DE Smith Expected to Be 100% At Training Camp

            Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Aaron Smith 

Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Aaron Smith, who missed the last 4 games of the 2007 season afte rtearing a biceps muscle against the New England Patriots, is expected to be at full strength for training camp. according to John Harris of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; Smith underwent surgery and is working out in Colorado, said his agent, Peter Schaffer on Tuesday.

A 4th-round pick in the 1999 draft, Smith has been a mainstay of the Steelers’ starting lineup since 2000; however, he missed most of 3 games last season with the aforementioned biceps injury.  Schaffer added that Smith’s recovery has been good, but also reiterated that he doesn’t expect smith to accelerate his rehab process; the Steelers’ offseason conditioning program begins on Monday, but Smith isn’t due to arrive in Pittsburgh until the following week.


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