Steelers look toward Combine for different NFL Draft options
By Scott Brown, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Thursday, February 23, 2012
The Steelers haven't missed on a first-round pick since taking receiver Troy Edwards 13th overall in 1999, and this is not the year to break that streak.
The Steelers have short- and long-term needs at various positions, including offensive line, defensive backfield and inside linebacker.
They and the rest of the NFL get an up-close look at more than 300 prospects — including a record 65 underclassmen who declared for the draft — at this week's NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
Priorities could shift — or become more pronounced — depending on what the Steelers do with veterans such as inside linebacker James Farrior, nose tackle Casey Hampton and receiver Hines Ward before March 13, when free agency begins.
The draft appears to set up well for the Steelers.
General manager Kevin Colbert said this year's draft is deep at cornerback and receiver. The Steelers may need to add more than depth in the latter, especially if Pro Bowler Mike Wallace gets away as a restricted free agent.
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