Monday, March 5, 2012

Steelers' Leftwich likely to miss start of season

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger isn't the only Steelers quarterback who might be out for four weeks.

Byron Leftwich's strained left knee ligament could sideline him for most or all of the first month of the season, leaving the Steelers with only two healthy quarterbacks — Dennis Dixon and Charlie Batch — for their Sept. 12 opener against Atlanta.

Given how secretive coach Mike Tomlin was in refusing to announce a starter for any preseason game, it isn't certain when he'll disclose his starting quarterback. The Steelers don't practice again until Monday.

After the Steelers learned the nature of Leftwich's injury, Dixon was taken out of Thursday's game against …

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