Casey Hampton will have ACL surgery on Friday
Steelers nose tackle Casey Hampton will have surgery for a torn ACL on Friday, per Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette.
It will be Hampton's third ACL surgery of his career and the second on his left knee.
Hampton, who turns 35 on September 3rd, is due $4.89 million and has a cap value in excess of $8 million for the 2012 season.
Last year, the Steelers ranked first in scoring defense (14.2 points allowed per game) and in total defense (271.8 yards allowed per game).
With the 24th pick in the first round, Brendan Donahue projects the Steelers to take Memphis defensive tackle Dontari Poe in his 2012 NFL mock draft.
