Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward will have surgeries on his left knee and left thumb this week, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Wednesday.

He sustained a torn ligament in the left thumb throwing a block during a Week 2 game against the Tennessee Titans.

Ward said neither injury contributed to him having his fewest receptions (59) since 2000.
"They said it'll feel much better," Ward said of the knee, which does not have an anterior cruciate ligament. "I've been playing for so many years on it and never really had surgery on it. They'll go in there and clean it up a little bit and I'll be fine.".........

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