On the passing of Mr. Arnold Palmer
I was blessed to have known and golfed with Mr. Palmer.
The world lost one of the best golfers, and an even more amazing man today! Our thoughts and prayers go out to his entire family.
There is no doubt in my mind that he will have the first tee time tomorrow in heaven! — Ben.
Game 3: Steelers 3, Eagles 34
“There’s a lot of thumb-pointing to go around. It starts with me. We win as a team, we lose as a team…we stunk. We all stunk.” — Ben
You can watch video of Ben’s post-game interview here.
Before playing the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday…
Ben was an Opening Ceremony guest at the United States Police Canine Association National Patrol Dog Trials today in Gloucester Township, NJ!
Honored to be an honorary member of the US Police Canine Association! — Ben.
@_BigBen7 welcomes K9 Officers today for the 2016 USPCA National Patrol Dog Trials in @GloTwpPolice #GTPD
So this just happened! Our K9 Team ran into @steelers @_BigBen7 Ben Roethlisberger at the K9 National Trials. Tks for supporting police k9s!
Mayor Mayer and GTPD welcomed Ben Roethlisberger at the opening ceremony of the K9 trials #GTPD
This year’s event is hosted by the Gloucester Township, NJ Police Department (just eight miles east of Philadelphia), and runs from September 25th to the 30th. All events are open to the public from 8am until 2pm (approximate end time). Donations to the Camden County Animal Shelter will be accepted at gate.
You can get more info right here.
2nd foundation grant of the season goes to…
Today, Ben announced that the second grant from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund will be awarded to the Willingboro Township Police in New Jersey – just northeast of Philadelphia where the Steelers will play the Eagles this Sunday.
The Willingboro Township Police will use the grant funds to add a dual purpose (patrol and narcotics) K-9 to their unit.
“We extend our gratitude to Ben Roethlisberger and his foundation for donating funds to purchase a police K-9. This grant will allow the police department to enhance the service that it provides to the community by adding a new K-9 team on patrol. It is evident that Mr. Roethlisberger is a committed community partner, and we will be forever grateful for the support from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation.” — Lieutenant Ian S. Bucs, Unit Supervisor, Willingboro Township Police Department.
During the 2016 NFL season, the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation is distributing grants to K-9 units of police and fire departments in the cities and surrounding communities of each regular season away game for the Steelers. The Foundation will also distribute several grants to the Pittsburgh area. Ben invited police and fire departments across the country to submit proposals detailing their needs this past summer.
This marks the 10th season that Ben has distributed grants to K-9 units. His mission is to support K-9 units of police and fire departments throughout the United States, with a particular emphasis on support for service dogs in Pittsburgh, PA.
Ben’s foundation also supports Make-A-Wish.
The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation distributed more than $170,000 in grants to K-9 units around the country during the 2015 NFL season, including $93,250 in the Pittsburgh community. The Foundation has distributed in excess of $1.5 million since 2007.
Would you like to get involved?
Fans can support future K-9 grants by joining Ben’s crowdfunding campaign on https://pledgeit.org/big-ben. Ben is pledging $1,000 per throwing touchdown this season to his foundation. Supporters can increase the impact by pledging to donate any amount per touchdown.
For more information about his foundation or about The Giving Back Fund, please visit Ben’s foundation page or contact Charisse Browner at www.givingback.org.
And while we’re on the subject –
Before playing the Philadelphia […]
Just in case you missed Tuesday’s episode of “The Tonight Show”
Jimmy Fallon: Who is the quarterback [for the Steelers]:
Sofia Vergara: “B…B…Ben…Big Ben….Big Ben Cheeseburger…..Rawburger. Big Ben!!”
Close enough!!
Ben responded to Sofia today with a little pronunciation assistance (video)!
Which Sofia clearly appreciated:
Ben also spoke to the media today –
From Teresa Varley at Steelers.com:
It will be a battle of the Pennsylvania undefeated teams this weekend when the Steelers and Eagles face off at Lincoln Financial Field.
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger knows it’s going to be a battle, as the Eagles defense will present a huge challenge, especially up front.
“They are very good,” said Roethlisberger. “Fletcher (Cox) and the rest of those guys, they get speed on the outside getting around the edges and then Fletcher and the other guys get push up the middle. That is where it starts for them, getting pressure on the quarterback. Maybe not blitzing all of the time, but counting on those four, five, six man rushes to get it done.”
While the season is still young, the Eagles defense ranks fourth overall in the NFL and Roethlisberger can see why.
“They put you behind the chains,” said Roethlisberger. “First and second down, making you in second-and-long, third-and-long situations so then their zones, they can sit back and rush the passer. Then how good they are in the red zone, not allowing any points.”
The defense isn’t the only area where the Eagles are dangerous. Rookie quarterback Carson Wentz has come out of the gates strong, and is making the necessary adjustments a young quarterback needs to.
“The speed of everything that happens. Reading a defense, understanding your offense, all have to happen really fast,” said Roethlisberger. “I think he is doing a really good job of that now, just letting the game come to him. Not forcing it. You see him throwing balls away, not trying to make too many crazy throws down the field, and then using his legs when needed.
“He is a really smart guy, smart player, physically gifted. His preparation is very good.”
It wasn’t just the Eagles that Roethlisberger talked about, as having a healthy group of receivers back at his disposal with the return of Markus Wheaton is definitely a positive for the offense.
“(He is) a guy that has been […]
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“You guys know me, I could care less about records. The records I want to get are Super Bowls….I’ve said many times, I’d rather throw five interceptions and still win the game, than throw five touchdowns and lose. I think all of us need to keep that mindset, that winning is number 1.” — Ben, when asked about breaking NFL & team records.
From his weekly appearance on the Cook & Poni Show this afternoon:
Following his teams 24-16 AFC North victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger joined The Cook and Poni Show on Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan for his weekly #1 Cochran Ben Roethlisberger Show.
Despite getting the win and starting the season 2-0, Ben said after watching the tape, he saw some mistakes the entire team could work on.
“You know, I thought that there were a lot of mistakes by all of us, little ones,” Ben said. “Nothing major, there weren’t a bunch of mistakes on one particular play.”
There was an expectation that the game between the two bitter rivals might turn ugly last week, to the point where the league put its officials on notice. Ben told us what it was like on the field between the two teams and how he feels today.
“You know what it felt like? It felt like a good AFC North football game. It was physical. I mean, I’m super sore today, a lot of us are sore. It was hard-fought. There was nothing cheap, there was nothing dirty that I saw…none of that.”
Despite getting the victory, it wasn’t a great statistical day for the Steelers offense and Ben was asked about how Antonio Brown feels after games like that as it has been speculated that he could have one of the best statistical seasons for a wide receiver in league history.
“AB’s going to get his catches, he’s going to get his yards because he’s the best in the business and we all know that. We just need AB not to get down if he has a game like this,” Ben said. “He knows he’s the best, we all know he’s the best…and he wants to break records, I mean records are meant to be broken. It’s awesome when you do it. It’s awesome when you help teammates break records but […]