Ben Roethlisberger, Le’Veon Bell, Antonio Brown Won’t Play vs. Browns in Week 17

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With the AFC North division title already wrapped up, the Pittsburgh Steelers will sit quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, running back Le’Veon Bell and wide receiver Antonio Brown for Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns.  

Per Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin announced on Wednesday his star trio would not play in the regular-season finale.

The move has been expected since the Steelers defeated the Baltimore Ravens to win the AFC North in Week 16.

Roethlisberger said earlier in the week he felt the team should rest to focus on getting healthy if their playoff spot was secured. 

“If we’ve got a spot and the 3[-seed] clinched up, I think a lot of guys should get …

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