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Haden playing at 100 percent

PITTSBURGH — The buzz around the Steelers’ practice facility Thursday involved Joe HadenĢƵ downfield coverage of Darrius Heyward-Bey.Never mind that Haden had been beaten deep the previous day by Martavis Bryant, because, well, Bryant is supposed to do that to everyone this season.But DHB ...

Bell participates in first practice

PITTSBURGH — Le’Veon Bell got on the scale, shook his head and said “Wow. I knew I lost a lot of weight.”How much do you weigh, Le’Veon?“I’m too light to tell anyone,” Bell said as he walked away.So much for the question about BellĢƵ conditioning. Even though he feels heĢƵ ...

Steelers trade for safety Wilcox

The Steelers traded for another missing piece — a big safety for their third-down package — when they traded a sixth-round pick in 2018 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for J.J. Wilcox and a seventh-round pick in 2019.Wilcox, 6-0, 216, came out of Georgia Southern as a third-round draft pick of ...

Steelers ink CB Haden to three-year deal

One would hope the Steelers know something about Joe Haden that those who’ve watched him the last couple of years don’t.The Steelers signed the former Cleveland Browns cornerback to a three-year contract for a reported $27 million, which is said to include a $7 million payment this ...

Steelers trade for TE McDonald

PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin didn’t couch his criticism of the current tight ends group in explaining why the Steelers traded for tight end Vance McDonald.“The guys hadn’t been consistently varsity enough for our comfort. ItĢƵ as black and white as that,” Tomlin said. “They’ve had ...