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There’s still time!

The seventh grant cycle for the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation is here, and grant requests are still being accepted through August 15, 2013.


“I think I speak for all K-9 handlers when I say thank you for your support for Police K-9’s.” — Officer Chris Angus, Nebraska City Police Department, photographed with his partner, Jordy.



The majority of the grants distributed will help K-9 units to purchase dogs and dog safety vests, but other types of needs are also considered.

ChrisAngusThe Foundation will be distributing grants in the cities and surrounding communities of each regular season away game for the Steelers during the 2013-14 season.

The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation invites police and fire departments in these eight cities to submit proposals detailing their needs. Also, for each Steelers’ playoff game, a grant will be awarded to a city anywhere in the United States that would not otherwise be eligible to apply. 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 XLVIII.

As part of the NFL International Series, the Pittsburgh Steelers are set to meet the Minnesota Vikings on the turf of Wembley Stadium in London on September 29, 2013. The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation will mark the inaugural occasion of the Steelers playing a regular-season game overseas with its first international grant to support law enforcement in the London area.

The Foundation distributed more than $135,000 in grants to K-9 units around the country during the 2012 NFL season and has distributed in excess of $950,000 since 2007.

Again, eligible departments must apply to The Giving Back Fund by August 15, 2013.

Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.


You can view the full grant requirements, eligibility and evaluation process, please visit http://www.givingback.org/documents/RFP_2013_BRF_app.pdf.

You can also see the guidelines on Ben’s Foundation page here.



More from Officer Angus and Jordy:

“Whether we’re working during the week, or watching the Steelers on the weekend, we always bleed black and yellow!” — Chris Angus



Jordy was purchased in Sharpsville, PA from Shallow Creek Kennels. He started with the Nebraska City Department in 2010 and been a very important tool for us. Besides his normal patrol duties, he is also a “star” in the classroom. They […]

By |July 29th, 2013|

July fan photos are here!

It wouldn’t be right if we didn’t start off this month’s post with a photo straight from Steelers training camp!

And this one has a bit of BigBen7.com history to it:

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Chad Pointer was married in that jersey back on June 29, 2012! He shared his wedding photos with us in March of this year. His wish was to go to training camp and get Ben to sign it….and it happened, on the first day that camp was open to the fans yesterday!

“Ben in my book is second to NONE from his Ironman play on the field to his K9 work off the field. We live in Evansville, Indiana and love our Steelers and the greatest QB ever! Our first date was to the Tampa Bay vs Steelers game 3 yrs ago, she was a TB fan, has been a Steelers fan every since. We were married in West Palm Beach, Florida, the same place I proposed a year before. We then had our reception back home in Indiana – even entered the room to ‘Renegade’ playing.” — Chad


Chad also took some great action photos from training camp. You can view them here!



This has to be one of the coolest cat’s to ever put on a #7 jersey:

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Four-year old Lil’ Fan Quantarious Jackson loves his Big Ben! In fact, his mother Nicole said that her son is “a true fan” of #7! The Jackson’s not only bleed black & gold, they pose in it for their family photos too!


You can check out a couple more Lil’ Fans here, Big kid fans here, and one really cute & fluffy fan here!


By |July 28th, 2013|

Ben: “I feel like this year could be one of my best”

“I firmly believe my best is yet to come. I do. People may laugh, that’s fine. People can say what they want.” — Ben, during a round of interviews with the media today.”



From Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

July27_MikePrisutaBuoyed by a return to health, a better relationship with his coach and what he sees in his teammates, Ben Roethlisberger predicted good things for himself and the Steelers in 2013.

“This offense is like a new toy,” Roethlisberger said in an interview Saturday with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “It’s like I’m opening this present and I can’t wait to see what’s going to come out of this thing with all these guys and this offense. I’m generally excited for this year.”

He and Todd Haley, his offensive coordinator, had a somewhat frosty relationship during their first season together in 2012. That’s changed and developed into one the quarterback called “actually good.”

“And I’m not just saying that,” Roethlisberger said before the Steelers took the field for their first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. “Last year obviously had its growing pains; it is what it is. And it’s more than just him and I. It was him and other coaches, him and other players, but obviously people are going to talk about the quarterback and the coordinator more.

“But there was no hatred, none of that stuff people made it out to be. It was nothing like that. We had our times when we butted heads, but I butted heads with [former coordinators Bruce Arians and Ken Whisenhunt].”

He reiterated that his shoulder and ribs have long healed, and said his right knee, which underwent minor surgery to clean out some cartilage, feels fine, although he did not want to dispute Mike Tomlin’s assessment Friday that he was feeling “discomfort.” He did not run with his teammates during the annual run test on the first day of camp because he was told not to by a trainer, Roethlisberger said.

“I feel great. I’m ready to rock and roll. I can’t wait for practice. I don’t think I’ll be restricted at all.”

And he says he is in better shape. His weight’s down, he says his physique is better and he’s concentrated on building more upper-body strength, including kayaking as one method of doing […]

By |July 27th, 2013|

An unforgettable training camp experience

Vince Rubino of Akron, Ohio wanted to share his fan story, or rather, his young daughter’s fan story that took place during last year’s training camp.

He thought it might be a nice way to start off this year’s training camp!

VinceRubinoI wanted to thank Ben for being so gracious to us last summer at Steelers training camp in Latrobe. My 6-year old, Gianna, begged me to take her to a Steelers game in 2011, but coming all the way from Akron, Ohio where we live, I knew between the drive and the game, it would prove to be too long a day for her age. I did the next best thing, I surprised her last July by taking her to Steelers training camp so that she could get an up-close look at her team!

I remember how excited I was when my dad took me to Steelers training camp when I was about the same age, and I was hoping it would become the same great memory for her. I think she asked, “Where are we going?” every 10 minutes of the 2-1/2 hour drive from Akron to Latrobe. We pulled into the beautiful rolling green hills of St Vincent’s College and it looked very much the same as I remember seeing it as a kid. It wasn’t until we walked to the practice field that she realized THESE were the REAL Steelers!

We watched practice and Gianna was so excited she took over our camera. I got a kick out of watching her click away and how quickly she recognized her favorite players, Big Ben and Troy Polamalu.

Then came time for autographs.

We gathered at the fence waiting for the players to walk by. Gianna was in the perfect position – right along the fence – to get autographs and take photos as I watched from just a few feet away. Unfortunately some of the bigger kids (the adults!) started to get overly excited and started pushing aggressively to position closer to the fence. I could see the panic in Gianna’s eyes just before the crowd around her unknowingly started to trample her. I was afraid she would get hurt so I rushed to pull her out from the front of the crowd, but […]

By |July 25th, 2013|

A night out on the town

First dinner for two, then a concert at the Consol Energy Center tonight!

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Ash and I at the Eagles concert celebrating our Anniversary! Love the Eagles, I hope they don’t ask me to get on stage to play drums and sing, haha, just kidding! — Ben


By |July 23rd, 2013|

Benjamin Jr.

…wants to wish a Happy Anniversary to his parents today!

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I waited all day for Grandma & Grandpa to come over to babysit so they could help me send a photo with an Anniversary wish for my awesome Mommy & Daddy! I love you!! — JR.


By |July 23rd, 2013|