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09-03-2006, 07:35 PM
By ALAN ROBINSON
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had an emergency appendectomy after becoming ill before practice Sunday and will miss Thursday night's season opener against Miami.
Coach Bill Cowher is not certain how long Roethlisberger will be out following the quarterback's third operation in 10 months - and second in 2½ months.
"The surgery went well," Cowher said. "He is obviously going to be out this week and we will go week to week from there."
Charlie Batch, the former Lions starter who was 2-0 as a fill-in last season when Roethlisberger hurt his knee, will start against the Dolphins in the NFL's first game of the season.
"This is why Charlie is here. Charlie will be fine," Cowher said. "It's a situation that can happen to any football team. You can go out there and have a starter go down, whether it's an ankle or something else of that nature. That's the nature of the business."
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The appendix attack is yet another medical setback for Roethlisberger, who nearly died in a June 12 motorcycle accident only to make a remarkably fast recovery. He missed no practice time during training camp and played better in the preseason than he did a year ago before leading the Steelers to their first Super Bowl victory in 26 years.
Roethlisberger missed four games last season because of two knee injuries, one that required surgery, and injured his right thumb late in the season. He later said he broke it, though the Steelers never have confirmed that, but he missed no playing time because of that injury.
It was not immediately known if the motorcycle accident might have caused any internal damage that subsequently resulted in the appendix attack. All of Roethlisberger's known injuries from the crash - a broken nose, orbital bones and upper and lower jaw, damaged teeth and a concussion - were to his head.
According to various medical journals, one cause of appendicitis can be a perforation in the appendix.
The Steelers were to begin the season with only two quarterbacks, Roethlisberger and Batch, plus rookie Omar Jacobs on their practice squad. But Cowher said they would bring in another quarterback this week.
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One possibility might be former starter Tommy Maddox, who knows the Steelers' system better than any other quarterback they could bring in on short notice. But Maddox played poorly while losing two starts when Roethlisberger was out last season.
Unhappy at being cut after the season ended, Maddox was the only Steelers player who did not attend a White House ceremony honoring the Super Bowl champions this summer.
"We will assess the backup (situation) as the week goes on. This is the situation we are being dealt and we are not asking for any pity nor are we going to make any excuses," Cowher said. "We are going to get ready for Miami accordingly."
Roethlisberger is the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl, doing so at age 23 as the Steelers beat Seattle 21-10 on Feb. 5. He is off to one of the best starts of any NFL quarterback in history, leading the Steelers to a 27-4 record in his 31 starts and to two AFC championship games and one Super Bowl in two seasons.
The Steelers made the playoffs last season even with Roethlisberger sitting out one-quarter of their schedule, and Cowher said they will overcome this latest setback.
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Adversity is not what knocks you down, it is how you handle it and how you respond to it," he said. "This football team with its veterans has been down this road before, facing challenges and adversity." There is a possibility the Steelers could be without their two top skill position players against Miami. Wide receiver Hines Ward didn't have a full training camp practice after Aug. 3 because of a sore hamstring and is listed as questionable. He did not play in the preseason.
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Hawaiin Lion
09-03-2006, 07:41 PM
Carley Batch
Hopefull Batch has a good game cause if he gets hurt the Steelers will have to sign Maddox for like a week and we all now how bad Maddox is but Batch is perferctly capable of winning.
Steelers Roster Below...
