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Healthy Willie Parker Opens Many Options for Steelers Offense
Published: May 24, 2009
Since his first full season as the starting running back behind Ben Roethlisberger, "Fast Willie" has been nothing but exceptional.
In his first three seasons, Parker ran for over 4,000 yards and 17 touchdowns, including a Super Bowl record 80-yard rush in Super Bowl XL against the Seahawks.
Parker has also been a very good receiver in the same span, getting 620 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Unfortunately, the 2008 season was not one that Parker wants to remember. Parker only played in 11 games due to injuries on both his shoulder and knee, finishing the season with 791 rushing yards (a career low as a starter), and five touchdowns.
The rushing attacked suffered because of the injuries, only averaging 3.7 yards per rush, which was 29th in the NFL last season. The previous year, the Steelers tied for seventh overall in rushing, averaging 4.2 yards per rush.
With Parker injured, along ...
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