PITTSBURGH 鈥� A reporter on Saturday, in the middle of the NFL Draft鈥檚 marathon final day, asked the running backs coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers if his latest charge, fifth-round pick Jaylen Samuels, might end up playing safety.The room laughed. Saxon laughed. He got the joke.鈥淗e鈥檚 ...
Analyzing the safety crop for the Pittsburgh Steelers meant finding the high second-rounder worthy of a first-round reach.The opposite must be done with the inside linebackers in finding a first-rounder who鈥檒l fall to pick 28.The Steelers could trade up for Roquan Smith, the way they did with ...
It didn鈥檛 take long for the Steelers to trot last year鈥檚 newcomer, Joe Haden, out as this year鈥檚 team spokesman.Haden 鈥� a 29-year-old Pro Bowl cornerback who won a national title at Florida and a state high school title in Maryland (as a quarterback) 鈥� is a natural-born leader.So he ...
<em>(This is the next installment of a 10-part series on the NFL Draft. Today鈥檚 story highlights wide receivers.)</em>Anthony Miller didn鈥檛 wear 84 at Memphis. He didn鈥檛 need to, since he looks just like Antonio Brown on the field anyway.鈥淎 lot of people ...
<em>(This is the next installment of a 10-part series on the NFL Draft. Today鈥檚 story highlights the defensive line.)</em>In today鈥檚 Draft Spotlight, esteemed colleague Jon Ledyard wrote that there鈥檚 little room for an addition to the Steelers鈥� interior ...
<em>(This is the next installment of a 10-part series on the NFL Draft. Today鈥檚 story highlights the offensive line.)</em>The Steelers signed three offensive linemen off the street the other day, more than likely to compensate for having signed none off last ...
