Maurkice Pouncey Suffers Broken Ankle In Preseason Game — Pittsburgh Steelers News

Nelson got up and limped off the field.

He sat on the back of a trainer’s cart with his left cleat and sock off before being carted down the tunnel and being ruled out for the game.

For as highly touted as the Pittsburgh Steelers offense has been heading into the 2015 season, there was perhaps no single source of anticipated growth than the predicted strides forward that the offensive line would be able to take in its second full season together under Mike Munchak.

Pouncey left the locker room after the game on crutches before getting on another cart.

Pouncey missed nearly the entire 2013 season after tearing multiple ligaments in his right knee during the opener against Tennessee. KDKA sideline reporter Rich Walsh speculated that Pouncey’s injury was to his left ankle.

He is a sixth-year player and four-time All-Pro.

Of course, those plans for growth were unceremoniously thrown off course with the leg injury suffered by All-Pro center Maurkice Pouncey, who underwent surgery yesterday, and whose ability to return to play at any point during the season is yet to be determined.

Pouncey has been the main guy protecting Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, he also has been an effective cog in the run game so his absence could hurt both the rushing and passing game. You know how close we are. The Steelers addition of DeAngelo Williams this offseason seems to be an extremely wise decision as Williams has shown tremendous vision and burst throughout the preseason and looks to be able to carry the load while Bell has to watch his teammates in the first two weeks.

Another major injury occurred in the Green Bay Packers/ Pittsburgh Steelers week 2 pre-season game.

“We understand what he brought”, defensive end Cameron Heyward said.