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06-19-2015, 01:11 PM
STEELERS' SLEEPER OF THE SPRING

Jim Wexell
Publisher SteelCityInsider.net

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First-year cornerback Kevin Fogg made plays, sparked teammates and thanked God for another step in the journey.

PITTSBURGH -- Ike Taylor missed most of the spring last year, his final one as a player, and it opened the door for Antwon Blake to learn the cornerback position and become one of the Pittsburgh Steelers' key finds prior to the 2014 season.

Now retired, Taylor's been helping out the team as an assistant coach this spring and he sees another possible sleeper in the secondary in No. 30, Kevin Fogg.

"Very productive," said Taylor when asked about Fogg and how he stands in relation to rookie corners Senquez Golson and Doran Grant.

"Right now, (Fogg)'s been the most consistent," Taylor said. "He's been very consistent and he's been getting better, and that doesn't do anything but help the secondary when you can have depth."

Fogg, or "Two-G" as Mike Tomlin dubbed him, is a "one," or a rookie with a training camp already on his resume. Fogg was signed out of Liberty College by the Miami Dolphins on this day one year ago. He performed so well in training camp that he played in three preseason games before he was cut. He signed with the Brooklyn Bolts of the FXFL and was named the new league's Special Teams MVP. But that got him only two tryouts, and he signed with the practice squad of one of those teams, the Steelers, early last December.

This spring, Fogg has been one of the defense's top playmakers. To wit:

* In the first week of work Fogg nearly made a spectacular diving interception of a Ben Roethlisberger pass that elicited a surprising amount of praise and respect from his teammates.

* In the second week, a series after running deep with Antonio Brown to break up a Roethlisberger bomb, Fogg intercepted Roethlisberger by reading Martavis Bryant's curl route and curling a bit sooner. Fogg ran the interception back for a touchdown, again to much fanfare.

* In the third week, on the last rep of two-point conversion work, Fogg went high to intercept a fade pass. It not only sparked the defense as the horn sounded to begin the next period, it sent Steelers Nation Radio man Craig Wolfley running out from behind his booth to ask, "Was that Two-G?"

Yes it was, as the hoots and hollers of Fogg's defensive teammates would answer.

"Coach Tomlin gave me a pretty cool nickname," Fogg said of his apparent popularity. "And I think everybody likes saying Fogg."

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