Spring Practices Important For Roethlisberger To Work With New Faces

It may just be football in shorts but there’s plenty of value to what’s happening at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex right now. And Ben Roethlisberger recognizes how significant these OTA sessions are.

“Pretty important,” he told the media Tuesday. “Like you said, whether it’s young guys, rookies, guys we brought from other teams. It’s definitely a new kind of challenge. That’s what makes it fun, too.”

Those new faces include Donte Moncrief, a veteran signed away from the Jacksonville Jaguars this March. He’ll be the first man up in replacing Antonio Brown, a role that won’t be filled by just any one player. He’ll function as a deep threat but also as the Steelers X receiver, having to beat…