View topic - Steelers Injury Situation for Super Bowl

[thesteelhammer Profile]

As of Monday January 19th:

Head coach Mike Tomlin said :

S Ryan Clark (head) should be fine following his violent collision with McGahee.

LB Patrick Bailey (ankle) tweaked his ankle against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Jan. 18.

MRB Mewelde Moore (leg) either rolled his ankle or knee during the team's win over the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Jan. 18. Tomlin expects to know more on Moore's status when he meets with the media Tuesday, Jan. 20.

Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports Pittsburgh Steelers RB Mewelde Moore (ankle) was walking without crutches or a protective boot Monday, Jan. 19. He suffered an ankle injury during the AFC Championship game.

Scott Brown, of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, reports Pittsburgh Steelers WR Hines Ward (knee) said he will play in the Super Bowl despite suffering a sprained right knee in the AFC Championship game. Ward will have an MRI. Ward said preliminary tests that were taken did not show any structural damage. "I don't plan on missing this game, trust me," Ward said. "Don't worry about the knee."

[thesteelhammer Profile]

Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports Pittsburgh Steelers OT Max Starks (knee) should be able to play in Super Bowl XLIII despite suffering a knee sprain during the AFC Championship game.

Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports Pittsburgh Steelers OG Darnell Stapleton (ankle) should be able to play in Super Bowl XLIII despite suffering an ankle sprain during the AFC Championship game.

Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports Pittsburgh Steelers RB Mewelde Moore (ankle) should be able to play in Super Bowl XLIII despite suffering an ankle sprain during the AFC Championship game.

ESPN.com reports Pittsburgh Steelers WR Hines Ward (knee) suffered a slightly sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee during the AFC Championship game. Ward, however, is expected to be ready for the Super Bowl, the team said, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

[thesteelhammer Profile]

NFL.com reports:

WR Hines Ward (knee) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Jan. 21.

LB Lawrence Timmons (illness) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Jan. 21.

OT Max Starks (knee) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Jan. 21.

QB Ben Roethlisberger (back) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Jan. 21.

CB Deshea Townsend did not participate in practice Wednesday, Jan. 21, because of a non-injury related reason.

DE Aaron Smith did not participate in practice Wednesday, Jan. 21, because of a non-injury related reason.

RB Willie Parker did not participate in practice Wednesday, Jan. 21, because of a non-injury related reason.

RB Mewelde Moore (ankle) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Jan. 21.

C Justin Hartwig (knee) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Jan. 21.

LB Patrick Bailey (hamstring) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Jan. 21.

[thesteelhammer Profile]

Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports Pittsburgh Steelers WR Hines Ward (knee) said he would be able to play in Super Bowl XLIII if it was played Sunday, Jan. 25. "Things feel good," Ward said. "The MRI came out pretty good; where I sprained it at was in a good place and it's a great place to heal. I have a whole week off and we'll see what happens next week."

[thesteelhammer Profile]

Thursday, 22 Jan 2009 AZCardinals.com reports:

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger (back) practiced in full Thursday, Jan. 22.

Steelers RB Mewelde Moore (ankle) practiced in full Thursday, Jan. 22.

Steelers WR Hines Ward (knee) missed the team's practice Thursday, Jan. 22.

Steelers LB Lawrence Timmons (illness) missed the team's practice Thursday, Jan. 22.

Steelers OT Max Starks (knee) missed the team's practice Thursday, Jan. 22.

Steelers C Justin Hartwig (knee) missed the team's practice Thursday, Jan. 22.

Steelers LB Patrick Bailey (hamstring) missed the team's practice Thursday, Jan. 22.

[Iron Gut Profile]

I was glad to hear Tomlin told Timmons to stay home with his illness. We don't need a Typhoid Timmons episode! (also good to know he should have it kicked in time for the SB)

[Steelhope Profile]

damn Hammer you must enjoy typing what with all the repetition....but thanks for the info info info info info info info info info info

[thesteelhammer Profile]

AZCardinals.com reports:

Pittsburgh Steelers WR Hines Ward (knee) did not participate in practice Friday, Jan. 23.

Pittsburgh Steelers LB Lawrence Timmons (illness) fully participated in practice Friday, Jan. 23.

Pittsburgh Steelers OT Max Starks (knee) fully participated in practice Friday, Jan. 23.

Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger (back) fully participated in practice Friday, Jan. 23.

Pittsburgh Steelers RB Mewelde Moore (ankle) fully participated in practice Friday, Jan. 23.

Pittsburgh Steelers C Justin Hartwig (knee) did not participate in practice Friday, Jan. 23.

Pittsburgh Steelers LB Patrick Bailey (hamstring) was limited during practice Friday, Jan. 23.

