Ben Roethlisberger has AC sprain, torn ligaments in throwing shoulder

ByABC News
January 12, 2016, 11:59 AM

— -- Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger confirmed during his weekly radio show Tuesday that he has a sprained AC joint and torn ligaments in his throwing shoulder.

Roethlisberger told 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh that his right shoulder is "definitely sore" but maintained that his status is still day-to-day as the Steelers prepare for Sunday's AFC divisional round game against the Broncos in Denver.

Multiple sources told ESPN on Monday that Roethlisberger is likely to play against Denver. The three-time Pro Bowler said Tuesday that he would "do whatever I can to be out there, but not at the expense of my team."

"I'll go in tomorrow with the intent to see what I can do," Roethlisberger said during the interview. "I honestly don't know."

Roethlisberger suffered the injury in the third quarter of Saturday's playoff victory over the rival Bengals, when his shoulder was driven into the turf on a sack by Cincinnati linebacker Vontaze Burfict.

"I haven't tried to throw a football since the game, and maybe that's not even the right thing to do right away," Roethlisberger said. "I'll see the doctors and trainers tomorrow, we'll evaluate kind of how I feel.

"If anything, maybe I can practice and hand off and still get some mental reps that way. So we'll really just kind of see how it goes tomorrow."

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler contributed to this report.