TWO BITS: Starks out for season, Harvin better

By Adam Silverstein
November 10, 2010

1 » Two Pittsburgh Steelers offensive linemen were injured Monday night – former Florida Gators left tackle Max Starks and center Maurkice Pouncey. Though Pouncey was able to return from his right lower leg injury, Starks was not as lucky. The seven-year NFL veteran was placed on injured reserve by Pittsburgh on Wednesday with a neck injury. Starks damaged a disc in his upper vertebrae and will undergo surgery on it shortly. He is expected to be ready to begin the 2011 season (if there is one) and will continue playing on the four-year, $26.3 million contract ($10 million guaranteed) he signed with the Steelers in the summer of 2009.

2 » Playing hobbled on an ankle injury that forced him to miss most of his team’s practices last week, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin was still able to turn in an electric performance on Sunday including a career-high 126 receiving yards. On Monday, head coach Brad Childress – with whom Harvin got into a heated argument with Friday over whether or not the player would get an MRI done on his ankle – said Harvin’s ankle was “still sore” but that he should progress better over the week and be healthier before the team’s game Sunday.

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