Steelers RB Willie Parker returned to practice Monday and revealed that the injury to his left knee Sept. 21 was a sprained medial collateral ligament, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The injury occurred near the end of the Steelers' 15-6 loss in Philadelphia, where Parker carried 13 times for 20 yards. Before that, he was the NFL's third-leading rusher after two games and has 263 yards and a 4.0 average. He has the team's only three rushing touchdowns, all in the opener. "I'm ready to play, man," Parker said. "I went out there and my main focus was to get my timing down, just practicing so I can help the team out the best way I can Sunday. I can pick it right back up, that ain't no problem. I have enough motivation and self-pride, ... (view full text)