Pittsburgh Steelers running back Willie Parker returned to practice and should play in Thursday night’s season opener against the Tennessee Titans.
Parker has been bothered by a hamstring injury that caused him to miss time during the preseason.
He is looking forward to rebounding from a disappointing 2008 season that was plagued by various injuries.
Parker really struggled against the Titans when the two teams met last year, but he won’t have to deal with defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth this time around.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 3:33 pm by steve
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger looked sharp in the third preseason game after missing the previous contest with an achilles injury.
Big Ben moved around well in the pocket and made a couple of big plays out of nothing in helping the Steelers to a 17-0 shutout win over the host Buffalo Bills.
Roethlisberger is at his best when things break down, so seeing him improvise and turn nothing into a big play looks to be all the proof the team needs that he is healthy once again.
His performance was that much more impressive when you consider that starters Willie Parker and Santonio Holmes both missed the game with injuries.
Friday, September 4, 2009 at 4:07 pm by jason
