In late August, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger mentioned that getting hit was going to be a giant a part of his return to lively obligation after lacking 14 video games final season.

The dearth of a preseason schedule signifies that Roethlisberger needed to wait till the season opener in opposition to the Giants earlier than he had an opportunity to take a shot. He bought that out of the way in which in a 26-16 win over the Giants and he mentioned on Wednesday that he’s nonetheless feeling the aftermath of getting hit.

He added that the excellent news is that his surgically-repaired proper elbow is the one a part of his physique not feeling the consequences of the night time’s work.

“I used to be saying immediately I really feel like I used to be simply in a automobile accident,” Roethlisberger mentioned, through Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com. “Yesterday I felt like I used to be in a trainwreck. Hopefully tomorrow it’ll really feel like I simply fell off a motorbike. I’m positively sore. The excellent news is my arm is the one factor that doesn’t harm.”

Roethlisberger threw three touchdowns in Monday night time’s win, however mentioned he felt rust early and late in his first outing in almost a 12 months. With that and taking a success out of the way in which, he’ll strive for a extra polished efficiency in opposition to the Broncos this week.

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