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05-08-2017, 04:56 PM
The Steelers signed fifth-round draft pick Brian Allen.
The Steelers signed fifth-round draft pick Brian Allen (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/brian-allen/8a7bad39-602a-48cf-9e0d-538056e6dea6/) to a four-year contract.
Allen, a cornerback out of the University of Utah, is the first of the team’s eight players from the 2017 NFL Draft to sign.
Allen made the transition from wide receiver to cornerback in 2014, a transition that went well for him as he racked up 62 tackles, 14 passes defensed and five interceptions. His size, 6-3, gives the Steelers someone with good height in the secondary, and he uses that to his advantage.
“He has good skills with playing the football, is long at the line of scrimmage and plays press coverage in man,” said defensive backs coach Carnell Lake. “He hasn’t played the position very long, but he has shown a real knack for a position-converted receiver. There are a lot of upsides with this player.
Read the rest of the article here: http://www.steelers.com/news/transactions/article-1/Allen-signed-to-a-four-year-deal/ab4e3201-da3f-4dc0-9a21-559e6ef0840a
The Steelers signed fifth-round draft pick Brian Allen (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/brian-allen/8a7bad39-602a-48cf-9e0d-538056e6dea6/) to a four-year contract.
Allen, a cornerback out of the University of Utah, is the first of the team’s eight players from the 2017 NFL Draft to sign.
Allen made the transition from wide receiver to cornerback in 2014, a transition that went well for him as he racked up 62 tackles, 14 passes defensed and five interceptions. His size, 6-3, gives the Steelers someone with good height in the secondary, and he uses that to his advantage.
“He has good skills with playing the football, is long at the line of scrimmage and plays press coverage in man,” said defensive backs coach Carnell Lake. “He hasn’t played the position very long, but he has shown a real knack for a position-converted receiver. There are a lot of upsides with this player.
Read the rest of the article here: http://www.steelers.com/news/transactions/article-1/Allen-signed-to-a-four-year-deal/ab4e3201-da3f-4dc0-9a21-559e6ef0840a