| Tue Nov 9 2010 | 01:51 | Keisel has to leave game with hammy issues | ||||
Steelers DE Brett Keisel suffered a hamstring injury in the team's Week 9 victory over Cincinnati. | ||||||
Keisel missed the last two games with hamstring issues before returning to face the Bengals in Week 9. The re-aggravation makes his Week 10 status murky. | ||||||
| Sat Nov 6 2010 | 13:36 | Brett Keisel (hamstring) will return Sunday | ||||
Steelers DE Brett Keisel (hamstring) is expected to start Sunday as the team takes on Cincinnati. | ||||||
His return makes an ugly matchup for Cedric Benson look even less appealing. Benson falls just outside our top-25 running back rankings for Week 9, and is a flex option at best for fantasy teams made thin by the bye week. | ||||||
| Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | ||||||
| Tue Nov 2 2010 | 14:06 | Keisel expected to return this week | ||||
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin expects to have DE Brett Keisel (hamstring) back for this week's game against the Bengals. | ||||||
Cedric Benson should be benched in fantasy leagues this week. The Steelers surrender just 58.9 rushing yards per week. The next closest team, the Chargers, allow 83.1 yards per week. | ||||||
| Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | ||||||
| Sun Oct 31 2010 | 19:53 | Steelers declare Keisel, Smith inactive | ||||
Steelers declared DE Brett Keisel, DE Aaron Smith, QB Charlie Batch, RB Jonathan Dwyer, WR Antonio Brown, OT Tony Hills, OG Ramon Foster, and CB Crezdon Butler inactive for Week 8's Sunday Night Football matchup at New Orleans. | ||||||
Capable reserves Nick Eason and Ziggy Hood are filling in at defensive end with Keisel and Smith out. It's still a forbidding matchup for Chris Ivory and the Saints' ground attack. | ||||||
| Fri Oct 29 2010 | 11:15 | Keisel expected to miss Sunday's game | ||||
Steelers DE Brett Keisel (hamstring) is expected to miss a second straight game after being held out of practice again Friday. | ||||||
Ziggy Hood will start opposite Nick Eason, as the Steelers go with backups at both starting end spots. On a positive note, OLB LaMarr Woodley (hamstring) has resumed practicing fully and will start against the Saints. | ||||||
| Source: Mike Bires on Twitter | ||||||
| Tue Oct 26 2010 | 12:27 | Keisel questionable for Week 8 | ||||
Steelers DE Brett Keisel (hamstring) is questionable for Week 8. | ||||||
The Beaver County Times' Mike Bires says it's "likely" the Steelers will be starting Nick Eason and Ziggy Hood at defensive end, which indicates that Keisel probably won't be ready. Aaron Smith is likely done for the season after having triceps surgery. | ||||||
| Source: Mike Bires on Twitter | ||||||
| Tue Oct 19 2010 | 13:09 | Keisel to sit out in Week 7 | ||||
Steelers DE Brett Keisel (hamstring) will sit out in Week 7. | ||||||
Based on comments from coach Mike Tomlin Monday, the injury could cost Keisel multiple weeks. Nick Eason or Ziggy Hood will start in his place. | ||||||
| Source: Mike Bires on Twitter | ||||||
| Mon Oct 18 2010 | 11:04 | Keisel suffers hamstring injury | ||||
Steelers DE Brett Keisel suffered a hamstring injury Sunday that coach Mike Tomlin said "could be an issue moving forward." | ||||||
Keisel was injured on the first play of the game but stayed in for 14 more snaps before exiting for good. "He's got a hamstring injury," Tomlin said. "I don't know the extent of that. We got to take a look at it, and, of course, I will have more information for you Tuesday in regards to his status." | ||||||
| Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | ||||||