PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger practiced Friday after sitting out two days with a sore right shoulder, a sign he expects to play Sunday against Jacksonville.

Steelers players normally must take part in the final full practice of the week on Fridays before they can play on Sundays.

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin downplayed Roethlisberger's sore shoulder earlier in the week, saying the injury wasn't significant. However, Roethlisberger's absence from practice Thursday was a surprise that raised questions about whether he would play Sunday.

Roethlisberger is listed as questionable, meaning there is a 50-50 chance he will play. He has started the Steelers' last 28 games.

Roethlisberger felt soreness in his throwing shoulder during the Steelers' 34-13 loss Sunday at New England, but never left the game.

CRANBERRY TWP— Dan Rooney, chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers, will sign and discuss his new book, "Dan Rooney: My 75 Years with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL,"at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Barnes &Noble, 1000 Cranberry Square Drive.

SLIPPERY ROCK— Slippery Rock University senior offensive tackle Mike Butterworth was named to the Daktronics Inc. All-America second team.The 6-foot-7, 330-pound Butterworth was the cornerstone of an offensive line that helped SRUlead the PSACwith 262.3 rushing yards a game.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Broadway Joe was back on campus, finally getting a diploma to go with his football accolades.Joe Namath, who won a national championship with the Crimson Tide in 1964 but quit school before going on to become a pro football great, returned to the University of Alabama on Friday to pick up the degree he earned 42 years later.Namath completed a 30-hour program over the last five years to earn a bachelor of arts degree in interdisciplinary studies. Bum knees aside, Namath will be one of 900 graduates to walk across the stage at Coleman Coliseum during commencement Saturday morning."It was fun, but it was hard," Namath, 64, said at a news conference. "I had a very difficult time getting myself to sit down and spend the time (studying)"