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| 1st January, 2008 - 5:30 pm |  Steelers.com - The Steelers got some bad news on the injury front as offensive tackle Max Starks is done for the season after suffering a meniscus injury of his left knee against the Baltimore Ravens.
Starks was starting at left tackle for the injured Marvel Smith, who also is out for Saturday?s game against the Jaguars with back problems.
With the two of them sidelined the next option at offensive tackle is Trai Essex, who filled in admirably for Starks in Baltimore. There are also other options the Steelers will explore, such as moving Alan Faneca from guard to tackle or moving tackle Willie Colon.
?It creates an issue at left tackle for us,? said Head Coach Mike Tomlin. ?I feel like Trai Essex did a solid job in relief of Max at Baltimore. We have some other options we will explore. But we will start first and foremost with Trai Essex at left tackle. He made a good accounting of himself versus a very good front in Baltimore. We kept Charlie (Batch) pretty much clean all evening. He was a big part of that."
The Steelers will sign an offensive lineman this week for depth, but it won?t be someone expected to come in and play against the Jaguars. [READ] |
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