| James Harrison Pushing Steelers LT Max Starks | Posted By: 86WARD
08-27-2009
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Left tackle Max Starks didn't apologize to Ben Roethlisberger for injuring the Steelers quarterback's right foot after stepping on the back of it. "No need," Roethlisberger said Wednesday. James Harrison, who bull-rushed Starks during an 11-on-11 drills, is the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Going mano a mano with Harrison on a regular basis is perhaps the best preparation Starks could get for his all-important job of protecting Roethlisberger's blind side. "It makes me more acute because practicing against him, you have to always be on your toes," said Starks, who started the final 14 games at left tackle last season and signed a four-year contract during the offseason. "You get to game day, and you've been on your toes three days straight going against James. And now, bam, you get into a game, and it's like there's nothing this guy can throw at me that James hasn't already done to me repeatedly in practice." "Any time you go against the Defensive Player of the Year and the things he brings to the table, he will make anybody better, whether it's a back, tight end or tackle," Roethlisberger said. "I know if you ask Max, he will tell you every day he has to go against James, it's a challenge."
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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