Hunker down for refreshing sports notes! But they’re mostly Cam Heyward contract dispute notes, which makes them not so refreshing. Because we endured this less than a year ago. • With first-round pick Derrick Harmon and fifth-round selection Yahya Black bolstering the defensive line, could the Steelers get by without Heyward during the early (weaker) part of their schedule? Heyward …
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Just after the Buccaneers completed their joint practice with the Steelers, head coach Todd Bowles told reporters that all starters aside from Mike Evans and Lavonte David would play in Saturday’s preseason game. But upon further review, Bowles wants to hold out one more starter. Via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, Bowles decided after reviewing tape of Thursday’s …
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Mike Evans, Bucs receivers come out hot in joint practice with Steelers Tampa Bay Times Steelers joint practice report: Offense starts fast but fizzles late against Buccaneers Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Training Camp Takeaways: Starters to Play in Pittsburgh, Receivers Show Out in Joint Practice and More Tampa Bay Buccaneers Steelers defense not satisfied with performance in joint practice vs. Bucs TribLIVE.com Steelers vs Bucs: Tampa …
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Thursday was the first — and, almost certainly, only — time the entirety of the first-team Pittsburgh Steelers defense took the field together in a stadium against an offense of a different NFL team. And according to the Steelers defensive players who talked about it afterward, they weren’t happy with how it played in the joint practice against the Tampa …
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Pittsburgh’s plan for playing time in the second week of the preseason will largely be the same as the first. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters in his Thursday press conference that most starters will not play in Saturday’s matchup against the Buccaneers. That means players like Aaron Rodgers, DK Metcalf, T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith, Jalen Ramsey, and Cam …
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Amid his contract hold-in, Cam Heyward isn’t receiving a warm welcome from fans or former NFL executives. Seeking a revised contract less than one year after signing an extension, former Buffalo Bills general manager and Pittsburgh Steelers front office member Doug Whaley slammed Heyward for his decision to go back to the team in search of a new deal. “Think …
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It doesn’t sound like contract negotiations are going great between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cameron Heyward. It doesn’t sound like Omar Khan thinks the Steelers need a wide receiver. It does sound like a former Steeler will have a big role in the preseason game against Tampa. And it also sounds like Mike Tomlin is pushing his chips behind Jalen …
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Our latest “Letters from Camp” Q&A with a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff features offensive line coach Pat Meyer. He answers five questions about what I have deemed to be the most important position group on the 2025 Steelers. Why should we be confident that things will be better for Broderick Jones at left tackle than at right …
Read More »Ray Fittipaldo’s Steelers chat transcript: 08.12.25 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Steelers’ Cam Heyward is open to sitting out regular-season games in search of a raise NFL.com Jason Mackey: Cam Heyward can read offenses, but he’s apparently not very good at reading a room Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh Steelers’ Cam Heyward explains desire for new deal, says he could sit out games USA Today Steelers’ Cam Heyward addresses …
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PITTSBURGH — Following an entertaining victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first preseason game, things are looking bright for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The offensive line looked in midseason form and multiple players on both sides of the ball made standout plays that boosted their stock heading into the final few weeks of the preseason. The biggest drawback from the …
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