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Ben Roethlisberger Reportedly Has Broken Bone in Foot

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had a noticeable limp for much of Sunday's game in Buffalo -- a 19-16 Steelers win -- and was initially diagnosed with a sprained foot. Turns out, it's actually worse: Roethlisberger has a broken bone -- the fifth metatarsal -- in his right foot, according to Ed Bouchette...

Ben Roethlisberger Suffered Sprained Foot in Win Over Buffalo

Ben Roethlisberger sprained his right foot during the Steelers' overtime at Buffalo Sunday, and is set to undergo more tests, Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said. Roethlisberger suffered the injury during the game but stayed in afterward. He -- and the entire Steelers offense -- struggled in the second half, and were shut...

Dennis Dixon Placed on Injured Reserve

In a move that was expected sometime over the next two weeks, the Pittsburgh Steelers placed quarterback Dennis Dixon on injured reserve on Saturday, ending his season. The move was made to make room for defensive tackle Steve McClendon, who was signed from the practice squad and will fill in for the injured Chris Hoke...

Steelers (Charlie) Batch-Slap Bucs, Remain Undefeated

TAMPA, Fla. -- The disparity between the Pittsburgh Steelers being 2-0 and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers being 2-0 turned out to be as pronounced as the difference in their trophy cases. Even with Charlie Batch at quarterback. The battle-tested Steelers wasted little time Sunday reminding the upstart Bucs of their place in...

Dennis Dixon Has Torn Meniscus, Likely Done for Season

The Pittsburgh Steelers' starting quarterback picture didn't get any clearer Tuesday, but magnetic resonance images of Dennis Dixon's knee did. And they weren't good. Dixon, who started the first two games of the season before leaving Sunday's win at Tennessee, has a torn meniscus in his left knee and is expected to...

Byron Leftwich News From the Web

05/23/12 The Pittsburgh Steelers re-sign Byron Leftwich Source: Steelers Locker The Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed 32-year old QB Byron Leftwich.
05/08/12 The 20 Most Heated Camp Battles in NFL History Source: Bleacher Report Many of the heated training camp battles on this list and in NFL history in general feature two types of characters: the aging, discarded veteran with an impressive resume vs. the young, promising and far less physically battered upstart.
05/03/12 Pittsburgh Steelers: Projecting the Top Training Camp... Source: Bleacher Report The Pittsburgh Steelers ' training camp is still more than two months away, but now that the draft has wrapped up and the rookie free agents have been signed, it's easy to see which should be the most contested positional battles once camp begins.
04/27/12 Steelers bring back Leftwich Source: FOX Sports The Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to a one-year contract with veteran quarterback Byron Leftwich.
04/26/12 Byron Leftwich returns to Steelers Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA The Steelers and Byron Leftwich have come to terms on a contract, the quarterback told the Post-Gazette tonight in a text.