has been released this evening!


From the Steelers Official Website:

The Steelers will play five nationally televised prime-time games, it was announced today when the NFL released its 2011 regular season schedule.

Pittsburgh’s nationally televised primetime games at Heinz Field include one against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 8:20 p.m., and another on Thursday night, Dec. 8 at 8:20 p.m. against the Cleveland Browns.

For the first time since 2007, the Steelers will kick off their NFL season on the road, this time against their AFC North rivals, the Baltimore Ravens, on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 1 p.m.


For more on the schedule, check their site!

You can also keep track of the schedule by checking the bottom of this page!

“I want to get one more than anybody else. This would have been a great step, but now I feel I took a step back. This will haunt me until I can win another one…until I win another one, it’ll haunt me a lot.” — Ben, to Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

From an interview with Ed Bouchette, that appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today:

Ben Roethlisberger has your typical game room for a pro athlete, complete with memorabilia that includes the two nameplates over his locker from each Super Bowl victory.

The nameplate from his most recent Super Bowl appearance also has a place of honor — in his bathroom.

“The day I got back, I took my nameplate from my locker — ‘Ben Roethlisberger, Super Bowl XLV’ — and it’s sitting underneath my mirror in my bathroom. I want to see that every day. It hurts a lot.

“To see that every day is just motivation for me to work out, to bust my butt to not let it happen again because I want to be a champion. And, right now, I’m not a champion.”

If this is the halfway point in Roethlisberger’s career, getting to another three Super Bowls and winning two of them would go down as quite an accomplishment.

“That’s what I want to be known for,” Roethlisberger said, “winning games, winning Super Bowls.”


You can read the rest here.

Hampton High School’s gymnasium played host to Ben and several teammates, including Brett Keisel, Nick Eason and Ryan Mundy, as they took on the teachers from the Hampton Township School District last night for a friendly game of basketball.

Proceeds from ticket sales for the game will benefit the Hampton High School senior class.

WTAE – Channel 4 caught up with Ben during a break from the action on the basketball court.


You can watch his interview here.

You can check out some photos here. (*Thanks Trish!)


And….

WPXI‘s Rich Walsh also caught up with Ben at the basketball game and took a moment to ask him his thoughts on the NFL Lockout situation.


You can read those thoughts here.

From Steelers.com this afternoon:

The Steelers will play one nationally televised preseason game during the 2011 preseason, a Thursday night match-up against the Philadelphia Eagles, and will also host the Atlanta Falcons, the team announced today.


Check out their website for the full pre-season schedule.

“I just can’t say enough how great Ben was with the kids. We had Heath Miller, Brett Keisel & Chris Hoke come and work with the kids and they were great, too. However, when Ben showed up, it was absolutely electric!!” — Anita Doddroe, whose son attended the Camp in 2010.

From KDKA-Channel 2 this afternoon:

Enter your child to attend the 2011 Ben Roethlisberger Football Camp from June 20th-21st at Mars Area High School! Campers will be able to join Big Ben and some of the area’s top coaches for some football skills and fun!

In addition to 7 hours of expert instruction, campers will get a Ben Roethlisberger Camp shirt as well as an autographed camp team photo with Big Ben!

The contest starts at noon today and ends on June 10, 2011 at 12:00 p.m.


For more information, rules, and to enter your child, click here.



If you would to enroll your child in the camp….

You can do so by visiting the Ben Roethlisberger Youth Football Camp website sponsored by ProCamps Worldwide!

The Camp is open to boys and girls, ages 7-14.

Campers will participate in daily games, stations, and skill contests. Each camper will be placed on a team according to his or her age.

Each day, the campers will experience various stations, specializing in fundamental skills of football. Individual groups will be small to assure that each camper gets maximum instruction from the top football coaches in the Pittsburgh area.

Ben will give daily talks highlighting the finer points of the game of football and beyond. Parents and guests will be able to listen to camp guests in designated areas at each location.


Dates: June 20-21, 2011

Time: 9:00am – 12:30pm each day

Place: Mars Area High School, Mars, Pennsylvania

Cost: $199.

Again, each camper will receive –

• Camp T-Shirt
• Autographed Camp team photo with Ben
• 7 Hours of expert instruction
• Opportunity to win contests and prizes


A fun and educational experience is guaranteed!


To sign up, click here.

There is also info at that link on how to purchase a personalized gift certificate for your youngster to attend!


To learn how your youth football team can attend, click here.

You can see more photos, like the one taken above by fan Anita Doddroe, here.



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