PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have plenty of question marks as they begin 2024. The long-term status of tight end Pat Freiermuth is not one of them. “He’s worked so hard and he’s passionate about the game of football, is a great teammate, a great leader, a great friend,” Pittsburgh quarterback Russell Wilson said. He’s always smiling, but to just …
NFL Draft 2023 tracker: Live blog and pick-by-pick analysis PITTSBURGH — The Steelers weren’t actively looking for a tight end after having drafted Pat Freiermuth and Connor Heyward in each of the past two drafts and re-signing Zach Gentry. “The Steelers have a great tight end room, and I am adding another great one,” Washington said. Steelers tracker: Follow every …
ATLANTA — When you say the Steelers’ offense is taking baby steps, there’s no hyperbole attached to that. The Steelers’ continued inability to turn field goals into touchdowns didn’t hurt them against the Falcons, but there is a time in the not-very-distant future — maybe as early as next week’s game against the Ravens — where it’s going to cost …
PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin sat down, smiled and let out a sarcastic laugh. “Had ’em all the way, right?” the longtime Pittsburgh Steelers coach said after his team slipped past Chicago 29-27 on Monday night. Roethlisberger guided the Steelers 52 yards in seven plays — abetted by Chicago’s 12th penalty of the night — to set up Chris Boswell’s 40-yard …
PITTSBURGH — You are not going to replace JuJu Smith-Schuster in the slot. Even though Smith-Schuster said he wanted to get away from the slot in the spring, that didn’t happen. Even though Smith-Schuster didn’t particularly like playing in the slot, he was extremely good at it. Nobody other than Ray-Ray McCloud can be considered a slot receiver, but he’s …