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Getty Images On Monday night, Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph will return to action for the first time since suffering a concussion in Week Five against the Ravens. He won’t be shying away from contact; instead, he’ll be looking for it. “My dad’s a linebacker, my brother’s a defensive end —...

Getty Images The Steelers didn’t rule any players out for Monday night’s game against Miami. They do list linebacker Mark Barron (hamstring), linebacker Ulysees Gilbert III (back) and running back Jaylen Samuels (knee) as questionable. Gilbert was added to the injury report Saturday with a...

Getty Images The Dolphins had no surprises on their status report Saturday. Safety Reshad Jones (chest) and center Daniel Kilgore (knee) have not practiced all week and will not play Monday night against the Steelers. Cornerback Xavien Howard, who has had limited practices all week with a...

Getty Images The fire sale continues in Miami. With tackle Laremy Tunsil, receiver Kenny Stills, and cornerback Minkah Fitzpatrick already traded, running back Kenyan Drake inevitably will be next. Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald reports that the Dolphins have left Drake in Miami, one...

Getty Images Receiver Antonio Brown continues to wait for his next opportunity, and he continues to be justifiably frustrated by the fact that the NFL’s slow-moving investigation is essentially keeping Brown suspended without pay. A day after Brown tweeted (and deleted) a suggestion that he’s...

Getty Images Bye weeks can be a boon for the health of NFL teams, but sometimes players need more than a week off before they’re ready to play again. It remains to be seen if linebacker T.J. Watt falls into that category. Watt suffered an abdominal injury in Pittsburgh’s Week Six win over the...

Getty Images The Steelers released their first injury report of the week on Thursday and it included wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. Smith-Schuster was the only player on the 53-man roster who did not take part in the team’s first on-field work ahead of Monday night’s game against the...

Getty Images Adrian Peterson started the night with 13,625 rushing yards. The Washington running back has added 67 yards on 11 carries midway through the third quarter. That gives Peterson 13,692 yards in his career, moving him from eighth on the all-time rushing list to sixth. Peterson...

Getty Images The Dolphins will be in Pittsburgh on Monday night and that means a reunion is in the cards for Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick was a member of the Dolphins until the Steelers sent a first-round pick to Miami to acquire him earlier this year. That came after...

Getty Images The push for 18 games has become a potential 17-game compromise, with the growing sense that, eventually but inevitably, the regular season will expand by one game. Still, it’s going to take some work to get enough players to agree to adding another game that counts, in exchange...

Getty Images The Steelers last played against the Chargers on Sunday night in Week Six and they closed out that game without the help of running back James Conner. Conner was ruled out for the final quarter of the game with a quad injury. The Steelers had a bye in Week Seven and the time off...

Getty Images Steelers linebacker Anthony Chickillo was arrested this weekend and charged with simple assault, criminal mischief and harassment in an incident involving his girlfriend, and now the NFL has taken him off the field. Chickillo was placed on the Reserve/Commissioner Exempt List...

Getty Images The Steelers are 2-4, so they can’t take anything for granted. But coach Mike Tomlin wanted to make sure his players were taking this week seriously, even though they’re playing a team that’s had even less luck (and much less intent). Via Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh...

Getty Images The Steelers announced last week that quarterback Mason Rudolph cleared the concussion protocol and was in line to return to the starting lineup against the Dolphins on Monday night in Week Eight. Rudolph missed one game as a result of the concussion he suffered against the Ravens...

Getty Images Dolphins coach Brian Flores told reporters after the game that quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick earned another start. Which, if we allow history to be our guide, means Josh Rosen may well start next week against the Steelers. Via Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, Flores said...

Getty Images While the team was on its bye, Steelers linebacker Anthony Chickillo was arrested this weekend. Chickillo was charged with simple assault, criminal mischief and harassment in an incident involving his girlfriend, according to WTAE. That the incident involves his girlfriend makes...

Getty Images The Steelers beat the Chargers on Sunday in Heinz Field West. In a few weeks, the Packers will play the Chargers at Lambeau Field West. Two weeks after that, the Chiefs return to Arrowhead West. You get the picture. And it’s an ugly one for the Chargers, who have no home-field...

Getty Images Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has a knee injury. If he can’t play for a few weeks or longer, what will Kansas City do at quarterback? Matt Moore played capably on Thursday night, in large part because his defense suffocated a Denver offense that went into a shell after...

Getty Images The Steelers got a win with their third quarterback. That will not set the stage for a quarterback controversy. Though it may not have really needed to be said, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Wednesday that Mason Rudolph would return to the starting lineup as soon as he clears...

Getty Images Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph is ready to return. Rudolph, who was knocked unconscious on the field in Week Five against the Ravens, has cleared the concussion protocol, the Steelers announced today. That means he’s free to play again, although the Steelers are on their bye...