but young receivers. mehr
James Washington and Jaylen Samuels are the two most notable Steelers to draw the COVID-19 designation. mehr
The Steelers put two more players on their reserve/COVID-19 list on Sunday. Running back Jaylen Samuels and wide receiver James Washington have been placed on the list, which is for players who have tested positive for the coronavirus or are ... mehr
Defensive coordinator Keith Butler said the 2020 season is “huge” for third-year safety Terrell Edmunds, who has struggled to find his niche mehr
Defensive end Cam Heyward wants to end his career in Pittsburgh. Yet, Heyward now wonders whether that will happen. Heyward’s agent, Michael Perrett of Element Sports Group, told Jeremy Fowler of ESPN that the sides have had broad ... mehr
The Steelers won’t be counting on Claypool this year, but then again, they weren’t counting on Diontae Johnson last year either. mehr
Not many pairs of brothers get the chance to play in the NFL together — especially when one is a quarterback and the other is a lineman. mehr
The Steelers have signed free agent safety Curtis Riley, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Riley took a physical in Pittsburgh on Thursday. Riley, 28, played all 16 games, including three starts, for the Raiders last year. He made 34 tackles, ... mehr
With players rolling in for testing this week in advance fo training camp, coaches are preaching personal responsibility for the collective good. And Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is no exception. Via Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com, Tomlin emphasized the ... mehr
The 101st season of the National Football League could end up being the strangest one since the 24th. In 1943, World War II caused the league to shrink from 10 to eight teams, and to institute out of necessity one specific rule change that ... mehr
When Steelers offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner spoke to reporters on Wednesday, he said that the plan was for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to throw at Heinz Field later in the day. It was head coach Mike Tomlin’s turn to meet the ... mehr
A second Steelers defensive back has landed on the reserve/COVID-19 list created for the 2020 season. The team announced that cornerback Justin Layne has been placed on the list. Defensive back Arrion Springs was placed on the list earlier this ... mehr
Layne is the second Steelers player placed on the list. Cornerback Arrion Springs was placed on the list earlier this week. mehr
Abnormal has been one of the words used to describe this offseason in the NFL, but one offensive coordinator has found a bit of normalcy among the changed training camp protocols and cancelled preseason games. Steelers offensive coordinator Randy ... mehr
Steelers running back James Conner is among the NFL players whose personal health histories raised questions about whether they would choose to opt out in 2020. But Conner is opting in. Conner, who had Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2015, has decided to ... mehr
We’ve seen a number of NFL players opt out of playing the 2020 season in the last couple of days and asthma was cited as the reason for at least one of those decisions. Vikings defensive tackle Michael Pierce was deemed high risk as a ... mehr
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has sent a letter to fans outlining the league’s plans to play during the coronavirus pandemic mehr
Several NFL players and one coach have committed to kneeling during the national anthem this season. Many others likely will. But Steelers defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt won’t be among them. Tuitt said Monday that he will not kneel during ... mehr
In what is likely to be a common headline over the next few days as players report, the Steelers have put a player on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The team announced that defensive back Arrion Springs was placed on the list Monday. Six players from ... mehr
Some Steelers veterans used a field on the campus of Robert Morris University to stay in shape this summer. mehr
From Ben Roethlisberger’s elbow to the backup safeties, these are five issues to watch during Steelers training camp. mehr
The NFL salary cap usually grows each year. Next year, it’s expected to shrink. And some teams are going to feel the pinch. Friday’s agreement between the NFL and NFL Players Association guarantees that the salary cap won’t drop ... mehr
