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Ike Taylor | Defensive Back

Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Age / DOB:  (33) / 5/5/1980
Ht / Wt:  6'2' / 195
College: Louisiana-Lafayette
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Steelers coach Mike Tomlin confirmed that RCB Ike Taylor's hairline leg fracture will not require offseason surgery.
Taylor's injury will heal with rest, and he should be available for the full offseason program. Though he turns 33 in May, Taylor is still playing at a high enough level that the Steelers won't think twice about retaining him at his $6 million scheduled base salary. He'll return as Pittsburgh's top corner. Mon, Dec 31, 2012 12:19:00 PM
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Ike Taylor - DB - Steelers

Steelers placed CB Ike Taylor (leg), TE Heath Miller (knee) and RB Baron Batch (arm) on injured reserve, ending their seasons.

There was some hope that Taylor's hairline fracture would be healed enough for him to play in Week 17, but that wouldn't make much sense now that the Steelers are eliminated from playoff contention. Taylor ended up missing the season's final month, but still put together perhaps the finest campaign of his 10-year career. He'll be well worth his $6 million 2013 salary as one of the game's better shadow corners.
Related: Heath Miller, Baron Batch
Wed, Dec 26, 2012 12:19:00 PM
Ike Taylor - DB - Steelers

Steelers CB Ike Taylor (leg) will not play in Sunday's game against the Bengals.

Taylor is out of his walking boot and making progress, but his hairline fracture has not fully healed yet. It leaves the Steelers' secondary extremely shorthanded once again, this time for a must-win game at Cincinnati with playoff berths on the line. The last time these two teams met, Taylor played a major role in holding A.J. Green to a 1/8/1 line. Look for a gimpy Keenan Lewis (hip) to lead a committee defense on Green this time around.
Related: A.J. Green
Source: Ed Bouchette on Twitter
Tue, Dec 18, 2012 12:17:00 PM
Ike Taylor - DB - Steelers

Coach Mike Tomlin confirmed RCB Ike Taylor (leg) will be out at least two games and possibly longer.

Taylor, who has excelled as a shadow corner for much of this season, has been diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his lower right leg. Previous timetables had his timetable in the 2-6 week range. The Steelers will be forced to roll with nickelback Cortez Allen opposite Keenan Lewis. They're also scheduled to work out free agent Stanford Routt this week. Taylor's absence snaps a 185-game consecutive starts streak.
Source: Gerry Dulac on Twitter
Tue, Dec 4, 2012 11:31:00 AM
Ike Taylor - DB - Steelers

A source tells ESPN's Adam Schefter that Steelers RCB Ike Taylor's right fibula/ankle injury will cost him 3-6 weeks.

PFT's Sunday night timetable was a more optimistic 2-6 weeks, but it sounds like a Week 17 return would be a best-case scenario for Pittsburgh's top corner. Taylor is having a Monday morning MRI, and the Steelers will know more then. Although Curtis Brown is listed behind Taylor on the RCB depth chart, Cortez Allen replaced him at Baltimore and gave up a 28-yard TD to Anquan Boldin.
Source: ESPN.com
Mon, Dec 3, 2012 01:33:00 PM
Ike Taylor - DB - Steelers

A source with knowledge of the situation tells Profootballtalk.com that Steelers RCB Ike Taylor is out at least 2-6 weeks with a right fibula injury, and there is "concern that the injury is significant."

Taylor has missed only three games in his career, and none since 2004. He is clearly the Steelers' top cornerback, so the loss is significant. It will also upgrade Danario Alexander's fantasy matchup in Week 14. Special teamer Curtis Brown is listed as Pittsburgh's backup right corner. Keenan Lewis is the LCB.
Source: Profootballtalk on NBC Sports
Sun, Dec 2, 2012 09:18:00 PM
Ike Taylor - DB - Steelers

Steelers CB Ike Taylor was forced from Pittsburgh's Week 13 game against the Ravens with a right ankle injury, and will not return.

Taylor was knocked out early in the first quarter, and spotted with a boot on his foot near the end of the first half. It's a huge blow for a Steelers team that needed him to contain Ravens' deep threat Torrey Smith. It's quite possible Pittsburgh's No. 1 corner will miss multiple weeks. Cortez Allen has been getting picked on in Taylor's absence.
Sun, Dec 2, 2012 05:39:00 PM
Ike Taylor - DB - Steelers

Steelers CB Ike Taylor has been targeted 44 times, allowing 24 catches for 392 yards and four touchdowns through the season's first five games.

