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Wilson plans on playing versus Lions

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Russell Wilson wants another shot to get the Pittsburgh Steelers offense heading in the right direction before the regular season starts. The veteran quarterback said Wednesday he anticipates playing in Pittsburgh’s preseason finale against Detroit on Saturday. Wilson played five mostly listless series in a loss to Buffalo last week after dealing with a calf injury that limited his participation in training camp. “Last week was great to be out there for the first time, putting more pads on and everything else,” Wilson said. “And ...

Injury may force Steelers to start Frazier at center

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Zach Frazier arrived at his first NFL training camp intent on leaving it as the starting center. The Pittsburgh Steelers rookie will do just that, even if it didn’t happen quite the way he wanted. Frazier, a second-round pick out of ...

Wilson not concerned despite Steelers’ offensive woes

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Russell Wilson has been playing football for a long time. He’s well-versed in the rhythms of a season. The highs and lows and everything in between. So while Wilson was less than thrilled after his first five series with the Pittsburgh ...

Wilson will play against Bills Saturday for Steelers

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Russell Wilson is expected to be in the lineup when the Pittsburgh Steelers host Buffalo on Saturday night. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Thursday that Wilson will run out with the starters as long as he doesn’t have any setbacks from a calf injury that has slowed him during training camp. “He’s had a couple really good days (and) with each passing day (the injury) is less of an issue, and so we look forward to him participating in this home venue,” Tomlin said. Pittsburgh signed the nine-time Pro Bowler to a one-year deal in March. ...

Tomlin expecting a bounce-back week

LATROBE — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin characterized his team’s home preseason loss against Houston last week as a “sloppy” performance filled with inconsistencies and mistakes. Tomlin said his team’s response during the final week of training camp practices at St. Vincent College will go a long way towards defining how the group responds to adversity. “There’s some things that we’ve got to do better, some things we’ve got to tighten up,” Tomlin said. “It’s capable of happening, obviously, in the first preseason game, but not that we find comfort in ...

Sacks, fumbles part of Fields’ so-so Steelers debut

PITTSBURGH — C.J. Stroud threw a touchdown pass to Tank Dell in his preseason debut to help the Houston Texans beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-12 on Friday night. Held out of the Hall of Fame game last week against Chicago, Stroud completed 2 of 4 passes for 41 yards. Stroud, the No. 2 ...