Essex may get start at left guard for Steelers

By Scott Brown, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

The other high-ankle sprain the Steelers are dealing with could result in Trai Essex starting at left guard Monday night in San Francisco.

Center Maurkice Pouncey has yet to practice this week, and if he is unable to play, Doug Legursky will move from left guard to center. If that happens, Essex, not Chris Kemoeatu, would get the nod at left guard.

Kemoeatu entered the season as the incumbent at left guard, and he has started seven games there in 2011. But the seventh-year veteran has been hampered by injuries, and he had three penalties called on him in the Steelers' 14-3 win over the Browns last Thursday.

"The effort's always there," offensive coordinator Bruce Arians said of Kemoeatu. "The penalties you've just got to get rid of."

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Before the season started, who would have guessed that we'd be excited to see Starks return and Essex in the starting lineup?

Wouldn't it be great if we could get everyone healthy for the playoffs?

supytalpeht wrote:

Wouldn't it be great if we could get everyone healthy for the playoffs?

Yeah, especially our linebacking corps. It would be nice to finally see all of our starters at LB on the field at the same damn time.