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Mendenhall should make season debut this week

CNNSI.com

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall is expected to return from an ACL injury this Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, ESPN.com reported Monday.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

The starting defense the Steelers thought they were getting when the season opened finally practiced together on Monday.

ESPN.com

Steelers linebacker James Harrison is setting his sights on playing Sunday after participating in practice Monday. Harrison has missed the first three games of the season after having arthroscopic knee surgery on Aug. 15. No one should overreact to Harr…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Steelers got back to work on Monday and a pair of injured defensive starters were able to get on the field. Mark Kaboly of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that linebacker James Harrison and safety Troy Polamalu participated in practice for the…

ESPN.com

The Steelers players believe the Week 4 bye came at the right time for the 1-2 team. “I think we need the time to evaluate ourselves mentally,” linebacker Larry Foote told the team's official website. “We need to get away and individually we need so…

ESPN.com

Pro Bowl safety Troy Polamalu is expected to come back for the Steelers' game against the Eagles on Sunday after missing the past two games with a calf injury. Polamalu will significantly improve a defense that has struggled to make plays this year. But…

ESPN.com

Running back Rashard Mendenhall is expected to play his first game Sunday, according to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which is good news for the Steelers. Actually, any addition to Pittsburgh's struggling ground game would be considered good news. Menden…

Paul Zeise, post-gazette.com

The Steelers running game has suffered without Rashard Mendenhall, who has been recovering from mid-January ACL surgery.