Wallace108
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 | | Subject: Hampton will avoid surgery Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:28 am | |
| By Scott Brown, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
An ACL injury that Casey Hampton suffered last Sunday will not require surgery at this time, something that helps in regard to the veteran nose tackle's future with the Steelers.
Hampton, who got hurt in the Steelers' 29-23 overtime loss to Denver in an AFC wild-card playoff game, will try to work his way back from the knee injury with a combination of rest and treatment.
Hampton just completed his 11th season with the team, and there is no guarantee the five-time Pro Bowler will return in 2012, even if his knee isn't an issue. He is set to make about $5 million this season.
Hampton is going into the final year of the three-year, $21.2 million deal he signed in February of 2010. The Steelers, who are more than $20 million over the projected salary cap in 2012, could save close to $5 million by releasing the 33-year-old Hampton. They could also try to restructure Hampton's contract.
Read more: Steelers veteran nose tackle Hampton will avoid surgery - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_776405.html#ixzz1jJU0BbVW
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effyou515
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| | Subject: Re: Hampton will avoid surgery Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:10 am | |
| http://www.steelersdepot.com/2011/02/steelers-2011-salary-cap-total-current-roster/
Casey will be around one more year
because what I can tell if the Steelers cut him he would still cost the Steelers about 3 million in 2012.
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