A major part of the Pittsburgh Steelers' offensive woes has been revealed, as one of the team's starting offensive linemen is dealing with a broken bone in his leg.
According to Steelers
insider Mark Kaboly, starting right guard Spencer Anderson suffered a broken bone in his right leg just 11 plays into Pittsburgh's 20-3 blowout loss to the New England Patriots, and he managed to play through the injury."Steelers right guard Spencer Anderson had one of, if not the worst, games of his career against the New England Patriots on Sunday," Kaboly wrote. "And now we know what might have contributed to that — a broken bone in his right leg that he suffered 11 plays into the Steelers’ 20-3 loss. It can be classified as a bone chip, according to a source,
which brings severe pain that can be eased somewhat by rest, but it’s usually only fully fixed through surgery."
Kaboly added that the injury is more about pain tolerance, given that Anderson was able to power through the broken bone on Sunday.
Anderson wasn't listed on Wednesday's injury report, but the Steelers may be wise to hold him out of the Week 3 matchup. Brock Hoffman would be the next man up, with rookie third-round guard Gennings Dunker potentially serving as the backup.
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