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Steelers NT Chris Hoke likely out for season

The Columbian
Published: December 5, 2011, 4:00pm

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Chris Hoke’s neck injury may force him to miss the rest of the season.

Hoke visited with doctors on Monday to take a second look at the stinger the 10-year veteran sustained against Jacksonville on Oct. 16. Though the team hasn’t placed Hoke on season-ending injured reserve, several of his teammates said Tuesday they’re preparing to finish the year without the 10-year veteran.

Defensive lineman Steve McClendon said he expected to see Hoke in meetings on Tuesday but was told by position coach John Mitchell that Hoke would be out indefinitely. McClendon called Hoke a “big brother.”

Hoke made the team as an undrafted rookie free agent out of BYU in 2001 and spent the last decade as a reliable backup. The Steelers are nearly unbeatable when he starts, going 17-1 in the regular season when he’s in the lineup.

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