Roethlisberger says game might be his last at home

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said Monday night’s game against the Cleveland Browns could be his last at Heinz Field.

“I don’t ever speak in definites or guarantees,” Roethlisberger said Thursday. “That’s just not what I’ve ever done, or who I am. But looking at the bigger picture, I would say that all signs are pointing that this could be it.”

Mayfield: Threats ‘not anything new’

Baker Mayfield’s focus is solely on the Pittsburgh Steelers. He’s got no time for the “keyboard warriors.”

The Browns’ polarizing quarterback downplayed death threats he got after his four-interception performance at Green Bay, calling attacks by his critics on social media “empty threats” and “ignorant.”

“It’s just one of those things that it’s blown up to be a much bigger deal on the outside,” Mayfield said Thursday on a Zoom call after practice. “It’s not like it’s anything new for us.”.

Odds and ends

The Colts activated All-Pro linebacker Darius Leonard and two other starters from the COVID list . ...

Rams left tackle Andrew Whitworth came off the COVID list, becoming the final starter to leave a list that has included at least 35 members of the team over the past month . ...

The Broncos canceled practice Thursday as they retested five players whose got both positive and negative results. They held virtual meetings and planned to expand Friday’s practice to make up for the lost time on the field .. ...

Cleveland Browns center JC Tretter, the NFL Players Association president, was activated from the COVID list along with rookie cornerback Greg Newsome, who also had been in concussion protocol, and kicker Chase McLaughlin . ...

The Packers activated wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling off the COVID list.