FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have signed guard Mitch Petrus to shore up their battered offensive line.
Petrus, released Nov. 3 after playing six games this season with the New York Giants, signed Tuesday after New England’s starting guards left Sunday’s 37-31 win over the Buffalo Bills with injuries. Logan Mankins hurt his left ankle, and Dan Connolly injured his back.
The Giants drafted Petrus in the fifth round out of Arkansas in 2010. He played 23 games for them, starting three.
The Patriots also made two practice squad moves involving linebackers, signing Jeff Tarpinian and releasing Jerrell Harris.
Roethlisberger injury
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has a sprained right shoulder and his status for Sunday’s showdown with AFC North rival Baltimore is uncertain.
Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Roethlisberger is “questionable” and is waiting for more details on the quarterback’s condition. Roethlisberger left Monday night’s 16-13 overtime win over Kansas City in the third quarter after getting slammed to the ground by Chiefs linebackers Tamba Hali and Justin Houston.
Veteran backup Byron Leftwich filled in and completed 7 of 14 passes for 73 yards. Leftwich’s last start came in 2009 while playing for the Atlanta Falcons.
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