MAX STARKS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Max Starks to Have ACL Surgery

Steelers Offensive Tackle Max Starks is scheduled to have surgery on his torn ACL.  Starks was injured against the Broncos and did not play in the second half.  Starks will be an unrestricted free agent moving forward.  This is not good news for Starks as he struggled with weight issues when he injured his neck last season.  Not being able to walk could make things even worse...
Via Bleed Black & Gold  |  January 14, 2012

Steelers LT Max Starks to Have Knee Surgery Next Week

Pittsburgh Steelers left tackle Max Starks announced via Twitter today that he will be having surgery next week presumably to repair a torn ACL in his right knee. Starks injured the knee late in the first half against the Denver Broncos in the AFC Wild Card game last week in Denver and was replaced the rest of the game by Jonathan Scott. Starks was re-signed by the Steelers after...
Via Steelers Depot  |  January 14, 2012

The Unknown Leader of the Pittsburgh Steelers

It is rare in today’s NFL that the success of a team or turning point for them in a season can be traced back to the play of an offensive lineman, but that is exactly what has happened for the Pittsburgh Steelers this season. In the offseason the franchise made a very uncharacteristic mistake with their personnel, they decided to get rid of their best offensive lineman...
Via The Penalty Flag  |  December 16, 2011

Steelers’ Max Starks To Receive The Ed Block Courage Award

Max Starks has had quite a successful comeback this season. Courtesy burningantsblog.com/It was announced earlier on Twitter today that Max Starks will be receiving the Ed Block Courage Award. … [visit site to read more]Steelers’ Max Starks To Receive The Ed Block Courage Award - Nice Pick, Cowher - Nice Pick, Cowher - A Pittsburgh Steelers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.
Via Nice Pick, Cowher  |  December 02, 2011

MAXimum Protection: Steelers Win Big vs Titans as Starks Returns to Offensive Line

Ward head rolls into the endzone after leaping over a Titan defender for his 2nd touchdown of the day. Courtesy of nfl.comIt was a beautiful day in the ‘Burgh at Heinz Field, and it was an even more beautiful win for the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Titans.  The team had much to prove on both sides of the ball today, and each performed well beyond what most had anticipated...
Via Nice Pick, Cowher  |  October 09, 2011

How The Steelers Were Able To Afford Max Starks

I have been asked how the Steelers were able to afford Max Starks being as they were so strapped for cap room so I thought I would post the specifics in a short post. Before Starks signed his one year deal for the vet minimum the Steelers reportedly just under the salary cap by less than a million. The new Starks deal only counts $575,000 against the cap because it was a one-year...
Via Steelers Depot  |  October 05, 2011

Steelers re-sign veteran OL Max Starks

The Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed veteran tackle Max Starks to a one-year deal to give the team's battered offensive line some much-needed depth. The Steelers cut the seven-year veteran in the preseason in a salary cap move. Starks started 68 games with the Steelers between 2004-10 but missed the second half of the 2010 season after suffering a neck injury. Pittsburgh...
Via AP on Fox  |  October 05, 2011

Report: Max Starks Visits Steelers Could Sign Soon

WPXI-TV Sports Director Alby Oxenreiter is reporting via Twitter that former Steelers tackle Max Starks visited with the Steelers this evening and is expected to re-sign with the team soon. Starks was released by the Steelers prior to the start of training camp as he was reportedly over weight and still trying to recover from his neck injury that sidelined him most of the 2010 season...
Via Steelers Depot  |  October 04, 2011

Source: Max Starks Could Sign With Vikings On Monday

A source has informed me that former Steelers left tackle Max Starks is flying to Minnesota on Monday to possibly sign with the Vikings. Starks has reportedly lost weight and is back healthy following his release from the Steelers prior to training camp beginning. The Steelers might have lost left tackle Jonathan Scott Sunday night for a few weeks with a high ankle sprain. Also injured...
Via Steelers Depot  |  September 26, 2011
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