One week after holding the high-powered offense of the Green Bay Packers to 19 points, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense was humiliated in a 43-19 drubbing at the hands of the once-lowly Buffalo Bills. The Steelers defense struggled mightily from the Bills first offensive snap, as Fred Jackson rumbled 41 yards through the secondary, all the way down to the Steelers 2-yard line. Two plays later, he gave the Bills an early lead with a 1-yard touchdown. The Steelers defense was shredded by both the ... Read More
Steelers place Suisham on IR; sign two
The Steelers have placed injured kicker Shaun Suisham on injured reserve, ending his 2015 season. Suisham was injured while attempting to cover the opening kickoff of the second half in Sunday’s Hall of Fame Game against the Minnesota Vikings. He suffered damage to his ACL and had surgery on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Steelers signed veteran free agent kicker Garrett Hartley to replace Suisham, but wanted to wait until after his surgery before officially ending his season. The Steelers ... Read More
Steelers sign kicker Garrett Hartley
Just two days after losing kicker Shaun Suisham for the season to a knee injury, the Pittsburgh Steelers have settled on a replacement, signing veteran free agent Garrett Hartley, according to his agent, Erik Burkhart. Congrats to @GHartley5 on signing with the @steelers ! He has continued to work hard at his craft and is ready for a big season. — Erik Burkhardt (@ErikBurkhardt) August 11, 2015 Hartley, 29, made two appearances with the Cleveland Browns in 2014, making all three field goals ... Read More
Steelers to bring in ‘at least’ three kickers
The Steelers may have to order a new pair of receivers gloves if Jay Feely makes the team. Yes, Feely is a kicker. Pittsburgh Sporting News can confirm that the Steelers intend to bring in the 39-year-old glove-wearing, veteran kicker for a tryout after starting kicker Shaun Suisham was ruled out for the season with a torn ACL. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport was first on the report. The 14-year veteran has played for for six different teams, most notably in Arizona as the kicker for the ... Read More