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09-04-2012, 02:25 AM
September 4, 2012 12:11 am
By Ed Bouchette / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


Mike Wallace pulled on his uniform Monday and stepped onto the practice field for the first time with his Steelers teammates. He also stepped right into the split-end position with the first team, and that is where Emmanuel Sanders expects to see him Sunday night in Denver.

"He's definitely going to start," said Sanders, who held that job while Wallace held out. "He'll get a good amount of reps, depending on how he feels, his breathing."

Wallace said he felt good Monday, and his quarterback said Todd Haley's new offense caused Wallace no problems in his first day on the field since the Steelers lost their playoff game Jan. 8 in Denver.

"He didn't make any mistakes in the no-huddle drill, so he looked good," Ben Roethlisberger said, although he claimed not to know how much Wallace will play in Denver.

"I'm sure this week will kind of determine that, how's he practicing, how's his wind? He's not going to play every single play, no one ever does. I think he'll be in there quite a bit, though."

Wallace said he handled his duties in the new offense well and that not everything was a fly pattern. He said he did not have to ask anyone a question about a play that was called.



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