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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin sounds very confident in running back James Conner. In a recent video conference, Tomlin addressed his plans at running back for the 2020 season. “You know, I’m a featured runner-type guy by mentality,” Tomlin said. “I think that when you have a featured runner, it gives them an opportunity […]

The NFL sent out a memo to team presidents and top officials to remind them that their practice facilities are to stay closed for the time being, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media: The NFL sent a memo to team presidents and top officials late last night emphasizing that facilities remain closed and there […]

The coronavirus pandemic is going to prevent teams from holding normal rookie minicamps this offseason. However, similar to other offseason programs, the NFL is informing teams to conduct them virtually. With new rookies coming in, Mike Tomlin — the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers — detailed what Pittsburgh’s virtual rookie minicamp will include. “We’re […]

The NFL is taking a cautious approach to the upcoming season as the future is largely unknown due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The league has already had to make several changes this offseason including doing their annual draft from remote locations and cancelling international games in the U.K. and Mexico. However, whatever the NFL […]

The release of the 2020 NFL schedule served as another opportunity for Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin to double down his support for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The 38-year-old is coming from an injury-riddled season in 2019, but said to be ready to take on the season-opener against the New York Giants on Sept. 14: […]

Pittsburgh Steelers longtime head coach Mike Tomlin has seen draft classes come and go, and the Super Bowl champion now has a chance to see what the historic and venerable NFL franchise does during the 2020 draft without a first-round pick heading into the event. Despite dispossessing a top pick in the draft, Tomlin, 48, […]

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has been in the football business for a very long time. Therefore, it should not surprise anyone that he seemingly can’t get enough of the sport. And according to Curt Popejoy of Steelerswire.com, Tomlin’s obsessed with football during the quarantine. There really isn’t much to do during quarantine. So […]

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said the team has no interest in bringing back Antonio Brown at this time. Tomlin made an appearance on ESPN’s First Take, to talk Steelers and the controversy surrounding Myles Garrett’s racial slur claim towards Mason Rudolph. When asked about Brown, Tomlin said: “We have no current business interest at […]

The 2019 NFL campaign was not kind to Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. First, Roethlisberger put forth a rather nightmarish outing in a 33-3 Week 1 loss to the New England Patriots, and the following week, the veteran suffered what ended up being a season-ending elbow injury in a defeat at the hands of the […]

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is none too pleased with Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Myles Garrett, who is sticking by his assertion that Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph hurled a racial slur at him prior to Garrett hitting Rudolph over the head with a helmet back in Week 11 of this past season. While appearing […]

Earlier in the week, Myles Garrett doubled-down on his allegations that Mason Rudolph called him a racial slur in the infamous incident between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers. After seeing Garrett’s recent comments, Mike Tomlin reacted to Garrett claiming Rudolph used a racial slur. A strong statement from #Steelers coach Mike Tomlin in support […]

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin wouldn’t be shocked if there were some changes to the coaching staff heading into the 2020 season. Tomlin started exit interviews with his players on Tuesday, and once he has gone through everyone on the team, he will move to the assistant coaches. One guy who could be on his […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers had plenty of turmoil at the quarterback position in 2019 and hope to be in a better position in 2020. Ahead of the offseason, Mike Tomlin has shared that he’s comfortable with Mason Rudolph being Ben Roethlisberger’s backup, via Brooke Pryor. Mike Tomlin says Mason Rudolph returns as the backup to Ben […]

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin admitted on Tuesday that he is still a little numb with how the season ended, according to Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. "I am still a little bit numb, to be quite honest with you," Mike Tomlin says of a difficult Steelers season coming "to a screeching halt" […]

The 2019 NFL campaign was not kind to Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. He was limited to just 12 games due to a concussion and a knee injury that knocked him out for four straight contests between Weeks 12 and 15, and in the time he was on the field, his production was lackluster, […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers no longer control their own destiny for the playoffs after falling to the New York Jets in Week 16. Ahead of Pittsburgh’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, Mike Tomlin admitted that the team is not built to overcome turnovers in its current state. “It’s very specific how we have to engineer victory […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers benched Devlin Hodges mid-game this past weekend because of his four-interception day in a loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 15. However, Mason Rudolph suffered a shoulder injury against the New York Jets this past Saturday, which forced Hodges back under center. Hodges had already thrown two picks against New York […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers playoff hopes suffered a crucial blow after coming up short the New York Jets in Week 16. Although there were a number of factors that attributed to their 16-10 defeat, head coach Mike Tomlin is not pointing the finger at any group in particular. Tomlin was not in the business of getting […]

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s relationship ended with Le’Veon Bell on a sour note, and according to Tomlin, the two don’t have any type of relationship anymore. “I have none,” Tomlin said via Joe Rutter of TribLive. “I don’t communicate with him. He’s a New York Jet.” The Steelers and New York Jets are facing […]

