Cortez Allen

Now hear this, all you towel-waving, Tunch-loving football nuts: Your Pittsburgh Steelers - chins up, chests out! - are not a team in transition. Nor are they rebuilding, reloading, retooling, replenishing, restocking or, really, re-anything-ing. (OK,...

Yes There is a good chance that at some point this year Pittsburgh's center/quarterback exchange will be between guys named Legursky and Gradkowski. Not the star-studded, yet oft-inured combination — Maurkice Pouncey and Ben Roethlisberger...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The boot is off Ike Taylor's fractured ankle.   It's still too soon, however, for the Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback to slip his cleats back on.   Taylor will miss his third straight game on Sunday when the Steelers (7-7)...

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert and coach Mike Tomlin could barely contain themselves on draft day when David DeCastro fell to Pittsburgh at No. 24.    Eight months later, it appears they'll finally get a chance to see...

Ravens 33, Giants 14Ravens 33, Giants 14 Strategy: Offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell finally put his creative stamp on the offense, orchestrating season highs with 533 yards of total offense and 224 rushing yards. That included an option pitchout...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Casey Hampton believes greatness is still within reach for the Pittsburgh Steelers, even if at the moment the only thing Hampton's team has a firm grasp on is maddening inconsistency.   "Going forward I feel like we're going to...

The seeds for a rivalry between Curtis Brown and Cortez Allen were planted early.   Selected one round apart by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2011 NFL Draft, the two cornerbacks found themselves fighting for playing time — and a roster spot...

Steelers 23, Ravens 20 Strategy: The Ravens aggressively tried to strike deep, but were largely inefficient. Wide receiver Torrey Smith was targeted eight times, but only generated three catches for 31 yards. They wavered between a smash-mouth...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — There have been very few constants in Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s six years on the job.   The sight of Ike Taylor in his No. 24 uniform has been one of them.   Until now.   The veteran cornerback...

Clutching his right arm in pain late in the fourth quarter Sunday night, Ravens Pro Bowl outside linebacker Terrell Suggs made a beeline to the sideline toward team doctors and trainers. The reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year didn't return,...