Follow Steelers Depot, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/steelers-depot Thu, 21 Sep 2023 23:52:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCGAjvWJ6-d6ry1Ly282xAAw The Pittsburgh Steelers have released their Thursday injury report ahead of Week Three’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Safey Damontae Kazee practiced in full after missing yesterday with a calf injury. Three players were limited: FS Minkah Fitzpatrick (chest), TE Darnell Washington (knee), and OLB Markus Golden (knee). All three are trending in the […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 23:00:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCGAjvWJ6-d6ry1Ly282xAAw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCG_5poMTQD30mhamfNIiY2W After Monday night’s game against the Cleveland Browns, many fans, media analysts, and NFL personalities alike are calling for OC Matt Canada to get the boot from Pittsburgh following another atrocious performance by the offense. The running game failed to be productive for a second-straight week and QB Kenny Pickett and the passing game looked […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 21:35:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCG_5poMTQD30mhamfNIiY2W https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCFsUUya0a7APsfGo0LrnZNO Add Cleveland Browns S Grant Delpit to the growing list of people who have come out in defense of Minkah Fitzpatrick’s hit on Nick Chubb during Monday Night Football. Fitzpatrick’s hit caused Chubb to suffer a “significant knee injury” that will sideline him for the remainder of the 2023 season, but Delpit doesn’t think Fitzpatrick […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 20:38:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCFsUUya0a7APsfGo0LrnZNO https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCFsUUya0a7APnKSkciKEY1s Welcome back to your weekly Pittsburgh Steelers mailbag. As always, we’re here for the next hour to answer whatever is on your mind. To your questions!]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 20:30:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCFsUUya0a7APnKSkciKEY1s https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCF6cKCeNNfUKwm0QkxGtqLL What a crazy Week Two win against the Cleveland Browns with Pittsburgh now 1-1. For the second season, I am charting, visualizing, and providing takeaways for the all-important quarterback position for the Steelers. Couple of notes before we jump in. Thanks to Thomas Mock for his great work helping me learn much of what I’m […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 20:00:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCF6cKCeNNfUKwm0QkxGtqLL https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCHKj0UTNb-0lAVLTsI7B9NX Facing a third and 1 late in the fourth quarter looking to put the game away, a read option between Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett and running back Najee Harris went sideways, leading to a loss of a yard thanks to the Cleveland Browns’ defense. That forced a punt, giving the Browns one last chance […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 19:45:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCHKj0UTNb-0lAVLTsI7B9NX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCErTodW98J7c3CrAHWlao0B As if the Houston Texans haven’t had enough of the injury bug to start the 2023 season, it appears it has bit again to one of their top defensive players. According to NFL insider Aaron Wilson, CB Derek Stingley Jr. injured his hamstring Wednesday in practice and could be out several weeks as a potential […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 19:15:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCErTodW98J7c3CrAHWlao0B https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCGFKbam1M3IOO-bbeigX9oC It’s the life of an offensive coordinator. If a play works, you’re a genius. If it fails, you’re wearing the dunce cap. After QB Kenny Pickett’s third-and-one option late in Monday’s win over the Cleveland Browns, we all know which bucket Matt Canada fell in. On the play that led to fans at Acrisure Stadium […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 18:45:32 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCGFKbam1M3IOO-bbeigX9oC https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCEF99tkxqHk-K8qfTAM-Smm Through the first two weeks of the 2023 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense has struggled to stop the run. Granted, it’s come against two of the best rushing attacks in football in San Francisco and Cleveland, led by elite running backs Christian McCaffrey and Nick Chubb, but it’s a glaring issue for the Steelers once […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 18:35:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCEF99tkxqHk-K8qfTAM-Smm https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCEF99tkxqHk-BtLdxSOwF-n During Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin’s press conference on Tuesday, he talked about the need for the team’s offense to get its mojo back. Offensive coordinator Matt Canada was asked today how they can do that, and he didn’t seem to have any answers. “I don’t know. If you have the answer, you can […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 18:30:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCEF99tkxqHk-BtLdxSOwF-n https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCEBFA1VCPEJy_nNuMIJyU22 