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"According to a police source, Roethlisberger suffered a broken jaw, broke his left sinus cavity, suffered a 9-inch laceration to the back of his head, lost many teeth and has severe injuries to his knees from hitting the pavement."
The big thing to me is the "severe" injuries to the knees. If the man can't move, then he may never play again. I think if he's lucky, he will just sit out for the season.
I wonder if he had a no-motorcycle clause in his contract? Most athletes do.
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I was wondering about that myself. It only mentions that Cowher has had discussions with him about riding without a helmet, something Ben likes to do.
This will be interesting to watch over the next week or so.
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Dont understand these guys risking it all to ride a bike.
Remember Jason Williams that played for Chicago. his career is over before it ever got started thanks to a motorcycle crash.
Look at Kellen Winslow Jr.
Stay off the crotch rockets, they are an absolute death trap.
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Quote from: D? on June 12, 2006, 04:55:05 PM
Dont understand these guys risking it all to ride a bike.
Remember Jason Williams that played for Chicago. his career is over before it ever got started thanks to a motorcycle crash.
Look at Kellen Winslow Jr.
Stay off the crotch rockets, they are an absolute death trap.
Hence the reason why teams put motorcycle clauses on players contracts.? I'm willing to bet after all the scrutiny Big Ben got last year concerning riding a motorcycle without a helmet that he has some type of clause on his contract.
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Quote from: D? on June 12, 2006, 04:55:05 PM
Remember Jason Williams that played for Chicago. his career is over before it ever got started thanks to a motorcycle crash.
He's probably going to sign with New Jersey but he will never have the career that he had the potential for coming out of Duke
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Terry Bradshaws response:
You can bet that Steelers coach Bill Cowher isn't happy right now. He told Ben Roethlisberger to park his motorcycle last summer, but the 24-year-old quarterback basically told his coach, "Hey, this is a free country and I'm doing what I want to do."
As I write this, Roethlisberger is having surgery on a broken jaw after flying off his motorcycle Monday morning when his bike collided with a car near the 10th Street Bridge in Pittsburgh. Roethlisberger, who wasn't wearing a helmet, hit the car's windshield and opened a large gash on his forehead. His injuries are serious, but not considered life-threatening.
FOX's Terry Bradshaw also told Roethlisberger to "park the bike" on national television last season, apparently upsetting Roethlisberger in the porcess.
"I don't want to get into what I said, I just hope the kid is going to be all right," Bradshaw said today after hearing the news of the accident. "That sounds tough. It's too bad. I pray he's going to be OK."
You know it's bad when Terry Bradshaw has more common sense than you.
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Big Ben....good for him!
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Quote from: Drew on June 12, 2006, 05:52:46 PM
Big Ben....good for him!
That's a smartass thing to say for anyone.
Either way PA just passed the no helmet rule like 2 years ago, guess they should have thought that one through eh? Who the fuck doesn't ride a motorcycle without a helmet? I've been riding since I was 16 and I wouldn't dare go anywhere without it. I had one minor accident which my bike's gears locked up on me and I put it sideways. Luckily I rolled off in time (I was only going about 25) and when my head bumped my helmet saved me some worries.
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Let me start off by saying my wishes are with Ben and his family..
It was reported that he wasn't wearing a helmet, and in an interview he did last year he said he doesn't like to wear helmets.. this is pretty stupid and had he been wearing a helmet he may not have suffered the injuries that he did. I'm surprised the team didn't have some sort of a contract clause seeing as they knew he didn't wear a helmet, but like I said hope he is alright and recovers
As for the thing about the "serious knee injury" it is now believed that it is just something minor, so thats a good thing as far as football goes.. means he should be able to play this season.
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Quote from: Drew on June 12, 2006, 05:52:46 PM
Big Ben....good for him!
That's a smartass thing to say for anyone.
Too bad then! Cause I find it unbelievably stupid and a poor lack of judgment on his part for sure. If your gonna be this ignorant riding a motorcycle without a helmet then I guess it's fitting for Big Ben. I hope he's out for the season and is standing on the sideline with his sour puss face this year.
I haven't even heard you wonder about the other people involved in the accident.
How are they doing?
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Big Ben....good for him!
That's a smartass thing to say for anyone.
I haven't even heard you wonder about the other people involved in the accident.
How are they doing?
I know she was a lady about 62 years old. I heard one rumor that she was hurt rather bad. But thats only a rumor.
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Quote from: G2N2R on June 12, 2006, 10:25:44 PM
Let me start off by saying my wishes are with Ben and his family..
It was reported that he wasn't wearing a helmet, and in an interview he did last year he said he doesn't like to wear helmets.. this is pretty stupid and had he been wearing a helmet he may not have suffered the injuries that he did. I'm surprised the team didn't have some sort of a contract clause seeing as they knew he didn't wear a helmet, but like I said hope he is alright and recovers
As for the thing about the "serious knee injury" it is now believed that it is just something minor, so thats a good thing as far as football goes.. means he should be able to play this season.
I, too, wish Ben and his family well, and hope he makes a full and speedy recovery.
That being said, from a purely sports focused view, Pittsburgh should cut him, void his contract, and let him stew. They won't, but they should.
