Leftwich emerging as Roethlisberger's replacement - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

Leftwich emerging as Roethlisberger's replacement - NFL - Yahoo! Sports: "Leftwich emerging as Roethlisberger’s replacement
By ALAN ROBINSON, AP Sports Writer
6 hours, 28 minutes ago
Buzz up! 8 PrintPITTSBURGH (AP)—The competition to temporarily replace Ben Roethlisberger(notes) as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback is becoming a one-man race.
Byron Leftwich(notes) is handling nearly all of the first-team snaps in practice, a strong indicator he will be the starter while Roethlisberger serves his six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin wants to go into training camp with what he calls a “pecking order” defined at quarterback. So far, that’s Leftwich, followed by third-year QB Dennis Dixon(notes) and longtime backup Charlie Batch(notes).
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