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Steelers attempted to remedy poor run defense

The Pittsburgh Steelers pride themselves on stopping the run, but last season a leaky unit turned into a dumpster fire after Ryan Shazier went down in the 11th game.Before Shazier went down, the Steelers allowed 4.0 yards per carry. After he went down, they allowed 5.1 per carry.It added up to ...

Steelers trade 5th-round pick for Switzer

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers hope Ryan Switzer can light it up as their new return specialist the way he lit up the eyes of a former college teammate now with the Steelers.The Steelers traded a fifth-round draft pick to the Oakland Raiders for a sixth-round pick and Switzer, a 5-8½ slot ...

Damoun Patterson: Man on a Mission

LATROBE — It came begrudgingly, but Mike Tomlin did admit that wide receiver Damoun Patterson “made some plays” in the Steelers’ preseason opener.Just don’t tell Tomlin that Patterson has had a good camp.“YOU said good camp,” Tomlin repeated in correcting his post-game ...

LATROBE — Mason RudolphĢƵ first pass of training camp was memorialized this way in the notebook:“Gary Yepremian-like pass by 2 with 41 (Farrington Huguenin) pursuing on a roll right.”Actually, there was no “Yepremian-like” about it. It was classic Yepremian.Except for the ...

Washington on display under the lights

LATROBE — He was on display once again Friday night for all of downtown Latrobe to see:n Rookie wide receiver James Washington beating Cam Sutton out of the slot with a quick move inside for the score in Seven Shots.n Washington wide open for the bomb past experienced NFL vet Dashaun Phillips ...

Edmunds in line to make instant impact

LATROBE — Terrell Edmunds was talking to a reporter after yet another day of practicing with the Steelers’ first-team defense at strong safety, the position Troy Polamalu played, the position this yearĢƵ first-round draft pick appears to have no problem holding down.That could make him ...