Troy On Track To Start

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Troy Polamalu-DB- Steelers Dec. 12 - 9:55 am et


Steelers FS Troy Polamalu is expected to return to practice today.

Polamalu also practiced last Wednesday, but re-injured his knee and sat the rest of the week out. His return would be a nice boost for a defense that lost DE Aaron Smith for the season in Week 14.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Originally Posted by STEELtownHAVOX

Troy Polamalu-DB- Steelers Dec. 12 - 9:55 am et


Steelers FS Troy Polamalu is expected to return to practice today.

Polamalu also practiced last Wednesday, but re-injured his knee and sat the rest of the week out. His return would be a nice boost for a defense that lost DE Aaron Smith for the season in Week 14.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

On KDKA they said he would most likely play about a 95% percent chance so thats great!

[HometownGal]

Great news for the Steelers, but not so good news for Troy's uncle, Kennedy Pola, who is the Jags RB coach.

Steelers' Polamalu on track to start
By Scott Brown

TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Thursday, December 13, 2007


Troy Polamalu talks to his uncle, Kennedy Pola, every week during the season.
"He checks on me to see if I am healthy," Polamalu said.

The answer Polamalu gives this week could be both good and bad for Pola.

Polamalu, who has missed the Steelers' last three games with a sprained knee, practiced Wednesday and is on track to play Sunday when Jacksonville visits Heinz Field.

The reason that news isn't entirely good for Pola: He is the Jaguars' running backs coach, and Jacksonville will have to contend with one of the best safeties in the NFL barring any setbacks.
"I feel good now," Polamalu said.

Now, however, is the operative word when it comes to Polamalu's health.

He felt good enough to practice Dec. 5, but he had what he called "a knee-on-knee collision," and it sidelined him for the rest of the week as well as the Patriots game.

His return would provide a boost to a defense that lost end Aaron Smith to a season-ending arm injury, especially since Polamalu is strong against the run.

Travis Kirschke and Nick Eason will fill in for Smith, who will have surgery Friday to repair a torn biceps, at left defensive end.

Each started a game there earlier this season when Smith was out with a sprained knee, and Kirschke figures to get the starting nod Sunday.

While he and Eason are veterans, Eason said he expects the Jaguars to run at them, since each has played sparingly this season.

"Anytime you've got a guy that's played some but doesn't have a lot of playing (time), he's a target," Eason said.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/trib.../s_542476.html

[SteelersJW]

Excellent, we need him after the secondary fell apart last Sunday. Even if his play is limited, it will still be a huge help.

[Dino 6 Rings]

Sweet! Now I can let my hair down and do my best Troy P impression in the office tomorrow when I wear his Jersey to work...

Go Troy, Its Your Birthday, Hitting Jags in the Mouth like its your birthday!!!

[memphissteelergirl]

Good news!

[klick81]

Let's go Troy! Show us what you got in you man.

[TackleMeBen]

this is good news since we have lost smith for the season.

[Atlanta Dan]

Troy apprently practiced but Ben sat out again today:

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is not practicing for the second straight day because of a sore right shoulder.

Roethlisberger also did not practice on Wednesday. Backup Charlie Batch has taken over for him both days.

Coach Mike Tomlin on Tuesday announced that Roethlisberger had a sore shoulder but that it was nothing serious.

"Ben Roethlisberger has a sore shoulder, which may limit him some on Wednesday,'' Tomlin said.

"I don't want to make more out of it than what it is. It is just sore."

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07347/841464-66.stm