Coach Mike Tomlin said quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and the other starters will probably only play a "couple series" Thursday night when the Steelers open their preseason against the Arizona Cardinals at Heinz Field.
Tomlin also refused to rule out any player from the game, though he said it is understood that guard Darnell Stapleton, who had arthroscopic knee surgery last week, will not play.
If center Justin Hartwig does not play, as expected, Tomlin said first-year free-agent center Doug Legursky will start.
"More than anything, I'm just concerned about coming out and playing the game extremely fast, extremely hard," Tomlin said this morning at a news conference at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. "We realize we're not going to be perfect. But we have to have Steelers-type tempo." Continue
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