Focused on the task at hand up in the press box, perhaps it’s plausible Matt Canada truly didn’t hear fans chant for his firing following the Pittsburgh Steelers’ failed 3rd and 1 conversion late in Monday night’s win over the Cleveland Browns. But if he didn’t hear it then, he’s heard about it now. An […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 18:10:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCEBFA1VCPEJy_nNuMIJyU22 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCGM4WoCRn6LbFRpWVnEcNkS Throughout the illustrious history of the Pittsburgh Steelers, elite pass rushers dot the timeline for the Black and Gold. From Mean Joe Greene and L.C. Greenwood in the 1970s to Mike Merriweather in the ’80s, all the way until now with the likes of T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith, the Steelers have always identified with […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:15:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCGM4WoCRn6LbFRpWVnEcNkS https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCHHBYNXtMSpRu-bbeigX9oC Early in the second quarter of the AFC North battle on Monday Night Football at Acrisure Stadium between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers, star Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick came flying downhill to put a hit on Cleveland running back Nick Chubb inside the 5 yard line. Fitzpatrick did his job, taking Chubb’s legs out […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:09:33 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCHHBYNXtMSpRu-bbeigX9oC https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCHHBYNXtMSpRnCrAHWlao0B A chest injury and hospital trip aren’t keeping Minkah Fitzpatrick out of the lineup. In his first media appearance since Monday night’s win over the Cleveland Browns, a game he didn’t finish due to a chest injury, Fitzpatrick told reporters he’s playing in Sunday night’s Week Three game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Via the […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:05:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCHHBYNXtMSpRnCrAHWlao0B https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCHHBYNXtMSpRn1d0VB8z-7c It seems we’ve heard as much about what the fans were saying this week as we have about what the Pittsburgh Steelers’ players and coaches are saying—with plenty of overlap. Virtually half the locker room has been asked about the “Fire Canada” chant that broke out during Monday night’s game. TE Pat Freiermuth, I think, […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:00:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCHHBYNXtMSpRn1d0VB8z-7c https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCEKzxYHKlhXn3tuT6pSmY81 The Pittsburgh Steelers began the 2022 season 1-1, with their one victory largely being a gift from their defense. That’s roughly where they are now, two games into the 2023 season, only they lost first and then won a week later. But that’s not the only difference C Mason Cole sees in the similarly struggling […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 16:00:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCEKzxYHKlhXn3tuT6pSmY81 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCEKzxYHKlhXn5JTpfXVttXD The whole NFL world had a sickening feeling in their stomach Monday night when RB Nick Chubb went down against the Pittsburgh Steelers with what has been described as a season-ending knee injury. Many have talked about the injury and whether the hit on Chubb should be considered dirty as he had his leg trapped […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:55:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCEKzxYHKlhXn5JTpfXVttXD https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCEKzxYHKlhXnyoxzwoq1nFt One former Cleveland Browns linebacker is hanging up his cleats and moving on with life’s work. Christian Kirksey has announced his retirement, per his agent and NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, two weeks into the 2023 season. Kirksey had been playing for the Buffalo Bills but has decided to retire today. After a successful nine-year career, […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:54:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCEKzxYHKlhXnyoxzwoq1nFt https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCEKzxYHKlhXn67VFky8BpXO At this point in the career of fourth-year Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Alex Highsmith, nothing that he does on the field can be noted as a  surprise at this point. At least, that’s the belief of Steelers’ star defensive lineman Cameron Heyward. Appearing on Good Morning Football Thursday as part of his weekly segment, Heyward […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:50:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCEKzxYHKlhXn67VFky8BpXO https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCGS74dtTOLiGVhGNgNo2_0q I’ve gone back through every single Pittsburgh Steelers designed run of the season. Not that there’s been many. But it sure wasn’t pretty. While there’s a lot broken about this running game — we’ll dive into the X’s and O’s in a separate video to discuss one key point — there’s something the Steelers haven’t […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:30:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/gQvUsgsgtCGS74dtTOLiGVhGNgNo2_0q