PITTSBURGH — Keith Butler wanted so badly to curse.It was written all over the face of the Steelers’ defensive coordinator when he was asked if the playoff loss to Jacksonville has any bearing on how he’s viewing his unit this spring.Butler, though, showed restraint.“Yeah,” he ...
PITTSBURGH — Don’t ask Ben Roethlisberger if he misses guys like Antonio Brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Eli Rogers and Martavis Bryant, because he’ll just talk about Justin Hunter and Darrius Heyward-Bey.Roethlisberger’s loyal to vets that way.But with rookies, like James Washington, the ...
PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger returned to voluntary OTAs Wednesday, but when he got to the line of scrimmage and looked right, and then left, he calculated he was missing five weapons that comprised 85 percent of the team’s receiving yardage last season.So, he checked down to James ...
PITTSBURGH — Mason Rudolph is a third’round pick who’s currently fourth on the Steelers’ depth chart but first in our interest level. Here’s a breezy interview with the rookie quarterback following OTA practice No. 5:<strong>MASON RUDOLPH, QB, Pittsburgh ...
PITTSBURGH — Jerald Hawkins, the man being groomed to replace Chris Hubbard as the Steelers’ swing tackle, went down in Wednesday’s OTA practice with a left knee injury that has teammates fearing the worst.“Hopefully it’s something minor,” said right tackle Marcus Gilbert. “But ...
PITTSBURGH — The mathematics would seem to favor Marcus Tucker becoming that Camp Sleeper everyone loves to bet on this time of year:n Tucker has played on the Steelers’ practice squad the last two seasons, and he’s tough and fast and shows up every single day ready to work. At rookie ...
