The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger returned to take part in team practices Wednesday. Inevitably, he had to say something about what happened to him previously. Roethlisberger did and tried to convince people that he is now a better man than he was a few weeks ago.
The statement was brief and the quarterback answered only two questions. But that was enough to express his determination to live a different kind of life, which is more fulfilling and troubles. He is also expected to change his way to treat women. The 28-year-old young man said that he was sorry for disappointing so many people and promised to be both a better player and man.
Roethlisberger also expressed apology to former Steelers star quarterback, Terry Bradshaw, who criticized his behavior in early offseason, and Roethlisberger said bad words on the Hall of Famer, too at that time. Now, after a few days of thinking into his life, Roethlisberger seemed to realize his mistake so clearly that he also realized his reaction to others’ criticism was also incorrect. To show his honesty, Roethlisberger said he could wear Terry Bradshaw jersey during practice so that everyone could remember the former star’s correctness and greatness.
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
Big Ben suspected players may not comply with new policies
The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said he supports the NFL’s stricter policies on allowing players to return on the field after sustaining head injuries. But he just suspects whether all players will comply with the policies completely.
Speaking to reporters in Green Bay on a conference call Wednesday, Roethlisberger said he believed league officials have players’ best interests in mind. But he doubted players won’t be “completely honest” about injuries because they want to keep playing or their team needs them to put on NFL jerseys to give a hand.
Roethlisberger sat out the Steelers’ Nov. 29 loss at Baltimore because of a concussion. This month, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to teams about the new policy which rules that a player should not be allowed to return to action if he showed certain symptoms, including an inability to remember assignments or plays, a gap in memory, persistent dizziness, and persistent headaches. Comparing to the previous standard which said a player should not be allowed to return if he lost consciousness, the new policy is much stricter.
Speaking to reporters in Green Bay on a conference call Wednesday, Roethlisberger said he believed league officials have players’ best interests in mind. But he doubted players won’t be “completely honest” about injuries because they want to keep playing or their team needs them to put on NFL jerseys to give a hand.
Roethlisberger sat out the Steelers’ Nov. 29 loss at Baltimore because of a concussion. This month, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to teams about the new policy which rules that a player should not be allowed to return to action if he showed certain symptoms, including an inability to remember assignments or plays, a gap in memory, persistent dizziness, and persistent headaches. Comparing to the previous standard which said a player should not be allowed to return if he lost consciousness, the new policy is much stricter.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Steelers did not respond to QB Roethlisberger’s WWE appearance
As the schedule goes, the Pittsburgh Steelers will play against the San Diego Chargers on Sunday and hold a team meeting next Monday. Therefore, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will be kind of pressed of time as he will appear at the televised WWE Raw show Monday, less than 24 hours after Sunday’s game, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
The Big Ben’s schedule clashes with the team’s routine, which allows players to make such appearances during a season only during a bye week. But Roethlisberger’s WWE Raw show would be followed by a Sunday game against the Lions at Detroit. He will also take his offensive linemen with him but did not tell the coaches in advance about what he is going to do.
But it seemed that Roethlisberger got the team’s acquiesce to do what he likes when he is not wearing steelers jersey. Neither the team nor coach Mike Tomlin gave any comment about Roethlisberger serving as the guest host at the Show. Wednesday is usually the day Roethlisberger speaks to reporters; however he just declined to talk yesterday.
The Big Ben’s schedule clashes with the team’s routine, which allows players to make such appearances during a season only during a bye week. But Roethlisberger’s WWE Raw show would be followed by a Sunday game against the Lions at Detroit. He will also take his offensive linemen with him but did not tell the coaches in advance about what he is going to do.
But it seemed that Roethlisberger got the team’s acquiesce to do what he likes when he is not wearing steelers jersey. Neither the team nor coach Mike Tomlin gave any comment about Roethlisberger serving as the guest host at the Show. Wednesday is usually the day Roethlisberger speaks to reporters; however he just declined to talk yesterday.
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