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Roethlisberger has emergency appendectomy, to miss opener
By ALAN ROBINSON, AP Sports Writer
September 3, 2006
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had an emergency appendectomy after becoming ill before practice Sunday and will miss Thursday night's season opener against Miami.
Coach Bill Cowher said Roethlisberger will be evaluated each week, and he is not certain how long the quarterback will be out.
Just saw this on Yahoo. This sucks! Now we have to try and win with Charlie Batch as QB against a better Miami Dolphins team than last year. I guess Maddox is third string, but that may not help our chances either.
Maddox was released before camp
who is third string? They cut Omar Jacobs yesterday.
Cedrick Wislon, yes the WR, he was a High School QB and he is the emergencey QB. I bet they find someone this week don't you?
Good grief! As long as it's not Jeff George!
just read that they may try to bring maddox back, but chaz batch is def. the starter...anyone but tommy maddox, please!
But there were no surprises when the Steelers cut 20 players Saturday, even though quarterbacks Omar Jacobs and Shane Boyd were among them. That leaves only starter Ben Roethlisberger and backup Charlie Batch on the roster, but fifth-round pick Jacobs will join the practice squad unless he is claimed by another team.
Wide receiver Cedrick Wilson, a former high school QB, will be the emergency quarterback
The Steelers signed their one-time No. 3 quarterback, Brian St. Pierre, to their practice squad Monday. Either St. Pierre or rookie Omar Jacobs, also currently on the practice squad, will be Batch's backup Thursday.