After being sidelined by a sore calf suffered in the Pittsburgh Steelers preseason loss to the Washington Redskins on August 26th, running back Jerome Bettis' recovery has been slow and he will be forced to miss the team's regular season opener on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.Since Bettis' backup Duce Staley has also been sidelined by a knee injury and won't be available, head coach Bill Cowher will call upon second-year man Willie Parker to carry the bulk of the rushing load. Parker played 2010 pro bowl 4 Brett Favre Blue jersey
sparingly in his rookie year in 2004, gaining 186 yards on 32 carries. He has been impressive in the preseason, averaging over ten yards per attempt.He had his best game this past January in the regular season finale against Buffalo, when he gained 102 yards. The Steelers had already clinched home-field in the playoffs and played mostly backups in that game.The Pittsburgh Steelers are hoping to have Bettis, and possibly Staley, available for their second game on September 18th at the Houston Texans. Staley underwent surgery to his MCL a month ago, and the team has been careful with his rehabilitation. He has only practiced once since then and didn't appear in any of the Steelers' exhibition games.
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