October 24th, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Steelers defensive lineman Aaron Smith will need neck surgery, which all but ends his career with the Steelers. The Steelers put the 35-year-old Smith on injured reserve on Saturday. He hasn’t played since injuring his foot Oct. 2 against Houston and the neck problem was discovered by doctors while he was out with that injury. [...]
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Steelers DL Aaron Smith out for season
Steelers veteran defensive end Aaron Smith has been placed on injured reserve, the team announced on Saturday. Smith has missed the last two weeks, and was ruled out for Sunday’s game clash the Cardinals, with a foot injury. The 35-year-old Smith has struggled with injuries the last three seasons, with shoulder, triceps and this year’s [...]
Steelers at Cardinals Friday Injury Report
Pittsburgh Out: NT Casey Hampton (shoulder), LB James Harrison (eye), C/G Doug Legursky (toe), DE Aaron Smith (foot) Doubtful: NT Chris Hoke (back) Questionable: LB Jason Worilds (quadriceps) Probable: RB Rashard Mendenhall (knee), C/G Maurkice Pouncey (elbow), WR Mike Wallace (hamstring) Arizona Out: S Kerry Rhodes (foot) Questionable: TE Jim Dray (pectoral), TE Todd Heap [...]
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Comments OffTomlin expects Roethlisberger to play Sunday vs. Titans; DE Smith, RB Mendenhall doubtful?
Steelers superstar signal caller Ben Roethlisberger’s left foot is good enough to play. The club’s head coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday he expects Roethlisberger to be under center when his struggling 2-2 squad faces the surging 3-1 Titans on Sunday at Heinz Field. Roethlisberger sprained his left foot in the fourth quarter of Week four’s [...]
Seattle at Pittsburgh Wednesday Injury Report
Seattle Did not participate: DE Dexter Davis (hip), T Jarriel King (ankle), CB Byron Maxwell (ankle), RB Michael Robinson (ankle), LB Malcolm Smith (hamstring) Limited participation: WR Sidney Rice (shoulder) Full participation: G Robert Gallery (knee) Pittsburgh Did not participate: WR Jerricho Cotchery (hamstring), LB James Farrior (not injury related), G Chris Kemoeatu (knee), DE [...]
Steelers Center Pouncey Out; Aaron Smith Also Won’t Go vs Packers
The Steelers are ready. They will play for their 7th title on Sunday, but will do it without a veteran leader on the D-line, and also their rookie Pro Bowl center. The team placed Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey on injured reserve and signed center-guard Dorian Brooks from the practice squad on Saturday. Pouncey was [...]
Could the Steelers Get DE Aaron Smith Back This Weekend?
Could Aaron Smith find his way into the biggest game of the season Saturday when the Steelers take on the Ravens at Heinz Field? Probably not, but the defensive linemen and the Steelers are holding out a faint hope that it could happen. Smith won’t practice this week, but the team says he may be [...]
A Closer Look At Steelers-Bengals
Last time Palmer, Bengals hosted Monday Night Football: 34-13 loss to New England “We let some games slip in the last four weeks so have to do a much better job, get a good start, play consistently through the mid-point of the game and then finish at the end” —Coach Marvin Lewis on the importance [...]
