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DEAN FLORIO FROM ALLENTOWN, PA: Along the lines of a previous question, I would like to ask who are your top 5 players at the cornerback position in Steelers history? I can see Mel Blount being No. 1, but how would you rank No. 2 through No. 5?
ANSWER: The Steelers have three cornerbacks enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame – Jack Butler, Mel Blount, and Rod Woodson – and so right there are 3 of the top 5. I believe Ike Taylor deserves to be on this list, because while he was not the interceptor of those 3 aforementioned cornerbacks, he did play a lot of games (174, with 140 starts) and had 636 solo tackles and 134 passes defensed in those games, which indicates he was