# Steelers Star Calls Out Coaching Disconnect

> Jalen Ramsey says Steelers players and coaches aren't aligned on how to play football.
- Title: Steelers Star Calls Out Coaching Disconnect | Shortify
- Summary: Jalen Ramsey says Steelers players and coaches aren't aligned on how to play football. Steelers defensive back Jalen Ramsey claims a disconnect between…
- Keywords: jalen ramsey, pittsburgh steelers, mike mccarthy, steelers secondary, joey porter jr, nfl, playbook, coaching staff, sports, Steelers, Star, Calls
- Source: EssentiallySports — https://essentiallysports.com/nfl-active-news-steelers-star-issues-statement-after-claiming-disconnect-between-mike-mccarthys-staff-players
- Author: Farheen Fathima
- Published: 2026-10-10T04:27:26+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: jalen ramsey, pittsburgh steelers, mike mccarthy, steelers secondary, joey porter jr, nfl, playbook, coaching staff, sports
## Jalen Ramsey speaks at media session
Jalen Ramsey, a multiple-time All-Pro and Super Bowl champion, spoke candidly about a gap between how players want to play and how the coaching staff teaches it.

> All the coaches have to put them out there with us, so that we can all get on the same page.
## Ramsey describes coaching disconnect
Ramsey said there’s a little bit of a disconnect here right now, just with what we wanna do on the field, and how we play as a team.

> There’s a little bit of a disconnect here right now, just with what we wanna do on the field, and how we play as a team, and how we play together as a secondary, versus just throwing a playbook in their hand, and coaches saying this is how it has to look, and that’s not how football works.
## Ramsey clarifies player-led teams
Ramsey pointed to quarterback Aaron Rodgers' comment that player-led teams are the best teams and Pittsburgh needs to be 'even more.'

> Well, I think Aaron said it the other day in his press conference that the best teams that I’ve been on in my career are player-led teams, and we’re the ones on the field.
## Steelers face trade deadline tension
Pittsburgh traded Joey Porter Jr. to the Dallas Cowboys after he missed the first three games with a back injury and illness amid a contract standoff.

> The Steelers had also traded Porter to the Dallas Cowboys just before the Browns game, receiving a 2028 second-round pick and a conditional 2.027 sixth-round pick, after Porter missed the first three games with a back injury and illness amid a contract standoff.
## Ramsey denies injury fake rumors
Ramsey said he wouldn’t tell a player to fake a back injury and not play, stating he still cheats when he plays Madden.

> I ain’t tell no damn body to not play lol; that’s just flat-out dumb! I still cheat when I play Madden!
## Steelers prepare for Colts game
The Steelers face the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, October 11, to test whether the secondary can build better on-field communication.

> Ramsey will have a chance to put his comments behind him when the Steelers face the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, October 11.
## Key takeaway

Steelers defensive back Jalen Ramsey claims a disconnect between players and coaching staff after Pittsburgh's loss to Cleveland.