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The NFL has determined Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's suspension for violating the league’s personal-conduct policy will be for four games. Roethlisberger left the NFL's corporate headquarters after a half-hour meeting with commissioner Roger Goodell in New York and was en route to Pittsburgh. Roethlisberger, who was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Georgia last May, will be eligible to play in the Steelers’ Oct.

When Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and team president Art Rooney II meet with NFL...

When Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and team president Art Rooney II meet with NFL...

PIttsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich tore his medial collateral ligament, according to Pro Players...

Pittsburgh Steelers fans have seen the last of Ben Roethlisberger for a while. The question of how long -- six games, four games, or three -- will be answered by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, perhaps as soon as today. The spotlight now is on Roethlisberger's replacement. While coach Mike Tomlin was expected to name seventh-year veteran Byron Leftwich as the stand-in during Roethlisberger's suspension, that plan likely will have to be scrapped.

The unique situation confronting the Steelers at their quarterback position turned more somber Thursday night when Byron Leftwich departed the final preseason game for good in the second quarter with a sprained left knee. Coach Mike Tomlin declined to speculate how long Leftwich might be out because he said he did not yet know the results of an MRI test on the quarterback.

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and team president Art Rooney II will meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell this morning in New York, but they will not be politicking to have his suspension reduced beyond two games, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has learned.

You are about to read a sentence that I never imagined in my wildest dreams that I would be writing this morning. The starting quarterback for your Steelers in their opening game against the Atlanta Falcons a week from Sunday will be Charlie Batch. Not Dennis Dixon. Really.

The Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Carolina Pathers in the last preseason game of the 2010.

Maybe Carolina Panthers coach John Fox had the right idea: Rest your starters in the final exhibition game. Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich, expected to replace Ben Roethlisberger during his suspension, injured his left knee in the second quarter as Pittsburgh beat the starter-less Panthers 19-3 on Thursday night.