Bires: Polamalu's concussions a growing concern
Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 9:19 pm | Updated: 12:17 pm, Wed Nov 30, 2011.
By Mike Bires
PITTSBURGH -- Theodora Polamalu didn't receive any phone calls from the Steelers' sideline Sunday night. That doesn't mean she wasn't worried about her husband's latest brush with a concussion.
That's two times in the past six weeks that a blow to the head has left the star safety with what the Steelers call "concussion-like symptoms."
You might recall that costly call Polamalu made to his wife on Oct. 16. In Week 6, Polamlau was knocked out of the game after a hard hit on Jacksonville running back Maurice Jones-Drew in the fourth quarter.
Because of his rather extensive history with brain injuries, Polamalu borrowed a cell from a trainer so he could tell his wife that he was OK. But a week later, Polamalu was back on the field, playing his normal tenacious style of football in Arizona.
Will that be the case Sunday when the Steelers (8-3) host Cincinnati (7-4) in a game of huge importance in the AFC North? Will Polamalu, injured while tackling Steve Maneri after the K.C. tackle caught a short pass, be cleared to play?
The company line Tuesday at Mike Tomlin's press conference was that Polamalu no longer has concussion symptoms.
"All things are positive in terms of his potential participation this week," Tomlin said.
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