Steelers Daily News & Links: Ike Taylor Trolls Chad Johnson; Breakout Year for Roman Wilson?
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? Former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor said he used to locked up Chad Johnson twice a year.
The playful banter started when Johnson, the former star Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver, wrote on X, “I’m FaceTiming all the DB’s i played against, first person i called was @Ike_SwagginU & he ignored me ?.”
Taylor responded, “I ain’t have your number locked in…
But I did lock ? you up twice ah year…
In 20 games against Pittsburgh, Johnson had only three TDs and didn’t even average 60 yards per game. His only two games over 100 yards came before Taylor.
? Matt Holder of Bleacher Report tabbed rookie wide receiver Roman Wilson as a breakout candidate for the Steelers this season.
“Wilson is the first rookie breakout candidate as he has an excellent opportunity to immediately become the Steelers’ No. 2 receiver behind George Pickens. The Michigan product’s biggest competition for that role will be Van Jefferson, who is playing for his third team in two years, so the third-round pick should see plenty of targets this fall,” Holder wrote.
? T.J. Watt was way too low on Pro Football Focus’ top 50 players rankings. Watt was labeled as a defensive linemen for some reason by PFF. Nevertheless, he should not be No. 6.
The Top defensive linemen in the NFL, per the PFF50
Did we get it right? pic.twitter.com/pAF4U75wKv
— PFF (@PFF) July 21, 2024
? Warren Sharp of Sharp Football ranked the Steelers’ front seven as the third-best in the NFL.
best front sevens in 2024:
1. Cleveland Browns
2. San Francisco 49ers
3. Pittsburgh Steelers
4. New York Jets
5. Detroit Lions
6. Jacksonville Jaguars
7. Baltimore Ravens
8. Green Bay Packers
9. Kansas City Chiefs
10. Indianapolis Colts
11. Las Vegas Raiders
12. New York Giants…— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) July 21, 2024
? In addition to T.J. and Derek Watt, Danny Smith and Mitch Trubisky were also at Christian Kuntz’s wedding.
reporting to Latrobe for Steelers training camp like pic.twitter.com/xZWJSpT8Y4
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) July 22, 2024
? Steelers cornerback Donte Jackson is ready for the season.
? Artist Alex Nicholson finished a colored pencil drawing of T.J. Watt.
My finished colored pencil drawing of @steelers defensive great TJ Watt! @_TJWatt @danirhodes04
This drawing was completed in colored pencil, airbrush paints, and alcohol markers and took roughly 50 hours to complete. @SteelersNetwork @Blitz_Burgh @AroundThe412 @JJWatt… pic.twitter.com/wrgmtZbWI3
— Alex Nicholson Art (@anicholson6) July 21, 2024
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