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With all the hype that Sammy Watkins has been garnering this draft season, one prospect has flown a bit under the radar.

Antonio Brown has no shortage of great performances through his four-year career.

Perhaps more than any other team in the NFL , the NFL Draft is a vital weekend for the Pittsburgh Steelers .

As my colleague Andrew Brandt has often pointed out, the NFL's long offseason is when a team's players and even coaches step to the background and the front office takes center stage, attempting to distinguish itself in the business of football.

To Plaxico Burress, it was "humbling" for the Pittsburgh Steelers to bring him back to his original NFL home two years ago-after the New York Jets had released him, after his two-year jail stint stemming from infamously shooting himself in a nightclub, and with his career seemingly over.

When the news broke that the Pittsburgh Steelers placed the transition tag on OLB Jason Worilds , most believed it to be a ploy to keep the 26-year-old linebacker from truly testing free agent waters.

Sep 14, 2013; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies receiver Mike Evans runs after a catch against Alabama Crimson Tide cornerback Deion Belue at Kyle Field.

Many analysts noted both before and after the NFL combine that Darqueze Dennard would struggle playing off man coverage in the NFL.

A native Ohioan, I was in attendance during the biggest college game of Woodley's career, when No.2 Michigan visited No.1 Ohio State in the "Game of the Century" in 2006.

"> : Southwest's William Rodriguez, right, spikes the ball in front of Longwood Lyman's Kenny Lawrence in last year's state semifinals.

As next week's deadline to get under the 2014 salary cap for the start of free agency approaches, the Pittsburgh Steelers found themselves in one of the least favorable cap situations in the NFL .

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Steelers strong safety Troy Polamalu finally had his famously long hair chopped for the first time in over a decade.

The Pittsburgh Steelers made a smart though hardly a splash move on Wednesday when they re-signed veteran safety Will Allen , according to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Caplan.

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Dec 8, 2013; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers strong safety Troy Polamalu runs with the ball after a missed Miami Dolphins field goal during the second quarter at Heinz Field.

From now until March 11, the start of the league year, we'll profile potential free agents that figure to be on the New York Jets ' radar: Player : Emmanuel Sanders , Pittsburgh Steelers Position : Wide receiver 2013 stats : 67 receptions for 740 yards and six touchdowns -- all career highs.

When the Pittsburgh Steelers allowed Mike Wallace to leave via free agency prior to the 2013 season, it appeared as though they were losing one of the best young receivers in the game.

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