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Thomas out to prove himself

PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin found his way over to No. 46 gold in the far corner of the first stretch of rookie minicamp, and the coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers started a stream of small talk that had to impress the kid — an inside linebacker.An undrafted inside linebacker.An unknown inside ...

Allen played free safety at minicamp

PITTSBURGH — Marcus Allen confirmed to reporters that he played free safety at this weekendĢƵ rookie minicamp, and the 6-2, 215-pounder from Penn State broke into a big smile when someone told him he looked like Kam Chancellor back there.“Aw, thank you, appreciate it,” said Allen, who, ...

Steelers’ draft full of hybrids

PITTSBURGH — A reporter on Saturday, in the middle of the NFL DraftĢƵ 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.“HeĢƵ ...

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’ll fall to pick 28.The Steelers could trade up for Roquan Smith, the way they did with ...

Haden addresses Steelers’ need at safety

It didn’t take long for the Steelers to trot last yearĢƵ newcomer, Joe Haden, out as this yearĢƵ team spokesman.Haden — 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) — is a natural-born leader.So he ...

Miller drawing comparisons to Brown

<em>(This is the next installment of a 10-part series on the NFL Draft. TodayĢƵ story highlights wide receivers.)</em>Anthony Miller didn’t wear 84 at Memphis. He didn’t need to, since he looks just like Antonio Brown on the field anyway.“A lot of people ...