Polamalu unsure about returning in 2009
December 8, 2009
PITTSBURGH (AP)—With the Pittsburgh Steelers fast running out of games and hisleft knee still not healed, star safety Troy Polamalu(notes) isn’t certain if he willbe back this season.
Polamalu is hopeful of playing again in 2009, but he said Tuesday there isno definitive date for his return.
Polamalu’s latest injury, to his posterior cruciate ligament, was initiallyexpected to be less severe than the anterior cruciate ligament injury that kepthim out of the Steelers’ second through fifth games. But he won’t play Thursdaynight in Cleveland, the fourth consecutive game he’s missed with his latestinjury.
With 10 days off until the next game, there is a chance the five-time ProBowl player could be ready to play Dec. 20 against Green Bay. However, Polamaluhasn’t been cleared to practice, much less play.