It was landing on his elbow as he got sacked that caused Roethlisberger’s injury. (J.D. Cavrich/www.altoonamirror.com)

The media storm hit Pittsburgh in full force Tuesday morning, just hours after Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger left the Monday Night Football game at Heinz Field against the Kansas City Chiefs after taking a sack.  Roethlisberger was evaluated in the locker room and subsequently sent to a local hospital that night for an MRI to further evaluate his injury.  His agent, Ryan Tollner, mysteriously called the injury “non-traditional” and said it was ”unique” and “not something the training staff typically sees.”

Twitter buzzed for hours as sports reporters speculated whether the franchise QB had sustained a shoulder separation or merely a sprain to the shoulder on his all-important throwing arm.  The following day, head coach Mike Tomlin described the injury as a sternoclavicular (SC) joint sprain.  » Continue reading “House Calls: Demystifying Ben Roethlisberger’s Injury”