Steelers Targeting Risky Center In Free Agency

The Pittsburgh Steelers are looking at injury-prone center Brian Allen in free agency.

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00:00 But I've been told and I've been told since Indianapolis and I continue to be told up until this day

00:04 That the name that they're looking at is Brian Allen the name that they have interest in is Brian Allen

00:09 Connor Williams makes a lot of sense for these guys

00:11 I think he's much more of a big hitter

00:13 But I think he might be too much of a big hitter for them because again

00:17 I think that they do want to draft a center

00:19 Brian Allen, he's very talented. The concern is this dude gets hurt a lot like a lot. He's played

00:28 One full season. I want to say last year. He played five games the year before that

00:33 I think he played seven last year was a strained calf. I don't know what it was the other years but

00:38 Brian Allen's a name that the Steelers have in mind. They've been looking at him. They've been considering them

00:43 I think that they will eventually just see if he's healthy and then

00:47 Make a really low ball offer. Here's my thing with Brian Allen Brian Allen's a quality starter when he's healthy

00:53 He's not a Mason Cole. He's definitely an upgrade and if he could stay healthy, you feel really good

00:58 The problem is that he never stays healthy

00:59 So you are taking a major risk on this guy as your long-term starter or as even a full year starter

01:06 When there are probably other options in there that you can walk the line and add a bigger name

01:11 But again, the Steelers don't want to add a bigger name. They don't want a guy that's gonna be here for four or five years

01:16 They want a guy that's gonna be here for one year

01:18 Maybe two years and then they have a center out of the draft

01:22 who's maybe a third round pick fourth round pick a guy like Cedric Van Praan who

01:27 Just comes in here and makes a lot of sense. They want Nate Herbig to get an opportunity like it doesn't make any sense

01:33 This is typical Pittsburgh Steelers thoughts

01:35 But that's the name that I've been told I again don't feel super good about it, but that's a name to certainly watch