There was some speculation that the Pittsburgh Steelers could make another quarterback change following Devlin Hodges’ poor performance against the Buffalo Bills, but it looks like Hodges will be staying put. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, head coach Mike Tomlin says that Hodges will be the Steelers’ starting quarterback for their Week 16 […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Devlin Hodges threw four interceptions on Sunday and coach Mike Tomlin isn’t ready to commit to him starting going forward. Tomlin seemed more frustrated with the question about who would be his starter rather than how Hodges performed. “I am not getting into that, guys,” Tomlin said via triblive.com. “We just lost […]

It’s amazing how quickly the tide can change. Going into 2019, some felt that Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin deserved to be on the hot seat as a result of an incredibly disappointing 2018 that followed an equally demoralizing playoff exit the year prior. Yes, Tomlin had never had a losing season, but his […]

The Detroit Lions are finding out on Saturday that the NFL is cracking down on how injury designations are being handled. The NFL has fined Detroit’s organization $75,000 and Matt Patricia $10,000 for violating the NFL’s Injury Report Policy, per Adam Schefter. NFL fined the Lions’ organization $75,000, HC Matt Patricia $25,000, and GM Bob […]

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin recently announced that Devlin Hodges would be the starting quarterback going forward. However, Tomlin also said that the issues with their offense go far beyond just the quarterback position. There is no doubting that Mason Rudolph has struggled, but Tomlin thinks injuries also played a significant role in the offensive […]

The Mason Rudolph era is over in Pittsburgh. At least for now. With a pivotal Week 13 matchup against the Cleveland Browns looming, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has announced that Devlin Hodges will be the team’s starting quarterback on Sunday, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Tomlin gave this blunt reasoning for the decision: […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the division-rival Cincinnati Bengals, 16-10, on Sunday to keep their playoff hopes in the AFC alive. Despite the victory, how the team got there was a bit unconventional following the benching of starting quarterback Mason Rudolph. Following the game, head coach Mike Tomlin expanded upon his reasoning for inserting another rookie, […]

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. made headlines after clapping back at Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin in Week 11. It seems that the yawning saga was not the only interaction that occurred between the two. The pair were seen having a quick discussion following an incomplete pass late in the game. Beckham […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns got into a massive fight in Week 11 on Thursday Night Football. Of course, everyone knows about the fight by now. The two main players were quarterback Mason Rudolph of the Pittsburgh Steelers and pass rusher Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns. It ended with Garrett hitting Rudolph […]

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said he does not know the availability of running back James Conner for this Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, according to Gerry Dulac of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Tomlin said he "doesn't know the availability" of RB James Conner, who aggravated his shoulder injury against the Browns. — Gerry […]

Back in July, when Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was asked about having to face Cleveland Browns wide receiver twice a year, Tomlin made a yawning gesture and had the following to say: “You know, I see great players, or we see great players, week in and week out,” Tomlin said at the time […]

While the Cleveland Browns defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers with 21-7 being the final score, the headline from the game was the altercation between Myles Garrett and Mason Rudolph. What happened between Garrett and Rudolph was something that is rarely seen on a football field, let along on the professional level. Garrett snatched Rudolph’s helmet and […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers managed to acquire defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick from the Miami Dolphins earlier in the year. It is now safe to say that such a move is paying off in a big way. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has heaped praise upon Fitzpatrick. “I think it is still in progress,” Tomlin recently told […]

When you’re an opponent in Pittsburgh, it’s going to be hard to receive praise from the Steelers fanbase. One of the most passionate groups in sports, Steelers nation bleeds yellow and black — ask Wiz Khalifa. However, they can make an exception for one of their own. On Sunday, Steelers nation and the Terrible Towel […]

If you were to ask ten Pittsburgh Steelers fans about what the highlight of their football season is, nine out of ten of them will probably say JuJu Smith-Schuster. The young wide receiver has become a vital component of the Steelers and will become an irreplaceable part of their offense. Head coach Mike Tomlin is […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers face off with the Los Angeles Rams in Week 10. At 4-4 they’ve done a nice job turning their season around (winning three straight games). However, they face a tall-task in Los Angeles this week. If they want to win, it would benefit the Steelers to have star running back James Conner […]

If the Pittsburgh Steelers really did make a push to acquire New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell at the trade deadline, head coach Mike Tomlin did not know about it. Bell said that he was told the Steelers were one of four teams who inquired about him ahead of the Oct. 29 deadline, but […]

The NFL is fining the Pittsburgh Steelers and head coach Mike Tomlin for an incident weeks ago. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the league has given the team a $75,000 fine and the coach a $25,000 fine for not accurately listing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on the practice injury report before their Week 2 […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have received underwhelming production from quarterback Mason Rudolph since he has returned to the lineup following a concussion. Despite the recent struggles, head coach Mike Tomlin’s confidence in the quarterback hasn’t been shaken. He mentioned that the team has always chosen to ‘rally around him’ and that they ‘believe in him.’ “We’ve […]

Amid the firing of Jay Gruden, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has been linked to the same job for the Washington Redskins. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, that is not going to happen. For Washington to make Tomlin their head coach — who has two years left on his Pittsburgh deal –, the […]