PLAYERS:
Rashard Mendenhall,
Anthony Madison,
Cortez Allen
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns
The Pittsburgh Steelers as expected today placed running back Rashard Mendenhall on the season ending injured reserve list today and signed back defensive back Anthony Madison to the 53 man roster to fill the spot. Mendenhall tore the ACL in his right knee on the last play of the first quarter against the Cleveland Browns this past Sunday. The surgery date for Mendenhall has yet to be determined.
Madison is being brought back to help on special teams primarily as the Steelers will likely be without rookie cornerback Cortez Allen, who is recovering from a shoulder injury suffered on Sunday, against Read more [...]
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