Steelers coach Mike Tomlin to replace Ben Roethlisberger as youth football camp leader

Coach Tomlin steps in for Big Ben at youth camp

PITTSBURGH — The NFL season isn’t close to starting, yet Steelers coach Mike Tomlin already is replacing his quarterback.

Due to the off-field problems that led to Ben Roethlisberger’s six-game suspension, Tomlin has agreed to replace his quarterback in putting on a three-day youth football camp that will be held next month at a suburban Pittsburgh high school.

Formerly known as the Ben Roethlisberger Football Camp, the camp is now being called the Coach Tomlin Football Camp, and will be held June 21-23 at Mars Area High School. The camp costs $249 and is open to youngsters between the ages of 7 and 14.

While it is uncertain if any of the 20 sponsors threatened to pull out, they clearly were concerned about things such as attendance if Roethlisberger remained in charge.