Steelers Roster
14 Allen, Marvin WR 5'10" 185 05/3/1983 1 No College
93 Bailey, Rodney DE 6'03'' 305 10/7/1979 5 Ohio State
6 Barr, Mike P 6'02" 230 12/8/1978 1 Rutgers
16 Batch, Charlie QB 6'02'' 216 12/5/1974 7 Eastern Michigan
8 Boyd, Shane QB 6'01" 232 09/18/1982 1 Kentucky
72 Brooks, Barrett T 6'04'' 325 05/5/1972 11 Kansas State
65 Brown, Tim G 6'05" 313 05/12/1980 1 West Virginia
23 Carter, Tyrone FS 5'08'' 190 03/31/1976 7 Minnesota
25 Clark, Ryan FS 5'11'' 205 10/12/1979 5 Louisiana State
41 Cobbs, Patrick RB 5'09" 210 01/31/1983 0 North Texas
21 Colclough, Ricardo CB 5'11" 186 04/18/1982 3 Tusculum, Tenn.
74 Colon, Willie T 6'03" 315 04/9/1983 0 Hofstra
87 Davis, Charles TE 6'06" 260 03/13/1983 0 Purdue
88 Dekker, Jon TE 6'05" 250 05/15/1983 0 Princeton
79 Essex, Trai T 6'04" 324 12/5/1982 2 Northwestern
49 Euhus, Tim TE 6'05" 249 10/2/1980 3 Oregon State
66 Faneca, Alan G 6'05'' 307 12/7/1976 9 Louisiana State
51 Farrior, James ILB 6'02'' 243 01/6/1975 10 Virginia
50 Foote, Larry ILB 6'01'' 239 06/12/1980 5 Michigan
94 Frazier, Andre OLB 6'05" 234 06/29/1982 2 Cincinnati
17 Gardocki, Chris P 6'01'' 192 02/7/1970 16 Clemson
53 Haggans, Clark OLB 6'04'' 243 01/10/1977 7 Colorado State
98 Hampton, Casey NT 6'01'' 325 09/3/1977 6 Texas
71 Harris, Orien DE 6'03" 302 06/3/1983 0 Miami
97 Harrison, Arnold LB 6'03" 236 09/20/1982 1 Georgia
92 Harrison, James OLB 6'00'' 242 05/4/1978 3 Kent State
64 Hartings, Jeff C 6'03'' 299 09/7/1972 11 Penn State
34 Haynes, Verron RB 5'09'' 222 02/17/1979 5 Georgia
76 Hoke, Chris NT 6'03'' 305 04/6/1976 3 Brigham Young
10 Holmes, Santonio WR 5'11" 189 03/3/1984 0 Ohio State
30 Humes, Cedric RB 6'01" 233 08/7/1983 0 Virginia Tech
29 Iwuoma, Chidi CB 5'09'' 184 02/19/1978 6 California
4 Jacobs, Omar QB 6'04" 224 03/3/1984 0 Bowling Green
38 Joe, Branden FB 6'00" 242 // 1 Ohio State
99 Keisel, Brett DE 6'05'' 285 09/19/1978 4 Brigham Young
68 Kemoeatu, Chris G 6'03" 344 01/4/1983 1 Utah
90 Kirschke, Travis DE 6'03'' 298 09/6/1974 9 UCLA
35 Kreider, Dan FB 5'11'' 255 03/11/1977 7 New Hampshire
57 Kriewaldt, Clint ILB 6'01'' 248 03/17/1976 8 Wisconsin-Stevens Point
42 Kuhn, John FB 6'00" 255 09/9/1982 1 Shippensburg, Pa.
31 Logan, Mike FS 6'01'' 211 09/15/1974 9 West Virginia
45 Lorello, Mike S 5'11" 208 10/15/1983 0 West Virginia
37 Madison, Anthony CB 5'09" 180 10/8/1981 0 Alabama
20 McFadden, Bryant CB 6'00" 190 11/21/1981 2 Florida State
83 Miller, Heath TE 6'05" 256 10/22/1982 2 Virginia
81 Morey, Sean WR 5'11'' 200 02/26/1976 4 Brown
11 Morgan, Quincy WR 6'01'' 215 09/23/1977 6 Kansas State
96 Nua, Shaun DE 6'05" 280 05/22/1981 1 Brigham Young
56 Okobi, Chukky C 6'01'' 318 11/18/1978 5 Purdue
39 Parker, Willie RB 5'10" 209 11/11/1980 3 North Carolina
74 Paxson, Scott DT 6'04" 292 02/3/1983 0 Penn State
