Tweet
[url="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11319/1190070-100.stm"]http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11319/1190070-100.stm[/url]
Roethlisberger's right thumb injured
Expected to start Nov. 27 against Kansas City after bye week
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A chronic right thumb injury has flared up again for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, although it is not considered serious enough to keep him from playing when the Steelers' season resumes Nov. 27 in Kansas City.
Roethlisberger has been wearing a protective splint on his thumb and treating it with electrode stimulation. After the Steelers won in Cincinnati Sunday, Roethlisberger shook hands with his left hand.
This is not the first time Roethlisberger has had a similar issue with his right thumb, an injury that has never been publicly explained and irritated former coach Bill Cowher when he was asked about it.
It first came to light in 2005 and there were public issues about it over the next two seasons.
The first known injury occurred Nov. 28 during a game in Indianapolis and Cowher continued to list his quarterback as probable, and he continued to play.
During a Cowher press conference Dec. 13, however, the coach showed his obvious frustration at the continued questions about Roethlisberger's thumb.
"Talk to him," Cowher told a reporter who asked about the quarterback. "I'm not going to talk about it, so don't ask me questions. You can talk to him."
Roethlisberger wore a protective sleeve on his thumb in past seasons when it bothered him and is expected to follow suit when he returns to practice after the bye week. The Steelers have light practices today and Wednesday, then have the next four days off.
They will resume practices next Monday.
First published on November 15, 2011 at 12:06 pm
Read more: [url="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11319/1190070-100.stm#ixzz1dnN0CVep"]http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11319/11 ... z1dnN0CVep[/url]
Expected to start Nov. 27 against Kansas City after bye week
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A chronic right thumb injury has flared up again for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, although it is not considered serious enough to keep him from playing when the Steelers' season resumes Nov. 27 in Kansas City.
Roethlisberger has been wearing a protective splint on his thumb and treating it with electrode stimulation. After the Steelers won in Cincinnati Sunday, Roethlisberger shook hands with his left hand.
This is not the first time Roethlisberger has had a similar issue with his right thumb, an injury that has never been publicly explained and irritated former coach Bill Cowher when he was asked about it.
It first came to light in 2005 and there were public issues about it over the next two seasons.
The first known injury occurred Nov. 28 during a game in Indianapolis and Cowher continued to list his quarterback as probable, and he continued to play.
During a Cowher press conference Dec. 13, however, the coach showed his obvious frustration at the continued questions about Roethlisberger's thumb.
"Talk to him," Cowher told a reporter who asked about the quarterback. "I'm not going to talk about it, so don't ask me questions. You can talk to him."
Roethlisberger wore a protective sleeve on his thumb in past seasons when it bothered him and is expected to follow suit when he returns to practice after the bye week. The Steelers have light practices today and Wednesday, then have the next four days off.
They will resume practices next Monday.
First published on November 15, 2011 at 12:06 pm
Read more: [url="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11319/1190070-100.stm#ixzz1dnN0CVep"]http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11319/11 ... z1dnN0CVep[/url]
Comment