Today is Baylee’s 2nd birthday, but before we move ahead, she wants to look back at the fun year she had!


I enjoyed my first birthday party, and mommy got me to sit just long enough for something called a “portrait”. The cake-eating part was my most favorite, of course. In the Spring, my daddy took our whole family to the beach – boy, did we have fun!! Summer came and so did Daddy’s football camp – gosh, there were SO many kids! It was so cool!! Benjamin, Mommy and I also went to Daddy’s golf tourney. I was all over the place until my Uncle Brett got ahold of me! I could hide my toys IN THAT BEARD!!

We visited Daddy at Steelers training camp in August, and Mommy took me and Benjamin to Idlewild Park. Oh! I almost forgot! I also got to eat corn-on-the-cob like a grown up! Yup, it was left on the cob, and it was gooood!

Then it was my favorite time of year – Halloween! That was followed by my other favorite time of year – Christmas. I’m a big girl now, so I got to help Mommy & Daddy and Benjamin with the ornaments on our tree, it was so pretty!!

Did you see my awesome golfing skills? I may end up in the LPGA some day!



And check me out on Christmas Day! I was a pop star! I wrote my own lyrics too!

I’m pretty sure my song, “Go Bay Bay Go” is going to be a hit single some day! My brother did the guest vocals.


What have I been doing since the off-season started?


Geez, where do I begin? We got to play in a lot of snow this winter – a lot of snow means a lot of fun! But I’ve had enough of winter so I’ve been doing a lot of traveling lately….been doin’ some baking, playing “fashion show”, dressing up in my costumes, building sand castles, and just hangin’ out with my dad, my mom and my big brother — and it’s only March!!

Whew! It sure […]

The sniper part, doing the long-range shooting, working with the SEAL sniper guys. You think of all the dream jobs, I wanted to be like James Bond or a ‘Top Gun’ fighter pilot, the bad dude that’s a sniper that could shoot from a mile away. It’s kind of pretty cool. — Ben.

Ben and his father, Ken were guests on The Outdoor Channel‘s “Gridiron Outdoors” this week:

This week on Gridiron Big Ben and I learn precision rifle tactics from a former Spec. Forces sniper. @_BigBen7 pic.twitter.com/XUUqhuVJPF

— Gridiron Outdoors (@Pawlawski) March 15, 2016

Gridiron Outdoors is produced and hosted by former NFL, XFL, AFL quarterback Mike Pawlawski.

Ben, Ken and their host (in the Twitter photo above) were given long range training from Former SEAL Clayton Hergert in west Texas.

The first thing we did is line up at 200 yards and I remember thinking, boy, those targets look small. — Ben.

You can watch a great video of Ben’s sniper training here.

You can check out another video where Ben and his father talk about their relationship here.

You can watch the re-air of the episode on The Outdoor Channel at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, March 16th and at 6:00 PM on Sunday, March 20th.

You can also follow Mike Pawlawski on Twitter and Facebook!


*Thank you Mike!!

That’s right! Forget about April showers bringing May flowers…

Collector’s Showcase of America is bringing some of your favorite Steelers players, past & present, to the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, VA for their Spring Show the weekend of April 8-10, 2016!


And look who will be there: Heath Miller, Antonio Brown, Ryan Shazier, Markus Wheaton, Stephon Tuitt and Le’Veon Bell!

HOF’ers Terry Bradshaw, Kevin Greene and Dermontti Dawson will be there signing autographs as well. Both Mr. Greene and Mr. Dawson will also be available to pose for photos with fans!

Sports fans will have the opportunity to meet and get autographs from these big names of the games too:

NFL stars (past & present) like Len Dawson, Earl Campbell, Larry Brown, Jim Brown, Ed “Too Tall” Jones, Dan Reeves, Andre Rison, Tony Romo, Jason Witten, Joe Flacco, Champ Bailey, Von Miller, Blake Bortles & Luke Kuechly.

MLB stars like Frank Robinson, Juan Marichal, Dale Murphy & Gaylord Perry.

NBA stars like Jerry West & George Gervin.

And Boxers Larry Holmes and Buster Douglas.

This is a well-organized show and attended by many. In fact, one quick stroll through the parking lot and you’ll think you’re in Pittsburgh South. There are also many reputable sports dealers on hand selling everything from autographed items to sports cards to vintage sports memorabilia.


You can see the full list of athletes, along with the day & times they will be available, as well as ticket and lodging information here.

Ben was there for their Summer Show last year and had a great time!

“Having Ben there I think that we, as players and as an organization and a fanbase, kind of take for granted. You look at the other quarterback situations around the league and it’s not so good. To have Ben there each and every year gives you a shot at the title and gives you a shot at just winning games and making football fun. I think it begins and ends with the quarterback. He’s a big part of the organization’s success…It’s not about the money. It’s about chasing that ring. Can you imagine what a seventh Super Bowl in Pittsburgh would look like? I mean, the parade, the rings, the diamonds – that right there is what I’m searching for.” — Ramon in a great interview with Colin Dunlap on The Fan Morning Show today.

You can read excerpts and listen to his full interview here.


From the Steelers website:

Foster is entering his eighth NFL season with Pittsburgh after joining the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent following the 2009 NFL Draft.

Foster started all 16 regular-season and two postseason games in 2015. He has started 87-of-102 regular-season games in his NFL career and started each of his seven postseason contests.


You can follow Ramon on Twitter and Instagram!

During his trip to California, Ben stopped by Outpost Hollywood to say hello because “he was told it was the best Steeler bar in town”…


“We were honored to have him in the bar! The group was started by yinzers for yinzers and we LOVE the Black and Gold. Truly inspired to see him there. Thanks for stopping by! Sorry you didn’t get to meet the group. Let us know and next time it’s on!!!” — Damien Luvara and Chris Mowod, Steeler Nation West (@SteelernationW).


*Thank you to Damien, Chris and Justin Stines!



Also Today:


Kevin Franklin, the Big Ben Birthday Contest winner, wanted to thank Ben AND show off his new game-used, autographed Nike. Now he’s just waiting on the display case he ordered.


*Thank you for sending the photo, Kevin!

Carlee, Ashley and I enjoyed an amazing evening last night watching Tyrone Wells:


Wanted to send out a big Thank You to Tyrone and his wife Erin, and also to say to Tyrone, you are an amazing singer/songwriter. Love your music! — Ben.


You can check out Mr. Wells’ website (and his tour dates) here.