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10-29-2010, 06:02 AM
By Scott Brown (sbrown@tribweb.com), PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Friday, October 29, 2010
The Steelers got some good news on the injury front Thursday as outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley and right tackle Flozell Adams were full participants in practice.
Neither Woodley (hamstring) nor Adams (ankle) practiced Wednesday.
Barring any setbacks, the two should play Sunday in New Orleans.
The Steelers may limit Woodley's snaps against the Saints because of the nature of his injury and the depth they have at linebacker.
Inside linebacker Lawrence Timmons is versatile enough to play outside if the Steelers want to spell Woodley, and Larry Foote can play in Timmons' spot.
• The fumble Emmanuel Sanders lost during the opening kickoff last Sunday in Miami is apparently still weighing heavily on him. The rookie wide receiver walked around the Steelers' practice facility yesterday with a football tucked against his right shoulder. It was reminiscent of when the veteran players had Rashard Mendenhall carry around a football during his rookie preseason in 2008 because of fumbling issues. Sanders said he took the initiative to do the same thing yesterday. "I've been telling myself that can't happen again," Sanders said of the fumble...................
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Friday, October 29, 2010
The Steelers got some good news on the injury front Thursday as outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley and right tackle Flozell Adams were full participants in practice.
Neither Woodley (hamstring) nor Adams (ankle) practiced Wednesday.
Barring any setbacks, the two should play Sunday in New Orleans.
The Steelers may limit Woodley's snaps against the Saints because of the nature of his injury and the depth they have at linebacker.
Inside linebacker Lawrence Timmons is versatile enough to play outside if the Steelers want to spell Woodley, and Larry Foote can play in Timmons' spot.
• The fumble Emmanuel Sanders lost during the opening kickoff last Sunday in Miami is apparently still weighing heavily on him. The rookie wide receiver walked around the Steelers' practice facility yesterday with a football tucked against his right shoulder. It was reminiscent of when the veteran players had Rashard Mendenhall carry around a football during his rookie preseason in 2008 because of fumbling issues. Sanders said he took the initiative to do the same thing yesterday. "I've been telling myself that can't happen again," Sanders said of the fumble...................
Read more.......http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_706642.html