Roethlisberger to work out in Pittsburgh during suspension

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger plans to work out with noted quarterbacks coach George Whitfield Jr., and remain in Pittsburgh while he serves his NFL suspension.

Roethlisberger, who will learn Friday if he'll be suspended for six games or four games when he meets Friday with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that he might coach high school players.

"I don't know if it's going to be a discussion, it's going to be a question and answer or (Goodell) just does all of the talking," Roethlisberger said. "I think there are probably a lot of things I could tell him but I want to make sure that we have the right answers and the truth and the things we think will be beneficial."

Roethlisberger said he'll stay in football shape.

"I am going to be doing a lot of drills, a lot of drops," Roethlisberger said. "I will do everything humanly possible that I can do to stay as sharp as I can with the things I am allowed to do."

Roethlisberger said he's aware that he won't change the perception about him. necessarily right away.

"I've known from day one this is not going to be an overnight process," he said. "You're not going to win people back overnight. You're not going to win all of them back period. I wish I could but it's just not going to happen.

"But like I said my actions will speak volumes over the next days, weeks, months and years.Over the years of seeing me and seeing that it's not just talk, more people will come around."

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