PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger traveled with the Pittsburgh Steelers for this weekend's exhibition game in Washington, a further sign the quarterback's right foot injury is not serious.

The team did not issue an injury update before leaving Friday, saying none is required by the NFL during the preseason. No one with the team, however, has indicated the injury was more than minor.

Roethlisberger is not expected to play Saturday night against the Redskins. He was hurt Thursday in practice when 345-pound left tackle Max Starks stepped on the quarterback's foot.

Coach Mike Tomlin has declined to discuss the injury, which the Super Bowl champions have described only as being to Roethlisberger's foot. Trainers looked at the back of the quarterback's foot after he was hurt, an indication the injury might be to his Achilles' tendon, heel or his ankle.

Roethlisberger wore an ice pack on the back of his foot for the rest of the practice, but did not leave the field for treatment and, despite limping badly, joined in the end-of-practice huddle at midfield.

Even after getting hurt, Roethlisberger served as a third-base coach during the traditional end-of-camp offense vs. defense softball game Thursday night.

Teammates also gave no sign the injury concerned them, and some even yelled at Roethlisberger in jest for leaving the practice field on a golf cart.