SteelCrazy
07-31-2011, 07:26 PM
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LATROBE, Pa. -- For practice Sunday, Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger wore an oversized jersey No. 78 in tribute for former Steelers OT Max Starks.
Starks was released last week just before the start of camp. He started 68 games the past seven seasons with Pittsburgh. He made seven starts last season before being sidelined in early November by a neck injury.
"We were the last two of our draft class (2004), and Max's locker was next to mine for seven-eight years now. So I saw (his jersey), I grabbed it and wore it in honor of Max," said Roethlisberger, who usually wears No. 7.
Starks played for the Steelers at 6-8, 345 pounds.
"It's his practice jersey. It's little big. It kept riding on my neck,'' said Roethlisberger.
Starks was a salary cap casualty. There is still the possibility he could be brought back.
"First and foremost, he was a very good friend," said Roethlisberger. "Like I said, our lockers were next to each other. So we spent a lot of time together, everything from hearing him snore (during naps) to us complaining about things to just all the things we've gone through.
"So very good friend, good teammate and I'm not going to (rule) out the possibility that he might come back. Who knows?"
http://content.usatoday.com/communities ... teammate/1 (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2011/07/roethlisberger-wears-no-78-to-honor-cut-teammate/1)
LATROBE, Pa. -- For practice Sunday, Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger wore an oversized jersey No. 78 in tribute for former Steelers OT Max Starks.
Starks was released last week just before the start of camp. He started 68 games the past seven seasons with Pittsburgh. He made seven starts last season before being sidelined in early November by a neck injury.
"We were the last two of our draft class (2004), and Max's locker was next to mine for seven-eight years now. So I saw (his jersey), I grabbed it and wore it in honor of Max," said Roethlisberger, who usually wears No. 7.
Starks played for the Steelers at 6-8, 345 pounds.
"It's his practice jersey. It's little big. It kept riding on my neck,'' said Roethlisberger.
Starks was a salary cap casualty. There is still the possibility he could be brought back.
"First and foremost, he was a very good friend," said Roethlisberger. "Like I said, our lockers were next to each other. So we spent a lot of time together, everything from hearing him snore (during naps) to us complaining about things to just all the things we've gone through.
"So very good friend, good teammate and I'm not going to (rule) out the possibility that he might come back. Who knows?"
http://content.usatoday.com/communities ... teammate/1 (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2011/07/roethlisberger-wears-no-78-to-honor-cut-teammate/1)