Roethlisberger gets 4-6 game suspension

According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter, Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger will be getting a 4-6 game suspension.

It’s a conditional suspension that will be dependent on Roethlisberger’s behavior and compliance with evaluators.

Supposedly, the Steelers were bracing for a possible eight-game suspension, so this is a bit of a relief. But this would explain yesterday’s trade for Byron Leftwich.

UPDATE: Adam Schefter reports the Steelers are shopping Ben to teams with top ten picks.