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Pittsburgh Steelers Forum • Mendenhall says it's a "possibility" he's ready for Week 1

2012-05-25T10:36:06-05:00

Rashard Mendenhall's new year got off on the wrong foot, somewhat literally, as he tore his ACL in Week 17 on January 1st.

While most assume that he won't play in the team's season opener against the Broncos (see Steelers' schedule), Mendenhall's not ruling that out just yet.

“There’s always the possibility,” Mendenhall said Wednesday, per Scott Brown of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “I’ll be back at some point. It’s just a matter of what point that is.”

Mendenhall, who's in the final year of his rookie contract, has been running and cutting.

It seems much more likely, however, that Mendenhall starts the season on the PUP list and misses (at least) the first six games than it is that he will ready for Week 1.

Statistics: Posted by edsfootball — Fri May 25, 2012 10:36 am

Pittsburgh Steelers Forum • Steelers waive Bryant McFadden and Arnaz Battle

2012-02-08T19:33:30-05:00

Per the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the Steelers have released cornerback Bryant McFadden and receiver Arnaz Battle.

McFadden began the season as the starting cornerback opposite Ike Taylor, however, he lost his starting role to William Gay and playing time to rookies Cortez Allen and Curtis Brown.

Both players still had one more year on their contract.

Statistics: Posted by edsfootball — Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:33 pm

Pittsburgh Steelers Forum • Todd Haley to become Steelers offensive coordinator

2012-02-06T19:29:53-05:00

Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Steelers plan to hire Todd Haley to fill their offensive coordinator vacancy.

Bruce Arians, who had been the Steelers' OC, "retired" this offseason and then soon thereafter became of the coordinator in Indianapolis.

Haley, who was once a ball boy with the team, was fired this year by the Chiefs. Before becoming the Chiefs head coach, Haley was the offensive coordinator in Arizona, who lost to the Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII.

Statistics: Posted by edsfootball — Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:29 pm

Pittsburgh Steelers Forum • Casey Hampton to have ACL surgery

2012-01-26T20:03:13-05:00

Steelers nose tackle Casey Hampton will have surgery for a torn ACL on Friday, per Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette.

It will be Hampton's third ACL surgery of his career and the second on his left knee.

Hampton, who turns 35 on September 3rd, is due $4.89 million and has a cap value in excess of $8 million for the 2012 season.

Last year, the Steelers ranked first in scoring defense (14.2 points allowed per game) and in total defense (271.8 yards allowed per game).

With the 24th pick in the first round, Brendan Donahue projects the Steelers to take Memphis defensive tackle Dontari Poe in his 2012 NFL mock draft.

Statistics: Posted by edsfootball — Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:03 pm

Pittsburgh Steelers Forum • Rashard Mendenhall has a torn ACL

2012-01-02T18:53:01-05:00

Per Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette, an MRI confirmed that Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall has a torn ACL and Mendenhall will have surgery in the next week or two.

Based on average draft position (ADP) from Yahoo! leagues, Mendenhall is the third running back in the top six backs off the board to have suffered a torn ACL this season.

Kansas City's Jamaal Charles suffered a torn ACL in Week 2 and Minnesota's Adrian Peterson suffered a torn ACL in Week 16. The eighth running back off the board, on average, was Oakland's Darren McFadden, whose foot injury kept him out of nine games this season.

Given the minimum timeframe of eight months to recover from the injury, there's a good chance that Mendenhall won't be ready for the start of the 2012 season. Even if he is on the active roster at the start of the season, players usually aren't the same in their first year back from the injury.

In Week 17, Isaac Redman carried the ball 19 times for 92 yards and a touchdown and should get the majority of the carries going forward this postseason.

As the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoffs, the Steelers face the Broncos this weekend.

Statistics: Posted by edsfootball — Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:53 pm