PITTSBURGH (93.7 the Fan) On the Friday afternoon before their Sunday Night Football bout in Los Angeles, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced who is in or out for the game.
While wide receiver Chase Claypool will be back in the lineup, TJ Watt and Joe Haden will be out.
One player in particular the Steelers did not give any information on is quarterback Ben Roethlisberger who is recovering from a case of COVID-19.
Roethlisberger may not have been mentioned because there is still a chance that he plays on Sunday.
The Steelers plane leave for LA on Saturday afternoon, and on Friday it was rumored that Roethlisberger gave a negative COVID test.
He will have to give a second negative test if he wants to clear protocol and play on Sunday.
A second test can come as late as Sunday morning, even after the rest of the team has left for LA, there is nothing stopping the Steelers from chartering a separate jet for Roethlisberger.
If the rumor is true, however, that he already gave a negative test as of Friday, it will be a lot easier to produce a second one prior to game time on Sunday.
As of now, on Friday, we have to wait and see if more results come in Saturday, or if this initial negative test really was just a false rumor.