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Maddox is already running for his life. Check out this on the Post Gazette.
Already hurting on the offensive line, the Steelers had another setback when RT Todd Fordham was added to the injury list with a strained back. Fordham, who is listed as probable, did not practice yesterday, forcing the team to consider more juggling for Sunday's game in Denver. If Fordham can't play, Oliver Ross would move to right tackle and Mathias Nkwenti, a fourth-round pick in 2001 who has never appeared in an NFL game, would start at left tackle. Nkwenti, who left practice Wednesday with back spasms, also was added to the injury list as probable. However, he returned to practice yesterday, eager to get his first action. "I think three years is a lot to sit down," Nkwenti said. "After a while, you want to feel useful. You want to play. I do love the game." Nkwenti did not dress for a game in 2002 and was active just one his rookie season, a November game against Baltimore when LT Wayne Gandy was injured. He was active for only the second time two weeks ago against Tennessee when LT Marvel Smith did not play because of a pinched nerve in his shoulder. Smith, who played for one series in Sunday night's loss to the Cleveland Browns, will not play against the Broncos. "You want to contribute," Nkwenti said. "You want to feel tired at the end of the day. You get used to playing in the preseason and you miss it." Coach Bill Cowher said Nkwenti will not be tried at right tackle because he's accustomed to playing the left side. "That's a coach's observation," Nkwenti said. "As a player, you want to be versatile. I can play right tackle."
Can you say SACK..Or...INTERSECPTION....Or ...FUMBLE
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