It\’s no wonder that tight end David Johnson started off training camp on the Active PUP list this year as Jim Wexell of Steel City Insider reports Wednesday via Twitter that Johnson, who tore is ACL in the 2012 preseason opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, underwent another surgery on his…
There were a few times last year that the Pittsburgh Steelers offense looked like they were not only having communication problems, but an understanding of the play that needed to be execution. The change in verbiage last year might have been the cause of some of those problems, but wide…
As soon as former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace signed with the Miami Dolphins at the start of free agency this past offseason, the speculation was that if Emmanuel Sanders was back in Pittsburgh for a fourth season that he would be the one that would play the “X”…
The Pittsburgh Steelers are back on the practice fields of Saint Vincent College following their Tuesday day off and already we are getting news about a few players that will not be partaking in the fourth training camp practice of the year. According to Mike Prisuta of DVE Radio, cornerback…
On Monday, Bob Labriola of Steelers Digest said during the afternoon Steelers Live episode that he has been impressed with rookie wide receiver Justin Brown, who was drafted this past April in the sixth-round. Labriola emphasized Brown again Wednesday on Twitter and says he thinks the 6\’3″ wide receiver has…
A few days ago, Mark Kaboly of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported four of the five starters on the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line as wearing knee braces early in practice with right tackle Mike Adams being the lone lineman not wearing them. #Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has mandated OL to wear…
There isn\’t much that Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau hasn\’t seen as he enters his 55th year in the NFL, so with more and more teams using the read-option and up-tempo style offenses, the Hall of Famer is already working on ways to defend it. During a breakfast media…
The annual “Friday Night Lights” practice at Latrobe High School has been a tradition for several years as fans fill up the stadium in order to watch a rare practice underneath the lights. This year, however, the annual night practice won\’t take place at the high school as the Pittsburgh…
The Pittsburgh Steelers are off on Tuesday, but they still made a few changes to their roster. Burt Lauten reports via Twitter that cornerback Ryan Steed and tight end/fullback John Rabe were signed on Tuesday and that nose tackle Omar Hunter and cornerback Nigel Malone were waived to make room…
The Pittsburgh Steelers running game finished 26th in the league last year in rushing yards per game with a 96.1 average and 28th overall in yards per rush with a 3.73 average. They addressed those problems during the offseason by drafting Michigan State running back Le\’Veon Bell in the second-round…
The Pittsburgh Steelers were back on the fields of Saint Vincent College on Monday for their third training camp practice of the 2013 season. The team wore their pads for the first time on Monday and below is recap of the practice. On Monday, the pads were on and at…
Ever since he was drafted in the sixth-round of the 2010 NFL Draft, weight control has always seemed to be an issue for Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jonathan Dwyer. Every year, however, he has managed to do enough to keep his roster spot, and he even started six games in…
The Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin addressed the media after practice on Monday and said it was a good first day in pads for the team and that there was some spirited action. As far as new injuries on Monday, Tomlin said there weren\’t any and indicated those that…
The Pittsburgh Steelers had their first backs on backers drill on Monday as the team donned the pads for the first time since training camp opened. As you can imagine, head coach Mike Tomlin wanted to see his top two draft picks, linebacker Jarvis Jones and running back Le\’Veon Bell…
Early on in the offseason, Pittsburgh Steelers rookie cornerback Terry Hawthorne needed surgery on one of his knees to reportedly remove some bone chips and it cost him all of the offseason as a result. Now, after making it through the first two training camp practices of the year, the…