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PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Steelers will start quarterback Dennis Dixon for Sunday’s season opener against the Atlanta Falcons, the team said on Monday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger loves to be the guy who gets his team out of trouble, throws the big touchdown pass, makes the play that changes a season.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was a conspicuous absentee when four of his team mates were voted captains for the season by their peers on Monday.

Ben Roethlisberger was not named a Steelers captain, and Dennis Dixon was named the starting quarterback during his suspension.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Hartwig, the Steelers’ starting center the past two seasons, was cut Saturday after the team failed to work out a trade for him.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger isn’t the only Steelers quarterback who might be out for four weeks.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich, expected to start during Ben Roethlisberger’s suspension, has injured his left knee during the first half of an exhibition game against Carolina.

Arizona is trying to gauge the interest in a trade for Matt Leinart, who has repeatedly failed to seize the starting quarterback’s job.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is finding it difficult to be patient with Lawrence Timmons.

The starting unit displayed moments of brilliance in a preseason game against Pittsburgh before the reserves were sent in.

On one sideline, Eli Manning wore a white baseball cap in lieu of a helmet, waiting for his forehead to heal. On the other, Ben Roethlisberger wore a backward cap between series of his first game in a season-long process to mend his reputation. In the Giants’ 24-17 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday in their second preseason game, each quarterback played a different — but no less noteworthy — role.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks and Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor were ejected in the opening minutes of their preseason game on Saturday night for throwing punches.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger was solid in his first preseason action with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Eli Manning was held out with a cut on his forehead as the Giants lost to the Steelers.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers may be fine without the suspended Ben Roethlisberger for the start of the season.

Quarterback Eli Manning will not play in the Giants’ preseason game against the Steelers because of difficulty in getting his helmet over a cut on his forehead.