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ARTICLE
Injuries continue to mount for the Steelers
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
By Teresa
Varley Injuries continue to mount
for the Steelers as it was made official on Tuesday that running back Verron
Haynes and linebacker Arnold Harrison will be out for the remainder of the
season after suffering ACL injuries and will be placed on injured
reserve. "We will make a roster move
at some point, somewhere in the next couple of days," said head coach Bill
Cowher. "We will see who we can pick up and help us win this
week." Haynes will have surgery on
Wednesday and The Steelers will have two
roster spots available and could sign both a linebacker and a running back.
Cowher did not indicate if running back Najeh "We will see what our
options are," said Cowher. "I am not ready to make that decision
today." Also out for Sunday's game
against the Hartings suffered an MCL
sprain against the Raiders and will not require surgery for the injury, but will
be week-to-week. Center Chukky Okobi came in
for Hartings when he went down against the Raiders and turned in a good
performance, including throwing blocks on Willie Parker's touchdown
run. "Chukky has been in this
league," said Cowher. "When Jeff has gone down he has always stepped in and been
a very consistent player. We're fortunate to have some depth at that position. I
have no concerns with Chukky stepping in." Listed as questionable for
the game are defensive tackle Casey Hampton (hamstring) and linebacker Clark
Haggans (ankle). Eight players are probable for Sunday, including: cornerback
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