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Jesse James injures back, becomes 3rd hurt Steelers tight end

PITTSBURGH -- Help wanted: Steelers tight ends with any NFL experience.

Jesse James is the latest Pittsburgh tight end to go down, leaving Saturday's 16-6 win over the Tennessee Titans with a back contusion of which coach Mike Tomlin doesn't know the severity.

James was the team's only healthy player from the position's primary three-man rotation, and how he got hurt -- going high for a 12-yard catch over the middle early in the second quarter -- makes quarterback Ben Roethlisberger uneasy.

"I was most disappointed throwing to him," said Roethlisberger, who completed 11-of-18 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown but felt he sailed the ball too often in his debut.