“I’ve talked to him every day,” Canada said about Roethlisberger. “Talked about the plan, talked about what we’re thinking. Obviously, he’s also met with Sully (quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan) every day and gone through the specifics of those things.

“He’s preparing like he’s going to be there and be ready to go. It’s almost exactly like last year. It’s just all Zoom meetings. We’ve all got practice at that. He’s very much engaged, watching practice and knowing what’s going on.”