Ben Roethlisberger underwent a successful arthroscopic surgery on his left knee this morning. He is now recovering at home and is expected to make a full recovery.

Although we do not know a specific timetable for when he will be able to return to the field, we are confident that this injury in not long-term.

From Teresa Varley, Steelers.com:

Ben Roethlisberger had a rough day at the office in a 30-15 loss to the Miami Dolphins, suffering a knee injury before halftime that sent him to the locker room and appeared to have a significant impact on him when he returned to action in the second half, even if he won’t point at it as an issue.

“We don’t make excuses,” said Roethlisberger. “We are all out there playing through pain and won’t make excuses.”

Roethlisberger completed just 19 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown, and threw two interceptions with a quarterback rating on the day of 57.1. He said he didn’t know the severity of the injury yet, but is hoping for the best.

“We don’t know anything yet,” said Roethlisberger. “Hopefully we’ll know tonight. We’ll just pray that it’s not too serious.”


More from Ms. Varley here.

You can watch Ben’s post-game interview here (video).

Meet the beautiful Birthday Girl!

Kathleen “Polly” Trump is 102 years old today. According to her granddaughter, Karen, she is not only a “very long-time Steelers fan, but a BIG fan of Big Ben’s and everything that Pittsburgh represents!”. Polly is a life-long resident of Connellsville, PA.


This lady doesn’t sit still for long, unless she’s watching Steelers games, of course. Polly exercises at Silver Sneakers three times a week, is dedicated to the Irish-Roman Catholic Church, and, “is the most amazing woman that I’ve ever known,” said her granddaughter.

Wishing you an absolutely wonderful birthday, Polly! God bless you and Go Steelers!! Go Polly!!

From Teresa Varley, Steelers.com:

Roethlisberger led the Steelers to a 31-13 win over the Jets at Heinz Field to improve the Steelers record to 4-1 on the season.

Roethlisberger completed 34 passes for 380 yards and four touchdown passes, just another day at the office.

“I’m so used to Ben just responding like that because it’s just Ben to me now,” said Le’Veon Bell. “I don’t look at it like, ‘Oh wow, that’s amazing,’ because I am just so used to seeing it but he is just a special player. I wouldn’t want to play with any other quarterback. He is a guy who is always composed in the pocket. I will watch him, even when I am running my routes, and sometimes when he doesn’t throw me the ball I am just watching him throw it to somebody else and he just never seems rattled. I don’t know how you get that, playing in the pocket, when you have got big guys, 300 pounds, trying to take your head off, but he is so composed and always keeps his cool, and you got to respect him for that, and I am glad I play with him.”


You can read more & see highlights from Ben’s performance last Sunday here.

Today, Ben announced the third and fourth grants of the 2016 season from The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund.

The Foundation will be distributing grants to the Cape Coral Police Department and the Davie Police Department, all in the Miami area where the Steelers play the Dolphins this Sunday.

“Police K-9 are the pro-athletes of the dog world. Keeping our K-9 partners in top form requires daily training and agility equipment is one of the best tools we have to keep our K-9s fit, agile, and ready for anything. I’d like to thank the officers of our K-9 Unit, Officers Jason Matyas, Bob Reese, and Brian Aponte, without whose expertise we would not have even been able to apply for this grant. Thank you to The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation for making this possible. This generous donation will help our K-9s continue to keep the citizens of Cape Coral, and the officers who protect them, safer every day.” — Det. Sergeant Dana Coston, Cape Coral Police Department Public Affairs Officer.

The Cape Coral Police Department will use their grant to build a new obedience obstacle course to assist with the training of its K-9 unit. The Davie Police Department will use their funds for the purchase of a new K-9 “bite suit” utilized in training.

“The Davie Police Department exists to serve and protect the citizens of both the Town of Davie and the Town of Southwest Ranches. We are grateful that people like Ben Roethlisberger and the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund, are there in support of the police.” — Sergeant Mark Leone, Davie 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. The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation invited police and fire departments across the country to submit proposals detailing their needs.

This marks the 10th season that Ben’s foundation 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 also […]