The Facts: According to Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com, Steelers GM Kevin Colbert said Roethlisberger will get another check-up on his surgically repaired elbow in Los Angeles next Friday, but the prognosis is positive. “All signs are good,” Colbert said. “We’re hopeful he can make a complete recovery.”

Diehards Line:Colbert didn’t get into specifics of the procedure — particularly whether it was Tommy John surgery performed last September — but said they were confident he’d return to form. “We don’t think he’s at the end of the road,” Colbert said. Roethlisberger will turn 38 in March, so the checkup next week will be one the Steelers are monitoring closely, as they plot their future.