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Poor Big Ben :o

http://sportsline.com/nfl/story/9493900

PITTSBURGH -- Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was badly hurt in a motorcycle crash Monday and undergoing surgery. The extent of his injuries was not known.


Roethlisberger was in serious but stable condition, said Dr. Larry Jones, chief of trauma at Mercy Hospital.

"He was talking to me before he left for the operating room," Jones said before the operation. "He's coherent. He's making sense. He knows what happened. He knows where he is. From that standpoint, he's very stable."

The 24-year-old Roethlisberger likes to ride without a helmet, a habit that once prompted coach Bill Cowher to lecture him on the dangers. It was not known whether Roethlisberger was wearing a helmet when he crashed.

The crash happened at an intersection at the edge of downtown at about 11:30 a.m. A pool of blood was still visible there by early afternoon.

Police spokesman Lt. Kevin Kraus said police and homicide units were investigating the crash, something standard when there is an accident with critical injuries. Kraus would give no details on the extent of Roethlisberger's injuries or if anyone else was injured.

Steelers backup quarterback Charlie Batch was at the emergency room. He had no comment.

A silver Chrysler New Yorker with damage to the front passenger fender was removed and Roethlisberger's bike was loaded onto a flatbed truck. Police were detouring traffic around the crash scene as onlookers and media gathered.

In only his second year in the NFL, Roethlisberger became the youngest quarterback to lead a team to the Super Bowl championship. He was 23 when he did it last February.

Roethlisberger has said in the past that he prefers not to wear a helmet. He has pointed out Pennsylvania's 35-year-old state law requiring helmets to be worn was amended to make helmets optional.

In May 2005, Cowher warned him about safe riding after Cleveland tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. was injured in a motorcycle accident. Winslow tore knee ligaments and was lost for the season.

"He talked about being a risk-taker and I'm not really a risk-taker. I'm pretty conservative and laid back, but the big thing is to just be careful," Roethlisberger said at the time. "I'll just continue to be careful. I told him we don't ever ride alone, we always ride in a group of people, and I think it makes it even more safe."

Roethlisberger continued to ride after Winslow's accident and that angered Terry Bradshaw, who quarterbacked the Steelers to four Super Bowl victories during the 1970s.

Visiting the Steelers' training camp last summer, Bradshaw remarked: "Ride it when you retire."

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DTP

Poor Ben

And this should be in player contracts that they cant ride motorcycles, I agree with Bradshaw ride it when you retire. I hope hes ok though.

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KirkHinrich12

He's stupid to not wear a helmet. I got hit by a car while I was riding my bike last year. I'd have been killed if I wasn't wearing a helmet. I had a sprained left knee for 2 months, though.

loucifr

That?s too bad. He is off to one of the best QB starts ever. The knee injury sucks big time. I hope he?s ok.



ESON keeps showing the interview they did with Ben after Kellen Winslow II injury. In that interview Ben says he rides Harley?s but that looks like a sport bike.



Was Ben at fault? He hit the car the car didn?t hit him.

Combs

Yea it would have been smart to be wearing a helmet..although not required to by law. Sounds like he's gonna be Ok though, hopefully.

When ya look at it tho, ya hear about people in Car Accidents just as much as ya do about Motorcycle accidents. Same kind of thing when you fly..you're safer in the air then driving on the freeway it's just people make a big deal over it. The injuries are usually more severe with a motorcycle tho.

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Ed the Ceo

As a person, I would hope that Ben gets better soon, as a Bengal fan.......

Raps

Not to be offensive or anything but... WHAT A DUMBASS!!!!! Way to wear your helmet football star he is lucky that he will make a full recovery but if it was first he can kiss goodbye to football.

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Ed the Ceo

Yo' Homie, lets go riding some day. Solders 4 life G.

Stealth

I heard today that the car that hit him was making an illegal turn. That guy/girl will be hated in Pittsburgh forever. Just like Bartman in Chicago.

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Ed the Ceo

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Stealth @ Jun 14 2006, 01:26 AM) [snapback]916[/snapback]</div>I heard this 2. But I also heard that its called a "Pittsburgh Left" and bascly they do this all the time.

Dlaw

Bad decision by Ben with no helmet. He did that interview saying everyone should be able to ride their motorcycles. His opinion may change after this. I hope he makes a recovery even though I cant stand the Steelers, you never wanna see a guy get hurt like that.

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mikster100

Ouch but he was stupid not to wear a helmet