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The Pittsburgh Steelers plan to get a closer look at their two most recent draft picks at quarterback.

Rookie third-round pick Mason Rudolph and Josh Dobbs Sam Gagner Jersey , Pittsburgh's fourth-round selection in 2017, will see all of the playing time when the Steelers visit the Green Bay Packers for their second preseason game on Thursday.

"They're going to play exclusively," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. "(We) haven't detailed the division of labor, but those two guys will be featured."

On Tuesday, Tomlin ruled out veterans Ben Roethlisberger and Landry Jones for the game. The announcement came before Roethlisberger left Tuesday's training camp practice with a possible concussion.

"Ben Roethlisberger sustained a hit today in practice," Tomlin said through a team spokesman after practice. "He is being evaluated as part of the concussion protocol."

Roethlisberger was face down on the turf, surrounded by his teammates Scottie Upshall Jersey , after throwing a touchdown pass to JuJu Smith-Schuster during a best-of-seven competitive 2-point conversion drill between the offense and defense.

Roethlisberger was helped to his feet and sat on a water cooler with a towel over his head as practice continued. He touched his head several times and eventually walked off the field under his own power with trainers and team doctors.

Right guard Marcus Gilbert said Roethlisberger rolled out and ran into him as he blocked linebacker Keion Adams.

"It didn't look too pretty," Gilbert said. "But when he got up he seemed to be a little bit better. That's my guy. I wouldn't want to see anything happen to him, especially in a practice like this."

Center Maurkice Pouncey was optimistic about Roethlisberger's injury.

"No one really saw it, but I think he hit his head," Pouncey said. "We were all in a nervous situation, but he got up fine, he looked totally good Womens Evander Kane Jersey , and he walked off the field."

Tomlin praised Roethlisberger's work at training camp Tuesday morning.

"He's been really sharp, not only in terms of what he does, but just how he's communicating and helping in aiding the development of some people that are going to work alongside him," Tomlin said. "It's been a very positive experience."

Rudolph and Dobbs both ended practice with touchdown passes during the two-minute drill. Rudolph, the former Oklahoma State star, said he is anxious to see additional playing time on Thursday.

"I'm going to be preparing to play well and execute our plan," Rudolph said. "We have a great plan for Green Bay Michael Hutchinson Jersey , and whenever my number's called, I plan to go out and execute."

Tomlin also announced Tuesday that outside linebacker Bud Dupree is out of concussion protocol and will play Thursday against Green Bay. Dupree practiced in full on Tuesday for the first time since sustaining his concussion on Aug. 3.

Former North Carolina defensive tackle Dee Hardison, a member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame who played 11 seasons in the National Football League, has died. He was 61.

Tim Butler of Butler & Son Funeral Home in Clinton confirmed that Hardison died on Saturday at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, where he had been hospitalized for several weeks.

Hardison was named to The Associated Press all-America first team in 1977. He was co-captain of the 1977 team that went 8-3-1, won the Atlantic Coast Conference title and finished ranked 17th after losing to Nebraska, 21-17 Duncan Keith Jersey , in the Liberty Bowl.

Hardison was a second-round draft pick of the Buffalo Bills in 1978 and played there for three seasons. He spent five seasons with the New York Giants, two with the San Diego Chargers and a year with the Kansas City Chiefs before retiring after the 1989 season.

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