SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- When Ben Roethlisberger began clutching his elbow after each throw in the first half of the Steelers' 28-26 loss last Sunday to the Seahawks, the fear was that the quarterback would need surgery to repair his UCL, otherwise known as Tommy John surgery.
But that apparently is not the case. Per a report by Adam Schefter, Roethlisberger's elbow surgery does not involve the repair of his ulnar collateral ligament. That's one reason why the quarterback and the Steelers have expressed so much optimism about Roethlisberger, 37, playing in 2020.