In the midst of another big passing game, Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was forced to leave Sunday’s contest against the Seattle Seahawks with two minutes remaining with what appeared to be symptoms of a concussion.
As the Steelers prepare to take on the Indianapolis Colts Sunday night, the Steelers franchise quarterback says he doesn’t have a concussion and will be ready to go Sunday night.
Not so fast.
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin confirmed on Tuesday that Roethlisberger does indeed have a concussion and his status for Sunday is still to be determined.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter chimed in on Roethlisberger’s status:
Roethlisberger did suffer a concussion Sunday, per team official. Test results showed it today. Roethlisberger took his Impact concussion test this morning and then minutes later did his radio show, on which he announced he did not have a concussion. But the results of his Impact test returned about 11:15 am, after the radio show appearance, and showed that Roethlisberger did in fact suffer a concussion. He will be in the protocol this week. But he does have a concussion and Steelers do not know yet whether he will be able to play Sunday night vs. Indianapolis.
Roethlisberger, who had issues with his peripheral vision after a helmet-to-helmet hit from Seattle’s Michael Bennett, said after Sunday’s game that he’ll play through any injury except one to the brain.
He will be monitored throughout the week and it looks optimistic that he will clear the NFL’s concussion protocol.
If he can’t go, Landry Jones will make his third career NFL start.
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