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Steelers' Sanders is optimistic about opener
By Mark Kaboly, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Emmanuel Sanders was on the field on a limited basis Wednesday for the second consecutive day but won't play against Atlanta on Saturday and likely will miss the preseason finale in Carolina.
Still, the Steelers receiver said his injured left foot will be ready enough for the season opener at Baltimore.
"I'm feeling good, really good, actually," Sanders said. "I practiced, doing some individual work, and it felt pretty good out there.''
Sanders broke his right foot in Super Bowl XLV and learned in April he had a stress fracture in his left foot that required minor surgery three weeks ago.
"The X-rays show that everything is healing as expected, and I'm right on schedule for me to play in that first game," Sanders said. "I'll just continue to do a little bit more every day and keep picking up the pace of my workouts, and we'll see where I'm at in another two weeks."
Sanders has been running without pain and hopes to take part in team drills next week.
>> Cornerback Bryant McFadden hopes to play Saturday after sitting out the first two preseason games with a hamstring injury.
"I'm planning on it," McFadden said. "I am not quite a 100 percent to date, but I still have a few more days before the game. I feel like I am making a lot of progress."
McFadden practiced Wednesday without a setback.
>> The preseason schedule couldn't have set up better for the Steelers defense, safety Ryan Clark said.
With the starters seeing the most game time in the second and third games, Clark believes it will be beneficial going against two of the best teams in the NFC in Philadelphia last week and Atlanta — with quarterback Matt Ryan and receiver Roddy White — this week.
"We are talking about two teams that will definitely be in the hunt when it comes to the NFC playoffs," Clark said. "They are two very good offensive football teams."
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By Mark Kaboly, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Emmanuel Sanders was on the field on a limited basis Wednesday for the second consecutive day but won't play against Atlanta on Saturday and likely will miss the preseason finale in Carolina.
Still, the Steelers receiver said his injured left foot will be ready enough for the season opener at Baltimore.
"I'm feeling good, really good, actually," Sanders said. "I practiced, doing some individual work, and it felt pretty good out there.''
Sanders broke his right foot in Super Bowl XLV and learned in April he had a stress fracture in his left foot that required minor surgery three weeks ago.
"The X-rays show that everything is healing as expected, and I'm right on schedule for me to play in that first game," Sanders said. "I'll just continue to do a little bit more every day and keep picking up the pace of my workouts, and we'll see where I'm at in another two weeks."
Sanders has been running without pain and hopes to take part in team drills next week.
>> Cornerback Bryant McFadden hopes to play Saturday after sitting out the first two preseason games with a hamstring injury.
"I'm planning on it," McFadden said. "I am not quite a 100 percent to date, but I still have a few more days before the game. I feel like I am making a lot of progress."
McFadden practiced Wednesday without a setback.
>> The preseason schedule couldn't have set up better for the Steelers defense, safety Ryan Clark said.
With the starters seeing the most game time in the second and third games, Clark believes it will be beneficial going against two of the best teams in the NFC in Philadelphia last week and Atlanta — with quarterback Matt Ryan and receiver Roddy White — this week.
"We are talking about two teams that will definitely be in the hunt when it comes to the NFC playoffs," Clark said. "They are two very good offensive football teams."
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