Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's 2019 season was cut short because of an elbow injury that required surgery. He has been working hard to get back, and according to Ryan Switzer, his passes haven't lost a zip.

Roethlisberger brought in fellow Steelers Switzer, JuJu Smith-Schuster and James Conner to catch passes from him at Quaker Valley High School. According to Switzer, Roethlisberger was throwing zingers during the throwing session. He commented to Mark Kaboly of The Athletic that,

“You know, like when the ball cuts through the air and you can hear that ‘pfft-pfft-pfft’ sound? That’s what JuJu said it sounded like. I didn’t hear it but, man, I have been trying to catch with no gloves for a couple of months to build up these callouses, but ask my hands how they feel catching his throws.”

When Roethlisberger went down with his elbow injury there were concerns whether his Steelers career would be over. It's been a long rehab process and at 38 years old there were some questions about how his arm and elbow would react. There is always the worry about losing arm strength, but it appears that isn't the case for Big Ben. Added Switzer,

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“He worked like a workhorse this offseason in terms of getting with his trainer and getting with the guys he rehabs with … He really put the pedal to the metal. I don’t think he left any stone unturned. I think he exhausted all efforts to get back to 100 percent, and that’s just from on the outside looking in.”

The hope is he can stay healthy for an entire season, and there is no arm fatigue. There aren't many shots for Roethlisberger to win another Super Bowl, and the Steelers need him to be at full health to make it happen.