PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Ben Roethlisberger is blaming Emmanuel Sanders Kids Jersey his early exit from last Sunday's loss to Seattle on a headache. Mike Tomlin says his franchise quarterback has a concussion.Either way, the Pittsburgh Steelers star will remain under the NFL-mandated concussion protocol this week as Pittsburgh prepares to face Indianapolis. So will linebacker Ryan Shazier, who left in the second quarter of the 39-30 defeat with symptoms.''We will do what we always do with those guys,'' Tomlin said Tuesday. ''We will be very diligent about their care. We will lean on the expert advice of our medical team, who always does a great job. We will do what is appropriate at the end of the week, or whenever that decision-making time is.''Tomlin's remarks were in contrast to what Roethlisberger offered on his weekly radio appearance on 93.7 The Fan.Roethlisberger described his Jimmy Graham Kids Jersey condition as a ''traumatic ocular migraine'' that limited his peripheral vision, a symptom Roethlisberger said cleared up after about 30 minutes. Tomlin declined to speculate on whether Roethlisberger and the team were ''splitting hairs'' over his diagnosis.''I'm no doctor, and I'm not going to try to get into that,'' Tomlin said. ''I give him credit for taking a bite out of that and trying to maybe explain the circumstance. I'm going to leave that up to the experts. What I will say is he has sustained what is described as a concussion, and he is in the protocol.''The five-step process doesn't preclude Roethlisberger from playing next weekend, though he must pass several hurdles on his way back to the field.Roethlisberger said on his show he anticipates practicing when the Steelers (6-5) return to work on Wednesday, but under guidelines set by the league it's more likely he and Shazier will be limited early in the week.''Even if they feel better they are going http://www.steelersnflofficialprostore.com/AUTHENTIC+ANTWON+BLAKE+JERSEY to remain in the protocol,'' Tomlin said. ''We are going to do our due diligence under the guidelines that have been prescribed in recent years.''The regiment includes a rest and recovery period, light aerobic exercises, supervised cardiovascular workouts, non-contact drills and passing a concussion test.Roethlisberger appeared to be injured midway through the fourth quarter after being hit by Seattle defensive lineman Michael Bennett.
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