As of Thursday morning, the Pittsburgh Steelers are still expecting starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to play against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. If, however, Roethlisberger can’t play on Sunday due to him testing positive for COVID-19 the remainder of the week, the Steelers would then have to start one of their two backup quarterbacks, Mason Rudolph, or Joshua Dobbs. On Thursday, Steelers offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner was asked to disclose how the practice reps between Rudolph and Dobbs are currently being split with Roethlisberger not able to practice until Saturday at the earliest.
“Mason [Rudolph] is taking reps, Josh [Dobbs] is taking reps,” Fichtner said on Thursday.