[simple simon]

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had an emergency appendectomy after becoming ill before practice on Sunday and will miss Thursday's NFL season opener against Miami.

Coach Bill Cowher said Roethlisberger will be evaluated each week, and he was not certain how long the quarterback will be out.

Charlie Batch, the former Detroit 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.

FOX Sports - - Roethlisberger has emergency appendectomy

well that sucks, but they will still beat Miami

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by simple simon

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had an emergency appendectomy after becoming ill before practice on Sunday and will miss Thursday's NFL season opener against Miami.

Coach Bill Cowher said Roethlisberger will be evaluated each week, and he was not certain how long the quarterback will be out.

Charlie Batch, the former Detroit 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.

FOX Sports - - Roethlisberger has emergency appendectomy

well that sucks, but they will still beat Miami

I have been there, done that...at 14... I wasn't suppose to run for 4-6 weeks...ran a 440 relay 10 days later...ran okay...parents yelled at me...threw up afterwards...Ben is probably in a lot better shape...still can't be good going into the opener.

[EmpireWF]

I think Miami can upset Pittsburgh, they have a ton of talent on their team. It seems Pittsburgh has faced a lot of adversity and the season hasn't even begun yet. Can Cowher rally his team together like he did late last year? If not, it's going to be a long year.

[Lefty Noob]

Coach Bill Cowher said Roethlisberger will be evaluated each week, and he was not certain how long the quarterback will be out.

Now this is the scariest part of this - one game, not a real big deal. But with Cowher saying that Ben's going to be re-evaluated each week? Makes me think they're looking at Batch for 2-3 games at least. And there are currently no other QBs on the roster, if I'm not mistaken, so what happens if Batch goes down?

[ThePundit]

I was thinking of Pittsburgh in suicide this week but I can forget that.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Now this is the scariest part of this - one game, not a real big deal. But with Cowher saying that Ben's going to be re-evaluated each week? Makes me think they're looking at Batch for 2-3 games at least. And there are currently no other QBs on the roster, if I'm not mistaken, so what happens if Batch goes down?

Well, the darn thing has to heal...The stiches can easi;y ripe open...I think if you are going for a jog or something its one thing...to get hit in the area...or twist and streach violently...well that's another...the kid is jinxed any way...