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10-06-2010, 11:36 AM
Roethlisberger on target in first practice back with Steelers
Associated Press
Published: Oct. 5, 2010
PITTSBURGH -- Ten seconds were all Ben Roethlisberger needed to prove to the Steelers that he wasn't affected by his month away from the NFL.
On the first pass he threw Tuesday in his first post-suspension practice, Roethlisberger found fast wide receiver Mike Wallace far downfield for an over-the-shoulder catch of a perfectly thrown football.
Right about then, Roethlisberger's teammates probably were thinking the same thing: Ben is back.
"We have our whole team here, and we have our leader -- our quarterback -- back with us," Wallace said. "He makes everybody better. The offense is definitely going to go in another direction."
Roethlisberger showed no rustiness or lack of rhythm in his first practice since training camp, zipping passes throughout a 30-minute drill that was incorporated into the practice to quickly put him and his receivers back in sync.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81b184e1/article/roethlisberger-on-target-in-first-practice-back-with-steelers?module=HP_headlines
Associated Press
Published: Oct. 5, 2010
PITTSBURGH -- Ten seconds were all Ben Roethlisberger needed to prove to the Steelers that he wasn't affected by his month away from the NFL.
On the first pass he threw Tuesday in his first post-suspension practice, Roethlisberger found fast wide receiver Mike Wallace far downfield for an over-the-shoulder catch of a perfectly thrown football.
Right about then, Roethlisberger's teammates probably were thinking the same thing: Ben is back.
"We have our whole team here, and we have our leader -- our quarterback -- back with us," Wallace said. "He makes everybody better. The offense is definitely going to go in another direction."
Roethlisberger showed no rustiness or lack of rhythm in his first practice since training camp, zipping passes throughout a 30-minute drill that was incorporated into the practice to quickly put him and his receivers back in sync.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81b184e1/article/roethlisberger-on-target-in-first-practice-back-with-steelers?module=HP_headlines