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Following up on the previous item. ... The Steelers signed Leftwich to be their backup quarterback, choosing him over Daunte Culpepper after bringing both veteran quarterbacks to training camp today. Leftwich (6-5, 242) and Culpepper (6-4, 260) each passed physicals in Pittsburgh this morning and reported to training camp in Latrobe for individual workouts while the Steelers debated which quarterback to sign.
Reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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The move to sign Leftwich, a former No. 1 pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars, was necessitated when Charlie Batch, 33, broke his right collarbone in Friday night's pre-season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, a 16-13 victory. ... Batch will have surgery Monday that will keep him out a minimum six weeks.
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