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08-14-2010, 03:14 AM
Steelers' rookie wide receivers catching on quickly
By John Harris, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Saturday, August 14, 2010
The Steelers have selected multiple receivers in the NFL Draft many times since the team hit the mother lode of Lynn Swann and John Stallworth in 1974. Nineteen times, in fact.
Drafting more than one receiver hasn't proved fruitful. Other than Jeff Graham and Ernie Mills, selected in 1991, Swann and Stallworth — members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame — are far and away the team's most successful draft pairing at the position.
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By John Harris, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Saturday, August 14, 2010
The Steelers have selected multiple receivers in the NFL Draft many times since the team hit the mother lode of Lynn Swann and John Stallworth in 1974. Nineteen times, in fact.
Drafting more than one receiver hasn't proved fruitful. Other than Jeff Graham and Ernie Mills, selected in 1991, Swann and Stallworth — members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame — are far and away the team's most successful draft pairing at the position.
READ MORE: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_694872.html