LLT
07-30-2012, 04:22 AM
Associated Press
Mon Jul 30, 2012
PITTSBURGH — At 35 to begin the season, Casey Hampton, by NFL standards, is old.
Generously listed at 325 pounds, coming off knee surgery and on the physically-unable-to-perform list, Hampton is, at the moment, slow.
But the nose tackle says it’s far from over — for him or for the Steelers defense.
More than 10 months ago, Warren Sapp went on Showtime and labeled the Steelers defense “old, slow and it’s over.” Pittsburgh since has released the unit’s three oldest players, leaving Hampton the eldest statesman on a defense that ranked No. 1 in the NFL last season.
Recovering from a torn ACL sustained during the Steelers’ January playoff loss in Denver, Hampton said a Pittsburgh defense that remains among the oldest in the league is far from over the hill.
Read More:http://bdtonline.com/prosports/x1402338450/Hampton-says-Steelers-far-from-over
Mon Jul 30, 2012
PITTSBURGH — At 35 to begin the season, Casey Hampton, by NFL standards, is old.
Generously listed at 325 pounds, coming off knee surgery and on the physically-unable-to-perform list, Hampton is, at the moment, slow.
But the nose tackle says it’s far from over — for him or for the Steelers defense.
More than 10 months ago, Warren Sapp went on Showtime and labeled the Steelers defense “old, slow and it’s over.” Pittsburgh since has released the unit’s three oldest players, leaving Hampton the eldest statesman on a defense that ranked No. 1 in the NFL last season.
Recovering from a torn ACL sustained during the Steelers’ January playoff loss in Denver, Hampton said a Pittsburgh defense that remains among the oldest in the league is far from over the hill.
Read More:http://bdtonline.com/prosports/x1402338450/Hampton-says-Steelers-far-from-over