Ben Roethlisberger Has Been Placed on the Steelers Reserve/COVID List

On Tuesday morning Ben Roethlisberger and three other Steelers were placed on the team's Reserve/COVID list.  They join tight end Vance McDonald who was placed on the COVID-19 list on Monday.

Roethlisberger hasn't tested positive for COVID-19 and could still take the field on Sunday for the undefeated Steelers.  If he continues to test negative he'll be eligible to come off of the list on Saturday.

Steelers placed QB Ben Roethlisberger, OL Jerald Hawkins, RB Jaylen Samuels, and LB Vince Williams on the Reserve/COVID-19 List.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 10, 2020

Steelers’ QB Ben Roethlisberger was deemed a high-risk, close contact, per source. Provided he passes COVID tests this week, he would be eligible to come off the list Saturday and play Sunday against the Bengals.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 10, 2020

To be clear, Steelers’ QB Ben Roethlisberger has tested negative and was placed on the Reserve/COVID list for close contacts, per source. Roethlisberger is said to have “been diligent” with his behavior around others.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 10, 2020

This isn't the first undesirable list Big Ben has been ended up on.  The time away from the team in isolation might be a bit of a blessing in disguise too.

He did get banged up in Sunday's win and could use a little extra one-on-one time with his walking boot.