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Steelers Take Two Punches To The Nose On Thursday

Found January 26, 2012 on Steelers Depot: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Casey Hampton,  Chris Hoke
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers,  Denver Broncos

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While not totally unexpected and certainly on the horizon for a while now, the Pittsburgh Steelers officially took two punches to the nose on Thursday as it was reported the veteran nose tackle Casey Hampton would indeed require ACL surgery on the left knee he injured in the Wild Card game against the Denver Broncos and veteran backup nose tackle Chris Hoke made his retirement official. Heading into the offseason, Hampton has been at the top of the list of possible players the Steelers will need to cut or restructure to get underneath the projected salary cap number of $125 million when the Read more [...]
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