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Losing in the Super Bowl isn't the only pain Roethlisberger has had to overcome this offseason. The Steelers QB said a broken foot hobbled him so much toward the end of last season that "there were times during practice and games where I didn't feel like I'd be able to walk." The good news, Roethlisberger said, is his right foot -- he broke a bone in it and later aggravated the injury -- has almost fully healed and that the NFL lockout has allowed the eighth-year veteran to rest it more than usual.
Reported by the Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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The potentially unsettling news for Roethlisberger and the Steelers: There is a chance he may need surgery on his foot at some point, an option Roethlisberger considered after last season. "It's going to be something where we're just going to have to, in essence, play it by ear," Roethlisberger told Tribune-Review staffer Scott Brown. "If it continues to be as painful as it was at the end of last year, then I'm going to probably have to have the surgery." But, Roethlisberger added, "It's doing really good. It's healed up. Obviously, it helps when I'm not cutting and planting and doing all of these different activities. It's really come a long way. I haven't had too many problems with it recently." Roethlisberger reinjured his right foot late last November at Buffalo. He wore a cleat fitted with two metal plates for the rest of the season, and that included practices as well as games. We suspect he'd take a similar course if the foot becomes an issue again during the 2011 season.
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