Right now, the Pittsburgh Steelers are without one of their leading quarterbacks, Ben Roethlisberger, due to a violation of the league’s policy and will be missing three more weeks, which is a reduction to the initial six-game suspension he was served and would have caused him to miss five more weeks. Now, the Steelers will be without Max Starks, the team’s starting left tackle, for about the same amount of time.

After Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons, Starks suffered an injury to his ankle during the third quarter of the game. One good thing about the game, which led into overtime, was that the Steelers claimed the win with a total score of 15-9. The injury occurred when one of the players from the opposing team fell onto Starks’ right leg, at which time, Jonathan Scott, a fifth-year veteran, replaced Starks on the field.

Immediately following the game, Starks was wearing a protective boot on his right foot. He was diagnosed with a high ankle sprain, which will likely keep him out for about four weeks or so. If it heals quickly, he’ll be able to rejoin the team sooner but he is going to do whatever it takes and whatever he is told to ensure that his ankle heals properly yet quickly so that he can get back on the field and help the team to another victory.

With Starks out for the next few weeks, who will the Steelers put in his place? Will they use Jonathan Scott or will they consider moving a right tackle to left tackle (Flozell Adams)? We’ll see this coming Sunday, September 19, when the Steelers go up against the Tennessee Titans on the Titans turf.

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