Throwback Thursday: The 2016 Rock Steelers Style Fashion Show
Wednesday’s Q&A with the media
“It will be cool. It will definitely be different because it’s such a small amount. Just to have some out there will be fun. And a lot of our families back in. My kids were so excited when I told them they could go to the game. To me that makes it worth it.” — Ben, on having fans in the stands this Sunday.
Excerpts by Teresa Varley, Steelers.com:
For Ben Roethlisberger, each week of the 2020 season has been a step in the right direction as he is coming back from elbow surgery that forced him to miss the vast majority of the 2019 season.
He has been his own worst critic through the first three games, but there has definitely been consistent progress as the offense is getting on a roll.
But with an unexpected bye last weekend after positive COVID-19 tests hit the Tennessee Titans organization, including players, forcing their Week 4 game to be pushed back to Week 7, Roethlisberger was asked how to prevent the break from ‘slowing his roll’ at all.
“The league already tried to slow it down, so I guess I am going to just start over from scratch and hope this week I didn’t take too many steps backwards,” said Roethlisberger. “Just try and see how it goes this week, I guess.”
Roethlisberger knows bye weeks are part of the NFL season, but the difference for the Steelers last week is they had already had multiple days of preparation for the Titans before finding out the game would be changed, and that can impact the flow.
“That is tough, especially someone like myself who was just starting to get back in the flow of things,” said Roethlisberger. “It’s not easy, but you’ve got to adjust, you’ve got to adapt and do the best that you can.”
Roethlisberger was asked about multiple media reports on Wednesday morning of additional Titans players testing positive for COVID-19 and that possibly putting their game against the Buffalo Bills this Sunday in jeopardy and if the NFL forces the Titans to forfeit this week as a result, does he think the league will force them to also forfeit the game that was to have been played against the Steelers last week and does he think the Steelers are getting the short end of […]
Teaming up for a great cause
The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation and Wendell August Forge have teamed up to create a new limited edition collection of Pittsburgh Steelers ornaments. The two-time Super Bowl Champion quarterback and the Pennsylvania giftware manufacturer are pre-launching the ornaments this week, with 50 percent of the proceeds to benefit Ben’s foundation.
Proceeds will go toward Ben’s mission to fund police and fire department K-9 units across the United States with a particular emphasis on support for working dogs in the Pittsburgh area. Since 2006, the Foundation has distributed in excess of $2.2 million in grants, over $1 million of which has specifically benefited K-9 programs in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Only 1,000 each of the four limited edition ornaments will be handcrafted at Wendell August Forge’s flagship facility near Grove City.
“When we make Steelers gifts, we always like to say ‘Made in Steelers country, for Steelers country.’ We’re just up the road from Pittsburgh, and our team here bleeds black and gold. We couldn’t be more excited to work with Ben’s foundation and help make a difference in the community. We think these ornaments are going to go quick.” — Christian Werner, Wendell August Forge President.
You can get the ornaments while supplies last at Wendell August’s website, www.wendellaugust.com/bigben7. Each is engraved with Ben’s signature on the back and collector’s number.
For more information on the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation, check out his foundation page here on the site or www.givingback.org.
Foster on Ben: ‘He never seems to get credit’
From Ramon Foster for DKSports.com:
Ben Roethlisberger is a future Hall of Famer. I don’t think anyone will dispute that statement. He’s part of the current golden generation of quarterbacks along with Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers. They are the Rolling Stones of NFL signal-callers. Each one is a Super Bowl champion. Each one is a multiple Pro Bowl selection.
But when it comes to the Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award, the Steelers’ franchise quarterback has received scant recognition. Heck, he’s never even been named All-Pro first or second team.
Did you know that?
Some Steelers fans probably are wondering about the MVP snub despite all the winning seasons and three trips to the Super Bowl. Well, Big Ben is in silent attack mode this year. Trust me on that. The Steelers are 3-0, and look like a contender reborn after he missed much of last season with the elbow injury.
We’re used to seeing our Steelers overshadowed for major awards, except when it comes time to hand out the gold blazers in Canton. Seriously, you’re telling me Chuck Noll was never worthy of one Coach of the Year honor? Crazy.
Note to the national media: There’s a team on the western side of Pennsylvania with all of the makings of a Super Bowl champ. And it’s being led by the ageless Roethlisberger.
No doubt, the defense is getting headlines, and rightfully so. But let’s not overlook a quarterback with a long history of being overlooked during awards season.
Big Ben has earned a reputation for being a backyard gunslinger, someone who takes a pounding to extend plays. That’s all good, but let’s not ignore the production. He never seems to get credit for dicing defenses like a 3-star Michelin chef. It’s just characterized as “Ben doing Ben things” and never much more .
I know it’s early, but his 105.2 passer rating is higher than any rating with which he’s finished a season. His touchdown-to-interception ratio is 7-to-1. I’m not oblivious to the outstanding starts of Russell Wilson and Josh Allen. We know Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson, the last two league MVPs, are going to get their love, too.
It’s not as though Roethlisberger’s supporting cast hasn’t been recognized. Antonio Brown is a four-time, first-team […]
Christmas is just around the corner!
It’s another Fan Friday!
“My grandfather John DeMidio, a WWII veteran from Elizabeth, PA, is going to turn 100 years old on October 13th, 2020. He is a HUGE Big Ben fan. We wanted Ben to know that he NEVER misses a game!” — Angela Leach.
When our attendings & residents root for the same football team…@steelers @_BigBen7 @CoachTomlin
“My friend Roger and I before last Sunday’s game. We haven’t seen each other since last year, and we used to talk about the games at work all the time. We were planning to go to a game this year with some other friends and family and then Covid-19 happened. And of course, we both love Ben…even though Roger doesn’t mention how handsome he is. Lol.” — Tara Henderson.
“My 9-yr old son Isaiah enjoying the last few sunny days by the water in New Jersey after our big win against the Texans.” — Murielle Raciti.
It’s good to have Ben back. This league is at its best when players like @_BigBen7 are out competing each week.
Just as its been at its best when other @steelers legends were out writing history on the field, week in and week out, across decades past.
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