Steelers NT Steve McLendon Focusing Solely On Titans

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  1. 86WARD

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    Steve McLendon spent the better part of the past four years — which included more than a dozen transactions — waiting for his opportunity to run out of the Heinz Field tunnel as the starting nose tackle for the Steelers.

    You would figure that even the most hardened player — one who has a resume that includes being released three times in a 33-day span — would allow himself to soak in the moment.

    Not Steve McLendon.

    “I don't have time for that,â€￾ said McLendon, who supplants veteran Casey Hampton.

    “Man, I've been here too long. It's just time for me to play. I've been waiting, and the time is finally here.â€￾

    McLendon will start only his second game Sunday, when the Steelers open the season at Heinz Field against Tennessee. He will be one of the few new faces on a talented and veteran defense that's finished in the top five in the NFL against the run in eight of the past nine seasons, when Hampton anchored the unit.

    Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
     
  2. 86WARD

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    Thinking I'll be very happy with his production this year.