Ben Roethlisberger's ankle injury not serious

will be out the first quarter! i hope!


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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