Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward underwent knee surgery to repair a partially torn meniscus in his right knee and will need about six weeks of recovery time before beginning off-season workouts.
The surgery was done Wednesday, but was not disclosed until coach Mike Tomlin’s season-ending news conference Thursday.
Ward missed three games this season because of the injury, including the Dec. 30 game at Baltimore. He returned to make a game-high 10 catches for 135 yards in the Steelers’ 31-29 AFC playoff loss to Jacksonville on Saturday.
Until this season, Ward had missed only three games due to injury during his 10-season NFL career. Ward has a team record 719 career catches.
Tomlin said Pro Bowl safety Troy Polamalu may need surgery on his right knee, but will wait to see if rest cures the problem.
Polamalu sat out five games after spraining his medial collateral ligament and posterior cruciate ligament earlier this season. He also had rib cage and shoulder injuries.
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