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10-04-2010, 10:39 AM
Steelers ready to welcome Ben Roethlisberger back
By Kevin Gorman, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, October 4, 2010
Dan Rooney stood in a corner of a solemn Steelers locker room Sunday following the 17-14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field, speaking softly about the elephant in the room known simply as No. 7.
Conspicuous by his absence, Ben Roethlisberger sat out the final game of his four-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal-conduct policy with a second sexual-assault accusation in nine months.
Roethlisberger is eligible to return to all team activities today for the first time since Sept. 2, when his ban from Steelers facilities began following the final preseason game.
"We're looking forward to having him back, but as far as this game, I'm not putting anything on him," said Rooney, the Steelers' chairman emeritus and U.S. Ambassador to Ireland.
Read More: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_702599.html
By Kevin Gorman, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, October 4, 2010
Dan Rooney stood in a corner of a solemn Steelers locker room Sunday following the 17-14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field, speaking softly about the elephant in the room known simply as No. 7.
Conspicuous by his absence, Ben Roethlisberger sat out the final game of his four-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal-conduct policy with a second sexual-assault accusation in nine months.
Roethlisberger is eligible to return to all team activities today for the first time since Sept. 2, when his ban from Steelers facilities began following the final preseason game.
"We're looking forward to having him back, but as far as this game, I'm not putting anything on him," said Rooney, the Steelers' chairman emeritus and U.S. Ambassador to Ireland.
Read More: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_702599.html