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  1. Steely McBeam

    Mason Rudolph taken to hospital for evaluation

    Getty Images Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph was knocked out cold Sunday, and is getting further tests. According to Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com, Rudolph was taken from Heinz Field “to be further evaluated” at a nearby hospital. Rudolph was motionless for a few moments after taking a shot to...
  2. Steely McBeam

    Earl Thomas on Mason Rudolph: “I’m worried about him”

    Getty Images Ravens safety Earl Thomas felt terrible about knocking out Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph today. Thomas said after the game that he wasn’t trying to hit Rudolph in the head and hated seeing him unconscious on the ground. “I hit the strike zone like we talk about,” Thomas...
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    Report: Heinz Field stadium cart failed due to operator error

    Getty Images Sunday’s Ravens-Steelers game included the terrifying Mason Rudolph injury and the confounding decision to have Rudolph walk off the field and into the tunnel. The cart that would have given Rudolph a ride wasn’t working, but after the game someone threw the person who was...
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    NFL claims Mason Rudolph didn’t need a cart

    Getty Images Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph was brutally knocked out on the field today, and adding insult to injury, the cart that came out to assist him to the locker room malfunctioned, leaving him staggering to the locker room with members of the medical staff supporting him. The NFL...
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    Paxton Lynch likely to serve as Devlin Hodges’ backup in Pittsburgh

    Getty Images The Steelers are down to their third-string quarterback, and their fourth-string quarterback will soon get a promotion. After Mason Rudolph‘s concussion on Sunday, and with Ben Roethlisberger already out for the season, Devlin Hodges is likely to start this week and Paxton Lynch...
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    NFL finds useful loophole to keep Antonio Brown unemployed

    Getty Images As the Scale of Sympathetic figures go, Antonio Brown falls far closer to O.J. Simpson than Homer. But this doesn’t mean that the former Steelers, Raiders, and Patriots receiver doesn’t have rights. He does, as eventually will be evidenced by the umpteen grievances he’ll pursue...
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    Report: Ben Roethlisberger fined $5K for wearing Apple watch on sideline

    Getty Images Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham created a stir earlier this season by wearing a watch on the field during a game and another AFC North player has reportedly been fined for wearing his watch. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wasn’t playing in last Monday night’s game, but...
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    Week Five early inactives

    Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the early games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of the 1 p.m. ET kickoffs. Jaguars at Panthers Jaguars: CB Jalen Ramsey, TE Josh...
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    Steelers release Xavier Grimble from injured reserve

    Getty Images The Steelers recently placed tight end Xavier Grimble on injured reserve. On Friday, the Steelers released Grimble from IR with an injury settlement. Mark Kaboly of TheAthletic.com noticed the move on Friday’s transaction report, also noticing that no mention of the move was made...
  10. Steely McBeam

    JuJu Smith-Schuster calls himself questionable for Sunday

    Getty Images Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph said this week that he is emphasizing getting the ball to wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster after a quiet Week Four, but it remains up in the air whether Smith-Schuster will be there to catch the ball against the Ravens. Smith-Schuster did not...
  11. Steely McBeam

    Steelers list top WR, RB as full participants, questionable

    Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster said earlier in the day he’d do the “bare minimum” in practice. But according to the team’s official injury report, he was a full participant in Friday’s practice despite his toe injury. The difference between those two characterizations points to at...
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    Week Five injury report roundup

    Getty Images Week Five of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Seahawks and it continues with 13 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t...
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    Mason Rudolph putting emphasis on getting ball to JuJu Smith-Schuster

    Getty Images The Steelers got a win on Monday night, but they didn’t get much from wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on the way to victory. Smith-Schuster had three catches for 15 yards in the win, which marks his lowest yardage total since being shut out entirely in the first game of his...
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    Le’Veon Bell on Vontaze Burfict: “We don’t want dirty players in the league”

    Getty Images Raiders quarterback Derek Carr can call Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict “misunderstood” all he wants, but Carr doesn’t understand what it means to be on the wrong end of a Burfict cheap shot. Jets running back Le'Veon Bell does. In the latest episode of the 17 Weeks from...
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    Steelers got a pregame boost from Ben Roethlisberger

    Getty Images Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is on injured reserve after elbow surgery, but he’s still very much involved with the team for which he has played since 2004. As explained by Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Roethlisberger gave his teammates a pregame pep talk...
  16. Steely McBeam

    JuJu Smith-Schuster expected to play with injured toe

    Getty Images Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster injured his toe in Monday night’s victory over Cincinnati, but the team expects him to play Sunday. “JuJu got a little banged up early in that ball game last week,” offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner said, via Brooke Pryor of ESPN. “We held...
  17. Steely McBeam

    Like Big Ben, Mason Rudolph not allowed to call quarterback sneaks

    Getty Images After the Steelers were twice stopped on fourth-and-1 in their playoff loss to the Jaguars a year and a half ago, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger revealed that he wasn’t allowed to audible to a quarterback sneak, even when he could see he had the room to plunge up the middle for a...
  18. Steely McBeam

    Zac Taylor: NFL admits missed OPI call on Steelers’ first touchdown on Monday night

    Getty Images The first touchdown scored by the Steelers on Monday night shouldn’t have been a touchdown at all. Via USA Today, Bengals coach Zac Taylor said the league office has acknowledged that the on-field officials and the replay-review process missed offensive pass interference committed...
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    James Washington trying to stay positive despite slow start

    Getty Images One of the questions around the Steelers this offseason was who would step into the No. 2 receiver role with JuJu Smith-Schuster taking a step up the depth chart following Antonio Brown’s departure. Donte Moncrief and James Washington were two of the names in that mix, but neither...
  20. Steely McBeam

    Lamar Jackson ready for “crazy” Steeler Nation

    Getty Images Lamar Jackson will face the Steelers for his first time as the Ravens’ starting quarterback on Sunday, and he’s expecting quite a reception in Pittsburgh. “I know it’s going to be crazy. Steelers Nation is going to be pumped for the game. We’re going to have our Flock Nation in...
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