Loud mouth Stephen A. Smith gave the Pittsburgh Steelers, and more specifically, cornerback Ike Taylor, some bulletin board material this morning on ESPN First Take.
When Smith and co-host Skip Bayless got to the part of the show where they broke down the Steelers opener Sunday night against the Denver Broncos, Smith went off on Taylor and used him as a reason why the Broncos would beat the Steelers.
"Defensively is where the problem is for the Pittsburgh Steelers," said Smith. First of all you still got Ike Taylor in your secondary. I didn’t realize he was allowed back in the NFL after Read more [...]
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James Harrison did not practice for second day in a row and will not play in Denver. Steelers have not released his official status, tho.
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Steelers LB James Harrison Will Not Play Vs Broncos
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