Injury-hit Steelers shake up roster before Jaguars playoff
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The injury-hit Pittsburgh Steelers  added two offensive linemen to their squad on Wednesday ahead  of their AFC wildcard playoff game on Saturday against visiting  Jacksonville Jaguars, the team announced.
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Ben Roethlisberger will start the Pittsburgh Steelers' exhibition game at Arizona on Saturday, two months to the day of the serious motorcycle accident that left him with a broken jaw, nose and other facial injuries.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars now have lost both starting defensive ends for the season. The Jaguars placed Lionel Barnes on injured reserve Friday with a shoulder injury.
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PITTSBURGH - Just a month ago, they had been billed as "the Steelers of the South," a compliment of the highest order, for the Jacksonville Jaguars were anointed a band of helmeted chaps with grit and iron chins, the famed makeup of men who've worn the black and gold in this town for decades.
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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher announced at his Tuesday press conference that rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is questionable for Sunday's regular-season finale against Buffalo because of a bruised rib cartilage.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars released defensive end Tony Brackens yesterday after the team's all-time sack leader struggled this preseason with the latest in a string of leg injuries.
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The medical emergencies that seemed to pace last season like a metronome seem to be over for Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars signed defensive end Eddie Freeman on Wednesday and re-signed running back David Allen. The team also placed defensive end Rob Meier on injured reserve and released linebacker Jimmy McClain.
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PITTSBURGH - The mood in the visiting locker room at Heinz Field late Saturday night was palpable. Instead of relief, it was more about belief, the Jaguars feeling as if their football journey has them bound for bigger things.
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The lineup was loaded with guys who won&#39;t be playing in next week&#39;s playoff games. Not one of the relievers who came out of the bullpen has a shot to make the postseason roster.
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Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Steelers were without running back Duce Staley on Sunday because of a hamstring injury, but their running game flourished under a rejuvenated Jerome Bettis.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers had hoped to ease rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger into the lineup at some point this season, but an injury to starter Tommy Maddox has Roethlisberger making his first career start against a tough Miami Dolphins defense this
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PITTSBURGH -- Still-unbeaten Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes in a run-heavy offense before being pulled from the Pittsburgh Steelers' 20-7 victory over Baltimore yesterday with an unspecified rib injury caused by a blindside hit on a scoring pass.
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The Steelers clinch home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs by beating the Ravens, 20-7, but quarterback Ben Roethlisberger leaves the game with an apparent rib injury.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers had their worst victory of the season Thursday - they beat the St. Louis Rams, 41-24, but lost running back Willie Parker for the season.
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With little to play for Sunday, the AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers benched quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and two other injured starters &#151; running back Jerome Bettis and receiver Plaxico Burress &#151; for their regular-season finale against Buffalo.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers defense suffered a major blow on Wednesday when the team placed Pro Bowl nose tackle Casey Hampton and safety Mike Logan on the reserved/injured list, effectively ending the season for both players.