Veteran backup quarterback Charlie Batch has re-signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, a transaction that provides some depth behind embattled starter Ben Roethlisberger.
The Steelers also have Dennis Dixon under contract.
Batch was inked to a two-year deal.
The 13-year NFL veteran from Homestead, Pa., will enter his ninth season with the Steelers since signing with his hometown team as an unrestricted free agent in 2002.
He spent the first four seasons of his NFL career with the Detroit Lions after being selected by Detroit in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft out of Eastern Michigan.
Batch has started 50 games in his NFL career, including four with the Steelers.
He has completed 819 of 1,461 passes for 10,050 yards (56.1 percent), 57 touchdowns, 44 interceptions and a 77.5 passer rating. Batch has thrown 135 passes and completed 76 for 1,034 yards (56.4 percent), eight touchdowns, four interceptions and an 88.3 passer rating during his Steelers career
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