This allows Shazier to be paid a salary commensurate with his years in the NFL, earn another season toward his NFL players' pension, and keep the medical insurance he had as a player.
Ryan Shazier’s contract will be tolled into the 2019 NFL season.
He will remain on the team’s roster this year and eventually will be placed on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform List.
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No offensive touchdowns for the Rams. No catches for Cooper Kupp. The
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wake up today as the No. 6 seed in the AFC. At one point not long ago, all of that would've seemed unbelievable. But today, it's all true.
Joe Haden's contributions to a great day for the
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defense: 7 tackles, 5 passes defensed, including one on the ball that Minkah Fitzpatrick intercepted to seal the deal, 1 INT, and 1 forced fumble.
Mike Tomlin is getting a lot of support for NFL Coach of the Year, but the way he's doing his job with these
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reveals the same values and principles he has shown all along.
2004 will go down in
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history as the year the franchise tried to return to its past and along the way unlocked the door to its future. Today it's time to celebrate those 18 years, and the player who was the key.
On the subject of class, James Farrior, whose final season with the
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was in 2011, made the trip from California to be there and lend his support to Michele and the rest of the Rosenthal Family.
What a class move. Entire Steelers organization paid respects to David and Cecil Rosenthal today, brothers to the former community relations manager Michele Rosenthal. (USA TODAY PHOTO)
When the
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are highly penalized, they're characterized as undisciplined and unprepared. After 14 accepted penalties on Sunday at Heinz Field, shouldn't the Patriots be held to the same standard?
in the process of helping the
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get to 4-0, Chase Claypool became the first player in franchise history to score four touchdowns in a game since Roy Jefferson did it in 1968.
The
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won in Baltimore to carry their playoff dream to Week 18, but regardless of whether that happens, they have succeeded in finding their next quarterback.
While most
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fans have cast AB and Le'Veon as villains, if Devin Bush turns out to be what this defense needs, it might be time to thank them both for their help.
It's certainly possible to pick Ben Roethlisberger as the
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Digest Player of the Week every week, but in the win over Dallas, Minkah Fitzpatrick also made a significant impact.
This time, when Coach Mike Tomlin turned to his defense in the fourth quarter, the unit came though in a big way in a win that saved this
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season.
QB Mason Rudolph got a game ball for his first win as the
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starter: 'Our message all week was stack one (win) and then start stacking more. That's the plan moving forward'
The
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made some halftime adjustments, but they wouldn't have been able to complete the comeback and defeat the Ravens without a franchise QB to put up enough points to erase their deficit.
Steelers safety
@minkfitz_21
, who was named first-team AP All-Pro today, led the NFL this year in takeaways with 8. Fitzpatrick had five interceptions and three fumble recoveries.
Upon the death of
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WR coach Darryl Drake, Hines Ward, Larry Fitzgerald, Darrius Heyward-Bey, and Luke McCown all took time to remember what he meant to them and how he positively impacted their lives.
The
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are the last undefeated team in the NFL, but that victory over the previously undefeated Titans wasn't as satisfying as it could have been.
Colbert on an AB trade: By no means will we make a trade that’s not beneficial to the
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organization. We’re not going to give a discount on the trade market, and we’re not going to release him. We’ve had no active trade talks with any team about AB.
How he has played in his 5 games with the
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just strengthens the argument that the trade for Minkah Fitzpatrick was a good one for 2019 and beyond.
These
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are flawed, but Coach Mike Tomlin said there are things he likes as the team heads to the postseason. 'I'm getting extremely comfortable just watching our guys smile in the face of adversity. We've been hardened by this process.'
The end of Ryan Shazier's
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career can be viewed as a sad occasion, but the fact he 'walked' away from a sport he loved is cause for celebration.
The
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comeback victory over the Jaguars was a total team effort, but it's also a fact that it had Ben Roethlisberger's fingerprints all over it.
The
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needed a touchdown, but first they needed their defense to get the ball back. On consecutive Las Vegas possessions, Cam Heyward helped make that happen.
In 2019, this was a game the
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likely lose but in 2020 they didn't, thanks in part to a QB who has played in more games for them than any other individual in franchise history.
Interceptions by Watt and Heyward, Ben's 2-minute drill, Washington powering into the end zone, Dupree's hustle, JuJu digging out that fumble, Snell's 100-yard game all help
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find a way in opener.
Art Rooney II on a replacement for Ben Roethlisberger: 'We won't close any doors. We're early in the process. We have Mason and Haskins already on the roster, and they'll compete. We will explore other options.'
By attacking
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QB Mason Rudolph with his own helmet, Myles Garrett joins a notorious group that includes Joe 'Turkey' Jones, George Atkinson, and Albert Haynesworth.
Winning on the road in the NFL requires a solid performance from the quarterback with him occasionally making a big play. The
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got that from Devlin Hodges in their win over the Cardinals.
Coach Mike Tomlin on HOF semifinalist Hines Ward: 'There was a physicality in his play that created a collective personality that was the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was a calling card, probably one of the central things that made him a generational player.'
