January 17th, 2012 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Pro Football Weekly talks about the Steelers CB’s, and how Cortez Allen and Keenan Lewis could get a shot to be the starter opposite Ike Taylor in 2012. It will be interesting to see how the Steelers proceed at cornerback. Yes, Ike Taylor struggled mightily in the wild-card playoff loss to Denver, but his complete [...]
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Four Positions The Steelers Need to Upgrade This Offseason
There’s plenty of thinking and tinkering to do with the Steelers roster as we get set for the offseason and entering the 2012 campaign. With free agency and the draft coming up faster than we all think, today we’re gonna look at a couple spots on the team that could use improving in 2012 and [...]
CB Ike Taylor Hit with $15,000 Fine for Head Butt
Make that fine #2 for the Steelers already in 2011. Friday the league fined CB Ike Taylor $15,000 for unnecessary roughness for head butting Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher, which led to an altercation between the two teams where referee Tony Corrente was knocked down. Taylor’s fine comes a day after safety Troy Polamalu was [...]
Taylor Breaks Thumb; Could Miss a Few Weeks
Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor broke his left thumb in the first quarter of the Steelers loss to the Redskins Friday night, and could miss a couple of weeks of action. Team president Art Rooney II broke the news at halftime on KDKA-TVs broadcast of the game. Taylor signed a $28 million contract last week.
Rookie Curtis Brown Playing with the First Team a Sign of Things to Come?
The Steelers need help in their defensive backfield. I don’t think I am breaking new ground based on how the team played in parts of last season and of course in Super Bowl XLV in saying that. Which is why it was interesting to me to hear that rookie Curtis Brown from Texas was lining [...]
Taylor Returns; Steelers Ink Free Agent CB to Four-Year Deal
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter via Twitter, the Pittsburgh Steelers have decided to keep their best defensive back outside of Troy Polamalu: Pittsburgh reached agreement with veteran cornerback Ike Taylor on a four-year deal. This was an easy choice for the Steelers, who lack quality depth behind Taylor at cornerback. The 2004 fourth-round pick out [...]
Cole: Taylor a Good Shot to Return to the Steelers
Things have been pretty quiet for the Steelers, as other teams start to position themselves to quickly try to talk to and sign free agents. As is usual, the Steelers seem to be taking their time, but one report has them already in the works with one of their own, and it’s one that the [...]
