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The Pittsburgh Steelers missed the playoffs in 2019 after missing starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for the majority of the season. He suffered an elbow injury early in the year and was unable to continue playing. In his place, both Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges tried to replace him but were mainly unsuccessful. Speculation has been […]

The 2019 NFL campaign was not kind to Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. First, Roethlisberger put forth a rather nightmarish outing in a 33-3 Week 1 loss to the New England Patriots, and the following week, the veteran suffered what ended up being a season-ending elbow injury in a defeat at the hands of the […]

Ben Roethlisberger has been the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise quarterback for a very long time. However, 2019 saw the franchise attempt to win without him, as Roethlisberger got hurt in the second game of the year. The Steelers held up pretty nicely without the star quarterback, but you could easily argue they would have made the […]

Antonio Brown had mostly bashed Ben Roethlisberger since leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers, but it appears he has had a change of heart again. Brown posted on Instagram a picture of Big Ben patting him on the helmet and he said he never realized how good it was with Big Ben, and apologized for the negative […]

Given how miserable the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback situation was in 2019, you would think the team would be thrilled to have Ben Roethlisberger back from injury in 2020. Not so fast. Fox Sports analyst and former NFL defensive lineman Chris Canty reported on First Things First on Tuesday morning that “there are people in the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers faced some issues when Ben Roethlisberger went down with an injury in 2019, and the team could find a reliable backup this offseason. In an attempt to solve the issue, Brooke Pryor of ESPN believes that Pittsburgh could pursue a veteran quarterback in free agency. Back in Week 2 of the 2019 […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers had quite the interesting season in 2019. One filled with ups and downs. Despite the injuries on the team, Pittsburgh still almost snuck into the playoffs. Early in the season, Ben Roethlisberger suffered a season-ending elbow injury. As a result, both Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges started for the Steelers at the […]

Eli Manning decided to officially call it quits on Friday and retired from the NFL after 16 seasons with the New York Giants. Among the players to commemorate his career, Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers reacted to Manning’s retirement. Like most players tend to do, Roethlisberger took to Twitter to congratulate Manning. The longtime […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are expecting to get Ben Roethlisberger back in 2020, but the team still needs a contingency plan in case he gets hurt again. While addressing the quarterback situation, Art Rooney II admits that he is “comfortable” with Mason Rudolph as the team’s backup moving forward. “I think as we sit here today, […]

It’s easy to forget about Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes with so many great quarterbacks like Lamar Jackson and Russell Wilson this year. Mahomes just threw over 4,000 passing yards and 26 touchdowns to only 5 interceptions during a season where he dealt with multiple injuries, including two games missed with a dislocated knee […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers had plenty of turmoil at the quarterback position in 2019 and hope to be in a better position in 2020. Ahead of the offseason, Mike Tomlin has shared that he’s comfortable with Mason Rudolph being Ben Roethlisberger’s backup, via Brooke Pryor. Mike Tomlin says Mason Rudolph returns as the backup to Ben […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers entered the 2019 NFL season with high hopes of proving that they could compete without either Le’Veon Bell or Antonio Brown. Unfortunately, they got hit with the injury bug early on with the loss of star quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. He has missed almost the entire season. Amid speculation that Big Ben could […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers no longer control their own destiny for the playoffs after falling to the New York Jets in Week 16. Ahead of Pittsburgh’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, Mike Tomlin admitted that the team is not built to overcome turnovers in its current state. “It’s very specific how we have to engineer victory […]

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl champion quarterback Ben Roethlisberger went down in Week 2 of the 2019 season, eventually having to undergo season-ending elbow surgery, but the AFC North franchise believes it will have their veteran gunslinger under center again in 2020. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports that the Steelers are “optimistic” in Roethlisberger’s full recovery from […]

The Detroit Lions are finding out on Saturday that the NFL is cracking down on how injury designations are being handled. The NFL has fined Detroit’s organization $75,000 and Matt Patricia $10,000 for violating the NFL’s Injury Report Policy, per Adam Schefter. NFL fined the Lions’ organization $75,000, HC Matt Patricia $25,000, and GM Bob […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have won five of their last six games to vault themselves into playoff contention in the AFC, which comes as a surprise to many given how horrific they looked during their 0-3 start. Of course, this run has come without Ben Roethlisberger, who was ruled out for the season after Week 2 […]

Lamar Jackson is having himself quite the sophomore season with the Baltimore Ravens and he continued his historic campaign in Week 10. On Sunday, against the Cincinnati Bengals, Jackson became the second player in NFL history with a perfect passer rating in two games within the same season. With Lamar Jackson's day over, he becomes […]

The NFL is fining the Pittsburgh Steelers and head coach Mike Tomlin for an incident weeks ago. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the league has given the team a $75,000 fine and the coach a $25,000 fine for not accurately listing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on the practice injury report before their Week 2 […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will hit the road in Week 6 to take on the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football. Neither team has gotten off to the start they envisioned before the regular season began. The Steelers are 1-4 and will be starting their third different quarterback of the season on Sunday. After suffering […]

The NFL and fining players for wearing watches, name a better duo. Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, the NFL has fined Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger $5,000 for wearing an Apple Watch on the sideline when Pittsburgh hosted the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night. Per Schefter, Roethlisberger is said to be “livid” about the fine and […]

