Category Archives: Steelers Injury News

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Pouncey Reportedly Had Surgery This Afternoon

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The Steelers wasted no time getting injured center Maurkice Pouncey into surgery. According to ESPN’s Chris Mortenson, Pouncey had surgery to repair his broken ankle bone this afternoon.

While the specific details of his injury haven’t been disclosed, I postulated last night that his injury is a broken fibula. These are the most common ankle breaks due to the size and weakness of the bone. Coach Tomlin will undoubtedly update Pouncey’s status later in the week. As I said last night, I imagine the team will start the injured center on IR with the return designation. That would keep Pouncey out for at least 8 weeks.

I expect the team will roll with Cody Wallace, and will want to bring in another center who can step up in case Wallace goes down.

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Maurkice Pouncey Needs Surgery, Has Broken Ankle

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Maurkice Pouncey was injured during today’s win over the Green Bay Packers. He hurt his left ankle late in the first quarter, and ultimately was carted to the lockers after being checked by trainers on the sideline.

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Coach Tomlin gave an update on his condition in his press conference after the game, referring to his ankle as “surgical”, and saying that he didn’t have an idea of how long it will sideline him.

Tomlin said Tuitt’s ankle is much less severe. He sprained his ankle today, and Tomlin said he will likely be down for a couple of weeks.

Without knowing exactly what the actual injury is and what surgery he’ll have, it’s hard to say exactly how long he might be out. I’d expect the team will use the IR/return designation on Pouncey. I imagine Cody Wallace will fill his shoes until he is able to return.

Update- According to Ed Bouchette, Pouncey has a broken ankle bone. This could mean different things and have different implications depending the nature and location of the break. We’ll have to wait for more info before we can play doctor. Well, you know what I mean.

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Stephon Tuitt Leaves Game After Ankle Injury

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Not long after Maurkice Pouncey left the game with an apparent ankle injury, DE Stephon Tuitt has been taken to the lockers with a similar looking injury. He will not return to the game.

Tuitt was the victim of friendly fire when S Shamarko Thomas came in to make a tackle. Pouncey is receiving an MRI according to KDKA.

 

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Maurkice Pouncey Leaves On Cart After Apparent Ankle Injury

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Maurkice Pouncey left the game late in the 1st quarter after suffering what appeared to be an injury to his left ankle. He was able to get to the sideline, but was later carted to the lockers. The team has ruled him out for the remainder of the game.

Pouncey was blocking ahead of Le’Veon Bell and had his ankle rolled up on. Hopefully Coach Tomlin will have some more info about his injury after the game. Cody Wallace has taken Pouncey’s place in the game.

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Report: Gradkowski Says He’s Returning To Practice

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According to Scout reporter Jim Wexell, backup quarterback Bruce Gradkowski says he’ll be practicing today. At the time of this writing, there has been no official word from the team about his PUP status.

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Gradkowski began camp on the PUP list with a shoulder injury. He has been seen throwing more and more as of late though, so his return doesn’t seem surprising. We’ll find out for sure very soon.

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Tomlin: Healthy Vets Will Play Friday

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The Steelers head to Jacksonville to play the Jaguars Friday night. Coach Tomlin said in a brief press conference earlier today that the game will feature veteran players who are healthy enough to play. “Our intentions are that all healthy men will play in the football game,” said Tomlin.

This is a marked contrast from the Hall of Fame game, which had several vets watching from the sideline. As you’d expect for the real preseason opener, many of the veteran headliners won’t get a lot of playing time. Ben Roethlisberger will get somewhere around 10-12 snaps, and the other QB’s, Jones, Murphy, and Boyd, will share the remaining playing time.

Tomlin also ruled out some players for Friday’s match up. Aside from the players still on PUP, Vince Williams (hamstring), McCullers (hamstring), Ventrone (ankle), and Golden (knee) will all be sidelined due to their respective injuries.

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Martavis Bryant Returns To Practice Today

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Martavis Bryant expects to return to practice today in Latrobe according to Gerry Dulac of the Post-Gazette.

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Bryant has been sidelined for the past week and a half after he underwent a minor procedure to remove an infection from his elbow. Seeing as how he went through pregame warmups in Canton, I expect that he’ll be able to get some reps against the Jaguars this Friday.

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Report: Suisham Needs Knee Surgery, Likely Out For Season

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Ed Bouchette of the Post Gazette is reporting that K Shaun Suisham will be having knee surgery this week to repair his ACL and cartilage damage. If this is the case, he will most certainly be placed on Injured Reserve and be out for the entire 2015 season.

In light of this news, you can expect the Steelers to sign his replacement ASAP.

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Report: Suisham Believes He Has Torn ACL

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Last night K Shaun Suisham left the game early after suffering what Coach Tomlin later described as a potentially significant injury. Suisham, who was seen walking out of the locker room on crutches, is awaiting MRI results to determine the severity of his injury.

NFL’s Ian Rapoport reports this morning that the Steelers veteran is telling people he believes he has a torn ACL.

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/630765789029642241

Since the team doesn’t have a backup Kicker, expect the Steelers to make some moves quickly to bring in a replacement leg.

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Shaun Suisham Suffered A ‘Potentially Significant’ Knee Injury

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Kicker Shaun Suisham left the game early after suffering what Coach Mike Tomlin later called a ‘potentially signifcant’ knee injury. Suisham appeared to sustain the injury while making a tackle after the kickoff to start the 2nd half. He limped to the locker room, and was later seen using crutches.

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The injury is to his left (non-kicking) leg. There is no back up kicker, so if Suisham’s injury is significant, the team will need to bring someone in quickly. He will have testing done tomorrow, so we’ll have to wait and see just how serious it is.

The other two players injured tonight were OT Marcus Gilbert, and RB Cameron Stingily. Gilbert reportedly was poked in the eye, and his injury didn’t appear to be serious. Stingily injured his knee during the second half forcing him to leave the game. He is being evaluated.