Duce Staley Quotes on Time (6 Quotes)

It hasn't been bad at all. I've been dealing with injuries. I've been healthy for some games, and some games not. That's the part that's been tough. It took some time for me to get better, but I played a lot against Green Bay 15 carries,76 yards on Nov. 6 and Cleveland 17 carries, 64 yards on Nov. 13.

People are still questioning the shoulder or questioning the foot. In my mind, I know I'm healthy. I know my body's right. Last year at this time, or even two years ago, I couldn't tell you that. Not if I was honest.

It's been a long time. I'm looking forward to it and am excited about it. I feel pretty good.

It's hard to swallow. It's a tough situation for me. It's a tough situation for my family, but it's something that happened. And especially being in the situation he was in, knowing he had cancer, knowing that unexpected day would come. ... Death is always unexpected, no matter if they put a time on (how long you have to live). I'm just blessed to be able to live out one of his goals.

Four of the 13 Patriots on the injury list didn't make the trip to Pittsburgh and are definitely out of today's game. Cornerbacks Randall Gay and Tyrone Poole , and safety James Sanders will sit with ankle injuries, while receiver Andre' Davis remained home because of an injured foot. Linebacker Tully Banta-Cain (knee) practiced this week, even participating on special teams, and could play for the first time. Reserve tackle Brandon Gorin (thigh) hasn't played and didn't travel to Carolina a week ago, but made the trip here . . . Miller, who banged up his shoulder last week attempting to make a tackle, said he should be OK today. Adam Vinatieri is the emergency punter. He was the kicker and punter at South Dakota State. Vinatieri has two punts to his credit in the NFL, both pooch kicks . . . Steelers safety Troy Polamalu is tied for the league lead in sacks with three. The Steelers blitz often, with players coming from a variety of positions. The Patriots often keep a running back in to pick up blitzes, but tight ends are asked to monitor the blitz and, of course, quarterback Tom Brady and his receivers are charged with exploiting blitzes when they see them. ''They've had a bunch of secondary sacks here in these first couple of games, Belichick said. ''Even if you blitz a lot out of the secondary, it's still only eight, 10 times a game. There's just not that many opportunities. Polamalu has hit them all. ... Staley told the paper. ''I don't know how much. I can't make that decision, but I'll go out and see where I'm at.

It was good for me, good to get back together with him. We did a lot in a short time.