Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. | Stadium: Heinz Field (64,350) | Chairman: Daniel M. Rooney | President: Arthur J. Rooney II Coach: Mike Tomlin | Super Bowls: 5
Steelers RB Willie Parker returned to practice Monday and revealed that the injury to his left knee Sept. 21 was a sprained medial collateral ligament. The injury occurred near the end of the Steelers' 15-6 loss in Philadelphia, where Parker carried 13 times for 20 yards. Before that, he was the NFL's third-leading rusher after two games and has 263 yards and a 4.0 average. He has the team's only three rushing touchdowns, all in the opener. "Willie's just going to get better with confidence as we push forward," head coach Mike Tomlin said. "He's not 100 percent (when he moves laterally), but he looked pretty good." (Updated 10/14/2008)
Kicker Jeff Reed developed a groin problem in Jacksonville but, with the Steelers coming off a bye week, they didn't bother bringing in another kicker for a tryout. "Jeff had better go," Tomlin said. "I don't want to think about Jeff not going." (Updated 10/15/2008)
