…was FANtastic!!

….and Tweets:

Heeath. No it's @_BigBen7 #Steelers pic.twitter.com/nvlnxGbjAF

— Teresa Varley (@Teresa_Varley) July 29, 2016

Excerpts from Ben’s Q&A at Steelers.com:

Q: You’ve said you’ll play until the Good Lord or Mr. Rooney tell you that you no longer can. Can you envision a scenario in which another factor forces you to decide when it’s time to retire?

A: “I hope not. I love being out here. I love playing the game with the guys. I feel great, and as long as I can stay healthy and feel that I’m playing at a high level; I don’t want to force myself to play if I’m not playing at a high level and playing the way I feel I’m capable of playing. Hopefully I have a bunch of years left.”


Q: Is there a particular physical trait that you’ll use as a barometer as to what level of play you are or are not capable of attaining?

A: “I feel like that would be the Good Lord telling me I couldn’t do something. Honestly, I’m sure there will be something when the time comes. But I feel like I can throw the ball as far or farther than I could before. I feel like I have enough zip on balls. I feel like I can still move. Obviously, I’m not going to be able to run like I did when I was a rookie but I feel like I can still move enough to get out of trouble and make things happen.
“I’m sure there might be something like that but I feel like it’s far enough away that I can’t think of anything.”


Q: So you’re anticipating playing another four or five years, playing on for multiple seasons?

A: “I know it’s going to end at some point. But you know that light at the end of the tunnel? I know I can see it but it’s not real close in my mind.
“In this game, you’re one play away so who knows what can happen? I don’t want to look for the end because then I’m cheating the here and now and this season. So I’m going to focus on this season. I know my goal is to keep playing but if this is my last season then I’m going to give it everything I have.”


Q: What […]

and a new season of The Ben Roethlisberger Show on 93.7 The Fan!

93.7 The Fan announced today that Big Ben will once again make regular weekly appearances on The Fan for the upcoming NFL season.

The Ben Roethlisberger Show will take place Tuesdays at 11 a.m. with The Fan’s Cook & Poni Show and will begin on September 6.

Now in it’s 4th year The Ben Roethlisberger Show has become the place where Steeler Nation can get insight first hand from the two time Super Bowl winning quarterback.

You can listen to 93.7 The Fan on air, online by clicking here or via the Radio.com – click here to download.



And speaking of a new football season….

“That is what it’s all about, expectations. We set the bar high for ourselves. We know what the fans expect, but we set the bar high for ourselves. It’s always fun to come back here, even though it’s hard to leave the family. The drive on the turnpike over to here signifies it’s time to be back.” — Ben, as he arrived in Latrobe this afternoon.

Steelers training camp started today! You can catch all the updates & action from Teresa Varley at Steelers.com!

….Steelers Training Camp style!


You can see all of Ben’s past training camps in photos here, and see training camp photos & stories shared by members of Steeler Nation here!


Have training camp photos or stories to share with us? Just email them to bigben7website@gmail.com!

The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund is accepting applications for the 2016 grant cycle until August 15th.

While we’ve already received grant requests from many police & fire agencies in the cities & surrounding communities of Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Cincinnati – the cities and surrounding communities of Washington, DC (the suburbs in MD & VA are included), Miami, Baltimore, Indianapolis & Buffalo that are in need of grants to help in the purchase of K9 dogs, dog safety vests, training, as well as other K9-oriented needs have yet to apply…and time is running out!


This marks the 10th grant cycle for the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation.

The Foundation will be distributing grants in the cities and surrounding communities of each regular season away game for the Steelers during the 2016 NFL season. Ben is inviting police and fire departments in these eight cities & surrounding communities to submit proposals detailing their needs. In addition, the Foundation will continue to make grants to several police and fire department K-9 units in the Pittsburgh area following Super Bowl LI.

The mission of the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation 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 and his foundation also strive to support Make-A-Wish. His foundation distributed more than $170,000 in grants to K-9 units around the country during the 2015 NFL season, including $93,250.00 just in the Pittsburgh community alone.

The Foundation has distributed in excess of $1.5 million since 2007.

“We’re very fortunate to be in the position that we are able to help these K-9 units. The work that is performed by the dogs and their handlers as well as the bond that is formed is incredible. We’re just thrilled to do our small part.” — Ben.

For the first time in 10 years, Ben’s foundation is utilizing a paperless application process and all applications must be submitted online via http://thegivingbackfund.org/ben-roethlisberger-foundation-application-2016/.

Note: Hard copies of the application received by mail, fax or email will not be accepted. Again, all applications much be submitted electronically by the Monday August 15th deadline.

You can support future K-9 grants by purchasing candy on Sarris Candies’ website, (www.SarrisCandiesFundraising.com), […]

From Joe Starkey, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

There is one man, and one man only, whose prolonged absence would reduce the Steelers’ chance of winning the Super Bowl to precisely zero.

You know who it is. Every single person in the locker room, coaches room and board room knows, too.

Ben Roethlisberger missed four games last season, and the Steelers needed Rex Ryan’s help in Week 17 just to make the playoffs. They were 2-2 with a popgun passing game when Roethlisberger did not play. They were 8-4 with a dynamic aerial attack when he did — including a game in which he replaced an injured Landry Jones and turned in the most prolific relief appearance in NFL history, torturing the Cleveland Browns for 379 yards and three touchdowns.

The Steelers would have succumbed in the wild-card round without an injured Roethlisberger replacing Jones for the final drive.

Big Ben might be losing weapons, one by one, as training camp approaches, but he still has enough — notably the great Antonio Brown — to inflict serious damage in his age 34 season.

Truth is, his game has never looked better. He just needs to stay on the field.

If it seems like Roethlisberger has become terribly fragile, the record shows otherwise. He has started 43 of the past 48 games —- 46 of 51 including playoffs. And that doesn’t include his immaculate relief performance against the Browns.

On the other hand, he started a career-low 11 games last season, sustaining four significant injuries along the way (sprained MCL, sprained foot, concussion, damaged shoulder).

On the other, other hand, he has evolved into a quick-release passer who was sacked on just 4.1 percent of his attempts last season, easily the lowest mark of his career and fourth-best in the league.

If he can stay in one piece, Roethlisberger has the look of a quarterback who will remain elite for another handful of years, a la Tom Brady, John Elway, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, Drew Brees, Joe Montana and others who were/are still getting it done into their late 30s.

Roethlisberger’s arm is in excellent shape. His deep ball has never looked so sweet. His short game isn’t bad, either, evidenced by his career-best completion percentage of 68.0.


You can read the rest here.