Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger Leaves Game With Ugly Knee Injury (Video)

The Pittsburgh Steelers welcomed Le’Veon Bell back Sunday, but they may have just lost their quarterback.

UPDATE (Sunday, Sept. 27 at 4:50 p.m. ET): NFL Media’s Albert Breer reports Roethlisberger will have an MRI on Monday.

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ORIGINAL STORY: Ben Roethlisberger suffered a scary injury when St. Louis Rams safety Mark Barron rolled up on the veteran QB, causing his left knee to bend in a very unnatural direction.

Roethlisberger stayed down on the field in obvious pain and later was carted off the field. The team announced Roethlisberger wouldn’t return.

#Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger has been taken to the locker room to be evaluated for a left knee injury. He will not return to the game.

— Burt Lauten (@SteelersPRBurt) September 27, 2015

Backup quarterback Michael Vick entered the game to replace Roethlisberger, and the initial speculation on his injury doesn’t look good.

#BigBen @steelers injures L knee. By video, appears to have MCL injury, hope ACL is sparred. pic.twitter.com/6IXKFz1emx

— David J. Chao, MD (@ProFootballDoc) September 27, 2015

Roethlisberger injury reminiscent of Brady's in 2008 … Defender on the ground, momentum carries him into the QB's knee.

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) September 27, 2015

Stay tuned for more updates on Roethlisberger’s status.

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