Last week the Steelers were hopeful right guard Darnell Stapleton would be back and ready to go for the season. Let’s just say those plans have changed. And not for the good.
Monday the Steelers put their starting right guard from a season ago on the injured reserve list with a knee injury and [...]
Good news on the O-line, as Darnell Stapleton will be back next week according to the Post-Gazette:
Darnell Stapleton, the starting right guard last season who lost his position to Trai Essex in the aftermath of an Aug. 7 arthroscopy on his left knee, aims to return to practice as early as next week. That would [...]
The Post-Gazette today talks about the Darnell Stapleton injury, and how he feels he will be back on the field in time for the season:
Darnell Stapleton expects to be ready to play for the Steelers before the end of the preseason. Where that will be remains unanswered.
Stapleton, the Steelers’ starting right guard last season, said [...]
The Steelers today did work out a center, but not only did they work out one – but two. The Post-Gazette reports:
The Steelers worked out two free agent centers today at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe as they brace for bad news on the injured left knee of Darnell Stapleton. Alex Stepanovich, a six-year [...]
Ouch.
The Steelers O-line got away with not all being on the same page last season due to various reasons, and now in 2009, it looks like injuries will be the reason the unit is going to have to shuffle around.
The team suffered a solid hurt on the O-line, as guard Darnell Stapleton will have arthroscopic [...]
Steelers guard Darnell Stapleton is going to be in a fight with Kraig Urbik for the starting position this year, but problem is, Stapleton may not be able to get on the field.
The Tribune-Review reports that Stapleton had an MRI on Monday on his right knee, and the results could be critical as to how [...]
The Steelers have suffered an early injury, as according to website NFL From the Sidelines, center Justin Hartwig broke a toe when he dropped something on his foot recently. The injury is not considered to be something that will stop Hartwig from being ready to go opening night vs the Titans. The injury [...]
Two Steelers earned some big-time bonus money in 2008, as both Darnell Stapleton and Willie Colon ranked among the top 25 players in incentive money earned for last season.
Stapleton ranked ninth, as he pulled in an extra $311,220 after starting the final 15 games at right guard for the Steelers due to injury. Colon [...]
Head coach Mike Tomlin met with the media today, and the first part of his talk was about the teams injuries as they get set for Super Bowl XLIII a week from Sunday. Here is a quick update from the mouth of the coach:
Hines Ward:
“Hines Ward has a right knee sprain. We are going [...]
Just in case you forgot, the Steelers dominated the Chargers back on November 16th to the tune of 410 yards for the Steelers to just 218 net yards for the Chargers. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 300 yards, and Willie Parker ran for over 100 yards. Even Hines Ward had over 100 yards in receiving. So [...]
