PITTSBURGH 鈥� Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward returned to practice on Thursday for the first time since tearing a groin muscle in a season-opening loss to San Francisco.Doctors cleared Heyward early Thursday following the latest in a series of MRIs. He went through the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� On paper, the Pittsburgh Steelers don鈥檛 make any sense.They鈥檝e been outscored by 24 points, outgained by more than 360 yards and outplayed for most of the 24 quarters they鈥檝e been on the field this season.And yet they鈥檙e 4-2 anyway heading into a three-game homestand ...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. 鈥� Kenny Pickett was an early-enrollee freshman at Pitt when he first met Aaron Donald, who still spends every offseason training at his alma mater.Although the teenage quarterback understandably didn鈥檛 become fast friends with the All-Pro defensive lineman, Pickett credits ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson has been cleared to return to practice, opening the door for a potential return, possibly as early as this week.Johnson has been on injured reserve since injuring his right hamstring during a 30-7 loss to San Francisco in the ...
The strongest Steelers roster in years also carries the fewest expectations in years, and that鈥檚 not just a good thing. That鈥檚 a great thing.Expectations tend to be burdensome, particularly for a young quarterback. And that appears to be the Steelers鈥� most problematic area, quarterback, ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Coming off a breakout season, outside linebacker Alex Highsmith has signed a new contract that will keep him with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the next five seasons.The two sides announced the deal on Wednesday, a week before the Steelers reported to training camp. The 25-year-old ...