Through five games in 2011, Taylor allowed just three catches for 24 yards, so his play has gone into an absolute free-fall. In Thursday night's loss against the Titans, Matt Hasselbeck targeted Taylor nearly one-third of the time. Per Pro Football Focus, Taylor has graded out as one of the league's worst corners in 2012, and only Chicago's Tim Jennings and Miami's Sean Smith have been thrown at more. Look for the Bengals and A.J. Green to work on Taylor early and often in Week 7.
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Sun, Oct 14, 2012 09:59:00 AM
Ike Taylor - DB - Steelers

Steelers CB Ike Taylor leads the NFL with four pass interference penalties this season.

Taylor extended a fourth-quarter drive with a holding penalty in Thursday's loss and allowed a 5-yard touchdown to Kenny Britt. He was also picked on for a 31-yard pass and the P.I. penalty, which led to a pair of first-quarter field goals. It wouldn't be quite so bad if Taylor was making plays. First-time starter Keenan Lewis has outplayed the declining 32-year-old this season.
Related: Keenan Lewis
Source: ESPN.com
Fri, Oct 12, 2012 08:18:00 AM
Ike Taylor - DB - Steelers

In addition to Lawrence Timmons and LaMarr Woodley, the Steelers have reworked RCB Ike Taylor's contract to bring down his cap number.

Keep in mind that "reworking" deals does not constitute a pay cut or make these contracts easier to handle in the long run. Taylor, Timmons, and Woodley are becoming even bigger long-term cap burdens. Per PFT's Mike Florio, Taylor's scheduled $5.75 million 2012 salary dropped to $825,000, and he was immediately paid a $4.975 million signing bonus to make up the difference. That new "signing bonus" will be prorated into 2012, 2013, and 2014.
Source: Profootballtalk on NBC Sports
Fri, Feb 10, 2012 01:44:00 PM
Ike Taylor - DB - Steelers

Coach Mike Tomlin hinted that Ike Taylor will be assigned to Wes Welker in next week's game against the Patriots.

Taylor has been impressive this season and held Larry Fitzgerald to four catches for 78 yards yesterday. After the game, Tomlin saw Taylor and yelled, "Ike Taylor! Wes Welker! See you at work tomorrow!" Taylor normally plays on the right side, but the Steelers may move him around in an effort to slow down the red-hot Welker.
Related: Wes Welker
Source: Beaver County Times
Mon, Oct 24, 2011 10:16:00 AM
Ike Taylor - DB - Steelers

Steelers RCB Ike Taylor has yet to allow a reception longer than 11 yards this season.

In numbers compiled by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Andre Johnson's 23 yards lead all receivers going against Taylor this season. The rest of the list: Reggie Wayne (11 yards), Nate Washington (11 yards), Big Mike Williams (9 yards), Damian Williams (8 yards), and Pierre Garcon (-2 yards). Taylor will likely see most of his action against Jags WR Mike Thomas this week.
Related: Mike Thomas
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Tue, Oct 11, 2011 06:45:00 PM
Ike Taylor - DB - Steelers

Steelers RCB Ike Taylor (thumb surgery) remains on track to play in Week 1.

Taylor will sit out the final two preseason games, but it's not a major concern. He's been practicing fully with a protective cast for the last week-plus.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Fri, Aug 26, 2011 11:13:00 AM
Ike Taylor - DB - Steelers

Though Steelers RCB Ike Taylor is set to undergo thumb surgery Tuesday, he was able to practice with the first-team defense Monday.

Taylor isn't expected to play in any of the remaining preseason games, but his participation Monday is assurance that he'll be fine for the season opener. "You got to find a way to play with pain," Taylor said. "They gotta make me not practice for me not to be out here."
Source: Beaver County Times
Tue, Aug 16, 2011 01:13:00 PM
Ike Taylor - DB - Steelers

Steelers RCB Ike Taylor will undergo surgery on his left thumb Tuesday.

Taylor broke his thumb on the second play of the Steelers' preseason opener. Coach Mike Tomlin originally set Taylor's timetable at 2-3 weeks. He was evasive Sunday when asked if that estimate had changed following news that Taylor will require surgery. Beat writers fully expect the Steelers' top corner to play in Week 1.
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Sun, Aug 14, 2011 07:07:00 PM

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