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QB Justin Fields is keeping it simple. So are the unbeaten Steelers

Sep. 16, 2024 13:34 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Fields doesn't want to get involved in any sort of quarterback controversy. One might be coming anyway. The Pittsburgh Steelers are 2-0 after a 13-6 win over Denver on Sunday. So is Fields for the first time in his career after another four...

Mike Tomlin and the new-look Pittsburgh Steelers offense are feeling the 'angst' as 2024 begins

Sep. 05, 2024 17:49 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin is not seeking comfort. And the NFL's longest-tenured head coach isn't willing to give it either. Not to his players. Not to his bosses. Or anybody else for that matter. Yes, the Pittsburgh Steelers — at the mandate of team president...

The Chiefs' pursuit of a 3-peat is the hot topic among many storylines entering 2024 NFL season

Aug. 29, 2024 13:11 PM EDT

Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs chasing history will be the hottest topic throughout the NFL season. Kansas City’s three-peat quest is only one of many interesting storylines. Aaron Rodgers is back in New York after his first season with the Jets lasted only four...

Pittsburgh Steelers are handing their offense to veteran QB Russell Wilson

Aug. 28, 2024 14:22 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to let Russell Wilson cook. Coach Mike Tomlin announced the nine-time Pro Bowler as the starter on Wednesday, putting an end to a largely perfunctory quarterback competition with Justin Fields in which the 35-year-old Wilson held...

Justin Fields is anxious to compete, start for Steelers in preseason opener against Houston

Aug. 08, 2024 16:33 PM EDT

Latrobe, Pa. (AP) — When the Pittsburgh Steelers traded for Justin Fields in March, the only expectation they had for the former Chicago Bears quarterback was that he would compete. The Steelers don’t need the 25-year-old Fields to be their new franchise quarterback, though a...