NFL Draft 2011: Is Phil Taylor Suddenly off Pittsburgh Steelers’ Draft Board?

April 18, 2011   ·   Dan Tylicki   ·   Jump to comments

Injury Concerns on Phil Taylor May Cause Steelers to Pass on Him
The Pittsburgh Steelers met with Baylor defensive tackle Phil Taylor and seemed impressed with him. In fact, for a little while he seemed to be the guy the Pittsburgh Steelers were going to use their 31st overall pick on.
Now, itseems like Taylor may be off several team's draft boards, including the Steelers. The reason for that is due to a serious injury with his foot. Rob Rang noted the injury concerns on Saturday in his blog:
"Taylor, according to MRIs taken at the Combine, has bones growing together in his feet. The condition, which according to the source is not correctable through surgery, is a pain tolerance issue. Considering that Taylor played much of his senior season at 330-340 pounds -- and has allowed his weight to get into the 380s in the past -- teams are concerned that his weight will only make the injury tougher to handle."
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