Ike broke thumb

[NCSteeler]

Shouldn't be much of a problem considering he has bricks for hands. A cast will just give him more surface area to knock balls down.

I
ke Taylor breaks thumb in preseason opener

Posted by Mike Florio on August 12, 2011, 9:07 PM EDT

AP
The top priority for every NFL team in the preseason is to emerge from it with all key players healthy.

For Pittsburgh, there’s already a problem.

Cornerback Ike Taylor suffered a broken thumb on Friday night against the Redskins. Owner Art Rooney, II, disclosed the injury during halftime of the KDKA-TV coverage of the game.

Also, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger suffered hand and hip injuries that are regarded as minor.

Safety Ryan Clark completed the Trifecta with an injury that also is regarded as minor.

Whether and to what extent Taylor misses any time remains to be seen.

[tube517]

His thumb will be swaggin, er swollen for a while.

[steeldevil]

His thumb will be swaggin, er swollen for a while.

:sofunny:

"Ike Taylor.... Swollen but still swaggin'" :huh: :nod:

[vader29]

http://i54.tinypic.com/9u7khi.jpg

[Merchant]

That's swag right there.

[steelerdude15]

I'm not too worried about it. He should be fine by the beginning of the season.

[Pittsburgh43]

That cast has 'swag' written all over it lol

Ike will be fine, he'll be lined up against Boldin/Evans on 9/11.

[Moose]

Shouldn't be much of a problem considering he has bricks for hands. A cast will just give him more surface area to knock balls down.

I LMAO !! exactly !!

[steelreserve]

I came in this thread wondering how long it would take for someone to make a joke about him not being able to catch anyway, and I see it was within the first sentence. Well done. Good form tonight, gentlemen.

[steelpride12]

Ike shouldn't miss any time at all and might not even need the cast by the time Sept. 11th rolls around.

[steel striker]

If it does not kill you it will make you stronger. I'm sure Ike will be fine and, now he can use the cast as a weapon lol.

[kmsteelerwr15]

Not a big deal. Like everyone else has said, he can't catch so it shouldn't effect him too much.

[Count Steeler]

Not good news. But now it gives an excuse to Lake and Tomlin to see more playing time out of the rest of the DBs. So far, not too impressive.

[stillers4me]

http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/1318428534/image_normal.jpggerrydulac (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/#!/gerrydulac)Gerry Dulac



Team source says "probable" Ike Taylor to have surgery on broken thumb. Out about 3 weeks.

[steelpride12]

http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/1318428534/image_normal.jpggerrydulac (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/#%21/gerrydulac)Gerry Dulac



Team source says "probable" Ike Taylor to have surgery on broken thumb. Out about 3 weeks.

Plenty of time before week 1.

[O'Malley]

He says he didn't even feel it break. Put a cast on it get a shot and it's all good....

[Chidi29]

He says he didn't even feel it break. Put a cast on it get a shot and it's all good....

He was yelling at Timmons after the play, haha.