Oregon RB Stewart looks at Steelers and vice-versa

According to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette:

The Pittsburgh Steelers have not selected a running back in either of the first two rounds of the draft in the past 19 years. Thursday, they took a look at one who could snap that drought.

Oregon’s Jonathan Stewart paid a visit to the Steelers yesterday primarily to show off a small body part, his right big toe. He had surgery on the turf toe, injured last November, after he said he was encouraged to do so by NFL personnel at the Indianapolis draft combine in February. If not for the toe injury/surgery, Stewart would be a top 10 pick. With it, he could be drafted by the Steelers, who don’t pick until 23rd. It may be a Catch 22 — if Stewart’s toe is not a concern, he likely will be taken higher in the draft; if it is a concern and he lasts until the Steelers pick, do they use their first-round draft choice on a potential medical problem?

Independent scouting services do not agree on where Stewart ranks after his surgery. Pro Football Weekly rates him first among backs, NFL Draft Scout ranks him third and Scout ranks him sixth.

-Yahoo.com