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Two victories came for the Steelers in their past two games. That's two victories to go along with three fines, $32,750 and a strength-flexing league showing its desire to adhere to the rules. The NFL announced a $20,000 fine on Steelers linebacker James Harrison fo ...

The good news is that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and linebacker James Harrison are listed as questionable on the team's injury report for their Sunday night showdown at Jacksonville. Unlike seven other Steelers players, at least they are expected to play. ...

With the Steelers' running back corps as thin as coach Mike Tomlin has ever had, conventional logic suggests quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will be throwing the ball plenty Sunday night at Jacksonville. The problem is, Roethlisberger's also hurt. Roethlisberger recei ...

It's not common for a Steelers special teams player to receive leaguewide honors. For his three-field goal and 11-point effort, including a 46-yard game-winner, against the Ravens, Steelers kicker Jeff Reed was named AFC special teams player of the week for the first ...

The Steelers aren't straying very far from whom they know to help fix their current running back crisis. A day after losing rookie RB Rashard Mendenhall for the season with a broken shoulder (the same day it was announced starter Willie Parker will miss another game b ...

Steelers rookie running back Rashard Mendenhall will be baptized by fire Monday night. Starter Willie Parker is sidelined with a sprained knee he suffered at the end of the Steelers' 15-6 loss at Philadelphia on Sunday, thrusting Mendenhall - who has 10 carries for 28 ...

Steelers veteran receiver and offensive captain Hines Ward blamed the whole offense for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's Bloody Sunday in Philadelphia. After the Eagles' defense sacked him for the eighth time, Roethlisberger left the game with a hand injury, begrudgin ...

To be honest, the Pittsburgh Steelers' offensive line had one of the worst days you’ll see from an NFL team this season during their 15-6 loss to the Eagles on Sunday. You’d think that the safety and the nine sacks Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson's bunch ac ...

As the debate over whether Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has a sprained or a separated shoulder, his offensive line may be one guard lighter this weekend. Veteran right guard Kendall Simmons and his wife, Celesta, are expecting their third child as soon as t ...

For the second time in two years, the Steelers will be without a starting defensive end. Last year, it was Aaron Smith who missed the team's last four games after going down with a torn biceps. This year, DE Brett Keisel will be out for an extended period of time becau ...

Steelers running back Willie Parker loves opening weekend. After racking up his fourth straight Week 1 game with 100 or more yards -- he also added a three-touchdown performance in three quarters against Houston -- Parker was named the AFC's Offensive Player of the We ...

With quarterbacks dropping like flies in the AFC, the Steelers were pretty excited to get out of Week 1 relatively unscathed. That's what they led everyone to believe, at least. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger injured his shoulder in Sunday's 38-17 win over Houston wh ...

Steelers outside linebackers James Harrison and LaMarr Woodley combined for four sacks in Sunday's 38-17 win over Houston. Texans quarterback Matt Schaub must have heard Harrison's agile footsteps in his sleep, and perhaps had nightmares of seeing No. 92 (Harrison) get ...

In response to running back Rashard Mendenhall's three fumbles in the team's final two preseason games, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin mentioned a lack of confidence in his rookie first-round draft pick. A day before the team's season-opening game against Houston, To ...

With the Steelers' roster now set, the team is ready for its Week 1 test against Houston this Sunday. Here's a look at who's still on the squad and who's looking for work elsewhere. Here: Quarterback Charlie Batch The decision to put Batch on injured reserve was pro ...

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin announced Monday that Justin Hartwig, not Sean Mahan, will be the team’s starting center when Pittsburgh hosts Houston in Sept. 7's season opener. It wasn’t exactly a Dermontti Dawson-vs.-Jeff Hartings battle for one of the league’s sto ...

The Steelers are one step closer to their final roster after cutting it down to 76 players this week. Here's a look at who's still in black and gold and who's long gone. Gone - Quarterback Mike Potts Potts came to camp to compete with fifth-round pick Dennis Dixon f ...

Steelers receiver Hines Ward instituted something of a kangaroo court move inside the Steelers' locker room this week. In the wake of rookie running back Rashard Mendenhall's two fumbles in a 12-10 preseason win at Minnesota last weekend, Ward declared that Mendenhall ...

NFL preseason games only give so much information. Starters don't tend to see a lot of time and veteran players may not take the exhibition contests as seriously, among other issues. That said, two things were evident during the Pittsburgh Steelers' 12-10 preseason vi ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers are halfway through the preseason, which means the next round of cuts isn't far off. With just a few moments left for some players to earn a roster spot, let's see who's sitting on the black-and-gold bubble. Quarterback Charlie Batch Batch has ...