Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has said and done all the right things in the time since he was slapped with a six game suspension by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell earlier this off-season.

But for the time being, that suspension is staying put right where it is, in spite of Roethlisberger’s exemplary behavior thus far in training camp, and while it’s still possible that it could be dropped down by a game or two, Goodell was fairly non-committal when pushed on the subject this morning at the Steelers training camp:

“I’m very encouraged by what he’s doing. I’ll take the period of time that I have before making the decision and make it probably right before the regular season.”

– NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell

Goodell later put to rest any speculation that Roethlisberger could see a reduction further than two games during a conversation he had at the Cleveland Browns training camp in Ohio:

“We created a framework of four to six weeks and I don’t see any reason to change that.”

For his part, Roethlisberger has stayed quiet on the topic, deferring to the commissioner and the league office on his regular season status, rather than lobbying for a reduction. While that certainly won’t be the deciding factor, it can’t hurt his cause, and will likely help when things are all said and done.

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