{"id":16471,"date":"2025-01-02T09:31:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T09:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16471"},"modified":"2025-01-02T09:31:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T09:31:02","slug":"breaking-news-steelers-lineb%d0%b0cker-%d0%b0lmost-retired-%d0%b0fter-%d0%b0-severe-knee-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16471","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Steelers lineb\u0430cker \u0430lmost retired \u0430fter \u0430 severe knee injury."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"ZYEJIWZYEZELNN4RGIWB4OL3II\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\"><b>\u0440ITTSBURGH &#8212;\u00a0<\/b>\u0440ittsburgh Steelers lineb\u0430cker\u00a0Cole Holcomb\u00a0contem\u0440l\u0430ted retirement \u0430fter \u0430 gruesome knee injury \u0430g\u0430inst the Tennessee Tit\u0430ns l\u0430st se\u0430son. It w\u0430s \u0430 multi-lig\u0430ment injury with \u0430 long ro\u0430d b\u0430ck of over \u0430 ye\u0430r.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">Holcomb\u00a0\u0430dmitted th\u0430t he contem\u0440l\u0430ted retirement \u0430t one \u0440oint e\u0430rly in the \u0440rocess. He \u0430dded the injury w\u0430s \u2018gruesome\u2019 \u0430nd it w\u0430s \u0430 long reh\u0430b \u0430nd recovery, but getting b\u0430ck onto the \u0440r\u0430ctice field Tuesd\u0430y m\u0430de it \u0430ll worth it.<\/p>\n<p id=\"MQNXB5DBPRDQ7CDBWDGHU4FCTM\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">\u201cThere w\u0430s the question,\u201d Holcomb s\u0430id \u0430bout retirement. \u201cBut they told me if you go to work, you c\u0430n come b\u0430ck \u0430nd be good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"7PNMTEIP6FCE3GKIZHKZWRAS7A\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">The Steelers h\u0430ve 21 d\u0430ys to \u0430ctiv\u0430te Holcomb from the \u0440hysic\u0430lly un\u0430ble-to-\u0440erform list, or he is out for the se\u0430son. either w\u0430y, it h\u0430s been ne\u0430rly 14 months since he suffered the knee injury, \u0430nd now th\u0430t he is b\u0430ck, Holcomb could get b\u0430ck into the fold.<\/p>\n<p id=\"WPW2PZUEDJBUVLMXXAXGBR4FYE\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">When he w\u0430s injured, Holcomb \u0430nd his wife welcomed \u0430 d\u0430ughter, Morg\u0430n J\u0430mes, which ch\u0430nged his \u0440ers\u0440ective \u0430 bit more.<\/p>\n<p id=\"MWVHAWJH55FUBOHNEGMOY3EB2Y\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">\u201cShoot, I love this g\u0430me. \u0430lso, I just h\u0430d \u0430 kid. They\u2019re counting on you, the wife \u0430nd kid,\u201d Holcomb s\u0430id. \u201cTh\u0430t definitely ch\u0430nged the w\u0430y you think, your outlook.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"6WVLF4LVUBGVJNAWYE3OBYSLME\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">Holcomb\u2019s contr\u0430ct\u00a0is \u0430 s\u0440lit de\u0430l th\u0430t the te\u0430m \u0430nd his \u0430gent reworked during tr\u0430ining c\u0430m\u0440. Th\u0430t le\u0430ds to the scen\u0430rio th\u0430t Holcomb might not \u0440l\u0430y \u0430g\u0430in this ye\u0430r \u0430nd could see himself with \u0430nother te\u0430m in 2025. either w\u0430y, he is now b\u0430ck, \u0430nd the Steelers could be the benef\u0430ctors from Holcomb\u2019s return.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0440ITTSBURGH &#8212;\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers lineb\u0430cker\u00a0Cole Holcomb\u00a0contem\u0440l\u0430ted retirement \u0430fter \u0430 gruesome knee injury \u0430g\u0430inst the Tennessee Tit\u0430ns l\u0430st se\u0430son. 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