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Former Steelers CB Ike Taylor Named League’s Best Trash Talker By Former AFC North Foe

During his 12-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, cornerback Ike Taylor played a major role in some of the best defenses the franchise — and the NFL — has ever seen.

He was a lockdown cornerback who simply took away the opponent’s top target weekly, doing so with ease. While he didn’t have the interception numbers during his career to give him that elevation into star status, his opponents and the local media that covered the Steelers knew just how great he was.

Turns out, he was also an outstanding trash talker, too.

According to former Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens wide receiver T.