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The Ben Roethlisberger Show

Just in case you missed it today at 11:00 AM on 93.7 The Fan, here is a recap:


091515After viewing film of their first game last Thursday against the Patriots –

“It was a game where we did some good things on offense. There was some very encouraging things that we did and can do. We shot ourselves in the foot too much, whether it was with penalties, a bad play here or there or whatever it was.”


That trick play –

“Coach Haley wanted to kind of give them a bang, give them a changeup, some kind of a special trick kind of play if you will. Obviously, in hindsight, and he was the first one to say it probably wasn’t the right time for that play because we were driving and doing a lot of great thing…As soon as it didn’t work, he said, ‘you know what, I got a little too anxious to call that play.’”


Those faulty headsets –

“In a lot of games, the offensive coordinator to quarterback headset, it will go out, doesn’t matter if it’s at home, on the road, it just never fails, there’s almost always some kind of communication [issues]. But it’s real brief. It never lasts very long. I think the difference this time, and this is, like I said – there was no communication issues really between Coach Haley and myself – but what I was told and what Bruce [Gradkowski] told me when he listened, is that when we had the ball on offense, our coach-to-coach communication – so the guys up in the box to the guys on the sideline – were not only hearing themselves, but they were hearing the radio broadcast of the game. And from what I was told from Coach Haley it was only when we had the ball. When the Patriots had the ball there was no radio broadcast.

“It happens at a lot of stadiums. It happens at Heinz Field…That’s the first time that I had ever heard of anything happening when you hear a radio broadcast during a game, that’s new to me in hearing that. But like I said, it didn’t affect me at all, but it obviously affected the coaches, so whether that’s a coincidence it happened up there or what, I’m not really […]

By |September 15th, 2015|

If it’s September…

then it’s Steelers Mexico Time!!

Time for their 2015 Annual Steelers Fan Club photos that is:

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“The season opener photo shoot started in 2012 for us. The Mexico Steelers fans saw Regios de Acero on Ben’s official pages and they recognized us more than ever… In 2013 they followed our example and 10 cities joined Regios de Acero’s tradition of making their own photo shoot.. Then in 2014, 15 cities, and now in 2015 more than 19! Ben is such an important part of the tradition because in our first photo, we were all wearing our #7 jerseys – the Big Ben jersey!

“Finally we want to say: win lose or tie we’re Ben and Steelers fans, we never throw in the Terrible Towel!!” –Roger Saucedo of Regios de Acero Fan Club.


Remember Edgar Gonzalez? He and his beautiful bride were recently featured here after sending in photos of their Steelers-inspired wedding!

Edgar wanted to share some photos of Fan Clubs of Steelers Mexico as well:

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“Today in 20 cities of Mexico, the Steelers fans took the official picture to support the team and to share our passion for the black and gold. This is becoming an annual event and we hope to keep doing for a long time. These are photos from different fan groups, but the main organizer was Sergio Carrasco, from Steelers Family Mexico. The other big groups participating were Steeler Nation Mexico, Steelers Mexico, and Regios de Acero. Here we go Steelers!” — Edgar Gonzalez

*You can see the photos in much larger versions here.



STEELERS Black & Yellow and Acereros de Monclova are back for another season!!

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“The 2nd Annual Photos for the STEELERS Black & Yellow Fan Club. The STEELERS Black & Yellow is formed by 2 cities (Saltillo and Monclova), from the state of Coahuila, Mexico.” — Kiki Hernandez

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You can enjoy more photos, courtesy of the clubs above, Diego García Vélez and Jess Sifuen right here.


¡Gracias por compartir estas maravillosas fotos!



Whoa!!!! Hang on just a moment!!

Jon Reyes wanted to make sure the border country to the north was represented too:

By |September 12th, 2015|

Game 1: Patriots 28, Steelers 21

Ben’s post-game Q&A:

091015On overall assessment of week one –

There are no excuses. I think guys stepped up great tonight. I thought [Sammie] Coates did a great job and [Darrius Heyward-Bey] and DeAngelo ran the ball awesome. The Patriots were a better football team.


On moving the ball well, but having to settle for field goal opportunities –

Yeah, you know there were a couple situations [where] we got down to the one [yard line] and we had some… we had a false start on one and one we didn’t get it in, so it is frustrating. We have to go back and figure out why. Is it something they did or is it something we did?


