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Steelers’ Russell Wilson Suffers Injury Setback

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1 week ago

September 5, 2024

Steelers’ Russell Wilson Suffers Injury Setback

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback Russell Wilson was limited in the team’s practice on Thursday afternoon with lingering effects from a calf injury, throwing a late curveball into the team’s plans just days before their Week 1 bout with the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.

Wilson was seen around the team, though he did not have his helmet on and never took a snap throughout the day.

Head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters that Wilson’s calf tightened up on him and that he is visiting a doctor to have his situation further diagnosed.

Wilson did not appear on the team’s injury report that released following Wednesday’s practice and had been a full participant in recent days.

The Steelers are taking all of the proper precautions to ensure his injury doesn’t worsen ahead of his regular season debut with the team. Per Tomlin, however, there isn’t much concern from the team regarding his long-term availability.

Wilson initially suffered the injury during the Steelers’ conditioning test at the beginning of training camp that limited his involvement in team sessions and even opened the door for Justin Fields to come in and challenge him for the starting job.

Wilson sat out of the team’s opening preseson contest against the Houston Texans before playing a combined six series over their following two games against the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions.

He was officially named the starting quarterback last week and was also awarded the offensive captaincy for Pittsburgh on Monday as a result.

Wilson is coming off of a 2023 campaign with the Denver Broncos where he threw for 3,070 yards, 26 touchdowns and eight interceptions with a completion percentage of 66.4%, the third-best rate of his 12-year career.

The Steelers signed Wilson to a one-year this offseason after the Broncos released him from a $245 million contract, taking on $85 million in dead money in the process.

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Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos odds, expert picks, how to watch: Faith in Steelers holds on

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4 hours ago

September 15, 2024

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Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos odds, expert picks, how to watch: Faith in Steelers holds on

It doesn’t look like we’ll get a Russell Wilson revenge game against the Denver Broncos as the Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing to start quarterback Justin Fields for the second game in a row. Despite the unsettled quarterback situation and the lack of a touchdown in their Week 1 win, the Steelers are still a small road favorite.

That is almost entirely due to the combination of the Steelers defense being one of the best in the NFL — coming off a dominant showing in Week 1 — and getting to play against rookie quarterback Bo Nix, making his second NFL start. Nix averaged just 3.3 yards per attempt in his Week 1 debut while throwing two interceptions. Mike Tomlin is also 24-6 in his head-coaching career against rookie quarterbacks.

Given that, as well as the notoriously conservative nature of the Steelers offense, points might be a problem in this game, and the 36.5 total reflects that. This is the lowest total in the NFL this week and one of only three under 40 points.

Even though the Steelers offense did not produce a touchdown on Sunday, the offense still moved the ball better than it had in previous seasons, generating six scoring drives (all field goals) and having only two three-and-outs. Fields was able to make plays and extend drives with his feet, and seemed to get more comfortable as the game went on and the Steelers introduced more play-action passing to get him on the edge.

The Steelers are only 31-40-3 against the spread as road favorites in the Tomlin era but are 6-5-1 over the past five years in such games.

This is just the second time Denver has been a home underdog under Sean Payton, winning the only other game.

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AAA hosts steering wheel lock giveaway

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12 hours ago

September 14, 2024

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Hyundai and Kia drivers know there have been problems over the past few years with car thefts.

On Saturday, AAA and three partners were in East Liberty to give out devices for Kia and Hyundai owners to help defend their cars.

It’s about providing a layer of protection for Hyundai and Kia owners. They armed those who showed up with steering wheel lock devices.

Ike Hamilton wouldn’t want his golden Hyundai gone.

“I want to protect my vehicle as well, so that’s why I’m here,” Hamilton said.

Yellow club-like locks are what AAA partnered with Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Police to give out.

“They’ve been around for years. They are an effective deterrent,” Jim Garrity of AAA East Central said.

They stop people from getting behind the wheel and stealing these cars. It’s something Pittsburgh Police Chief Larry Scirotto says has happened over 140 times since May of this year.

“It’s not organized crime,” Scirotto said. “They’re not stealing them for profit; they’re stealing them for fun.”

Scirotto said a lot of the culprits are young people. All parties involved in Saturday’s event said there are basic steps people can also take.

“Not leaving your keys in the car, not leaving your cars unlocked, is really important,” Scirotto said.

“It’s just one extra thing that these vehicle owners can do,” Garrity said.

And Ike Hamilton is going the extra mile.

“I’m spreading the word to everybody else who needs a club,” he said.

AAA says it has at least four more of these events planned over the next couple of months.

A list of planned future events is below:

White Oak: Oct. 21, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Washington: Oct. 21, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wexford: Oct. 23, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

McMurray: Nov. 18, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Locations for these events were not provided to KDKA-TV at the time of this report.

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Pittsburgh proposes a $500,000 payment to settle bridge collapse lawsuits

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19 hours ago

September 14, 2024

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Pittsburgh proposes a 0,000 payment to settle bridge collapse lawsuits

PITTSBURGH — The city of Pittsburgh is seeking approval of a half-million-dollar payment to settle lawsuits over the collapse of a bridge into a ravine more than 2 1/2 years ago.

Deputy Mayor Jake Pawlak said Friday he had asked the Pittsburgh City Council to authorize a payment of $500,000, the full liability damage cap, to settle lawsuits filed on behalf those who were on the city-owned Forbes Avenue bridge when it fell Jan. 28, 2022, plunging a bus and four cars about 100 feet (30 meters) into the Fern Hollow Creek. Another vehicle drove off the east bridge abutment and landed on its roof. There were injuries but no one died.

The agreement needs approval from the council and a judge overseeing the case.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs said the action was a surprise but that they appreciated the city “accepting responsibility for allowing one of its bridges to collapse, and agreeing to pay its statutory limits to partially resolve this case,” the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. Legal action against three engineering firms will continue, they said.

Federal investigators have said that the city didn’t adequately maintain or repair the bridge and failed to act on inspection reports, leading to the corrosion of the structure’s steel legs. City officials didn’t dispute the findings and cited creation of a new bridge maintenance division and a tripling of funding for maintenance and repairs.

A new bridge at the site 5 miles (8 kilometers) east of downtown Pittsburgh opened in December 2022.

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