Some good news to report on this Friday as Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger reportedly returned to practice on Friday after sitting out on Wednesday and Thursday with an elbow injury.
According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said as he was walking off the practice field Friday that Roethlisberger was a full participant before deferring to the team’s to injury report and has no further comment.
Mike Tomlin said Cimini g off the practice field that Ben Roethlisberger was a full participant in Friday’s practice, deferred to injury report and has no further comment.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) September 14, 2018
Josh Dobbs, who took first-team reps Wednesday and Thursday because of Ben Roethlisberger’s elbow issue, said his workload returned to normal with Roethlisberger practicing today. He hasn’t been told he’s starting but will be ready in case.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) September 14, 2018
Fowler also reports that backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs said after Fridays practice that his workload returned to normal with Roethlisberger back working again. Dobbs, however, added that he hasn’t been told he’s starting Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs, but will be ready in case he’s needed.
Additionally,both Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and center Maurkice Pouncey said Friday they expect Roethlisberger to play Sunday against the Chiefs, according to Jacob Klinger of pennlive.com.
Both JuJu Smith-Schuster and Maurkice Pouncey said they expect Ben Roethlisberger to play Sunday vs. the Chiefs.
— Jacob Klinger (@Jacob_Klinger_) September 14, 2018
We’ll now wait and see what the Steelers official Friday injury report says when it is released shortly. For now, however, it appears as though Roethlisberger will likely start Sunday against the Chiefs barring any sort of setback with his elbow.