On getting upset about one false start call and ruling –

In my years of playing, a defensive guy can’t bark stuff or move in the middle of a cadence. I agree that the refs said that we didn’t go in the neutral zone and I agree with him. I wasn’t arguing that part. I was arguing the fact that he shifted in the middle of a cadence and I thought that there was a rule against it. Maybe there’s not – maybe it’s a written rule – I don’t really know. So, that’s what I was upset about. They do that. We saw it on film that the Patriots do that. They shift and slide and do stuff on the goal line knowing that it’s an itchy trigger-finger type of down.


On the first drive pass attempt to Antonio Brown –

From when I came off the sideline coach Haley told me was that, they only rushed three guys on that particular play and he had no idea why. It’s not like there was any crazy situation and when they only rush three and drop everybody else it doesn’t leave you many options.


On DeAngelo Williams’ hands –

Awesome. I thought he stepped up and did some great things for his first time out there with a lot of outside question marks, but we believed in him the whole time. We were confident in what he could do.


On what needs to be improved after tonight’s game –

Everything. We need to get better. This is a small step in a long journey. We need to stay together and get […]

By |September 11th, 2015|

Check out this Corn-on-the-Cob cutie!

Yes, Baylee is totally aMAIZEd!! Who knew that vegetables could taste THIS good:

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And who said that eating big people food can’t be fun? — Baylee



*You can see more fun family photos here.


By |September 9th, 2015|

Ben’s foundation: Duxbury, MA Police Department receives grant

Today, Ben announced the first grant of the 2015-16 season from The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund.

The Foundation will be distributing a grant to the Duxbury Police Department just east of Foxborough, MA where the Steelers will play the New England Patriots on Thursday, September 10th.

“On behalf of the Duxbury Police Department, we would like to thank the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation for this generous donation. Like many other departments, we face difficult times with budget cuts, and rely heavily on donations to keep our program running. With this grant, we will be able to purchase a new K-9 to help protect our community and continue the program for years to come.” — Ryan Cavicchi, K-9 Officer for the Duxbury Police Department.


DuxburyPD_1stGrantofSeasonThe Duxbury Police Department will apply the grant funds to the purchase and training of a new dog to replace K-9 Zar.. K-9 Zar worked patrol and assisted the SWAT team for nine years.

During the 2015-16 NFL season, The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation will be 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 and will consider a grant to a non-NFL market city in the United States for each playoff game in which the Steelers compete. The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation invited police and fire departments across the country to submit proposals detailing their needs.

This marks the ninth 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. Roethlisberger and the Foundation also support Make-A-Wish.

The Foundation distributed more than $130,000 in grants to K-9 units around the country during the 2014-15 NFL season and has distributed in excess of $1.3 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.” — […]

By |September 9th, 2015|

“The Man Behind the Curtain”

“You get caught up when you get so much success so fast, especially in a place like this, where the Steelers are such a big deal. It does go to your head a little bit. I can admit that. You get caught up in the persona — Big Ben. It’s not always a good thing. When you start believing that’s who you are all the time, instead of just on the football field…It’s OK to be that on the football field. I use the analogy, you have to be Clark Kent off the field. You have to be Ben Roethlisberger off the field. I think when that Big Ben starts to get off the field, that’s when you run into issues of losing track of who you really are.” — Ben, from the interview.



From Judy Batista at NFL.com today:

090815The Pittsburgh Steelers practice had just ended on a temperate August evening, and children were everywhere. It was Family Day for the team, when the wives and kids of players and coaches visit training camp, play a little catch on the expansive green grass and stay for a barbecue. As thousands of fans headed down the hills of the Saint Vincent College campus in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, to the parking lots, one of their heroes sat in a far end zone, his two toddlers bouncing around him.

That bucolic scene didn’t always have Ben Roethlisberger, his son and little girl at its center. And he wasn’t always everyone’s hero, either, even in Steelers-obsessed Pittsburgh. But five years after reaching a personal and professional nadir, Roethlisberger has crafted a successful and peaceful renaissance, formalized in a massive new contract agreed to this March.

As he prepares this season to lead the best offense he’s ever had, maybe the best offense in the NFL, Roethlisberger has also become something more: an unintended and reluctant example of a fruitful second chance, perhaps providing a roadmap even as the NFL and its fans grapple with how many more players deserve one.

“I feel like I let down my family, my teammates, my coaches, the Rooneys, the whole family,” Roethlisberger said one day, a few hours before another training-camp practice. “You feel disappointed, almost ashamed at times. Now that they have rewarded me with the [new […]

By |September 8th, 2015|