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GM Kevin Colbert on Ryan Shazier's status for 2020: 'When you're dealing with Ryan you're not dealing with a timetable. You're dealing with a guy trying to resurrect his career.'
Bud Dupree had two sacks and one of the
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three takeaways, but his most significant contribution in the win over the Colts might have been a tackle on a running play.
When
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Coach Mike Tomlin talks about players making significant plays in weighty moments, one of the individuals to whom he is referring is Minkah Fitzpatrick, who did exactly that in the 23-20 OT win in Cincinnati.
It's not about
@Steelers
football, but Mike Tomlin still coaches
@RyanShazier
. 'I’m sure there are a lot of people coddling him right now and feeling sorry for him, and so forth, and he’s not cut like that'
At the Dec. 26, 1991 presser to announce his retirement, Chuck Noll quoted Ralph Waldo Emerson. 'Your actions speak so loudly, I can’t hear what you’re saying.' His point: what people do is more important than what they say.
Chuck Noll died today, June 13, in 2014.
Regarding the end of
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, Minkah Fitzpatrick is making a play on the ball so the contact to the receiver is not a foul. Any incidental contact by an opponent’s hands, arms, or body when both players are competing for the ball isn't a penalty.
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Coach Mike Tomlin referred to Cam Heyward as a hands-on leader, and then added with a laugh, 'When I say he’s ‘hands-on’ I mean he’s literally capable of being hands-on'
The
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needed someone to rally them and someone around whom they could rally, and Ben Roethlisberger was there for them in a 28-24 victory over the Colts.
Not only did QB Kenny Pickett deliver in the fourth quarter when his team fell behind, but he now has attempted 138 passes over the last 4 games and only thrown 1 interception.
The Monday night game vs. the Browns can be viewed as do-or-die for the
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in terms of playoff hopes, but it also could also be the
@heinzfield
finale of one of the franchise's all-time great players.
Kenny Pickett may have passed Mason Rudolph on the depth chart, but when the
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needed their QB to make plays in the fourth quarter to pull out a win in Jax, Rudolph came through.
The
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fell behind 7-0 before racing to a 52-14 lead early in the fourth quarter over the Panthers, and their run defense was a significant factor.
Mason's job is to work hard and learn, and it's Randy's job to teach him. Ben's job is to win games and help the
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compete for championships. Everything else is just talk.
Does anyone else see the overturn of New England's Hunter Henry's catch last night vs. Minnesota as being a cosmic payback for the Jesse James play in 2017?
Monday night vs. the Browns was like so many of his previous 91 wins
@heinzfield
: 'It feels like that's been my style, not pretty but finding a way to win.'
The
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initial 53-man roster is set, and while there could be another move or two over the next few days, it's going to be full steam ahead for the regular season opener on Sept. 8 in Foxboro.
It was just one game, and yes, it's still early, but winning in the NFL cannot and will not happen with the kind of defense the
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played against the Chiefs.
The Steelers used their No. 1 pick to acquire a Pro Bowl player, and the way the rest of the first round unfolded should leave them with some decent options today.
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President Art Rooney II on throwbacks for 2018: 'We’re going to have a new throwback jersey this year, and we’ll have to decide when we’re going to wear that. We’ve already decided on the throwback jersey, but we have a planned day to unveil it ... at the end of May.'
Pickens' 31-yard TD was a highlight of the season-ending victory, and he is a bright spot for the future, but to be the best they can be, the
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have to acknowledge their deficiencies and use the offseason to address them.
Ben Roethlisberger: ‘It hit me that we lost, and it stinks. But when you get to the tournament, only one team is going to end the season the way we want to, and we didn’t.’
Most of the pregame analysis centered on the
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ability to control the running of J.K. Dobbins, but once the game started it was the Ravens who couldn't stop Najee Harris.
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Coach Mike Tomlin: 'I'd like to open by acknowledging this guy to my left here, his contributions to this organization for 22-plus years have been exceptional and need no endorsement from me. It quite simply speaks for itself.'
The
@Steelers
got the win they needed in Houston for a 1st-round bye in the playoffs; they also got back a player who could make an impact once those playoffs begin:
When picking as late as 24th overall, getting the guy you target requires some luck. The
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got the kind of luck they needed to give their first-round story a happy ending.
The
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snapped a 4-game losing streak with a 20-18 victory over Tom Brady and the Buccaneers at
@AcrisureStadium
, and WR Chase Claypool had his hands all over it.
A couple of postgame revelations from people with no association to the
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cast doubt on more calls from the game vs. the Chargers. Maybe those 3 offside penalties should've gone the other way. Hmmmm.
Not only did
#Steelers
fans get shafted after planning for a 1 p.m. kickoff when the
@NFL
first said the Dec. 2 game vs. Chargers wouldn't be flexed, but flexing it to 8:20 p.m. is a big competitive help to a West Coast team playing in the Eastern time zone.