Max Starks

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Pittsburgh Steelers - INSIDE SLANT Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger showed up for the opening of minicamp Tuesday, and watched from the sideline, his right knee wrapped after "cleanup" surgery last Wednesday....

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - San Diego Chargers - INSIDE SLANT Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers says Manti Te'o is just one of the guys. To the media, though, Te'o is clearly more than just one of the guys. With a large contingent of writers,...

The Sports Xchange Top pick Fluker also working at guard SAN DIEGO -- Rookie right tackle D.J. Fluker, the team's first-round pick, is getting some work at right guard. Fluker, like any rookie, is being challenged in absorbing a new system and...

NFL Team Report - Pittsburgh Steelers - INSIDE SLANT Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Wednesday morning and the team can only hope it has the same results as the last time their quarterback had similar...

The Sports Xchange Chargers hope Starks will keep Rivers upright SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- He stood tall behind the podium, which, the San Diego Chargers hope, will enable quarterback Philip Rivers to do likewise in the pocket. Max Starks looked the part...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Pittsburgh Steelers - INSIDE SLANT The Steelers boast the oldest starting defense in the NFL, but they also have three new starters on that side of the ball entering the 2013 season. Cortez Allen, in his third...

Brian Urlacher's retirement is a surprise.  A pretty big surprise. This is why: The middle linebacker still can play. The Bears thought so. They legitimately wanted him back and offered him $2 million per season to return. Urlacher thought so. He was...

There will be no purple smudge on the accomplishments of Brian Urlacher. The sight of him with some sort of cat or bird on his helmet never will make anyone wince. He will not have that moment when he makes us recall Willie Mays with the Mets....

Ben Roethlisberger didn't entirely like the offense, its nuances and terminology. Neither did some of the assistant coaches. Most of all, Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley didn't totally like it, either. So, after the Steelers tumbled into the...

NFL Team Report - San Diego Chargers - INSIDE SLANT One Charger everyone was talking about wasn't at practice. One Charger everyone wants to talk to, isn't talking. Welcome to Week 2 of the Chargers' OTAs. The Chargers created a stir over the weekend...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Pittsburgh Steelers - INSIDE SLANT The Steelers aren't used to this. They've gathered in the spring more times to celebrate Super Bowl victories in the White House than they have talking about a chip on their...

The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: Adding Max Starks signing Chargers sign OT Starks, release Haslam The San Diego Chargers signed veteran offensive tackle Max Starks and released Kevin Haslam. Starks, 31, played his first nine seasons with the Pittsburgh...