Rashard Mendenhall, Kendall Simmons Suffer Season-Ending Injuries for Steelers
September 30, 2008 by David Kindervater
Filed under Pittsburgh Steelers
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The Pittsburgh Steelers got an important win against the Baltimore Ravens last night, but they lost two important players in the process. Starting right guard Kendall Simmons has a ruptured Achilles and running back (and first round Draft choice) Rashard Mendenhall fractured his left shoulder. Both will be placed on injured reserve according to head coach Mike Tomlin:
“We have some injuries that we need to deal with. That is part of football and we will (deal with it). Our standard of expectation will not change. We have to go to Jacksonville on a short week. …read more
