Ben Roethlisberger's ankle injury not serious
 

will be out the first quarter! i hope!
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All of Pittsburgh Steelers fandom held its collective breath on Sunday afternoon when news came that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger arrived at his postgame news conference with his right foot in a walking boot.

The veteran quarterback got injured on the second-to-last play of the game, when Miami Dolphins pass-rusher Cameron Wake came down on his foot/ankle.

Ben Roethlisberger on Sunday. (AP)

Despite the boot, Roethlisberger declared after the Steelers' 30-12 wild-card win over the Dolphins that he would be playing in Pittsburgh's next game, against the Chiefs.

And it looks like his ankle may not be a huge impediment: NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported on Monday that Roethlisberger's ankle "checked out OK. Doesn't seem to be a bad sprain."

Ron Cook, a columnist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, tweeted on Monday afternoon that Roethlisberger told him via email that his foot is "fine" and that Steelers' medical staff wanted him to wear the boot as a precaution.

The quarterback underwent an MRI on Monday, and told Cook that "it showed I aggravated an old foot fracture but nothing severe. I should be good to go [against Kansas City]." He is no longer wearing the walking boot.

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It's ok...that's not his raping ankle.

Coach: "Put on the boot. We'll mess with their heads a little, let them get their hopes up. Come game day you'll hit the field as usual, they'll all shit themselves."

BR: "Right coach"

Big Ben is a trooper..he will suck it up

Damnit, you beat me to the rape joke.

In my defense I was going to say, "Maybe the coeds will be able to get away from him now."

maybe it's to slow him down! :helpme so he can't catch any at the bars b4 game nite! :1orglaugh:1orglaugh