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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has lauded quarterback Kenny Pickett for continuing to “get better in all areas” in his rookie campaign. Pickett helped the Steelers clinch their first winning streak of the season, as he led Pittsburgh to a 19-16 road victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 13. Pickett anchored five scoring […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson has not been heavily featured in the offense of late, and he voiced his frustrations over his lack of targets after the Week 11 loss vs. the Bengals. Following the comments from Johnson, head coach Mike Tomlin addressed the issue, indicating that Johnson was still a crucial component of […]

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin isn’t afraid to make a move if his team needs it to win. There might be one coming on the horizon based on his recent comments about the Steelers’ current situation in the backfield. Brooke Pryor from ESPN NFL Nation had two tweets from a media session that indicated […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are struggling at 2-6 and desperately need their star pass-rusher, TJ Watt, back. He’s been out since September 11th with a knee and pectoral injury, missing the last seven games. With the Steelers coming off a bye week, head coach Mike Tomlin is increasingly optimistic that Watt will finally return in Week […]

Putting together a list of positive takeaways for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2022 season is no easy task. The team enters its bye week at the bottom of the AFC North with a record of 2-6. Chief among the concerns of head coach Mike Tomlin and company is that the Steelers are the NFL’s lowest-scoring offense […]

While the Pittsburgh Steelers got obliterated by the Philadelphia Eagles in their Week 8 showdown, head coach Mike Tomlin doesn’t think their loss has a lot to do with Philly’s strength and play. In his postgame presser after the 35-13 defeat, Tomlin complimented the Eagles for a job well done. Nick Sirianni and his men […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are struggling to find a rhythm on offense in the 2022 season. Only the Denver Broncos are scoring fewer points per game and the Steelers are dead last in yards per play. Mike Tomlin is deicing between Kenny Pickett and Mitch Trubisky but neither option is very solid. Despite a good collection […]

In anticipation of Sunday’s showdown against the Philadelphia Eagles, fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers should not count on seeing the return of a key defensive player. According to Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, head coach Mike Tomlin shared it is “highly unlikely” that injured linebacker TJ Watt will suit up for Week 8. Though […]

Though the primetime Sunday night matchup in Week 7 against the Miami Dolphins did not go their way, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin had glowing remarks about his rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett when speaking to the media on Tuesday. Putting an inverse spin on the idiomatic phrase, Tomlin called Pickett “a fish in water,” […]

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has addressed the alleged altercation which took place between quarterback Mitch Trubisky and wide receiver Diontae Johnson during the loss against the New York Jets in Week 4. Via Brooke Pryor, Tomlin refused to say whether or not such an altercation took place within the Steelers’ locker room, but […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are rolling with rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett moving forward instead of veteran Mitch Trubisky. As Pickett navigates concussion protocol after taking a big hit in last week’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Mike Tomlin will have to make another QB decision. Tomlin said that Pickett is still in concussion protocol and […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles was recently about his relationship with Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin. Bowles also discussed representation in NFL coaching, per David Schiele. “I have a very good relationship with Tomlin,” Todd Bowles said. “We don’t look at what color we are when we coach against each other. We […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers were embarrassed by the Buffalo Bills in Week 5 and head coach Mike Tomlin took a philosophical approach to cope with the loss. Tomlin assessed the Steelers’ performance in all three phases of the game–offense, defense, and special teams– and concluded that the team was nothing short of a “disaster” in all […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers 2022 season has gotten off to a miserable start, and everyone knows that, including head coach Mike Tomlin. The longtime Steelers coach is doing everything he can to improve his team’s results, but so far, it has only resulted in disappointing losses, aside from their shocking Week 1 win over the Cincinnati […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers Week 5 loss to the Buffalo Bills was ugly. The Bills jumped out to an early lead, and the Steelers never appeared to have any intention of making the game close. Everyone has been bewildered by the loss, with Steelers coach Mike Tomlin dealing with a lot of criticism for his team’s […]

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin didn’t hold back when describing the team’s brutal loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 5 on Sunday. To say that the Steelers simply lost is an understatement, as they got absolutely obliterated with the Bills running away with the 38-3 victory. The 35-point loss is Pittsburgh’s biggest defeat […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are finally going to give what the team’s fans have been craving for since the start of the preseason. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has just announced that the Steelers are going with rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett as the team’s starter in Week 5 against the Buffalo Bills on the road. “Kenny […]

NFL legend and former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher wants Mike Tomlin to stick with Kenny Pickett as the starting quarterback of the franchise, and for good reason. To recall, Tomlin pulled out and benched starting QB Mitch Trubisky in their Week 4 showdown against the New York Jets. Trubisky struggled in his first […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers loss to the New York Jets in Week 4 marked a turning point in the 2022 season. The losses are mounting, and so are the injuries in the Steel City. Despite those facts, there is an optimism in Pittsburgh that the city hasn’t felt since 2004. The short-lived Mitchell Trubisky Era is […]

Pittsburgh Steelers fans got their first glimpse of the Kenny Pickett experience on Sunday after Mike Tomlin brought the rookie first-round pick in for the second half in place of Mitch Trubisky. The quarterback change was something fans had been calling for over the past few weeks, and after the game Trubisky got brutally honest […]

