Ben Roethlisberger Fantasy News

Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 4:42pm

The Pittsburgh Steelers said they wanted to run the ball more often when they parted with offensive coordinator Bruce Arians this offseason, but QB Ben Roethlisberger hasn't noticed too much of a change under Todd Haley, the Pro Bowl quarterback told NFL Network's Rich Eisen.

"I get a little confused at times because so much has been made about us, quote-unquote, throwing the ball too much, or going back to Steeler football and running the ball more," Roethlisberger said on Rich Eisen's podcast, which will air Thursday on NFL Network at 1:30 p.m. ET.

"In these meetings I've had with Coach Haley, he's all about the no-huddle and using our wide-receiver weapons and throwing the ball and stuff like that," Roethlisberger said.

Mike Wallace unlikely to be traded
Friday, April 13, 2012, 7:19pm

A handful of teams are interested in trading for Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace, a league source told Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

There's one snag to this happening -- the Steelers shouldn't be interested in trading Wallace. There's no logical reason for the Steelers to do this. Wallace isn't happy that he is playing under his restricted free-agent tender, and the Steelers won't be happy if Wallace decides to skip offseason workouts because of that. But all signs point to Wallace catching long passes from Ben Roethlisberger this season.

The Steelers can't expect to get a first-round pick for Wallace on draft day because that's the price to acquire him right now as a restricted free agent. If any team is willing to part with a first-rounder, it will sign Wallace to an offer sheet before the April 20 deadline.

Why get only a second-round pick for a No. 1 wide receiver? He's an integral part of the Steelers making another Super Bowl run this year, and Pittsburgh still has 10 months to get Wallace signed to a long-term deal. And, if the Steelers fail to sign Wallace, they still get a third-rounder for him.

Steelers set to release Hines Ward
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 11:02pm

After 14 seasons, 1,000 receptions and 85 touchdowns, Hines Ward's tenure in Pittsburgh is all but over. It was once a matter of if, now it's when, and team president Art Rooney II provided those details Wednesday.

“We had a conversation today with Hines Ward and informed him that we plan to release him of his contract prior to the start of the 2012 NFL calendar year,” Rooney told the team’s website.

The 2011 season was Ward's worst since his rookie campaign; he lost his starting job to second-year standout Antonio Brown and managed just 46 catches for 381 yards (and a career-worst 8.3 YPC average), and two touchdowns. Part of Ward's decline can be blamed on age (he's 35), but he also suffered a severely sprained ankle in Week 4's loss to the Texans.

Whatever the explanation, the Steelers are ready to move on without him, which means that the 2012 offense will feature quarterback Ben Roethlisberger throwing to Brown, Emmanuel Sanders and Mike Wallace -- assuming the team extends his contract (he won't be franchised, at least to hear general manager Kevin Colbert at last week's combine). The three wideouts, none older than 25, constitute one of the league's most dynamic receiver corps, which should make new offensive coordinator Todd Haley's job a lot easier.

Saturday, February 18, 2012, 7:45pm

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger began training at the Steelers facility on the South Side last week, days after he returned from an extended Pro Bowl stay in Hawaii.

Saturday, January 7, 2012, 4:56pm

The Steelers have just one touchdown in their past seven trips inside the opposing 20 with the injured Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback. But the offense struggled to score points even before that. The Steelers have scored one offensive touchdown in three of the past six games -- a number that will need to improve if the Steelers get past the Broncos.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 6:57pm

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger revealed that he re-injured his ankle against the Browns (via Mark Kaboly on Twitter): “I felt really good going into the Cleveland game. I don’t know if I caught it on the ground wrong or got hit we’ll see, we’ll be alright.”

Ben Roethlisberger to play limited snaps versus Browns
Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 4:08pm

Dulac: "Steelers want Ben Roethlisberger to play about 25-30 snaps vs Browns. They don't want to go into playoffs w him missing last 2 games."

Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 12:44am

Ben Roethlisberger's status for the Steelers Week 17 game against the Browns is unclear at this time.

Steeler coach Mike Tomlin said he will wait to see how his quarterback feels when he returns to work. The Steelers had Sunday and Monday off, and today is their usual off day, although many players often report for treatment of injuries and to watch video.

Ben Roethlisberger likely to rest Week 16
Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 5:27pm

LaCanfora on Twitter: Steelers officials would be shocked if Ben Roethlisberger plays this week. They fully expect him to rest at least one week. HC Mike Tomlin yet to reveal his decision.

ALERT: Big Ben active for MNF vs. 49ers
Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 12:23am

Ben Roethlisberger is active for tonight's game vs. San Fran and will get the start.