From Mark Kaboly, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

Terry Bradshaw’s four best passing years, John Elway’s six best passer ratings and all four of Warren Moon’s 4,000-plus passing seasons came after they turned 30.

Roger Staubach made five of his six Pro Bowls after 30, and Steve Young helped San Francisco to 10 or more wins five times after he surpassed 30.

And all have the same thing in common — they are all Hall of Fame quarterbacks that took their game to a different level once they turned 30.

“The one who you look at with that is Elway,” said Ben Roethlisberger, who idolized Elway growing up. “Elway won two in his late 30s. He is the one who set the standard.”

Roethlisberger is hoping to be the next one in a line of quarterbacks who transformed from a good everyday quarterback to a Hall-of-Fame caliber quarterback once they turned 30.


You can read the rest here.


Steelers.com has photo albums posted from training camp here.


You can also check out the latest fan photos from training camp here.


*If you would like to submit your training camp photos, just email them to BigBen7website@gmail.com!

– Steeler Nation came out in full force today in Latrobe to support their team for the first public practice. Check out this video from Steelers.com!


– ESPN’s Jamison Hensley has #7 as #1 in the AFC North!


– Antonio Brown was signed to a contract extension.


– Brett Keisel will be signing autographs tomorrow from 11:00AM to 12:00PM at Dino’s Sports Lounge in Latrobe. Check out his website for more info!


– Peyton Manning loves James Harrison, but still hopes he keeps his distance in Week One!


– Both Ike Taylor AND Mr. Rooney have swag (@Ike_SwagginU)!!


– The Cleveland Browns to be sold to a “1,000% Steelers fan”?


– The latest photos from training camp are in the gallery!

“It’s exciting to get back here and to be around the guys and really start putting in some real work.” — Ben speaking to the media.

Ben spoke briefly today to the many members of the media after practice…and before the storm rolled in! Topics included getting back to training camp, Mike Wallace, and seeing Coach Wilson back in action and running around the field!


You can watch/listen to the video interview here.

You can read more about Coach Wilson’s return to training camp here.

Day 1 photos are here.



Also Today:

“The Steelers are going to welcome him to the NFL in Week One!” — Snoop Dogg, when asked by NFLN’s Rich Eisen what kind of season he thinks Bronco’s rookie Ronnie Hillman will have.

Don’t miss guest analyst and Steelers fan Snoop Dogg tonight on the 8pm re-airing of “Inside Training Camp Live” on NFL Network.


You can check their episode schedule here.

From Teresa Varley at Steelers.com this afternoon:

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is looking forward to getting on the field for the first practice of camp and putting Todd Haley’s offense to the real test.

“It’s exciting to get back into it,” said Roethlisberger as he checked into camp. “OTAs are not really getting back into it. We need to put pads on, see how some people can perform in pads and get rolling. We will have pads on, tackling, and that is why I am excited.”


You can read more from Ms. Varley’s Training Camp blog here.

You can check out photos of the players’ arrivals to Latrobe here.

…to submit applications for grants to The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund for the 2012-13 season. But the deadline is August 1st!

This marks the sixth grant cycle for the Foundation. 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.

The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation will disperse grants to police and fire departments’ K9 and Rescue units in the cities and surrounding communities of each regular season away game for the Steelers during the 2012-13 season.

The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation invites police and fire departments in these cities to submit proposals detailing their needs.

The photo at left is of Deputy David Thomas and his partner, Boomer, from the Harris County, Texas Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office received a grant last Fall when the Steelers played the Texans on Sunday, October 2nd.

The 2012 cycle will also award grants to two cities anywhere in the U.S. that would not otherwise be eligible (must be a non-NFL market city) if the Steelers go to the playoffs. 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 XLVII.

In the Spring, the Foundation announced that the first grant of the 2012 season will go to the Findlay Police Department in Ohio. The funds will be used to purchase a new canine and train both the dog and handler.

Findlay Police Chief Greg Horne said, “This is the second time the Foundation has been gracious enough to give us a dog. Our current dog is now in need of retirement and we couldn’t be happier that The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation has stepped in again. We recognize that the Foundation does not often give to the same department multiple times, so we feel very fortunate.”

The first K-9 grant made by The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation was to the Findlay Police Department in 2006 to replace a canine that was tragically shot and killed in the line of duty. The Foundation is pleased to provide continued support to the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers head to Latrobe this week!


From Steelers.com today:

The Pittsburgh Steelers officially kick off the 2012 season when the team reports to training camp Wednesday, July 25, at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa.

This will be the 47th year the Steelers will train at Saint Vincent College and the 46th season that the team’s entire training camp has taken place in Latrobe.

The first official practice will take place Thursday, July 26.

The first practice open to the public is scheduled for Friday, July 27, at 2:55 p.m.


Only the afternoon practices are open to the public.


You can check out the full schedule for camp and get driving directions here.