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Pittsburgh Steelers woes at Tight End continue

By Jason Marcum

Dec 16, 2012; Arlington, TX, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heathe Miller (83) runs after a catch against Dallas Cowboys linebacker Dan Connor (52) at Cowboys Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 16, 2012; Arlington, TX, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heathe Miller (83) runs after a catch against Dallas Cowboys linebacker Dan Connor (52) at Cowboys Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 16, 2012; Arlington, TX, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heathe Miller (83) runs after a catch against Dallas Cowboys linebacker Dan Connor (52) at Cowboys Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 16, 2012; Arlington, TX, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heathe Miller (83) runs after a catch against Dallas Cowboys linebacker Dan Connor (52) at Cowboys Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /

With Pro bowl tight end Heath Miller set to open the 2013 NFL season on the PUP list, the Pittsburgh Steelers have desperately been trying to find a replacement for him, but have only come up with more injured TEs thus far.

According to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, they’ll be without Matt Spaeth for eight to 10 weeks due to a foot injury. Spaeth was carted off the field Wednesday and diagnosed with a Lisfranc sprain, which is a dislocation of a bone in the middle of the foot.

TE/FB David Johnson is also on PUP with a knee injury.

The only remaining TEs Pittsburgh has now are Jamie McCoy, Peter Tuitupou and John Rabe. McCoy played in one NFL game last year with the Steelers. Tuitupou is an undrafted rookie out of San Jose State. Rabe is an undrafted rookie from Minnesota.

Dallas Clark, Travis Beckum and Evan Moore are among the better free agent options at the moment, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Steelers look to sign one of those guys in the next week or so.

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