PITTSBURGH — It’s a chilly, gray October day as Brian Flores stands on a sideline of the Pittsburgh Steelers Practice fields and laughter at your question. A week and a half from this moment, he’ll step back inside Hard Rock Stadium for the first time since he was fired as the Miami Dolphins He was … Read more
ORCHARD PARK (NY) — His uniform is still on. Najee Harris sat in his locker in the visitor’s dressing room at Highmark Stadium more than 30 minutes after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 38-3 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Beside him, coach Mike Tomlin sat in an empty locker, talking in a hushed tone to his second-year … Read more
PITTSBURGH Chase Claypool As he considered the question, he paused. Do the following three games in the 2022 season? Pittsburgh Steelers Have an offensive identity? “Um, we’ve got playmakers, but, uh, I don’t know if we have an identity,” Claypool said Monday afternoon. “I think we’re still figuring that out.” As the October stretch of … Read more
PITTSBURGH — It was more than 45 minutes since practice at Saint Vincent College ended on a hot August afternoon. Minkah Fitzpatrick He was still present on the field. The on-field portion of that day’s training camp was over, but the Pittsburgh Steelers Safety was still a challenge. He worked together with a staffer to … Read more
LATROBE, Pa. — Mike Tomlin isn’t evaluating the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ quarterback competition on a throw-by-throw basis, but that’s not stopping fans from hyper-analyzing the race to replace Ben Roethlisberger. After two consecutive incompletive throws Mitch Trubisky to open the first 11-on-11 team period of the 2022 training camp on Wednesday, a fan sitting in the … Read more
PITTSBURGH — Last time the Pittsburgh SteelersIn 1996, there was an open competition for the position of quarterback. Kordell Stewart, Mike Tomczak, and Jim Miller were all competing. Nearly three decades later, there are three new challengers who are now vying for the job. This weekend, the evaluation will begin. Kenny PickettFor rookie minicamp, Steeler … Read more
PITTSBURGH — Kevin Colbert, late Saturday afternoon, started the clock as the last time. Steelers‘ general manager. The No. With the No. NFL draftColbert and Steelers select South Dakota State quarterback Chris Oladokun. There weren’t any tears in the draft room, no sentimental moment of reflection as Colbert submitted the pick. But it wasn’t for … Read more
PITTSBURGH — Art Rooney II only needed 69 words in order to invoke the name that haunted them. Pittsburgh Steelers for two decades. First-round picks are introduced Kenny PickettRooney brought up Dan Marino (a Pitt great who the Steelers had the chance to pick with the No. 21 pick in the 1983 draft. “We are … Read more
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh SteelersCoach Mike Tomlin, and Kevin Colbert, general manager approached Heinz Field’s dais for their last pre-draft news conference. Tomlin smiled and gave his long-time colleague some direction. “Kev, don’t sit on that side,” the coach said with a chuckle. “You always sit on this one.” The two men shuffled behind the table, … Read more
PITTSBURGH Najee Harris wasn’t planning on getting into the ring at the All Elite Wrestling event in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night. But what if the SteelersRunning back, Britt Baker, a professional wrestler and Punxsutawney native, met him at the practice facility earlier this week. He began to devise a plan. “I was upstairs talking to … Read more