PITTSBURGH (TNS) — One year after losing out on NFL defensive player of the year honors in a close vote, Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt won the award Thursday night at the NFL honors in a landslide.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Sam Darnold completed 19 of 25 passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns, and the Carolina Panthers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-9 on Friday night in the preseason finale for both teams.
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — The Pittsburgh Steelers will start quarterback Dwayne Haskins in tonight’s final preseason game in Carolina, but rookie running back Najee Harris will be among the many starters who will not play for the Steelers.
BEAVER FALLS - Joe Walton, the former New York Jets coach who built Robert Morris University's football program from the ground up, has died. He was 85.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach Adrian Klemm says all five positions remain up for grabs along the team's revamped offensive front.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke called linebacker Joe Schobert into his office after the final meeting of the day Thursday.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to trade linebacker Joe Schobert to the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to a person familiar with the deal.
PITTSBURGH (TNS) - It was only five years ago when the Steelers came to Philadelphia in Week 3 of the 2016 season and were embarrassed by the Eagles, 34-3, and their rookie quarterback, Carson Wentz.
PITTSBURGH (TNS) - The quote came from Joe Haden's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, via ESPN's Adam Schefter: "Joe wants to finish his career with the Steelers if possible."
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Dwayne Haskins continued his push for the backup quarterback spot, throwing for 161 yards and a touchdown to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 24-16 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin liked what he saw from his three backup quarterbacks during the Hall of Fame game last Thursday.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick let his on-field play do the talking during his first two seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
CANTON, Ohio - It was a Steelers-centric night at the Pro Football Hall of Fame with three Steelers among the 20 members of the 2020 class. And they saved the best for last.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler acknowledged that linebacker T.J. Watt isn't practicing because he has yet to sign a long-term contract.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Newly signed Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Trai Turner just wants to fit in on a revamped line.
PITTSBURGH (TNS) - General manager Kevin Colbert said he is not focusing on anything other than Ben Roethlisberger playing this season with the Steelers and did not say what the quarterback's future will be with the team.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger took a voluntary pay cut during the offseason.
PITTSBURGH (TNS) - A few days into training camp, Steelers outside linebackers Alex Highsmith and Melvin Ingram are tripping over themselves.
PITTSBURGH (TNS) - Standing at just 5 feet 9 inches tall, Mike Hilton was the smallest player on the Steelers defense last season. But filling Hilton's shoes at slot corner after he signed a free agent contract with the Bengals in March will be one of the bigger challenges for the coaching s…
PITTSBURGH (TNS) - T.J. Watt proposed to Dani Rhodes, a professional soccer and his girlfriend of five years, two weeks ago. And if that old rule about spending at least two months salary on an engagement ring still applies, Watt was smart to pop the question when he did.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers experienced a significant amount of turnover during the offseason, yet they opened training camp on Thursday with the same lofty Super Bowl expectations.
PITTSBURGH (TNS) - The Pittsburgh Steelers announced Wednesday afternoon that linebacker Vince Williams retired, one day before the Steelers open their training camp.
CANTON, Ohio - On the surface, Bill Cowher looked like he wasn't ready to be an NFL head coach. Too young. Too anonymous. Too unproven.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers added depth at outside linebacker and offensive line on the eve of training camp, signing free agents Melvin Ingram and Chaz Green to one-year deals Tuesday.
PITTSBURGH - For the Steelers, the first full weekend in August will be a lot of pomp and circumstance mixed with a little bit of in-stadium preparation. As fans in Canton fete the likes of Bill Cowher, Troy Polamalu, Alan Faneca, Donnie Shell and the late Bill Nunn, those inductions will be…
PITTSBURGH (TNS) - Troy Polamalu can be elusive, if not reclusive. He avoids the public eye much like he once weaved through and away from would-be tacklers after picking off a pass in the secondary and heading for the opposing end zone.
