Ward Says He’ll Likely Wear a Knee Brace in the Super Bowl

The Steelers have arrived in Tampa, and all eyes are on receiver Hines Ward, who talked today about his MCL injury, saying that he will likely wear a knee brace in Super Bowl XLIII against the Cardinals.

“I think I have to play with it,” said Ward, who sprained his MCL in the AFC Championship Game. “In case you fall down on it, you don’t want to re-injure falling down. The thing is, you want to play with a brace and make sure it doesn’t affect your route-running ability. Time will tell.”

Braces are commonplace for linemen in the trenches who suffer knee injuries. But, as Ward mentioned, many skill players do not enjoy wearing braces because of the sudden cuts and amount of movement needed in open space.