You always take a risk playing important players in the preseason, and tonight the Steelers may have learned that first hand, as QB Byron Leftwich hurt his knee in the teams win over the Panthers at home. The Trib reports that it’s a knee injury and Leftwich was taken out of the game after [...]
Ben Roethlisberger, Byron Leftwich or Dennis Dixon? It sounds like the way Mike Tomlin is talking it won’t matter who gets the start Sunday when the team takes on the Denver Broncos in the high altitude of Denver.
Tomlin played his usual cat and mouse game again today, not saying who would start the game [...]
All signs point to Dennis Dixon finally being given the chance to start on Sunday night when the Steelers play in Denver. Dixon has been the star at the QB spot the first two games, and is making a big push to be the starter come opening day against Atlanta.
“I intend to give Dennis [...]
Ben Roethlisberger saw his first action of the preseason last night and most felt that he played well as the team came out with a 7-point win over the New York Giants.
Roethlisberger completed six of eight passes for 76 yards and led the Steelers on a long drive that ended with a field goal. [...]
Byron Leftwich was supposed to be the franchise QB the Jaguars were waiting for. Instead, while the team had some success with him under center, it was basically four years of .500 football as the team went 24-20 in those seasons.
It still hurt the former first-round pick none the less when he was let [...]
It appears that Byron Leftwich will be the teams starter for tonight’s preseason game vs the Lions. This according to various reports on Twitter, and also Steelers radio PBP man Bill Hillgrove stated that Leftwich will be the first one under center as well. As far as Ben Roethlisberger getting playing time tonight, [...]
You knew that this had to be coming at some point. Dennis Dixon is not the happiest guy in the world, as he is clearly behind vet Byron Leftwich on the depth chart, and for really no reason.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich enters training camp as the top backup behind Ben Roethlisberger, and the [...]
Mike Tomlin has declared that he will know his starting quarterback when training camp gets rolling in July, and all indications are Byron Leftwich will be the teams starter opening day against the Falcons at Heinz Field. The move leaves Dennis Dixon sitting on the sidelines, and it’s a move that will likely be [...]
Byron Leftwich has been getting the bulk of the first-team reps at Pittsburgh’s OTAs so far, according to NFL.com. Leftwich will have every opportunity to claim the Steelers’ starting job for as long as Ben Roethlisberger remains suspended. It sounds like Leftwich would really have to struggle for Dennis Dixon to get a shot at [...]
If you are wondering who is going to be the starting QB for the Steelers come opening day, all indications at this point look like it will be veteran Byron Leftwich:
At least for the moment, Byron Leftwich is looking as if he will be Pittsburgh’s Week 1 starter, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He apparently [...]
