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By Scott Brown, TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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• All-Pro safety Troy Polamalu (knee) will miss the Steelers' game Sunday at Chicago, but the team could have starting inside linebacker Lawrence Timmons for the 4:15 p.m. contest. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Timmons, who missed the season opener because of a sprained left ankle, may start practicing again this week. "We're hopeful that he's capable of getting some work here and pushing toward game readiness," Tomlin said Tuesday at his weekly news conference. Polamalu is out for three to six weeks with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. But he avoided surgery after getting hurt in the Steelers' 13-10 win over the Tennessee Titans last Thursday. "It's really a week to week thing as we progress from here on out," Tomlin said of Polamalu.
• The absence of Polamalu could mean more playing time for Ryan Mundy, a Woodland Hills High graduate. Mundy, who played primarily on special teams in the season opener, may play in the Steelers' dime defense against the Bears, Tomlin said. "We'll be capable of using dime, and that may include Ryan Mundy, who proved last week that it wasn't too big for him when he went in and he actually did some nice things for us," Tomlin said.
• Undrafted rookie Ramon Foster is the Steelers' No. 3 offensive tackle, but Tomlin said Trai Essex could move from right guard to tackle in the event of a game-day injury to Max Starks or Willie Colon. Still, Foster has made enough strides to move ahead of second-year man Tony Hills at offensive tackle.
"We like where he is and he's improving every week," Tomlin said of Foster.
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1 -- Win the Steelers have in 12 games all-time against the Bears in Chicago.
-- By Scott Brown
By Scott Brown, TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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• All-Pro safety Troy Polamalu (knee) will miss the Steelers' game Sunday at Chicago, but the team could have starting inside linebacker Lawrence Timmons for the 4:15 p.m. contest. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Timmons, who missed the season opener because of a sprained left ankle, may start practicing again this week. "We're hopeful that he's capable of getting some work here and pushing toward game readiness," Tomlin said Tuesday at his weekly news conference. Polamalu is out for three to six weeks with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. But he avoided surgery after getting hurt in the Steelers' 13-10 win over the Tennessee Titans last Thursday. "It's really a week to week thing as we progress from here on out," Tomlin said of Polamalu.
• The absence of Polamalu could mean more playing time for Ryan Mundy, a Woodland Hills High graduate. Mundy, who played primarily on special teams in the season opener, may play in the Steelers' dime defense against the Bears, Tomlin said. "We'll be capable of using dime, and that may include Ryan Mundy, who proved last week that it wasn't too big for him when he went in and he actually did some nice things for us," Tomlin said.
• Undrafted rookie Ramon Foster is the Steelers' No. 3 offensive tackle, but Tomlin said Trai Essex could move from right guard to tackle in the event of a game-day injury to Max Starks or Willie Colon. Still, Foster has made enough strides to move ahead of second-year man Tony Hills at offensive tackle.
"We like where he is and he's improving every week," Tomlin said of Foster.
Digits
1 -- Win the Steelers have in 12 games all-time against the Bears in Chicago.
-- By Scott Brown
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