Roethlisberger Suspension Reduced

As expected NFL commisoner Roger Goodell has reduced Ben Roethlisberger's six game suspension to four games. The Steelers quarterback has been suspended for violating the personal conduct policy of the NFL, after stories leaked that he had sexually assaulted a young woman inside of a bar.

Roethlisberger has the history of being quite the party animal, as the picture indicates. ;)

With the reduction in his suspension, Roethlisberger will be back under center for the Steelers October 17, in a home against against the Cleveland Browns.

This summer Pittsburgh had an open competition for the starting job between Dennis Dixon and Byron Leftwich to determine who will start the season's first four games.

Getting Roethlisberger back early will be a boon to the Steelers, that is if the team is 2-2 when the two-time Super Bowl champion returns. In the interim, Roethlisberger cannot practice with the team, or be anywhere near the facility until the suspension ends.