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Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger admits to knee pain after practice last week

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger practiced Wednesday and felt good. However, he admits to dealing with pain in the following days. "I felt good in practice, but then Thursday night it just didn't feel real good, it kind of ached on me a little bit, didn't sleep a lot," Roethlisberger said. "It was a little discouraging, but I guess that's part of the rehab process … I felt a little better Friday, not great. It felt better Saturday and I relayed those things to (coach Mike Tomlin). He decided it was better for me not to play.