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ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports Byron Leftwich has a second-degree sprain of his left MCL, contradicting the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's report that Leftwich had torn the MCL. [...]

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Filed under: Steelers, AFC North, NFL Quarterbacks

The Pittsburgh Steelers have known for some time that they would not have quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for the first part of the regular season.

What they haven't known is how many games Roethlisberger would have to sit out.

Now, they know.

Roethlisberger met Friday morning with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, and his suspension has been reduced to four games. The reduction was originally reported by Jason LaCanfora of NFL Network on his Twitter page.

Roethlisberger was originally suspended six games, a move announced April 21. Goodell cited violations of the NFL's personal conduct policy in announcing the ban. At the time, the league said Roethlisberger's ban could be reduced to four games if he met certain conditions.

Goodell issued a statement in which he quotes a letter he sent to Roethlisberger.

 

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Filed under: Atlanta Falcons, NFC South

The Falcons have no idea what they are going to see from the Steelers offense in the season opener on Sept. 12: the old guy Charlie Batch or a bunch of special run packages for Dennis Dixon?

The knee injury to the Pittsburgh quarterback Byron Leftwich in the preseason finale Thursday night against Carolina means the Steelers will probably use two quarterbacks.

Leftwich, a tough-as-nails runner, had the long windup to his throwing motion. You could see it coming. Dixon is the artful dodger, a sprint out guy. Batch is a thrower, but he would take off with the Lions, too.

How do the Falcons prepare? Will it be the pocket passer, or the guy that moves the pocket.

 

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PIttsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich tore his medial collateral ligament, according to Pro Players Solutions.

"Our thoughts and concerns are with PPS client Byron Leftwich who tore his MCL this evening," the agency posted on its Twitter account. "Bad luck for a classy guy.

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PIttsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich tore his medial collateral ligament, according to Pro Players Solutions.

"Our thoughts and concerns are with PPS client Byron Leftwich who tore his MCL this evening," the agency posted on its Twitter account. "Bad luck for a classy guy.

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PIttsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich tore his medial collateral ligament, according to Pro Players Solutions.

"Our thoughts and concerns are with PPS client Byron Leftwich who tore his MCL this evening," the agency posted on its Twitter account. "Bad luck for a classy guy.

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PIttsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich tore his medial collateral ligament, according to Pro Players Solutions.

"Our thoughts and concerns are with PPS client Byron Leftwich who tore his MCL this evening," the agency posted on its Twitter account. "Bad luck for a classy guy.

Read more Byron Leftwich news

PIttsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich tore his medial collateral ligament, according to Pro Players Solutions.

"Our thoughts and concerns are with PPS client Byron Leftwich who tore his MCL this evening," the agency posted on its Twitter account. "Bad luck for a classy guy.

Read more Byron Leftwich news

PIttsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich tore his medial collateral ligament, according to Pro Players Solutions.

"Our thoughts and concerns are with PPS client Byron Leftwich who tore his MCL this evening," the agency posted on its Twitter account. "Bad luck for a classy guy.

Read more Byron Leftwich news

PIttsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich tore his medial collateral ligament, according to Pro Players Solutions.

"Our thoughts and concerns are with PPS client Byron Leftwich who tore his MCL this evening," the agency posted on its Twitter account. "Bad luck for a classy guy.

Read more Byron Leftwich news

PIttsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich tore his medial collateral ligament, according to Pro Players Solutions.

"Our thoughts and concerns are with PPS client Byron Leftwich who tore his MCL this evening," the agency posted on its Twitter account. "Bad luck for a classy guy.

Read more Byron Leftwich news

PIttsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich tore his medial collateral ligament, according to Pro Players Solutions.

"Our thoughts and concerns are with PPS client Byron Leftwich who tore his MCL this evening," the agency posted on its Twitter account. "Bad luck for a classy guy.

Read more Byron Leftwich news

PIttsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich tore his medial collateral ligament, according to Pro Players Solutions.

"Our thoughts and concerns are with PPS client Byron Leftwich who tore his MCL this evening," the agency posted on its Twitter account. "Bad luck for a classy guy.

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Leftwich suffered an ankle injury in Thursday's preseason finale against the Panthers. [...]

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The Pittsburgh Steelers will get one last glimpse of Ben Roethlisberger playing quarterback before he begins his NFL-mandated suspension.

Filed under: Steelers, AFC North, FanHouse Previews

FanHouse's 2010 NFL Season Preview features division-by-division predictions based on our tried and true "Heat Index" formula. Each team is graded on a scale of 1-10 (10 being highest) in five key categories: Offense, Defense, Special Teams, Coaching and Intangibles. The higher the score, the better we think the team will be this season. Coming Sept. 2: NFC North

Hey have you heard that Ben Roethlisberger is suspended? And if not, when did you get in from Latvia?

At this point, my 86-year-old grandmother knows the story of Roethlisberger's offseason troubles. And every preview about the Steelers this year is focused on what his suspension means.

What Roethlisberger's indiscretion really did was destroy what had been a very carefully constructed plan. Before Roethlisberger's run-in in Milledgeville,Ga., Pittsburgh had brought back ex-Steelers Larry Foote and Antwaan Randle El, re-signed potential free agents Ryan Clark and Casey Hampton and franchised kicker Jeff Reed. The plan was to bring in enough reinforcements to make at least one more run at the Super Bowl before the core of this team (which has won two Super Bowls in the past five seasons) got too old.

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Ben Roethlisberger will soon learn how long it will be before he can suit up in the regular season for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Roethlisberger will meet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Friday, when he is expected to find out if his suspension for violating NFL personal conduct policy will stand at six games or will be reduced to four.

Ben Roethlisberger is expected to be the Pittsburgh Steelers' starter for the second consecutive week, although coach Mike Tomlin says his top three quarterbacks will play Sunday night in Denver.

On a night that Ben Roethlisberger got back to playing football, the Pittsburgh Steelers showed they have a chance to survive the start of the season without their suspended star.

Filed under: Steelers, NFL Quarterbacks, NFL Analysis

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- If Ben Roethlisberger isn't scared straight, then at the very least he wants you, me, Roger Goodell and anybody else who might be paying attention to think he is. After an offseason that saw him accused for the second time of sexual assault and suspended by Goodell, the NFL commissioner, for his off-field behavior, the Steelers' quarterback has this summer shed his misanthropic reputation and, publicly at least, transformed himself into Mr. Happy.

He takes every question, eagerly and enthusiastically. He says all the right things. He asks the PR staff, when the questions stop, if there's anything else they need him to do before he leaves. He says "Excuse me, sir," to a reporter (who's not THAT MUCH older than he is, by the way!!!) as he squeezes past him on his way out of the locker room. Every word and action fairly screams, "Look, Commissioner! I'm doing good, right?" And Goodell is on record as being impressed, too. The commish recently said Roethlisberger was doing everything that's been asked of him and more in his effort to reform himself and get his suspension reduced from six games to four. Not that Roethlisberger is pressing him on that, by the way.

 

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