Things are going from bad to worse in Pittsburgh.
Per Ian Rapoport, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will require surgery on his throwing elbow and will miss the rest of the season as a result. Big Ben’s 2019 campaign comes to an abrupt close after completing 35-of-62 attempts for 351 yards, one interception and zero touchdowns across 65 dropbacks in two games.
Roethlisberger entered the season as PFF’s eighth-ranked quarterback in the NFL. From PFF Senior Steve Palazzolo in his quarterback rankings article published prior to the 2019 season:
“It was an odd 2018 for Roethlisberger, who posted his fifth-worst grade since 2006 while throwing for over 5,000 yards.