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Before the Steelers scattered for the bye week, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger got on the practice field to do individual work and said that he hoped he’d be able to take on a full workload this week.

Roethlisberger is a couple of weeks removed from surgery on a torn meniscus in his knee and this week would put his return at the faster end of the timeline laid out when he was injured. There won’t be an injury report from the team until Wednesday and media members don’t have an open period of practice to see who is on the field, but Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Steelers players said that Roethlisberger worked with the team in Monday’s light session.

Roethlisberger had company among players practicing after they missed the team’s final game before the bye. Defensive end Cam Heyward missed two games overall with a hamstring injury, but was able to practice Monday. Right tackle Marcus Gilbert has been out for three games due to an ankle injury and, like Heyward, reported no physical issues after getting back on the field.

The Steelers will be in Baltimore this weekend for the first of their two games against the Ravens this year.