Ben Roethlisberger can’t play for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019 as he recovers from season-ending elbow surgery. However, that’s not going to stop him from inspiring his team. Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette explains that Roethlisberger gave a pregame pep talk to the Steelers before Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Whatever Roethlisberger said, […]

Ben Roethlisberger is out with a severe elbow injury, and the Pittsburgh Steelers will have to play the rest of the season with Mason Rudolph at the helm. However, it seems that he wouldn’t have to rush getting better as soon as possible. Not when Rudolph showcased just what he can do against the Cincinnati […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have undergone plenty of changes over the past 365 days, including losing Ben Roethlisberger for the rest of the season. Former coach Bill Cowher evaluated the offense without Roethlisberger. “It was going to be tough anyway. Two years ago you had three of the best players at their positions on offense — […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger underwent season-ending right elbow surgery on Monday, according to the team’s official website. He is expected to return in 2020. Roethlisberger underwent surgery in Los Angeles at the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic. Dr. Neal Elattrache performed the surgery with consultation from Steelers Team Physician Jim Bradley. The Steelers released […]

“Tommy John? Who is that?” – Ben Roethlisberger, probably. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the 37-year-old long-time Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback will not undergo Tommy John surgery for his right elbow. As Schefter’s sources note, he will “be fine for next season.” “There is complete optimism that he will be ready to roll next […]

What’s taking the high road when you can be Antonio Brown? After announcing that he’s done with the NFL amid his release from the New England Patriots, likely stemming from sexual assault allegations, Brown has gone on a tirade on Twitter to call out others over their sexual assault allegation histories—because, Antonio Brown. Brown tweeted […]

Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana thinks future Hall of Famer Ben Roethlisberger will be able to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers after elbow surgery. There have been many questions if Roethlisberger will have the same arm strength when he comes back, but Montana thinks with the technology that doctors and teams have, he will […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers signed former first-round pick Paxton Lynch to their practice squad with Ben Roethlisberger being ruled out for the remainder of the season. Throughout the past couple of years, Lynch has been “humbled” in his journey in the NFL. Per Chris Adamski in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: “I never really had a big ego or […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is officially out for the season, paving the way for backup quarterback Mason Rudolph to take over under center for the remainder of the 2019-20 campaign. As a result, Rudolph will now be paired with No. 1 Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, who doesn’t believe that the team’s offensive scheme […]

Ben Roethlisberger’s elbow injury will deprive the Pittsburgh Steelers of their starting quarterback for the entirety of 2019. Said Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, via ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler: “He fully intends to come back from his injury, and everything we’ve heard, we’re comfortable that’s a strong possibility.” Tomlin believes Roethlisberger will be back, and so […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers received terrible news on Monday that Ben Roethlisberger will miss the rest of the season with an elbow injury. Following the news, JuJu Smith-Schuster took to Twitter to share his reaction to his quarterback’s season-ending injury. Prayers up to my guy Ben on his upcoming surgery. So sad to hear the news, […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be moving forward with Mason Rudolph as their starting quarterback. Despite their confidence in Rudolph, Pittsburgh has promoted Devlin Hodges to the 53-man roster in wake of Ben Roethlisberger’s injury. We have promoted QB Devlin Hodges to the 53-man roster and placed QB Ben Roethlisberger on the reserve/injured list. MORE: https://t.co/E7jnTiNapS […]

Ben Roethlisberger’s season is over after suffering an elbow injury in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 2 matchup at home against the Seattle Seahawks. Although the Steelers lost, the greater concern is for their veteran quarterback Roethlisberger, who released a statement via the team’s official website on Monday regarding the season-ending injury. Per the Steelers: I’ve […]

To no one’s surprise, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ hopes of winning the Super Bowl took a drastic hit upon news of future Hall-of-Fame quarterback Ben Roethlisberger being shelved for the season’s remainder. Roethlisberger sat out the second half of his team’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, with Mason Rudolph replacing him under center. He […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is now out for the remainder of the season due to his elbow injury, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Steelers’ QB Ben Roethlisberger is out for the season with an elbow injury. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 16, 2019 Roethlisberger left the Steelers’ Week 2 game against the Seattle Seahawks […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger injured his elbow against the Seattle Seahawks. The situation looks grim for the long-time franchise quarterback, and it looks like surgery may be required to fix his arm. Adam Schefter of ESPN reported about the situation that will surely make Steelers fans even more pessimistic about their chances to finish […]

Ben Roethlisberger has been the Pittsburgh Steelers’ franchise quarterback for years. However, things may change soon as the latest news about his injury surfaces. According to ESPN’s Dianna Russini, the entire Steelers locker room has been aware of the elbow injury that took Big Ben out of their game against the Seattle Seahawks. Inside the […]

Ben Roethlisberger’s elbow injury is looking to be more serious than expected. Team officials have confirmed that their star quarterback will be undergoing an MRI to check the severity of the injury he sustained against the Seattle Seahawks. Ian Rapoport confirmed that the franchise QB will be having his elbow checked on Monday to get […]

Despite another controversy boiling over, New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown made his debut for the reigning Super Bowl champions on Sunday, recording a touchdown reception via quarterback Tom Brady and becoming the first and only player to do so from Brady and AFC rivals Pittsburgh Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger. Brown was traded by the […]