Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will take part in 11-on-11 drills Wednesday for the first time since injuring his knee in Week 3, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Roethlisberger participated in 7-on-7 drills last week, but he is expected to take increase his activity level Wednesday and try out several knee braces in an effort to play this week. The team will update his status after practice, but it will not be known until later in the week whether he will be able to return to action in Week 7.