Tush push ban back on the table as owners’ meetings begin
NFL, Sports
May 21, 2025
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Can the tush push cross the goal line for good? Or will the NFL ‘s touchy and trendy short-yardage strategy ultimately get stuffed? League owners will answer that question in Minne...
Former Steeler Clark urges Tomlin to leave
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 17, 2025
PennLive via TribLive Former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark believes it is time for Mike Tomlin to step away from the team. Clark, who still believes Tomlin is ‘unfirable,’ says much like Andy ...
Steelers open against Jets, Fields and end with Ravens
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
May 16, 2025
The NFL released the entire 2025 schedule Wednesday with big games on tap. For the 10th time in the past 11 years, the Pittsburgh Steelers will open the regular season on the road. For the first time ...
Chiefs travel to Dallas on Thanksgiving
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
May 15, 2025
Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs will visit the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day. The matchup was announced on “CBS Mornings” on Wednesday, continuing the release of select m...
NFL, Sports
By By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer 
May 14, 2025
The Minnesota Vikings get a double dip of international play in 2025 with trips to both Ireland and Britain as the NFL features a record seven overseas kickoffs this season, including forays into Germ...
Sawyer: Steelers loaded up in draft on players from ‘best conference in football’
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
May 12, 2025
The team added Big Ten players with its first six picks in last month’s draft. When Pittsburgh Steelers management set out to make the defense more physical this season, it probably wasn’t a coinciden...
Saints’ Carr retiring
NFL, Sports
May 12, 2025
The veteran quarterback has “significant degenerative changes” to his right shoulder. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Saints veteran starting quarterback Derek Carr is retiring because of a labral tear...
Still grieving his mother, Harmon making most of minicamp weekend
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
May 10, 2025
Derrick Harmon hasn’t gotten around to taking the customary tour of Pittsburgh that the Steelers’ first-round draft pick typically enjoys. He hasn’t eaten at Primanti Bros., taken the incline to the t...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
STEELERS ROOKIE CAMP NOTES
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
May 10, 2025
Four years after entering the NFL as a high-profile college player, Trey Sermon was among those invited to the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie minicamp this weekend on a mere tryout basis. Sermon was a thi...
Bucs’ rookie Watson weighs in as NFL’s heaviest player at 464 pounds
NFL, Sports
By By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer 
May 10, 2025
Even though Desmond Watson is trying to make Tampa Bay’s roster, he’s already made history — as the NFL’s heaviest player. The 6-foot-6, 464-pound defensive tackle from Florida signed with his hometow...
Steelers move on, trade Pickens to Cowboys
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 8, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have run out patience with wide receiver George Pickens, agreeing Wednesday on a trade that sends the talented but mercurial 24-year-old to the Dallas Cowboys...
Steelers’ options at No. 2 after Pickens trade
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
May 8, 2025
In the wake of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ impending trade of George Pickens, does that leave them right back at Square One in regard to their wide receivers corps? The 2024 season, in part, was derailed...
NFL, Sports
By By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer 
May 6, 2025
The Baltimore Ravens are describing it as a football decision, and it came before the NFL completed its investigation into Justin Tucker. Whatever the underlying reasons, the team is moving on from it...
Milroe cheerful but diligent as he begins first minicamp with Seahawks
NFL, Sports
May 5, 2025
RENTON, Wa. (AP) — For all the million-dollar smiles Jalen Milroe flashed following his first practice with the Seahawks, it’s clear Seattle’s third-round draft pick means business. Milroe’s diligent ...
NFL, Sports
May 5, 2025
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Mike Green has been open about the fact that he’s faced multiple sexual assault allegations, but when it comes to details, he wasn’t discussing it further at rookie camp this ...
Black among the heaviest Steelers in recent years
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
May 3, 2025
The Pittsburgh Steelers had a big problem. They went out and got just about the biggest solution possible. Their porous run defense seemingly torpedoing a once-promising 2024 season down the stretch, ...
Kent the latest ‘Swiss Army Knife’ in secondary
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
May 3, 2025
Four years after Mike Tomlin made the official announcement of the Pittsburgh Steelers seventh-round pick by first referencing his position as, “Swiss Army Knife,” Tomlin was at it again about a seven...
Sawyer, Steelers are a perfect match with culture and fit
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
May 2, 2025
Jack Sawyer can relate to his new team. And not just because of the culture or scheme fit. A native of the Columbus area who played at Ohio State, Sawyer went 0-4 against what Central Ohioans refer to...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
April 30, 2025
His 40 time was unimpressive. Profiles written about him in the lead-up to the draft were peppered with phrases such as “lacks sudden acceleration.” At times, “top-end speed” was regarded as his top w...
No WPIAL players in NFL Draft for first time since 1993
High school, News, NFL, ...
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
April 28, 2025
The league’s highest-rated player, Donovan McMillon, signed with the Browns Saturday as a free agent. A WPIAL streak that started more than three decades ago ended quietly Saturday. For the first time...