Latest Pittsburgh Steelers News

Steelers CB Cam Sutton returns from 8-game suspension hoping to find a role on elite defense

Nov. 04, 2024 15:56 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cam Sutton doesn't believe he has to prove anything to anyone as the Pittsburgh Steelers veteran defensive back tries to hit the reset button on his career. Sitting at his locker on Monday, his first full day back at work in two months after serving an eight-game...

Mike Tomlin isn't settling for merely being good during the Steelers' 6-2 start. Neither is his team

Oct. 31, 2024 15:19 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin could have played it safe. Could have stuck with Justin Fields. Could have settled for the weekly rock fights that have been the Pittsburgh Steelers ' trademark for a half-decade and counting. The NFL's longest-tenured coach, however, knew he hadn't...

Panthers send WR Diontae Johnson, 6th-round pick to Ravens, get 5th-rounder in return

Oct. 29, 2024 19:41 PM EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have added another offensive playmaker for quarterback Lamar Jackson. The Ravens acquired wide receiver Diontae Johnson and a sixth-round pick in 2025 on Tuesday from the Carolina Panthers for a 2025 fifth-rounder. The Panthers announced...

Lack of big plays, too many mistakes are among the reasons for the Giants' 2-6 record

Oct. 29, 2024 17:45 PM EDT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — About this time two years ago, the New York Giants were finding ways to win during their first season under coach Brian Daboll. They had a 6-1 record and everything was going right, from Saquon Barkley's 2-point conversion run for a season-opening 21-20...

Russell Wilson considers himself a student of the game. He's aced his first two starts in Pittsburgh

Oct. 29, 2024 15:32 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson was at the Pro Bowl following his breakout rookie season more than a decade ago when he found himself practicing alongside quarterbacks whose resumes he was chasing. Ben Roethlisberger. Drew Brees. Peyton Manning. Eli Manning. Sure, that week in...

Calvin Austin III scores twice as the Steelers hold off the Giants 26-18

Oct. 28, 2024 23:42 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Calvin Austin III returned a punt for a touchdown and hauled in a lob by Russell Wilson for another score as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New York Giants 26-18 on Monday night. Austin, listed at 5-foot-9 and 162 pounds, raced across the field before sprinting...

Steelers QB Justin Fields relegated to emergency status vs. Giants after tweaking hamstring

Oct. 28, 2024 19:04 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh's Justin Fields will serve as the third quarterback for Monday night's game against the New York Giants after tweaking his hamstring over the weekend. Fields, who started Pittsburgh's first six games while Russell Wilson rehabbed a calf injury, will sit...

Cam Heyward's road to the Steelers record began with patience and an invaluable education

Oct. 27, 2024 12:15 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cam Heyward's journey to Pittsburgh Steelers immortality began not on the field, but on the sideline, where the then-rookie defensive tackle spent most of the 2011 as an anxious apprentice. The weeks would come and go, but Heyward's status as a special teamer and...

Steelers and Giants seem to be heading in opposite directions as New York travels to Pittsburgh

Oct. 24, 2024 19:37 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The relentless questions surrounding the quarterback situation in Pittsburgh seem to have finally stopped. Temporarily anyway. Having Russell Wilson account for three touchdowns and showing flashes of his “Let Russ Cook” prime — as he did in...

Giants coach Brian Daboll would like to build consistent success as the Steelers have enjoyed

Oct. 24, 2024 18:48 PM EDT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants coach Brian Daboll didn't need to be reminded how many times he has faced the Pittsburgh Steelers in his coaching career. His 18th game against the Steelers (5-2) and his first as a head coach will take place on Monday night when the...