62 Philip, Marvin C 6'01" 307 02/3/1982 0 California
43 Polamalu, Troy SS 5'10'' 212 04/19/1981 4 Southern California
55 Porter, Joey OLB 6'03'' 250 03/22/1977 8 Colorado State
3 Reed, Jeff K 5'11'' 225 04/9/1979 5 North Carolina
15 Reid, Willie WR 5'10" 186 09/19/1982 0 Florida State
7 Roethlisberger, Ben QB 6'05" 241 03/2/1982 3 Miami, O.
95 Seigler, Richard ILB 6'02" 238 10/19/1980 2 Oregon State
73 Simmons, Kendall G 6'03'' 319 03/11/1979 4 Auburn
91 Smith, Aaron DE 6'05'' 298 04/9/1976 8 Northern Colorado
27 Smith, Anthony DB 5'11" 192 09/20/1983 0 Syracuse
77 Smith, Marvel T 6'05'' 321 08/6/1978 7 Arizona State
22 Staley, Duce RB 5'11'' 242 02/27/1975 10 South Carolina
47 Stanley, Ronald LB 6'00" 244 03/6/1983 1 Michigan State
78 Starks, Max T 6'07" 337 01/10/1982 3 Florida
24 Taylor, Ivan CB 6'01'' 191 05/5/1980 4 Louisiana-Lafayette
71 Torrey, Brandon T 6'06" 277 // 1 Howard
26 Townsend, Deshea CB 5'10'' 190 09/8/1975 9 Alabama
84 Tuman, Jerame TE 6'04'' 253 03/24/1976 8 Michigan
67 Vickers, Lee DE 6'06" 270 03/13/1981 0 North Alabama
54 Wallace, Rian ILB 6'02" 243 05/24/1982 2 Temple
86 Ward, Hines WR 6'00'' 205 03/8/1976 9 Georgia
60 Warren, Greg LS 6'03" 252 10/18/1981 2 North Carolina
85 Washington, Nate WR 6'01" 185 08/28/1983 1 Tiffin
80 Wilson, Cedrick WR 5'10'' 183 12/17/1978 6 Tennessee
18 Young, Walter WR 6'04'' 220 12/7/1979 2 Illinois
Dolphins Roster Below...
Dolphins Roster
No Name Pos Height Weight Birthdate Exp College
79 Alabi, Anthony T 6'05" 315 02/16/1981 1 Texas Christian
32 Allen, Jason CB 6'01" 213 07/5/1983 0 Tennessee
25 Allen, Will CB 5'10'' 196 08/5/1978 6 Syracuse
63 Anderson, Bennie G 6'05'' 345 02/12/1977 6 Tennessee State
19 Aromashodu, Devin WR 6'02" 202 05/23/1984 0 Auburn
36 Barnes, Darian FB 6'02'' 240 02/28/1980 5 Hampton
40 Beasley, Fred FB 6'00'' 245 09/16/1974 9 Auburn
37 Bell, Yeremiah FS 6'00" 200 03/3/1978 3 Eastern Kentucky
65 Berger, Joe G 6'05" 305 05/25/1982 2 Michigan Tech
86 Booker, Marty WR 6'00'' 210 07/31/1976 8 Louisiana-Monroe
96 Bowens, David DE 6'03'' 265 07/3/1977 8 Western Illinois
69 Brooks, C.J. G 6'05" 310 08/21/1982 1 Maryland
23 Brown, Ronnie RB 6'00" 232 12/12/1981 2 Auburn
80 Campbell, Kelly WR 5'10'' 175 07/23/1980 4 Georgia Tech
72 Carey, Vernon T 6'05" 335 07/13/1981 3 Miami
93 Carter, Kevin DE 6'06'' 305 09/21/1973 12 Florida
84 Chambers, Chris WR 5'11'' 210 08/12/1978 6 Wisconsin
35 Cooper, Deke SS 6'02'' 210 10/18/1977 5 Notre Dame
52 Crowder, Channing MLB 6'02" 245 12/2/1983 2 Florida
8 Culpepper, Daunte QB 6'04'' 265 01/28/1977 7 Central Florida
21 Daniels, Travis CB 6'01" 192 09/8/1982 2 Louisiana State
97 Denney, John LS 6'05" 270 12/13/1978 2 Brigham Young
62 Evans, Fred DT 6'04" 305 11/6/1983 0 Texas State-San Marcos
18 Gibson, Fred WR 6'04" 202 10/26/1981 1 Georgia
