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Pittsburgh leans into physicality during the NFL draft

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers entered the NFL draft with a very real need at quarterback. They left it much the same way, save for taking a late-round flyer on former Ohio State star Will Howard. And while that decision sent a very public flare to free agent Aaron Rodgers that he can ...

Steelers pass on Sanders to select DT Harmon

PITTSBURGH — As the Pittsburgh Steelers prepared for the NFL draft, head coach Mike Tomlin and general manager Omar Khan's minds kept drifting back to that ugly night in Baltimore three months ago when Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry and the rest of the Ravens ran Pittsburgh's overmatched ...

Tomlin talking to Rodgers, but comfortable starting Rudolph

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Mike Tomlin is staying in touch with Aaron Rodgers and is comfortable with Mason Rudolph as the starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. “That’s why we brought him back,” Tomlin said Monday at the league's annual meetings. “I’m comfortable with ...

Another early playoff exit for Steelers, Tomlin

BALTIMORE — Unable to reverse the negative momentum of a late-season fade, the Pittsburgh Steelers disappeared from the playoffs with a humbling loss to their fiercest rival. Pittsburgh was eliminated by the Baltimore Ravens, who rolled to a 28-14 victory on Saturday night. The Steelers ...

Ravens run all over Steelers in playoff victory

BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson handed off to Derrick Henry, then slid out to the left as if he still had the ball. A couple linebackers shifted into Jackson's path, leaving the middle open for Henry to run through for a 44-yard touchdown. That's the quandary Jackson and Henry create for ...

Tomlin says Steelers’ recent playoff failures fall on him

PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin is well aware of his playoff resume, particularly the part where the Pittsburgh Steelers haven't won a postseason game in eight years. The way the NFL's longest-tenured coach looks at it, the weight of those failures falls on his sturdy shoulders, not the team that ...