…on a beautiful Easter Sunday!

Oh my goodness! Look what the Easter Bunny brought us! We came downstairs this morning and there were big baskets with our names on ’em. We got cute Easter cards, books, play packs, and a little bit of candy. I got a stuffed Snoopy in my basket, and Baylee got Woodstock in hers, how funny is that? He knew how much we love Snoopy & Woodstock! — Benjamin, Jr.

Gosh, what a fun morning! One minute I’m getting ready for church, and the next my brother is yelling that the Easter Bunny came last night!! I was so excited I only got my Easter hat on before I ran downstairs, heehee. Woodstock is definitely my most favorite Easter gift! Daddy, hurry and take my picture – I have to finish gettin’ ready! — Baylee.

Happy Easter Everyone!! — Ben, Ashley, Benjamin Jr. & Baylee.

is just three months away!

Stop by the ProCamps website this weekend and sign your child up with our special promotional code, BigBen7.

The Camp, sponsored by SunnyD, is open to boys and girls, grades 1 through 8, and Ben will be joined by a selection of the top prep and college coaches from the area.

Each day, campers will experience various stations, specializing in fundamental skills of football.

Individual groups will be small to assure that each camper gets maximum instruction.

Group rates are available for your team, school, or group of friends! For more information, please contact Alex at aland@procamps.com.

Ben will give daily talks highlighting the finer points of the game of football and beyond, as well as be on the field EVERYWHERE helping coaches, helping your child, and throwing those passes. Parents and guests will be able to listen to camp guests in designated areas at each location.

Dates: June 18th – June 19th, 2016

Times: 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM on June 18th.

1:00 PM – 4:30 PM on June 19th.

Place: Bethel Park High School, 309 Church Road, Bethel Park, PA.

Cost: $199. Use the code BigBen7 for $20 off the registration fee.


Still not sure? Let the parents & grandparents who attended last year’s camp with their youngsters tell you about the experience in emails, Facebook messages, tweets & photos:



“What a thrill for those kids! Something that they will never forget, thanks Ben!” — Lynne Covelli.

“You are the best on the field and off when it comes to showing how to do great things for fans and community. Thank you for being you.” — Susan Burkhamer.

Zachery Mezger ‏@coachzman
me giving Ben a pep talk having fun @ProCamps @_BigBen7 love this guy he’s so cool to me #bigbenmybud


“This brought tears to my eyes. You likely aren’t even fully aware of the amazing impact you’re having on this young man’s life! Thank you!” — Allison Busalacchi.

“It is so uplifting when athletes realize “But for the grace of God . . . . ” Ben showing compassion to Zachery, as well as others, is evidence that he is a class act – – – all the way!” — Roberta Villanueva.

“You […]

…and we’re going back one more time to March 25, 2004 – Ben’s NFL Pro Day Workout.

“It’s a dream come true. I’ve always wanted to play in the NFL. Everything I get to do, meet all these coaches, see Al Davis, visit with Warren Moon, it’s a dream coming true. It’s hard to believe. I have to pinch myself and make sure it’s true.” — Ben, on both the experience and the opportunity to play in the NFL, March of 2004.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Mark Curnutte:

QB Ben packs ’em in for pro workout –

Scouts or assistant coaches from nearly all 32 NFL teams made their way to Oxford. Two head coaches, Green Bay’s Mike Sherman and the Giants’ Tom Coughlin – along with Giants’ general manager Ernie Accorsi and three of the club’s scouts – were there, too.

Charting each of the players’ moves with stopwatches and clipboards, scouts watched them lift weights, jump, sprint and run agility drills before congregating in Yager Stadium for the main event: Ben throws.

And Roethlisberger, a sure-fire top-five pick rated along with Mississippi’s Eli Manning as one of the top two quarterbacks in the draft, did not disappoint.

He threw long and short, soft and hard, down the middle and toward the sideline – showing off his impressive arm and timing on the deep out pattern.

Roethlisberger ran 4.76 seconds in the 40-yard dash. And he clocked an 11.8 – considered fast for a quarterback – on a three-cone agility drill.

“He’s probably going to be gone before we pick, but I always want to cover our bases in case something happens – he falls or we move up,” Sherman said. “I thought he had an excellent workout. He did everything here he does on tape. You have to watch the game tape to really appreciate what kind of quarterback he is and what kind of leadership skills he has.”


You can read the rest of Mr. Curnutte’s 2004 article here.

“Whatever team gets him is going to be enlisting an athlete who can throw and move. His strength is throwing on the run. They talk in Oxford about the time last season when the quarterback scrambled to his left, shucked off a tackler, and scrambled in […]

Last week, Ben met with Cerebral Pop Artist, Kaleo, to accept an original mixed media art piece from the Artwork by Kaleo Collection being donated to Ben’s Foundation for Make-A-Wish.

“I was very excited for the opportunity to meet a Steeler legend like Ben, but was also thrilled to have one of my art pieces going to an organization like Make-A-Wish that has done so much, for so many, for so long. Their foundation is synonymous with goodness and the fact that Ben is associated with them says a lot about his character and contributions.” — Kaleo, a lifelong Steeler fan.

“Ben is such a down-to-earth guy that he even took a moment to take a photo with my sons. As you can see, they’ve been properly brought-up to LOVE the Black & Gold. Growing up a Steeler Fan has always been great. Through highs and lows Steeler Nation has always been the best and most loyal fan base in all of sport – bar non – and I’m looking forward to our bright future with Big Ben at the helm. Here we go Steelers!” — Kaleo.

More from Kaleo on his beautiful work of art, “Big Ben Prime Time”:

“This mixed media art piece is made with hand painted acrylics and giclee on canvas. The great skyline of Pittsburgh makes the perfect backdrop. The six marks in the upper right of the painting signify the six Super Bowl championships that the great Steelers have amassed. The Chief himself, Art Rooney, keeps watch over the illustrious Pittsburgh Steelers and Steeler Nation in the background as they venture forth towards greatness!”

If you’d like a “Big Ben Prime Time” Limited Edition Print for your home, office, or sports cave, click here.

To see more from Artwork by Kaleo Fine Art & Interior Design visit his social media pages at:

www.instagram.com/ArtworkbyKaleo
www.facebook.com/ArtworkbyKaleo
www.twitter.com/ArtworkbyKaleo
www.ArtworkbyKaleo.com

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!!