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Wednesday, 28 December 2011 16:45
Written by Ed Bouchette
There were more Steelers Pro Bowl alternates than first or second, but the team did not announce the rest, perhaps for good reason. One good reason: Chris Kemoeatu, now buried on the depth chart, is a third alternate guard. That means, if for some reason three guards back out, are hurt or their team makes the Super Bowl, Kemo will make the Pro Bowl after first losing his starting job to Doug Legursky and now Trai Essex, who will start there on Sunday in Cleveland.
Other alternates: Brett Keisel is a third alternate, Lawrence Timmons a fourth alternate and Antonio Brown is the No. 5 wide receiver. Brown likely will see action in the Pro Bowl at wide receiver besides his duties as a punt/kick returner.
Ben Roethlisberger, by the way, looked fine in practice, according to teammates.
"He looked all right,'' Hines Ward said. "I don't know if he really ran around or stuff like that. He looked good so, with a week, he's feeling a little better, it definitley helped him.
"I'm sure he wants to get a little playing time before we head to the playoffs, considering we don't know the circumstances of what's going to happen."
Tackle Max Starks didn't have the best view of Roethlisberger since he lines up to block in front of him but said "He didn't seem like anything was wrong" and predicted he wojuld start: "I would assume so if he's taking snaps, yeah.''
Wednesday, 28 December 2011 16:45
Written by Ed Bouchette
There were more Steelers Pro Bowl alternates than first or second, but the team did not announce the rest, perhaps for good reason. One good reason: Chris Kemoeatu, now buried on the depth chart, is a third alternate guard. That means, if for some reason three guards back out, are hurt or their team makes the Super Bowl, Kemo will make the Pro Bowl after first losing his starting job to Doug Legursky and now Trai Essex, who will start there on Sunday in Cleveland.
Other alternates: Brett Keisel is a third alternate, Lawrence Timmons a fourth alternate and Antonio Brown is the No. 5 wide receiver. Brown likely will see action in the Pro Bowl at wide receiver besides his duties as a punt/kick returner.
Ben Roethlisberger, by the way, looked fine in practice, according to teammates.
"He looked all right,'' Hines Ward said. "I don't know if he really ran around or stuff like that. He looked good so, with a week, he's feeling a little better, it definitley helped him.
"I'm sure he wants to get a little playing time before we head to the playoffs, considering we don't know the circumstances of what's going to happen."
Tackle Max Starks didn't have the best view of Roethlisberger since he lines up to block in front of him but said "He didn't seem like anything was wrong" and predicted he wojuld start: "I would assume so if he's taking snaps, yeah.''
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