29 Goodman, Andre' CB 5'10'' 185 08/11/1978 5 South Carolina
66 Hadnot, Rex G 6'02" 325 01/28/1982 3 Houston
82 Hagan, Derek WR 6'02" 203 09/21/1984 0 Arizona State
3 Harrington, Joey QB 6'04'' 220 10/21/1978 5 Oregon
33 Harris, Kay-Jay RB 6'00" 235 // 1 West Virginia
89 Heinrich, Keith TE 6'05" 250 03/19/1979 4 Sam Houston State
24 Hill, Renaldo S 5'11'' 190 11/12/1978 6 Michigan State
50 Hodge, Sedrick OLB 6'04'' 246 09/13/1978 6 North Carolina
91 Holliday, Vonnie DT 6'05'' 288 12/11/1975 9 North Carolina
43 Hunt, Jack S 6'00" 195 // 1 Louisiana State
64 Ishola, Ben DE 6'03" 248 08/6/1980 0 Indiana
20 Jackson, Eddie CB 6'00" 200 12/19/1980 3 Arkansas
78 James, Jeno G 6'04" 320 01/12/1977 7 Auburn
47 Johnson, Teyo TE 6'06'' 245 11/29/1981 4 Stanford
5 Jones, Donnie P 6'02" 222 07/5/1980 3 Louisiana State
4 Kimble, Eric WR 5'11" 195 06/8/1983 0 Eastern Washington
53 Labinjo, Mike MLB 6'01" 255 07/8/1980 3 Michigan State
30 Lehan, Michael CB 6'00'' 190 11/25/1979 4 Minnesota
17 Lemon, Cleo QB 6'02'' 215 08/16/1979 1 Arkansas State
10 Mare, Olindo K 5'11" 190 06/6/1973 10 Syracuse
77 McIntosh, Damion T 6'04'' 320 03/25/1977 7 Kansas State
81 McMichael, Randy TE 6'03'' 255 06/28/1979 5 Georgia
28 Minor, Travis RB 5'10'' 203 06/30/1979 6 Florida State
22 Mitchell, Shirdonya CB 5'11" 183 05/16/1982 1 Missouri
31 Morris, Sammy FB 6'00'' 218 03/23/1977 7 Texas Tech
55 Newman, Keith OLB 6'02'' 250 01/19/1977 8 North Carolina
73 Pape, Tony T 6'06" 310 09/29/1981 1 Michigan
71 Pearson, Mike T 6'07'' 302 08/22/1980 5 Florida
87 Peelle, Justin TE 6'04'' 255 03/15/1979 5 Oregon
56 Pope, Derrick OLB 6'00" 232 05/4/1982 3 Alabama
85 Rader, Jason TE 6'04" 274 04/12/1981 1 Marshall
38 Riggs, Jr., Gerald RB 5'11" 229 09/28/1983 0 Tennessee
98 Roth, Matt DE 6'04" 272 10/14/1982 2 Iowa
88 Russell, Cliff WR 5'11'' 190 02/8/1979 3 Utah
76 Shaw, Josh DT 6'03'' 305 09/17/1979 3 Michigan State
70 Shelton, L.J. T 6'06'' 345 03/21/1976 8 Eastern Michigan
48 Sinclair, Matt LB 6'02" 245 07/24/1982 1 Illinois
74 Smith, Wade T 6'04'' 318 04/26/1981 3 Memphis
59 Spragan, Donnie OLB 6'03' 242 07/12/1976 5 Stanford
99 Taylor, Jason DE 6'06'' 255 09/1/1974 10 Akron
54 Thomas, Zach MLB 5'11'' 228 09/1/1973 11 Texas Tech
45 Thompson, Chris CB 6'00" 190 05/19/1982 2 Nicholls State
61 Thompson, Orrin T 6' 06" 310 11/11/1982 1 Duke
26 Tillman, Travares FS 6'01'' 205 10/8/1977 6 Georgia Tech
94 Traylor, Keith NT 6'02'' 337 09/3/1969 15 Central Oklahoma
16 Vick, Marcus QB 6'00" 216 03/20/1984 0 Virginia Tech
92 Vickerson, Kevin DT 6'05" 305 01/8/1983 1 Michigan State
83 Welker, Wes WR 5'09" 185 03/1/1981 3 Texas Tech
95 Wilkinson, Dan DT 6'04'' 340 03/13/1973 13 Ohio State
1 Wright, Rodrique DT 6'05" 303 07/31/1984 0 Texas
90 Zgonina, Jeff DT 6'02'' 290 05/24/1970 13 Purdue