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11-07-2010, 03:53 AM
Healthy Timmons shows his pop
By John Harris
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, November 7, 2010
In his first NFL practice, linebacker Lawrence Timmons felt something pop.
Timmons, the Steelers' first-round pick in 2007, No. 15 out of Florida State — the first selection of the Mike Tomlin era — suffered a groin injury at his rookie minicamp.
In time, pop felt more like bust — as in, perhaps the Steelers made a mistake drafting Timmons, who recorded just 13 tackles as a rookie.
"When I first came here and got hurt, people said, 'That guy's probably going to be a bust.' I had never gotten hurt until I got here. The injury set me back a long time," Timmons said. "I was heartbroken."
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http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_708100.html
By John Harris
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, November 7, 2010
In his first NFL practice, linebacker Lawrence Timmons felt something pop.
Timmons, the Steelers' first-round pick in 2007, No. 15 out of Florida State — the first selection of the Mike Tomlin era — suffered a groin injury at his rookie minicamp.
In time, pop felt more like bust — as in, perhaps the Steelers made a mistake drafting Timmons, who recorded just 13 tackles as a rookie.
"When I first came here and got hurt, people said, 'That guy's probably going to be a bust.' I had never gotten hurt until I got here. The injury set me back a long time," Timmons said. "I was heartbroken."
Read more
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_708100.html