Congrats to Coach Arians on the Arizona job! Cardinals, you’re getting a great coach and an even better person! — Ben

At Jergels tonight to watch the Gin Blossoms. Ron and all the people at Jergels are awesome! — Ben

Jergel’s Rhythm Grille is located at 103 Slade Lane in Warrendale, PA.

The Grille was the site for The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation event in July of 2012, Heath Miller’s Glimmer of Hope benefit in November of 2012, and will be the site of the much-anticipated Brett Keisel’s Shear Da Beard event on February 7th (sorry, tickets are sold out).

Jergels was also the home base for the “Rock & Roll for a Cause” Hurricane Sandy Donation Drive in November.


You can check Jergels calendar of performers here.

Ben, Brett Keisel and Merril Hoge were at the Archery Trade Association Show in Kentucky earlier today checking out the latest in Archery and Bowhunting equipment, as well as posing with fans and dealers at the popular show.

The ATA Show runs through tomorrow at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.












This is Teresa Iaconi from Archery Times (@Archery_Times) and ATA‘s Amy Hatfield (@ATATradeShow) posing with Big Ben.

Although not a Steelers fan, Teresa did say that she “decided a mutual love of archery was more important than team loyalty” when it came to posing with #7!


Ben also took a few moments to answer questions from Archery Time‘s Matt Coffey:

Why do you like coming to the ATA?

This is my third year (at the ATA Trade Show) and we’re hoping to bring it to Pittsburgh so it’s a little closer for us. I’ve met some good friends through Bowtech and have developed even more friendships through (archery). I enjoy coming here because I love hunting, that’s the main reason. To come here and see the new things coming out and to see friends I don’t get to see except for this time of year is excellent.


How do you find time to hunt during football season?

We usually get one or two days off a week – or at least half days – so I usually get out quite a bit. Now that the (football) season’s over, I’ve been out the last five or six days. I get out as much as I can, trust me.


How did last deer season end up for you?

We’re doing a lot of herd management and killing a lot of does and we’ve taken a couple nice bucks off my parents’ property. Overall, the turkeys and deer have been great.


You can check out Archery Time’s website here.

You can also stop by USA Archery’s website here.



T.R.U. Ball Archery was pleased to see Ben, Brett, and Merril Hoge at the show as well!















That’s Tommy Troyer, of T.R.U. Ball Archery, who tweeted that he was just “Hanging with Big Ben, Brett Keisel, and Merril Hoge”. He also said he felt “small” standing next […]

The new year is just a few days old, but we’ve already had some great pictures sent in of lil’ fans, big fans and even a couple of Steelers pets, and all have been added to Ben’s photo gallery!


Just your typical “garden variety” Big Ben fans:



















19-month old twins Cooper and Camron Grodi are just chillin’ in the garden in their #7’s day-dreaming about the start of Steelers Mini Camp!

“They sure love watching the Steelers”, says their mom, Jackie. “Every time football comes on they are yelling, ‘go, go, go’ and ‘Touchdown’!”



You can check out all the latest photos in one place (two pages worth)!



Also Today:

Remember the story shared by U.S. Army veteran Noah Galloway last year?

He had his photo taken with Ben after the two met in the airport in March of 2012 and shared it on Twitter:

“It’s a great feeling when Roethlisberger introduces himself to you and thanks you for your service. Great guy! It was incredible to have him come up to me…I really appreciated it!”

Noah had just completed the White Sands Missile Range 23rd Annual Bataan Memorial Death March in New Mexico, and was on his way home to Alabama when he met Ben in the airport. Noah and his team, TEAM X-T.R.E.M.E completed the 26.2 mile march wearing 47lb packs and gas masks.

His photo with Ben was also featured as the website’s Photo of the Week in November during Veterans Day week to coincide with Ben’s Salute to our Troops tribute!

Not only did Noah and Ben become friends after their chance meeting, but Noah hasn’t stopped moving since that March in March:




Noah has many more events planned in the new year, including a Super Spartan Race.

Noah is determined to inspire others by his actions, by training like a machine and demonstrating that challenges are meant to be conquered no matter how big they might be.

You can try and keep up with the amazing Noah on his Facebook page here!

Last month both Ben and his teammate Heath Miller were nominees for the 2012 Dapper Dan Sportsman of the Year Award.

Although neither player received the nod, it will be presented to worthy recipient Andrew McCutchen, center fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates!

There will also be a former Steelers teammate honored at the February 6th ceremony – Hines Ward will receive the Dapper Dan Lifetime Achievement Award! Former Steelers coach Bill Cowher will present Hines with the award at the ceremony.

The 77th Annual Dapper Dan Dinner & Sports Auction, presented by BNY Mellon will be held on February 6th at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh.

Tickets for the event can be purchased by visiting www.post-gazette.com/dapperdan or by calling 412-263-3850. Prices are $150 for general seats and $250 for premium seats.

Tickets to the event are still available!

“That was the biggest thing for me. It’s an honor to go into the Hall of Fame, but to go in with Coach Hoeppner kind of made me tear up a bit and gave me goose bumps. To me that means more than going in myself. It will be an emotional day.” — Ben, on being inducted with his football coach and friend, Terry Hoeppner.

From the Official Website of the Miami Redhawks:

As Miami prepares to honor six outstanding individuals with their induction into the Miami University Athletics Hall of Fame, the date for the event and induction details have been finalized.

To be inducted into the 44th Hall of Fame Class on Saturday, Feb. 9th are Dale Cohen ’94 (women’s tennis), Terry Hoeppner (football coach), P.L. (Pete) Miller ’71 (men’s track and field), Ben Roethlisberger ’12 (football), Karin Sherr ’99 (synchronized skating) and Kyle Voska ’98 (golf).

Ben holds every major passing record in Miami history. Passing for more than 200 yards in all 14 games during the 2003 season, he also owns NCAA records for most games in a season gaining 200 or more passing yards and consecutive games with at least 200 passing yards. A Third-Team Associated Press All-American in 2003 and Freshman All-American in 2001, he was twice named Miami’s Male Co-Athlete of the Year (2000-01 and 2003-04) while being named MAC Freshman of the Year (2001), and MAC Offensive Player of the Year (2003).

Ben was a three-time All-MAC selection, earning first-team honors in 2003 and second-team recognition in 2001 and 2002. A three-year letter winner, he forewent his final season of eligibility to enter the 2004 NFL Draft. Miami retired his jersey No. 7 in 2007.

The six members of the Hall of Fame Class of 2012-13 will be honored during the mens basketball game versus Akron on Saturday, February 9th.

Later that evening, an induction dinner will be held at the Shriver Center Multipurpose Room at 7 p.m. Tickets for the dinner may be purchased by visiting or calling the Miami Athletics Ticket Office at 513-529-4295 or clicking here.

Cost is $30 per person and reservations for the induction dinner must be made by 5 p.m. Friday, February 1st. Space is limited and reservations will be […]