stillers4me
10-26-2010, 05:46 AM
The triceps injury that Aaron Smith suffered in the Steelers' 23-22 win against the Dolphins may not just end his season. It could also signal the end of an era for the player that may be the standard for 3-4 defensive ends.
By Scott Brown (sbrown@tribweb.com), PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Smith is 34, and he has had three major injuries in the last four years.
Juxtapose that with Smith not missing a game from 2000-05, and it suggests that his body is breaking down after more than a decade of mixing it up with 300-pound offensive linemen -- and usually more than one of them at a time, as Smith is frequently double-teamed.
Perhaps that is why outside linebacker James Harrison said of Smith's latest injury, "It's got to be heartbreaking for him."
It could be for the Steelers too..................
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_706103.html
By Scott Brown (sbrown@tribweb.com), PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Smith is 34, and he has had three major injuries in the last four years.
Juxtapose that with Smith not missing a game from 2000-05, and it suggests that his body is breaking down after more than a decade of mixing it up with 300-pound offensive linemen -- and usually more than one of them at a time, as Smith is frequently double-teamed.
Perhaps that is why outside linebacker James Harrison said of Smith's latest injury, "It's got to be heartbreaking for him."
It could be for the Steelers too..................
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_706103.html