Steelers C Pouncey probably needs ankle surgery

Now that we have that misnomer out of the way, you should know that the Steelers really only have two options with Pouncey moving forward.

Pouncey left the locker room after the game on crutches before getting on another cart. The 26-year-old Pouncey suffered the injury during the first quarter on a running play and was carted off the field after the incident. In other words, Pouncey will need to be on the initial 53 man roster for a few days prior to him being placed on injured reserve with the designated to return tag.

Ha-Ha Clinton Dix roll into the back of the All-Pro center’s left leg. He was helped up by members of the Pittsburgh medical staff and limped off the field, heavily favoring his right leg.

The most common concern expressed by the offensive linemen regarding Pouncey’s injury is that it’s the same ankle he hurt in 2010 as a rookie.

The Steelers also lost defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt, who was carted off with a left ankle injury, while backup quarterback Bruce Gradkowski departed with an injured left hand. The coach called this more of a “classic” ankle injury. Since then, he’s backed up at center and guard, though he considers himself primarily the former.

Wallace enters his seventh NFL season, with 24 games played and six starts for Pittsburgh since 2013. He looks much more comfortable this year, but he doesn’t have the hulking strength and presence Tuitt does. They will finish their preseason schedule against the Buffalo Bills and Carolina Panthers before their season opener against the New England Patriots.

“If there’s any positive”, Ramon Foster was saying as it relates to Pouncey, “it’s that we still have a couple weeks”.

Rodgers said he thought one preseason game would be enough to get the team ready for the regular season and that he thought others around the league shared that opinion. “We can all increase the energy level together”.