PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin didn’t couch his criticism of the current tight ends group in explaining why the Steelers traded for tight end Vance McDonald.“The guys hadn’t been consistently varsity enough for our comfort. It’s as black and white as that,” Tomlin said. “They’ve had ...
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers lost their “dress rehearsal” to the Indianapolis Colts, 19-15, on Saturday night and fell to 2-1 this preseason. The standouts from this game, much like the other two, came primarily out of the second half:<strong>6. James ...
PITTSBURGH — Finding the Five Standouts through the first half on Sunday didn’t appear to be an easy venture, but the Pittsburgh Steelers rallied in the second half for a 17-13 win over the Atlanta Falcons and made this job easier:<strong>5. MATT ...
LATROBE — Mike Hilton kind of appeared out of nowhere.Not in a global — or big picture — sense, but on this play:Rookie quarterback Joshua Dobbs didn’t see Hilton, or thought his throw cleared him. It did not. Hilton leaped, plucked and pulled the ball down for a spectacular ...
LATROBE — Ben Roethlisberger asked for Martavis Bryant, and the NFL said no.But the team training staff said yes to JuJu Smith-Schuster, and the organization said yes to Hines Ward.It was a perfect match.“Today was a more physical day,” said Smith-Schuster. “We blocked.”And Ward, the ...
LATROBE — The first time the Steelers tried to replace James Harrison, they drafted Jarvis Jones in the first round in 2013 and let Harrison sign as a free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals. He retired the following season.But a few weeks later, Jones was injured and the Steelers brought ...
