Pittsburgh Steelers 11/12/2008 9:04 AMThe Post-Gazette reports the Steelers should know earlier this week if Ben Roethlisberger will start at quarterback Sunday against San Diego. If he does not practice more often than he did last week, Byron Leftwich will start. That was the message coach Mike Tomlin delivered in so many words at his news conference yesterday. He said he has a cutoff day for when he will determine if Roethlisberger will play or not.Read more
St. Louis Rams 11/12/2008 8:58 AMThe St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports running backs Najeh Davenport and Dwayne Wright visited Rams Park on Tuesday for workouts and a physical, but neither player was signed. The team released running back Darius Walker from the practice squad and added safety David Roach.Read more
Cincinnati Bengals 11/12/2008 8:45 AMThe Dayton Daily News reports Cincinnati Bengals starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is among 34 players participating in “NFL Take a Player to School” presented by JCPenney Afterschool, and on Tuesday, November 11, I witnessed as he helped make one child’s dream come true. Fitzpatrick took time out of his busy schedule to visit Elda Elementary in Hamilton, Ohio and 1st grade student Charlie Purdy, who was the contest winner, and his classmates. Fitzpatrick picked up Purdy from his home Tuesday morning and brought him to school in a shiny black stretch limo.Read more
Cincinnati Bengals 11/10/2008 3:02 PMESPN.com reports QB Carson Palmer will be sidelined for the Cincinnati Bengals' game Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. Palmer has missed the last four games because of an injured right elbow. He has been doing rehabilitation on the elbow, hoping to play again sometime this season. The Bengals returned from their bye week Monday, and Palmer said nothing had changed in his comeback plans. Coach Marvin Lewis said Palmer will skip practice during the week to work on the elbow. QB Ryan Fitzpatrick will start in his place against the Eagles.Read more
