For Steelers fans last night, it was the best of times, and the worst of times. While the offense exploded for 425 yards, the team is in deep trouble with Pro Bowl back Willie Parker out for the rest of the season with a fractured leg. The play in which Willie got hurt didn’t look all that bad, but yet, it was bad enough. It was a stunning site to see Parker, who had held up great ...

Black and Gold Monday put Willie Parker on injured reserve, ending a season for the back that was having one of the best seasons a Steelers running back had ever had. It was right up there with Barry Foster back in 1992, and some of the bigger seasons “The Bus” Jerome Bettis had when he was running over people with the Steelers. The team also announced the signing of former back ...

Early this season, Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson was struggling, the team was struggling, and it seemed extremely unlikely that Tomlinson could earn his second consecutive rushing title. But now Tomlinson, heading into tonight's game against the Broncos, has to be the favorite. The league leader is Willie Parker , but he broke his leg on Thursday night , so he's stuck at 1,316 ...

When Willie Parker broke his fibula Thursday in St. Louis, panic among the Pittsburgh airwaves as the everyone wondered who would be running the football for the rest of the season. Sure, Najeh Davenport stepped up and had the biggest game of his Steeler career, going for 123 yards on 24 carries with two touchdowns, but he is not the star that Parker has become. The fact of the matter, ...

Not only will Willie Parker be out for the Pro Bowl, but his pocket book will also be lighter for suffering what turns out to be a season ending injury in the teams win over the Rams on Thursday night. Parker will miss out on a possible huge bonus that he would have gotten from his Nike contract, that states if he would have lead the league in rushing (which he was till he got hurt) he would ...

It's that time of year; the playoff picture is taking shape and those teams that are in are faced with the inevitably lame questions about resting starters during the final weeks of the regular season . (After the Steelers-Rams game last night, NFL Network's Jamie Dukes yelled about the perils of playing the first-teamers in a meaningless game, and pointed to Willie Parker as Exhibit A. ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers pulled out a win in St. Louis, 41-24, despite losing Willie Parker for the season with a broken right fibula. No. 9 Pitt beat No. 7 Duke in OT, 65-64, last night, thanks to a 3-pointer by Pitt’s Levance Fields with under 5 ticks left. One night after taking a beatdown to the Knicks [...]

Ouch. Uncool win. Sure, we won, but losing Willie Parker for the season really hurts. Tons of love goes to Najeh for holding it down last night, but Willie broke his leg? I'm sick for the guy. The D let up way too many points again, but held when they had to, allowing the O (and a timely interception) seal the win. It felt good to snap that thar little losing streak. Tale of the tape: ...

Last night the Steelers lost RB Willie Parker for the remainder of the season after he suffered a broken right fibula, and replays would seem to indicate that the artificial turf at the Edward Jones Dome was a factor. Parker's injury should make the Steelers think twice about installing artificial turf at Heinz Field next season. QB Ben Roethlisberger also twisted an ankle or knee when his leg ...

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Blogging the National Football League , Blogging the NFL The Pittsburgh Steelers got back to their winning ways tonight against the St. Louis Rams in a 41-24 road win, but it came at a price. The Steelers lost All-Pro RB Willie Parker for the rest of the season with a broken leg. The injury happened on his first carry. Najeh Davenport will take over the ...

As friends, Willie Parker and Fred Taylor are close enough that Parker had indicated that he would consider stepping aside to allow Taylor to make the trip to Hawaii. Parker, the leading rusher in the National Football League, and Fred Taylor work out together in the off season. (more…)

Props to James Harrison for being selected to start the Pro Bowl in his first season as Joey Porter's replacement. Its a far cry from earlier in the season, when we wondered if Silverback could finish the season after being taken off the field on a stretcher (above). Big Ben, Fast Bill, Troy and Alan Faneca also made the squad. I don't understand how Casey Hampton was left off. Despite the ...