[thesteelhammer Profile]

Kevin Gorman, of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, reports Pittsburgh Steelers WR Hines Ward (knee) said he plans to participate in practice Thursday, Jan. 29.

[McLovin Profile]

Hines just interviewed by Deion didn't mention when he could practice but talked about his round the clock treatment. Has a personal doctor giving him stem treatment etc. Said he was in a brace last week but not this week.

[thesteelhammer Profile]

Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports Pittsburgh Steelers WR Hines Ward (knee) said his knee is feeling better but it will not be 100 percent for Super Bowl XLIII. "It feels better. I don't have a brace on, I walk around fine. It's not going to be 100 percent, I'm not going to trick anybody, but I think I'm going to be good, to be able to go out and perform like I want to," Ward said.

coach Mike Tomlin said WR Hines Ward (knee) is considered day-to-day and will not participate in practice Wednesday, Jan. 28, because he has not worked on Wednesdays for the last several weeks.

[thesteelhammer Profile]

Pittsburgh Steelers WR Hines Ward (knee) is listed as questionable for Super Bowl XLIII.


ESPN.com reports Pittsburgh Steelers WR Hines Ward (knee) said he will likely wear a knee brace during the Super Bowl. "I think I have to play with it," Ward said. "In case you fall down on it, you don't want to re-injure falling down. The thing is, you want to play with a brace and make sure it doesn't affect your route-running ability. Time will tell."

[El Nino Profile]

hate to say it but sweed has to be ready to step up this sunday

hines going in with a knee brace will see limited play time

[JumboHeadYouks Profile]

Call me crazy but I love Sweed's chances of making a big play or two Sunday. He did have the well chronicled, inexcusable drop..which could have hurt..real bad.. However he did continue to play hard with the decleating of Ivey and made a very big 3rd and 11 coversion. Ben showed confidence in him and I believe he will target him again this Sunday..for a BIG play.

The Cards will be paying close attention to Santonio and Hines..and to a lesser extent Miller. Washington and Sweed(assuming Hines will be less than 100%) will have to be ready to step up..

I feel the Steelers will have no problem establishing a good ground game and Ben will shred them when they start stacking against it. This game will not be as close as the media is trying to convince everyone...

Steelers win by 2 TD's ..at least.

[El Nino Profile]

passing game will have a lot of opportunities to make plays imo. im thinking the cards are going to try to stop our run first. whisenhunt im sure is well aware of the fact that the steelers rarely ever lose if they have success running the ball

in 20 years i think i can still count on 1 hand how many times ive seen the steelers lose when we have a rusher over 100 yds

basically if we can run the ball vs these guys, we win, no question. if they can stop our run, ben will have opportunities for big plays. hopefully sweed can come up with a big play. he's gotten himself open and in position for big plays in the last 2 weeks, let's see if he can catch one this time

[thesteelhammer Profile]

NFL.com reports Pittsburgh Steelers WR Hines Ward (knee) fully participated in practice Thursday, Jan. 29.

[steelmoney Profile]

Steelers WR Hines Ward (knee) participated in practice Friday for the second straight day. He is listed as probable on the injury report for Super Bowl XLIII, though coach Mike Tomlin has insisted Ward will play.

Ward returned to practice Thursday for the first time in 11 days after suffering an injury in the AFC Championship Game against Baltimore. Ward was the only Pittsburgh player listed on the injury report.

For the Cardinals, DE Antonio Smith (knee) had full participation in practice after limited duty throughout the week. He is listed as probable for the Super Bowl.

Three Cardinals players were limited in practice, as they have been all week: RB J.J. Arrington (knee), P Ben Graham (left groin) and DE Travis LaBoy (biceps). The trio is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game.

[toomuchmerrilhoge Profile]

Call me crazy but I love Sweed's chances of making a big play or two Sunday...

right there with you...hopefully Sweed has his head on straight after watching 2 weeks worth of highlights of him dropping an easy td. He has great size and could be a huge weapon down on the goal line, where we've struggled all year. Look for Ben to toss one up on a fade route to him on Sunday...

[Hagerstown Steelman Profile]

Hodge:

Don't care who makes the big plays as long as we win.

That being said it would be nice to see Sweed make a play or two.

He is probably not going to be a Reggie Wayne type receiver but he is going to be a solid steady one in my opinion. Just like last year everyone was down on Timmons now he is showing he can be a beast. Most teams (other than AZ) would love to have a 4th receiver like Sweed. On most teams he would be a 2 or 3 out of necessity.

[toomuchmerrilhoge Profile]

Hodge:

Don't care who makes the big plays as long as we win.

...true, but we've struggled on the goal line all year. My point is that it would be nice to use Sweed's size to our advantage (for once), which the Cards can surely do inside the 10 yd line with Fitz, Boldin....