Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger left the team's game against the Oakland Raiders with a left foot injury on Sunday. Roethlisberger was sacked in the fourth quarter by Raiders outside linebacker Aldon Smith, then was very slow to get up off the field. He was being helped off the field by the training staff and it looked like he could not put any weight on his foot.
Ben Roethlisberger could miss ‘a few weeks’ with foot injury
Roethlisberger needed the cart and could not put any weight on his left foot after Sunday’s game against the Raiders.
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After making it to the sideline, the cart came out to take Roethlisberger to the locker room. He did not return to the game and left Heinz Field for further evaluation. He is pending an MRI to determine the extent of his injuries, but it’s being described as a “mid-foot sprain” and he could miss “a few weeks at least,” according to Albert Breer of the NFL Network.
Roethlisberger was having a good game prior to the injury in the fourth quarter. He had completed 24 of 44 passes for 334 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. The Steelers were leading the Raiders, 35-28, when Roethlisberger left the game.
Mike Vick is listed as Roethlisberger's primary backup and has played already this season, but he was declared inactive for Sunday's game. Vick claimed he was 100 percent, but Landry Jones was officially Roethlisberger's backup and he led the Steelers to a late field goal to give them the 38-35 win over Oakland.
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