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Steelers punter Berry deserves to be MVP

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers call their Australian-born punter “Mate.”And Jordan BerryĢƵ fine with it.“I was ‘McDundee’ in college, so itĢƵ better than that I guess,” Berry said with a laugh.You know what else makes the Steelers punter laugh?Call him the MVP of ...

PITTSBURGH — Steelers offensive guard David DeCastro and Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox are two of the best at their respective positions. Both were first-time Pro Bowl selections in 2015 and earned new six-year contract extensions before this season.On Sunday, Cox and DeCastro will ...

PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger remembers the last time he played in Philadelphia. How could he forget?“A lot of sacks, painful,” he said. “But it was a long time ago.”Roethlisberger was sacked eight times in a 15-6 loss on Sept. 21, 2008, or exactly seven years prior to Wednesday.He ...

PITTSBURGH — When the Steelers visit Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sunday, Tyler Matakevich will return to a place the Steelers rookie linebacker holds dear.Matakevich was a four-year starter at Temple and a core leader of a movement that revolutionized the program from the ...

Does Wentz remind you of anybody?

Someone asked Mike Tomlin to make a player comparison for Carson Wentz, the rookie quarterback of the 2-0 Philadelphia Eagles, the team to which the 2-0 Steelers travel to play next Sunday afternoon.Tomlin said, “I don’t have to cite examples. I can read his stat line.”That line reads: 71 ...

PITTSBURGH — Steelers receiver Markus Wheaton was held out of the SundayĢƵ Bengals game while still recovering from a shoulder injury that kept him out for the most of training camp and the entirety of the preseason, even though Wheaton was a full participant in practice on Wednesday and ...