Steelers Daily News & Links: Broderick Jones Soars, HOFer Praises Pickett

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? Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris has 11 15+ yard runs this season. Nobody in the league has more 15+ yard runs than Harris this year.

? The Steelers’ offense has gained +214 rushing yards over expected since Week 9 (2nd in the NFL), after gaining -39 rushing yards over expected (RYOE) in Weeks 1-8, per Next Gen Stats. The improvement in the Steelers run game has coincided with first round pick Broderick Jones taking over at right tackle in Week 9.

“Broderick. Broderick Jones. He’s just so athletic, so natural, they pull him, get him out on the perimeter. The two additions of him and Seumalo you can’t say enough about,” Baldinger said. 

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? Steelers left guard Isaac Seumalo has not allowed a sack since Week 6 of the 2022 season, per Pro Football Focus.

? According to Ryan Scarpino, since 2010, the record for teams with at least 400 yards but scored 16 points or less in a game is 9-69-1. The Steelers have two of the nine wins. That other win came in 2011, Thursday Night Football against Cleveland (14-3).

? Former NFL quarterback and Hall of Famer Kurt Warner broke down Kenny Pickett’s first game without Matt Canada.

For next week’s Thursday Night Football matchup the graphic for the Steelers-Patriots game had Bill Belichick vs. T.J. Watt. The fact that Amazon Prime Video didn’t promote a New England player, showcases just how bad of a season it’s been for the 2-9 Patriots. 

Among 62 corners with 250+ snaps in coverage, Steelers rookie Joey Porter Jr. ranks first in completion percentage allowed as the primary coverage defender, according to Jacob Gibbs of FantasyPros. JPJ’s 12.6% target per coverage snap rate sits right between Sauce Gardner (11.9%) and Marshon Lattimore (13.4%).

? In an interview with Good Morning Football, Cam Heyward discussed what the locker room was like after the Steelers’ 16-10 win over the Bengals in Cincinnati on Sunday.

? Born on Dec. 1, 1927 in Chester, Pennsylvania, Lou Ferry played five seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1950s.

A graduate of St. James High School and Villanova, Ferry was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 1949 NFL Draft.

The defensive tackle spent two seasons in Green Bay and one with the Chicago Cardinals before joining the Steelers in 1952. He played in 47 games and made 36 starts over the next four seasons before his career ended in 1956.

After his playing days, Ferry was a head coach at his alma mater Villanova from 1970-74. He died at the age of 76 in 2004.

NON-STEELERS NEWS FROM AROUND THE SPORTS NOW NETWORK

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Pittsburgh Baseball Now: The Pittsburgh Pirates are changing their start times for all 2024 home games.

Pittsburgh Sports Now: Indiana is hiring Pittsburgh native and JMU head coach Curt Cignetti, potentially throwing a wrench into one Pitt offensive coordinator plan.

West Virginia Sports Now: Wide receiver Christian Stokes is the latest WVU football player to enter the NCAA transfer portal.

Nittany Sports Now: Kansas play caller Andy Kotelnicki will reportedly be the next Penn State offensive coordinator.

Pittsburgh Soccer Now: The Pittsburgh Riverhounds signed seven players for the 2024 season.