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Staley, who missed most of the second half of last season with a sore right hamstring, has sat out all but one full day of training camp contact work because of an aching knee. After insisting for several days that the injury wasn't a worry, coach Bill Cowher said Staley will undergo an MRI test Sunday to make sure there's nothing wrong. "We'll kind of go from there, see where he's at," Cowher said. "He still doesn't feel real comfortable."
Reported by the Associated Press
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Staley needed fluid drained off the knee after just one day of practice, a condition that sometimes can indicate a problem that requires arthroscopic surgery. With the regular season more than a month away, Staley has enough time to have such a procedure and still be ready for the Sept. 11 opener against Tennessee. However, none of this is good news. Stay tuned. ... More as developments warrant.
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