The Cleveland Browns could be without starting left guard Eric Steinbach for the entire 2011 season, Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer reports.
Steinbach is seeking a second opinion about a disc problem in his back. If surgery is required, Steinbach would assuredly be placed on injured reserve.
"At this point, he's going through some treatments that we're hoping will get him back, and there's no real final call yet on whether he'll be back -- or when actually," said Browns first-year head coach Pat Shurmur.
The 31-year-old is due $6.85 million in total compensation in 2011.
2011 fifth-round pick Jason Pinkston (Pittsburgh) started for Steinbach on Thursday night and could be called upon to start the regular season between perennial Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas and third-year center Alex Mack. Those two talented linemen may be able to mask Pinkston's inexperience.
source: Mac's Football Blog
author: Brian McIntyre
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