Baylor defensive tackle Phil Taylor will spend April 11 and 12 visiting with two teams from the AFC North.
ESPN's James Walker reports that Taylor will visit the Cleveland Browns on the 11th before crossing into western Pennsylvania to meet the Pittsburgh Steelers on the 12th.
Taylor started his college career at Penn State before he was suspended in 2008, prompting his transfer to Baylor, where he was a two-year starter and earned second-team All-Big 12 honors after last season.
At 6-3 and 334 pounds, Taylor has the size to play nose tackle in a 3-4 defense, and could provide depth behind 33-year old Casey Hampton in Pittsburgh. Cleveland is converting to a 4-3 under new coordinator Dick Jauron, so the Browns likely view Taylor as a run-stuffing tackle who can keep blockers off D'Qwell Jackson.
Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post reported that, in addition to the Steelers and Browns, Taylor has visits lined up with the New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs, and San Francisco 49ers.
source: Mac's Football Blog
Posted by Brian McIntyre
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