Woodley 'Extremely Doubtful' To Play Thursday Night Vs. Cleveland

by Neal Coolong on Dec 7, 2011 9:01 AM EST in Steelers Injury News

NFL.com reporter Jason LaCanfora cites a league source in reporting Steelers OLB LaMarr Woodley is "extremely doubtful" to play in Pittsburgh's Week 14 match-up with Cleveland on Thursday night.

Woodley returned briefly to the lineup for the first time since Week 8, but was only in on 13 plays before he tweaked the same hamstring, according to Steelers coach Mike Tomlin.

WR Emmanuel Sanders is also likely to miss the game due to a foot injury. Some reports indicated the injury is to his knee.

A knee injury kept him out of Pittsburgh's Weeks 9 and 10 games, but the league's injury report says he missed practice due to a foot injury. Sanders missed much of training camp with an injury to his left foot. There is no word on whether it is an aggravation of the training camp injury.

RG Ramon Foster left Pittsburgh's Week 13 game against Cincinnati with a low ankle sprain, but practiced fully Tuesday.

RB Jonathan Dwyer hasn't practiced this week as well, and may not suit up. That would leave the Steelers with RBs Rashard Mendenhall, Isaac Redman and Mewelde Moore against the league's 31st ranked rush defense (over 151 yards per game). OLB Chris Carter has not practiced this week, and will likely miss Thursday's game.

As previously reported, veteran NT Chris Hoke was placed on Injured-Reserve with a neck injury, possibly ending his career.

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I don't mind Woodley missing this game

We need him healthy for the playoffs.

"He had no teeth, and he was slobbering all over himself. I'm thinking, 'You can have your money back, just get me out of here. Let me go be an accountant." I can't tell you how badly I wanted out of there."
- Denver rookie QB John Elway, on Jack Lambert, after Lambert and the Steelers knocked Elway out of his first game as a pro (1983).

by Han on Dec 7, 2011 9:16 AM EST reply actions

+7

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To Roger Goodell, We'll never Yield.

by PaVaSteeler on Dec 7, 2011 9:46 AM EST up reply actions

Gotta

MAKE the playoffs. Brownies are not a gimme.

by biggcat on Dec 7, 2011 11:21 AM EST up reply actions

Yeah but we dont need

Woodley for this game…. Deebo and crew will get the job done and make McCoy’s life a living hell for 60 minutes…. if he lasts that long.

"Leave the gun. Bring the Canolis."

by Paulie58 on Dec 7, 2011 12:50 PM EST up reply actions

Worilds has been coming on strong as he gets more playing time. Sitting Wood for this game makes the most sense for now & down the road.

The Ravens are pus*ies compared to the Steelers. - Peyton Hillis 2010

by malaki on Dec 8, 2011 1:32 AM EST up reply actions

Starting to worry

about Sanders, he seems to be injured a lot. Might need another late round reciever.

People don't ever seem to realize that doing what's right is no guarantee against misfortune.
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by stillergorillar on Dec 7, 2011 9:26 AM EST reply actions

We have Cotchery and Tyler Grisham stashed on the practice squad.

by axiomatic on Dec 7, 2011 9:44 AM EST up reply actions

me too

I am wondering if he is injury prone or if he never fully recovered from the origional injury. If anybody has any inside info, please share.

by steeler fever on Dec 7, 2011 1:57 PM EST up reply actions

Joe Adams

is who I hope we get. And yes, a later rd would b nice. He broke that wide receiver screen pass in a Petrino offense, to go 93 yrds for a TD. Kid is fast! And elusive. I once saw him break like 8 tackles on a kick return, that he also took for a TD. And always seemed to keep a good attitude in an offense that had 4 or 5 really good SEC receivers.

by steeler fever on Dec 7, 2011 2:08 PM EST up reply actions

Sanders is a better WR than Brown, he’s just been battling injuries this season. Hopefully he can get back on track by the playoffs but if not he will be a major part of the offense next season.

The Ravens are pus*ies compared to the Steelers. - Peyton Hillis 2010

by malaki on Dec 8, 2011 1:33 AM EST up reply actions

I hear Sanders is out too

Something with his foot and knee? They are going to sit him out to prepare for the 49ers game. I just don’t think Sanders will ever get up to speed this year.

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by John Stephens on Dec 7, 2011 10:45 AM EST reply actions

Sanders

It’s such a shame that he is having such a rough year with all the injuries and the passing of his mother. I didn’t know about this latest injury but hopefully he can make it back for the big game against Harbawl brother #2.

Proud fan of Pittsburgh's professional sports teams and the Pirates too.

by Black&GoldTrain on Dec 8, 2011 1:37 AM EST up reply actions

Are we wearing our throwbacks?

Lately, those uniforms have not been doing well for us.

by Han on Dec 7, 2011 11:10 AM EST reply actions

No worries about the RB's this week

Arians won’t run it against the 31st ranked run defense… they’d be expecting that!

All hail the long ball – make Ben sit back there for 8 seconds and don’t throw anything less than 50 yards all game long!

by lkwdsteel on Dec 7, 2011 12:15 PM EST reply actions

If he does that

they should fire him at half time

I love the Steelers.

by tannofsteel84 on Dec 7, 2011 1:01 PM EST up reply actions

they didn't after cleveland 2009

so unless they’ve gotten all the incriminating prints and the negatives of pictures Arians must have from (I assume) a drug induced night on the farm where sheep now flinch at the sound of a zipper and chickens that won’t lay eggs again, then I wouldn’t assume they’ll fire him this time either.

Arians, for whatever reason is immune to being fired. Every week is a crap shoot. It’s not a matter of if he’ll have a crappy game plan, it’s just what week and how bad it will hurt us. I can’t remember a 4 game stretch yet with him that there wasn’t at least 1 game where I was screaming at the TV about him being an idiot!

by lkwdsteel on Dec 8, 2011 1:01 AM EST up reply actions

Cleveland 2009

I tried to eliminate that disgraceful game from my mind. The second WORST playcalling I’ve ever seen from a Steeler OC. The worst being a game in New York against the Jets in a blizzard where Mularkey called for pass after pass.

Proud fan of Pittsburgh's professional sports teams and the Pirates too.

by Black&GoldTrain on Dec 8, 2011 1:35 AM EST up reply actions

Unless......

You are inside the 40 of course.

by biggcat on Dec 8, 2011 11:30 AM EST up reply actions

Don't play him until he's totally ready.

With a hammy, it’s no good until it gets completely healed and you can run full speed with no twinges. Having Woodley on the bench won’t hurt us until playoff time anyway.

by Billy52 on Dec 7, 2011 1:24 PM EST reply actions