Darnell Stapleton

NFL Capsule

Sports

… starters from team that won second Super Bowl in four seasons. New starters are RG Trai Essex (replaces injured Darnell Stapleton ), LB Lawrence Timmons (replaces Larry Foote, now with Lions) and CB William Gay (replaces Bryant McFadden …

Story|09/09/2009

NFL offseason player and coaching changes

Sports

… PITTSBURGH: ADDED: WR Shaun McDonald. GONE: QB Byron Leftwich, WR Nate Washington, RB Gary Russell, G Darnell Stapleton out for season with knee injury, T Marvel Smith, G Kendall Simmons, G Matt Lentz. _SAN DIEGO: GONE: G Mike …

Story|09/03/2009

Many starters back, few big issues

By ALAN ROBINSON| AP| Sports

… now with Tennessee. _The offensive line. Center Justin Hartwig is mending from a broken toe, and right guard Darnell Stapleton may be the weakest link along a rather nondescript offensive line. Still, a line that is expected to be a major …

Story|07/30/2009

Guard Kemoeatu rejects Jets, stays with Steelers

By ALAN ROBINSON| AP| Sports

… helped them win a Super Bowl in his first season as a starter _ would have left them with former undrafted free agent Darnell Stapleton as their only experienced guard. Stapleton also was a first-year starter last season. The Jets wanted Kemoeatu …

Story|02/27/2009

SUPER BOWL: Profiles of key players

By DAVE GOLDBERG| AP| Sports

… and played in a third, but inactive for the rest ... Brother Maake is a starting defensive tackle for Carolina. Darnell Stapleton , RG (72). 6-3, 285, 2nd season, Rutgers. Undrafted free agent in 2007 ... Dressed for just one game as …

Story|01/31/2009

Time line: off-field time aiding Steelers' O-line

By ALAN ROBINSON| AP| SPORTS

… Starks shifted to left tackle to replace Smith. Darnell Stapleton , a non-drafted lineman from Rutgers, replaced ..... people that you have to remember that Max Starks and Darnell Stapleton are fill-ins," Roethlisberger said. "They have …

Story|01/09/2009

Big Ben standing up _ so far _ to weekly poundings

By ALAN ROBINSON| AP| SPORTS

… was on his feet _ there were new offensive line starters at four of five positions from a year ago. Right tackle Darnell Stapleton ? Wasn't drafted out of Rutgers two years ago. Right tackle Willie Colon? The former Hofstra lineman had game …

Story|10/30/2008

NFL Capsules

SPORTS

… end zone. It wasn't certain why Harrison was snapping rather than starting center Justin Hartwig or right guard Darnell Stapleton , a center at Rutgers. John Carney kicked four field goals for New York. Browns 23, Jaguars 17 JACKSONVILLE …

Story|10/26/2008