Kenny Pickett made his long-awaited NFL debut during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 24-20 home loss to the New York Jets in Week 4. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin opted to bench Mitchell Trubisky after the sixth-year passer struggled to get in a groove during his time on the field in the first half. He guided the […]

It’s Kenny Pickett time for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mike Tomlin finally pulled the plug on the Mitch Trubisky experience after the quarterback struggled again versus the New York Jets. Trubisky completed 7-of-13 passes for 84 yards and an interception in the first half. With the Steelers failing to reach the end zone, Tomlin decided he […]

Mitchell Trubisky is never going to be the long-term solution under center for the Pittsburgh Steelers, so it’s understandable that Steelers fans will continue to cry louder for rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett’s name each week, especially after a loss. That’s the case this week for the Steelers, who are coming off a 29-17 defeat at […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are off to a 1-2 start in the AFC North and their offense has not been good. Mike Tomlin does not agree with what the fans and the media have been saying about the Steelers offensive woes. “We’ve been better with every outing,” Mike Tomlin said in his press conference, according to ESPN […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have plenty of questions to answer in the coming days. The Steelers suffered a 29-17 road loss to the Cleveland Browns Thursday night, in part because Mike Tomlin’s men could not stop running back Nick Chubb from moving the chains. With Deshaun Watson suspended the Browns were expected to be a run-heavy […]

If there’s a team that knows that the game of football is separated by the finest of margins, it’s the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have a point differential of zero after two close games against the Cincinnati Bengals (a 23-20 win in OT), and the New England Patriots (a 17-14 loss). With new QB1 Mitch Trubisky […]

After 18 years of Ben Roethlisberger under center, the Pittsburgh Steelers needed a new starting quarterback heading into the 2022 season. In March, the Steelers signed free-agent signal-caller Mitch Trubisky to a two-year, $14.2 million deal, presumably, to be the new Steelers quarterback. Then, in April, the franchise drafted Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett in the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers were humbled on Sunday after a Week 1 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, losing to Mac Jones and the New England Patriots by a score of 17-14. It was by no means an offensive clinic from either team, but in particular, Mitch Trubisky struggled to produce. On Monday, head coach Mike Tomlin […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers narrowly lost to the New England Patriots on Sunday. It was a competitive game that saw the Steelers make a 4th quarter run. But the comeback ultimately fell short in a 17-14 defeat. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin shared his brutally honest thoughts on Pittsburgh’s performance in the game, per Steelers reporter […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers won their season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals on the road last Sunday, but it also incurred injuries to their key players. Star linebacker TJ Watt suffered an upper-body injury in that game and has been ruled out for a few weeks. Meanwhile, running back Najee Harris also gave Steelers fans a […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers escaped with a win against the Cincinnati Bengals in one of the wildest Week 1 games in recent memory. After the game, Mike Tomlin was asked about the performance of rookie running back Jaylen Warren, to which the head coach gave an incredibly bizarre response. Via Brooke Pryor, when asked what he […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are finishing up their preparations for Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season, so head coach Mike Tomlin decided to get everyone on his team a gift before the season begins. It drew some attention on social media, and got quite the reaction from Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James. Tomlin […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have finally named a starting quarterback with their Week 1 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals looming. Mitchell Trubisky won the QB1 job and will start the year under center for Mike Tomlin’s offense. Behind him on the depth chart are Kenny Pickett, who was named the backup quarterback, and third-stringer Mason Rudolph. […]

Mike Tomlin had nothing but praises for the professionalism Pittsburgh Steelers backup quarterback Mason Rudolph is showing despite being edged by rookie Kenny Pickett for the no. 2 spot on the team’s depth chart. Speaking to reporters Tuesday morning, Mike Tomlin made sure to underscore Mason Rudolph’s positive attitude even after losing first-team reps in […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback battle has been one of the NFL’s best-kept secrets, as Mike Tomlin has remained mum about naming the team’s QB1. That changed on Monday when the organization dropped its depth chart ahead of the Week 1 clash with the Cincinnati Bengals. Via Ian Rapoport, the Steelers’ first depth chart lists […]

The 2022 NFL preseason is in the books, and that means the regular season is upon us. Fans across the league are eager to have meaningful football again and see how their teams look in the new campaign. Many teams have made significant changes to their rosters over the offseason, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are […]

Pittsburgh Steelers fans were surely holding their breath a couple of days ago when star running back Najee Harris revealed that he’s been dealing with a lisfranc injury in his foot. But, no need to worry. It’s not expected to set him back at all, as Mike Tomlin pointed out on Tuesday. Via Brooke Pryor […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have yet to name their starting quarterback for the 2022 NFL season, and it appears Mike Tomlin would prefer to keep that knowledge close to his chest. Amid the Steelers’ 53-man roster cuts, Tomlin refused to announce who had won the team’s quarterback competition, per Mark Kaboly. Tomlin did insinuate that he’s […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers got a double whammy on Sunday afternoon after TJ Watt and Diontae Johnson suffered various injuries. However, head coach Mike Tomlin wanted everyone to know that there is no reason to worry over the health issues. Johnson was ruled out first in the contest against the Detroit Lions following a shoulder injury. […]