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    Colbert encouraged by Spence's progress

    PITTSBURGH -- The Steelers are without a third-round draft pick this year as they traded the selection to the Browns in 2013 for a fourth-round pick they used on safety Shamarko Thomas.

    General manager Kevin Colbert made the trade knowing the Steelers have a good chance of recouping the pick albeit at the end of the third round as compensation for losing free agents last year including wide receiver Mike Wallace, cornerback Keenan Lewis and running back Rashard Mendenhall.

    Here is another way the Steelers can, in a sense, recover the pick: a return to the playing field by inside linebacker Sean Spence, their third-round pick in 2012.

    Spence continues to work his way back from a career-threatening knee injury he sustained in the final preseason game of his rookie season. And Colbert said earlier this week that there is a chance the former Miami Hurricanes star could play this season.

    “He's certainly going to be in the mix as a possibility,” Colbert said, “but I think we'd be naïve to say that he's over the hump because nobody knows that at this point.”

    That such uncertainty still clouds Spence's future is telling of how badly he hurt his right knee in August 2012.

    Spence tore three ligaments in his knee, including his ACL, disclocated his knee cap and suffered nerve damage, putting his career in peril.

    The injury was such a devastating one that last April Steelers linebackers coach Keith Butler said it would be a “miracle” if Spence ever played again.

    Spence has worked relentlessly to return to the field, and he and the Steelers saw some much needed light last October when Spence received medical clearance to practice on a limited basis.

    The 5-foot-11, 231-pounder made it through just one practice but the Steelers were encouraged by what they saw -- and by the fact that a broken hand and not a setback with his knee shut down Spence for the rest of the season.

    “Maybe that small sample that he gave us was enough to show that he can be fully recovered from this injury,” Colbert said. “Whether he can sustain it through an offseason, training camp, preseason, regular season, we won't know. But what he showed us in that one day of practice we're very encouraged where he is right now.”

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    Love to see him make it but workouts and games are two different things.
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    Everyone is pulling for the guy. But I have to admit, I'm more with Keith Butler's opinion than anyone else's.

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    You are right Eich. Everyone is pulling for the guy. I remember a Linebacker (from the panthers I think it was) who had a devastating knee/leg injury a few years back...and was playing at a high level this year. Hopefully Spence is able to make it back as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ernie View Post
    You are right Eich. Everyone is pulling for the guy. I remember a Linebacker (from the panthers I think it was) who had a devastating knee/leg injury a few years back...and was playing at a high level this year. Hopefully Spence is able to make it back as well.
    Thomas Davis

    The problem is the nerves in Spences knee, hopefully theres no permanent damage

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    If Spence can make it back we should be doing pretty well at ILB. Timmons, Foote, Spence, Williams, Garvin.
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    Quote Originally Posted by calmkiller View Post
    If Spence can make it back we should be doing pretty well at ILB. Timmons, Foote, Spence, Williams, Garvin.
    Right... I'm not sure I would bring Foote back but I'd be surprised to see a 1st round ILB taken with the depth at ILB. To me, we have much bigger problems than at LB and one of those positional needs will be damn close to BPA whether that is CB, FS, OT or even WR or TE.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ernie View Post
    You are right Eich. Everyone is pulling for the guy. I remember a Linebacker (from the panthers I think it was) who had a devastating knee/leg injury a few years back...and was playing at a high level this year. Hopefully Spence is able to make it back as well.
    3 ACL tears... and he was a beast last year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by calmkiller View Post
    If Spence can make it back we should be doing pretty well at ILB. Timmons, Foote, Spence, Williams, Garvin.
    if they bring foote back AGAIN, i'm ditching my directv package and not wasting my money this year...

    they shouldn't have banked on him last year cuz he sucked the year before. Though raw stats may mislead you (he had a fair number of tackles... 7 yards downfield).
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    Quote Originally Posted by K Train View Post
    Thomas Davis

    The problem is the nerves in Spences knee, hopefully theres no permanent damage
    that's the guy. Thank you sir

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