The Steelers' worst fears when Ben Roethlisberger left Sunday's 28-26 loss to the Seahawks Sunday afternoon were realized Monday morning.
The future Hall of Fame quarterback will require surgery on his right elbow and will miss the remainder of the 2019 season.
Roethlisberger had an MRI Sunday night. And the results were not good.
"Ben Roethlisberger had an MRI on his right elbow Sunday evening and it was determined by the Steelers’ medical team that surgery will be required," Mike Tomlin said in a release from the team. "We expect the surgery will be scheduled for this week. He will be placed on our Reserve/Injured List and is out for the season."
With the 37-year-old out for the remainder of the season, the Steelers will turn things over to second-year quarterback Mason Rudolph. Rudolph, a 2018 third-round draft pick, relieved Roethlisberger at halftime Sunday and threw for 112 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in the second half.
A two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback, Roethlisberger just signed a two-year contract extension with the Steelers in the offseason worth $68 million that keeps him under contract through the 2021 season.
But his long-term future with the team is now in doubt given the length of recovery time it sometimes takes for elbow surgeries.
Roethlisberger played in his 218th career game Sunday, moving him past former teammate Hines Ward into second place on the team's all-time list. All but two of those appearances have been starts, as Roethlisberger owns a career record of 140-70-1, including the postseason. That places him seventh on the league's all-time list for wins by a quarterback, three behind Dan Marino and four behind John Elway.
The Steelers traded third-string quarterback Josh Dobbs to the Jaguars last week for a fifth-round draft pick. Dobbs had been the team's primary backup to Roethlisberger in 2018 before being surpassed by Rudolph in the preseason.
The team is expected to sign rookie Devlin Hodges from its practice squad to replace Roethlisberger on the 53-man roster.
The Steelers have an open locker room session at 1:15 p.m. today.
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