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 Roethlisberger sprained the medial collateral ligament and a bone
bruise during a contest against the St. Louis Rams in Week Three. He
was limited in practice this week, which provided a glimmer of hope
he might be able to return.
When Roethlisberger was initially injured, the projection was that
he would miss four to six weeks.
Veteran Michael Vick will again start when the Steelers play the
Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Pittsburgh is 1-1 in Vick's two starts.
The Steelers will also be without safety Will Allen (ankle) and
linebacker Ryan Shazier (shoulder).
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The Indianapolis Colts listed quarterback Andrew Luck, still
recuperating from an injured right shoulder, as questionable for
Sunday night's game against the New England Patriots.
Luck, who has missed the last two games, has seen more practice time
this week and appears to be throwing the ball better.
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The Patriots are preparing for Luck and backup Matt Hasselbeck this
week. The 40-year-old Hasselbeck has gone 2-0 for the Colts after
Luck started the season 1-2.
"We prepare for all guys on the active roster. We just don't prepare
for one guy," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Friday. "It
wouldn't make any difference.
"Last week, (Tony) Romo was out, so we didn't have to prepare for
Romo, but it was (Brandon) Weeden, it was (Matt) Cassel, (Kellen)
Moore -- we don't know what they're going to do. And after the first
play of the game, anything can happen. Whoever you think is in there
could be somebody else anyways."
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The New Orleans Saints lost rookie offensive tackle Andrus Peat for
approximately four weeks with a knee injury, according to a
published report.
Peat, the 13th overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, suffered a
sprained medical collateral ligament during Thursday night's victory
over the Atlanta Falcons.
The injury occurred during the second start of Peat's career. He was
filling in for starter Terron Armstead, who is also sidelined with a
knee injury.
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Houston Texans outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney was ruled out
with a sprained ankle for Sunday's game against the Jacksonville
Jaguars.
Clowney suffered the injury on Oct. 8 against the Indianapolis
Colts. The next day after the Thursday night game, Clowney wore a
walking boot on his right foot and a few days later he wore a brace
on his ankle to practice. He missed all of this week's practices.
The Texans also listed defensive end Jared Crick as questionable
because of a knee injury that kept him out of practice this week.
Safety Quintin Demps and wide receiver Nate Washington were ruled
out with hamstring injuries.
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The Carolina Panthers ruled out defensive end Jared Allen and
linebacker A.J. Klein for Sunday's game against the Seattle
Seahawks.
Allen suffered a pinched nerve the day before the game against the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Oct. 4. He only played 35 snaps against the
Bucs and has not practiced all week as he struggled with feeling in
his foot. Wes Horton will start for Allen.
Klein suffered a concussion against Tampa Bay and has been in the
league's protocol. He practiced on a limited basis this week, but
did not receive final clearance from the independent neurologist.
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