Max Starks

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ,  nose tackle Casey Hampton and tackle Max Starks suffered ACL injuries during Sunday’s loss to the Broncos.  Defensive lineman Brett Kiesel suffered a severe groin injury as well.  All three players will be evaluated and might be forced to under go offseason surgery. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin also indicated that center Maurkice Pouncey may also need to undergo surgery after dealing with a lingering ankle injury at the end of the season.Read Full Story

The Steelers have signed former OT Max Starks. Probably the most necessary thing anyone has ever done. They say he won't be starting, that he's a depth player for the line. I think we all know he is going to outplay both tackles and at least one guard. He might not start in Tennessee, but it won't take him long to get in the game and I'd be stunned if he weren't starting the week after that. Read Full Story

Before reading this week’s key match-ups, please read my Steelers-Cowboys Preview . Also, you may want to read our reports on the Steelers and Cowboys historical rivalry by clicking here . Each week I look at the key match-ups that will most likely impact the outcome of the game. Here are this week’s key match-ups. Steelers’ linebackers James Harrison vs. Cowboys LT Flozell Adams Last week, James Harrison faced off against the Patriots’ Pro Bowl left tackle Matt Light. After 2 sacks...Read Full Story

The Steelers offensive line is going to need more re-tooling, as tackle Max Starks will now miss the next few weeks with an ankle injury. Fox Sports is reporting Starks suffered a high ankle sprain in the 15-9 win over Atlanta, and ESPN followed up saying Starks is expected to miss up to six weeks with the injury. “I’ve had this happen before, so it’s nothing new,” Starks said. “Hopefully it’ll heal fast and it’s nothing more than a week. It could have been a lot worse and I’m glad it...Read Full Story

March 11, 2009 By Donald Starver Note: This is the sixth installment in a series.  If you haven’t already read the earlier installments, please click the links below Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 In the last two installments in this series, I suggested that the Steelers’ first priority in the upcoming draft should be defensive line, and their second priority should be defensive backs.  Now I plan to discuss what I believe should be the Steelers’ third priority. I...Read Full Story

So far, the Steelers have gone according to their usual script during the free agency period.  The Steelers typically seek first to re-sign their own players.  Then, once the big spenders have left the pool, the Steelers will usually make a free agent signing or two that cause little splash.  The Steelers never sign big name free agents, but the ones that they sign often make a big contribution. Recent Steelers free agent signings include Justin Hartwig, Keyaron Fox, and Ryan Clark.  James...Read Full Story

February 19, 2009 By Donald Starver Steelers’ offensive tackle Max Starks must have been born in a field of four leaf clovers.  And he must carry a rabbit’s foot in his pocket.  And he probably throws about 10 pounds of salt over his shoulder each morning.  If you can think of anything else that brings good luck, Starks probably does that too. Last year, the Steelers placed the transition tag on Starks, and ended up paying him $6.9 million, even though he wasn’t able to win a starting...Read Full Story

Mike Florio has written his 10 worst offseason moves , and the Steelers have made the list with what he writes is the 7th worst move. Florio writes that the Steelers placing the franchise tag on Max Starks was a bad move, and here’s his take on it: 7. Pittsburgh Steelers using franchise tag on Max Starks Last year, the Steelers inexplicably opted to apply the transition tag to tackle Max Starks. Given that there was no significant market for his services, he promptly signed the tender...Read Full Story

Looks like the Steelers are making their decisions about what O-linemen they want to sign before free agency starts on February 27th. Today’s Pittsbugh Tribune-Review says that it will come down to either Max Starks or Marvel Smith. Here is the report: The Steelers will likely make a push to retain either Max Starks or Marvel Smith prior to the start of the free-agent signing period at the end of the month. Both are unrestricted free agents, as is Trai Essex. If the Steelers lose all three...Read Full Story

Offensive tackle Max Starks was designated as the Pittsburgh Steelers' franchise player on Thursday, the second successive year they have retained the two-time Super Bowl starter by placing a tag on him. Starks made $6.9 million last year as a transition player, although he didn't begin the season as a starter. He ended up starting 11 games at left tackle after Marvel Smith was injured. "We were happy we had Max Starks available to us when he was needed," Steelers director of football...Read Full Story