The Yankees did it with Aaron Boone a few years back because, in the off season, he ended up getting injured while playing basketball. When you're a professional athlete, you have a certain responsibility to keep youself in shape, and reduce any risks to your body in the offseason, and when not playing. It's how you make your living, and, in Ben's case, a big part of how your employer makes THEIR money...and there are traditionally "risk" clauses built into most standard contracts because of that. I'm not sure if Big Ben has one, but......I think the Steelers could make a good case against him. At the very least I'd make him sign a 1 year freebie extension to his contract.
What gets me is...the guy wears a helmet 16 weeks+ out of the year because there are 300 lb guys running at him at about 10 to 15 mph, tops. I would assume he does this not only because of the league rules, but to protect himself. But when riding on a 400 to 500 lb piece of steel at 50 to 70 MPH...the guy goes without one. I just don't get it.....
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Boy I'm so glad my Browns don't have anyone who would do something stupid with a motorcycle.
Oh wait.
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Quote from: Drew on June 12, 2006, 05:52:46 PM
Big Ben....good for him!
That's a smartass thing to say for anyone.
Too bad then! Cause I find it unbelievably stupid and a poor lack of judgment on his part for sure. If your gonna be this ignorant riding a motorcycle without a helmet then I guess it's fitting for Big Ben. I hope he's out for the season and is standing on the sideline with his sour puss face this year.
I haven't even heard you wonder about the other people involved in the accident.
How are they doing?
I was wondering about anyone dipshit, I was just saying it's very pathetic of you to cheer on an accident for anyone. Regardless of who was in it, if you feel it's funny to see someone get hurt, then you're pretty sad.
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Quote from: Drew on June 13, 2006, 07:45:37 AM
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Big Ben....good for him!
That's a smartass thing to say for anyone.
Too bad then! Cause I find it unbelievably stupid and a poor lack of judgment on his part for sure. If your gonna be this ignorant riding a motorcycle without a helmet then I guess it's fitting for Big Ben. I hope he's out for the season and is standing on the sideline with his sour puss face this year.
I haven't even heard you wonder about the other people involved in the accident.
How are they doing?
I was wondering about anyone dipshit, I was just saying it's very pathetic of you to cheer on an accident for anyone. Regardless of who was in it, if you feel it's funny to see someone get hurt, then you're pretty sad.
I hope you feel better about yourself to fall as low as to start calling me names. That's real intelligent.
If Big Ben is going to be this reckless in his judgement then I guess it's his loss. I wonder how safe he thinks he is now? It's his arogance of him telling his coaches and owner that he would continue to ride as he pleased. The part where I'm happy is not necessarily about him being hurt but the chance of him being lost for the season. It would be rightly served for his lack of judgement and arogance.
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Quote from: Drew on June 13, 2006, 04:54:53 PM
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Quote from: Drew on June 13, 2006, 07:45:37 AM
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Quote from: Drew on June 12, 2006, 05:52:46 PM
Big Ben....good for him!
That's a smartass thing to say for anyone.
Too bad then! Cause I find it unbelievably stupid and a poor lack of judgment on his part for sure. If your gonna be this ignorant riding a motorcycle without a helmet then I guess it's fitting for Big Ben. I hope he's out for the season and is standing on the sideline with his sour puss face this year.
I haven't even heard you wonder about the other people involved in the accident.
How are they doing?
I was wondering about anyone dipshit, I was just saying it's very pathetic of you to cheer on an accident for anyone.? Regardless of who was in it, if you feel it's funny to see someone get hurt, then you're pretty sad.
I hope you feel better about yourself to fall as low as to start calling me names. That's real intelligent.
If Big Ben is going to be this reckless in his judgement then I guess it's his loss. I wonder how safe he thinks he is now? It's his arogance of him telling his coaches and owner that he? would continue to ride as he pleased. The part where I'm happy is not necessarily about him being hurt but the chance of him being lost for the season. It would be rightly served for his lack of judgement and arogance.
I feel great about it, you're right there. And always remember. intelligence > ignorance.
Regardless if he's wreckless in his judgement, it's his life and it's the state's law that says that he's allowed to do it. Anyone can have a wreck, even if they're the safest person in the world. Shit happens, it's not something we wish upon each other or laugh at when it happens. However if you get a kick out of seeing people injured in accidents, I say sorry for you friend.
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Quote from: bill213 on June 13, 2006, 06:29:16 PM
However if you get a kick out of seeing people injured in accidents, I say sorry for you friend.
Never said anything to that degree Bill.
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I'm not making excuses for him, and yes I am a Steeler fan, but I think people forget that he's a young man. All that talent can't change the fact that
he's only 2 years out of college and after the sucess he's had , probably feels ( or felt ) a little invincible.
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Quote from: COMAMOTIVE on June 14, 2006, 05:59:22 PM
I'm not making excuses for him, and yes I am a Steeler fan, but I think people forget that he's a young man. All that talent can't change the fact that
he's only 2 years out of college and after the sucess he's had , probably feels ( or felt ) a little invincible.
well, since he got out of the hospital I think he's been humbled and lost his sense of invincibility (I totally agree w/ your post)
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