Steelers Preparing As If Ben Roethlisberger Will Play
4 years agoPittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger isn't able to practice at all this week while he's on the COVID-19 list as a high-risk close contact, but the undefeated Steelers are anticipating that he will play in Week 10 against the Bengals. "We'll prepare and continue to prepare as if Ben is playing," offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner said. If Big Ben continues to test negative and doesn't show any symptoms, he would be eligible to be activated on Saturday and take part in the team's walk-through. Mason Rudolph and Josh Dobbs are getting extra repetitions with the first team this week with Roethlisberger away. He'll have more of a challenge this week if he plays without practicing, but it shouldn't be the sole reason you bench him in fantasy. If Roethlisberger is active, he'll come in as a low-end QB1 this weekend.
Source: ESPN.com - Brooke Pryor
Source: ESPN.com - Brooke Pryor