They may be better than their record, but Ben Roethlisberger, after preseason injury and illness, is not what he was.

Because of a rash of preseason injuries, they have played thus far using only eight scholarship athletes.

He didn't prepare himself to become the starting quarterback, but a preseason injury to another quarterback thrust him into the role.

The team suffered offensively against Dallas - a 35-0 rout - because it lacked cohesion as a result of preseason injuries.

The preseason injuries came in rapid succession.

In 2009, a preseason injury caused Cornish to miss 3 games.

Garcia was recovering from a preseason injury, but was still named the starter.

Last year, the Jets never recovered from Pennington's preseason injury.

Wide receiver Jordan Shipley participated in his first game since a preseason injury.

A preseason injury sidelined Eddie Mason, the team's best special-teams player, for the season.