Ben Roethlisberger injury update: Steelers quarterback has hip injury

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin mentioned Tuesday that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger suffered a hip damage in the course of the workforce’s 27-17 loss to the Packers on Sunday.

Talking with reporters, Tomlin did not give a lot element into the severity of Roethlisberger’s damage, however mentioned it might be monitored at follow this week. From there, Tomlin will resolve whether or not to play Roethlisberger on Sunday towards the Broncos, one other workforce probably down their beginning quarterback after Teddy Bridgewater suffered a concussion Sunday.

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That is the second damage for Roethlisberger already this season. After their loss to the Raiders in Week 2, Roethlisberger had a minor pec damage, however it didn’t require him to overlook any time.

If Roethlisberger is benched in Sunday’s sport, backup quarterback Mason Rudolph can be his substitute. Since becoming a member of the Steelers in 2019, Rudolph has performed a complete of 15 video games, 10 of which had been in 2019 when Roethlisberger suffered a proper elbow damage. Throughout these video games, Rudolph threw for 1,765 yards and 13 touchdowns, but in addition had 9 interceptions. The final sport Rudolph performed for the Steelers was Jan. 3 towards the Browns, which the Steelers misplaced 24-22.

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2021 has not been an important 12 months for Roethlisberger. In his 18th 12 months as a Steeler, he has thrown for 1,033 yards to this point this season with 4 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Nonetheless, Tomlin mentioned Tuesday that Roethlisberger is “completely” the appropriate quarterback for his or her offense.

The 39-year-old quarterback has proven his struggles on the sector this 12 months as he ages. One of many greatest points he has proper now could be his restricted mobility. He is solely rushed a complete of 10 yards in 4 video games. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson leads the league with 279 dashing yards to this point. Roethlisberger ranks No. 36 on the record, falling behind six backup quarterbacks.

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With reference to Roethlisberger’s struggles this season, Tomlin solely acknowledged his lack of mobility as a difficulty for the Steelers’ offense. 

“Every little thing [is fixable] besides mobility. I haven’t got a solution for that, or lack thereof,” Tomlin mentioned, via ESPN. “Ben used to have the ability to run actually good when he was younger. These days are behind him. Aside from that, I do not see a lot that is not a dialogue of tech alterations.”