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The culture McCarthy wants to create may be taking shape for 6-2 Steelers

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The safe play would have been to kick the field goal. Maybe the smart play, too. Only Aaron Rodgers didn't see it that way. Perhaps most importantly to the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, neither did the guys in the huddle with him. So rather than try a chip shot with 5 ...

Steelers say tempers flaring sign of passion

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers learned the NFL is a reality show, complete with cameras that rarely miss a thing — particularly anything he does — long, long ago. So forgive the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback if he doesn't get worked up over a little jawing during the course of a ...

Long day for Steelers starts with Porter trade, ends with loss to Browns

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers got rid of a lingering headache by trading cornerback Joey Porter Jr. to the Cowboys. Much later in the day, it was replaced by heartache after another loss to the Cleveland Browns. Andre Szmyt made a career-long, 56-yard field goal with 10 ...

Saving the day

PITTSBURGH (AP) — T.J. Watt began his 10th season by trying to move past the noise that followed his ninth. The noise that said the Pittsburgh Steelers star outside linebacker had lost a step, maybe two, after quiet and injury-marred 2025. The noise that wondered if his time as a singular ...

Dry needling common around NFL

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride heard about what happened to Pittsburgh Steelers star T.J. Watt — and McBride plans to continue his weekly dry-needling sessions. “It’s something I do frequently. I’ve never had an issue like that,” he said. “But ...