Steelers get even more bad news on Ben Roethlisberger

Ben Roethlisberger is all set to miss Week 10 for the Pittsburgh Steelers and he’s not expected to play next weekend either. 

When the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Detroit Lions this weekend, all eyes will be on Mason Rudolph? Indeed they will, as Ben Roethlisberger has tested positive for COVID-19 and he’ll be out of action for this one.

The Roethlisberger news of course is a bummer, as the veteran signal-caller reported symptoms to the team and tested positive for COVID soon after. Per NFL insider Jay Glazer, though, it’s not just Week 10 that Roethlisberger will be missing.

Ben Roethlisberger is expected to miss multiple weeks due to COVID

Clearly Roethlisberger is struggling a bit after testing positive. The fact that the Steelers believe he’ll miss at least two games lets you know how serious things are. With that said, Roethlisberger will now look to rest and get himself back to 100 percent before he returns to action.

With Roethlisberger sidelined, it’ll now be on Rudolph to try and keep things afloat for Pittsburgh. This is the first start of the 2021 campaign for Rudolph. Fortunately for him and Mike Tomlin, the Steelers are taking on the lowly Detroit Lions in Week 10.

The NFC North squad is 0-8 on the year. Pittsburgh enters this one at 5-3, looking to even things up with the 6-3 Baltimore Ravens at the top of the AFC North. Will Rudolph be able to step his game up and help the Steelers record a needed win on Sunday? We’re about to find out.