Injury to Steelers Rashard Mendenhall creates starting opportunity for Isaac Redman

Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall is out with a knee injury, so Isaac Redman will start Thursday night's preseason game against the Eagles.

With running back Rashard Mendenhall out indefinitely with a knee injury, Isaac Redman is getting a chance to start for the Steelers. Other than Mendenhall, other Steelers deactivated for Thursday night’s preseason opener vs. the Eagles are P Jeremy Kapinos, Willie Colon, T Max Starks, LB James Harrison, LB Jason Worilds, DE Cameron Heyward, NT Casey Hampton.