This one is a heads-up to fans for next week….

From Steelers.com today:

Roethlisberger to talk live with fans next week – fans can join this exclusive event as Steelers Nation Unite members talk live with QB Ben Roethlisberger on Tuesday afternoon.


With the start of the regular season rapidly approaching, fans are ready and excited to see what the 2017 campaign holds for the team. For fans wanting to know more about the outlook and expectations for the season, Steelers Nation Unite is delivering an exciting opportunity to get connected and be in the know next week.

On Tuesday, August 29, hear about the start of a new season, the team’s expectations and more when QB Ben Roethlisberger sits down to answer fans’ questions in a live fan forum conference call, delivered by Steelers Nation Unite.

With the Official Home of Steelers Nation, members will have a chance to ask questions directly to Roethlisberger over the phone and listen in as he talks about the upcoming season and more. There will also be an option for members to listen live and submit questions online for this exciting event.

To be part of this live interaction, known as The Huddle, presented by Hyundai, fans can simply visit SteelersNationUnite.com to sign up for free and become official members. By filling out their profile and subscribing to mobile communications, members will receive a call directly to their phone so they can join in when the event begins next Tuesday afternoon. Members will also find the link to listen live at SteelersNationUnite.com, along with other exclusive content that only members can access.

Join now and see the benefits and rewards that come with being a member, including opportunities to win game day field experiences, travel to a Steelers away game, earn discounts at the Steelers Pro Shop online store, and much more. Make this season even more rewarding as an official member of Steelers Nation Unite.


For information on downloading the app, click here.

Daddy is welcomed home from training camp by the whole Roethlisberger clan: Ashley, Benjamin Jr. and the boys, Hercules and Zeus.

From Teresa Varley, Steelers.com:

Ben expects to play for the first time this preseason when the Steelers host the Indianapolis Colts at Heinz Field on Saturday night.

He just doesn’t expect to be out there too long, though.

“I think that’s what it’s going to depend on how well we play, how long we play,” said Roethlisberger. “I’ll probably go two series.”

Roethlisberger said the playing time is about getting the offense fine-tuned in advance of the season opener against the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 10.

“Looking just to click, move the ball, and pick up first downs,” said Roethlisberger. “Obviously getting in the end zone is always a big deal. We want to move the ball.”

He will still be without one of his biggest weapons on offense, running back Le’Veon Bell who has yet to sign his franchise tender. Bell hinted via Twitter that he will be returning to the team on Sept. 1, ahead of the opener.

“We’ll be ready for him whenever he gets here,” said Roethlisberger. “We always want our guys here. He didn’t have to be here. We want him here. He is an amazing football player. He helps this team. Hopefully it won’t take him long to get into football shape.”

And he definitely emphasized ‘football’ shape, something that will be key for Bell who is coming off a knee injury.

“He is going to come back here in great shape. He always is in great shape,” said Roethlisberger. “There is in shape, and there is football shape. There is running around in shorts and a t-shirt and putting pads on and getting hit. He is going to have to be the judge of how easy it is to come back and be ready to go.”

There will also be the mental aspect of the game to catch up on. Roethlisberger said the offense has put new wrinkles in, something that isn’t uncommon each year but there were more additions this year than in the past.

“We’ll do everything we can to get him up to speed and the rest is up to him,” said Roethlisberger, who hasn’t talked to Bell, but said there are no grudges. “We have a couple of bigger (wrinkles) this year than usual. Every year you […]

Did Big Ben make the list?


Yes he did! #7 came in at #6!


From Adam Bittner at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today:

Who are the 10 best Steelers of all time?

The Post-Gazette’s panel of experts has debated it, and now readers get to weigh in on the topic.

Here are the results of a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette poll with some of the comments voters submitted with their ballots.

6. Ben Roethlisberger – QB – 2004-present

“Ben is far and away most obviously the greatest talent the Steelers have had the good fortune to have at quarterback. He rates to rank as number 1 on their all-time list.”

“I think Ben is a great player but I’m just ready to say one of the 10 greatest Steelers ever.”


You can see the rest of the best here.