As expected, Mike Tomlin announced Tuesday that quarterback Dennis Dixon has a meniscus injury to his left knee and will undergo surgery at 8 a.m. Wednesday to repair it.
Tomlin is holding off saying how long Dixon will be out - or if he'll be placed on injured reserve until after the surgery.
On the plus side, it appears that Byron Leftwich, Casey Hampton and Max Starks will all be healthy enough to play this week.
Even with Leftwich healthy, Tomlin said he's leaning toward Charlie Batch starting Sunday against the Tampa Bay Bucs based on the health issues. That could change over the course of the week.
Guard Trai Essex will be limited this week with an ankle injury. If he can't play, Doug Legursky - not Ramon Foster - would start at right guard.
Jason Worilds and Emmanuel Sanders will also practice all week after sitting out last week.
Thanks for the injury info, Dale.
ReplyDeleteDale, as porous of a run blocker as Essex is, do you think it could be addition by subtraction for what we're trying to do on offense by having Legursky or even Foster in there?
ReplyDeleteby the way, love the new look of the blog.
ReplyDeleteI think Essex has played better than a lot of people give him credit for. That said, Legursky is a hrd-working guy - all effort, all the time - and should be OK.
ReplyDeleteHe's a bit undersized, though.
The blog was due for a change.
Dale - who is taking the first-team snaps at quarterback in practice this week?
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