▁Fal cons . ▁He ▁worked ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Tit ans ▁in ▁July . ▁ ▁First ▁st int ▁with ▁Ste el ers ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Left wich ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ste el ers ▁to ▁a ▁one - year ▁deal ▁after ▁Pitts burgh ' s ▁backup ▁Charlie ▁B atch ▁was ▁injured ▁in ▁a ▁pr ese ason ▁game . ▁The ▁contract ▁was ▁worth ▁$ 1 , 6 4 5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁included ▁a ▁$ 1 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁signing ▁bonus . ▁Left wich ▁started ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season ▁as ▁the ▁backup ▁to ▁quarter back ▁Ben ▁Ro eth lis berger . ▁" I ' m ▁the ▁gu y ▁sitting ▁in ▁the ▁b ull pen ," ▁he ▁stated ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season . ▁" If ▁something ▁were ▁to ▁happen , ▁I ▁have ▁to ▁go ▁out ▁there ." ▁Left wich ▁performed ▁well ▁throughout ▁the ▁season ▁when ▁called ▁upon , ▁appearing ▁in ▁five ▁games . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season , ▁he ▁completed ▁ 2 1 ▁of ▁ 3 6 ▁attempts ▁for ▁ 3 0 3 ▁yards ▁and ▁two ▁touch down s ▁with ▁no ▁inter ception s ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 0 4 . 3 ▁passer ▁rating , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁r ushing ▁for ▁one ▁touch down . ▁Left wich ▁earned ▁a ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁ring ▁as ▁the ▁Ste el ers ' ▁backup ▁when ▁the ▁Ste el