PITTSBURGH (TNS) - At the very least, it appears that Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins has been unable to scramble out of another prickly situation this offseason.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed kicker Sam Sloman to a one-year contract, giving veteran Chris Boswell some competition going into training camp.
PITTSBURGH (TNS) - As David DeCastro's ankle problems were taking a turn for the worse this offseason, Trai Turner's health was trending in the right direction.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday released six-time Pro Bowl guard David DeCastro in a surprise move.
PITTSBURGH (TNS) - Long before donning his signature straw hat, the one that makes him easy to spot on the field at Steelers practice, Matt Canada was 20 years old, hitting the books as a regular college student, toiling away in business school but still with a football itch to scratch.
PITTSBURGH (TNS) - Dwayne Haskins said he's been a big fan of Ben Roethlisberger since he was 7 years old and watched the Steelers quarterback win the Super Bowl in 2005. He appreciates that Roethlisberger said his arm is so strong he can throw a football through a car wash without it getting wet.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers lost Steven Nelson and Mike Hilton, two key pieces of a strong secondary, during the offseason.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger recently expressed the challenges of learning a new offense in his 18th NFL season.
PITTSBURGH (TNS) - The Steelers are not short on starters who are entering the final years of their contracts. Many of the team's top players, including JuJu Smith-Schuster, David DeCastro and Eric Ebron, will be looking to cash in with bigger contracts next year.
PITTSBURGH (TNS) - Even more than most Steelers, JuJu Smith-Schuster likely could be anywhere in the world as he prepares for another season, but he's here in Pittsburgh as the team goes through OTAs on the South Side.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers relied heavily on inside linebacker Devin Bush during the 2020 season. Really heavily.
PITTSBURGH (TNS) - Given the way his last couple seasons played out, one could hardly blame him if Mason Rudolph was eager to get as far away from Pittsburgh as soon as possible. Instead, the fourth-year Steelers quarterback signed a new contract this offseason to stay here through 2022, whi…
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said it was his idea to take a voluntary pay cut and help ensure his return for an 18th season.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Cam Heyward is over all of the virtual stuff. The videoconferencing while sitting in a car in his driveway. The solitary workouts. The nagging discomfort of feeling separated from his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates.
PITTSBURGH (TNS) - Dermontti Dawson never played center other than on the scout team at the University of Kentucky. After being a second-round draft choice of the Steelers in 1988, he started five games at right guard, his college position, his rookie season in the NFL.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Kendrick Green grew up wearing No. 53.
PITTSBURGH (TNS) - A decade ago, Najee Harris didn't know where or when his next meal would be provided. When he was 12, his mother and four siblings became homeless. They bounced around from shelter to shelter in the Bay Area. They lived with other members of their extended family. They eve…
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin stressed before the NFL draft that fixing the league's worst rushing offense didn't rely exclusively on bringing in an influx of talent.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers headed into the offseason intent on finding ways to become a little less reliant on quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers are turning to Alabama star Najee Harris to give their running game a jolt.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Mike Tomlin isn't talking like a coach in the market for a quarterback.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger's running mates are vanishing. At least on the football field. Tight end Vance McDonald retired in January. Longtime Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey followed suit a few weeks later.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Mike Tomlin wants to be part of the post-Ben Roethlisberger era in Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Tyson Alualu is sticking with the Pittsburgh Steelers after all. The veteran defensive lineman signed a two-year contract Thursday that runs through the 2022 season.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers released veteran cornerback Steven Nelson on Tuesday, opting to cut him rather than trade him, an announcement that came shortly after Nelson tweeted the team was "holding him hostage."
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger is still a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Yet despite optimistic overtones from both the team and its longtime franchise quarterback, Roethlisberger's return for an 18th season hardly looks like a given.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Mike and Maurkice Pouncey came into the world together.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers filled their remaining coaching vacancies on Monday, hiring longtime NFL assistant Mike Sullivan as their quarterback coach, Chris Morgan as assistant offensive line coach and Matt Tomsho as quality control coach.
