Weekend #2 at Steelers Training Camp
Ben Roethlisberger (@_BigBen7) making a lot of fans happy tonight. #Steelers
Ben Roethlisberger just pulled a young fan wearing a No. 7 jersey out of the crowd and played catch with him all the way down the field. Then took pictures with him. Great moments of training camp. #Steelers #dkps
.@steelers @SteelersUnite #footballfamily
@_BigBen7, Photo of Big Ben getting ready to sign my cast at Friday Night Lights, “priceless”, thank you
.@steelers @_BigBen7 @RyanShazier @SteelersUnite – it’s a tradition – at Latrobe Memorial Stadium.
“I just wanted to share this picture with yinz. After 12 long long years, my son’s first ever Steelers Jersey, a Ben R., was signed by Ben today at the start of night practice. He passed me up twice, but my son Ben was able to squeeze in and get his attention. Big Ben noticed the baby jersey and gave my Ben a smile, as if to say “I know who you are”. It was a special moment for sure. My son was so happy, he was shaking and practically crying. So amazing!! Big Ben does so much for everyone and he really tried to make sure everyone got an autograph. What an awesome guy and truly one of the greatest Steelers of all time!” — Don Glendenning.
Message from Ben
It was a great week at Steelers training camp
Lots of love for the fans today. #Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers Ben Roethlisberger stops for a quick photo with a young fan during afternoon practice at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. #BigBen
@_BigBen7! Thank you for the autographs.You made 2 boys very happy!
So how was your weekend?
This little girl is excited to come to camp today @steelers @_BigBen7
BestDayEver. Today, two of my pups (the aviator and the little brother) had the best black-and-gold-day ever. Chatted with @_BigBen7…and met @AB84 on the field. Thanks to these two greats for being gracious & kind. Here we go, @steelers, here we go!
#33 stops by training camp
Always nice to talk family, football and a little hunting with a legend @_BigBen7 and enjoy training camp atmosphere. #nfl #NFLTrainingCamp @NFLLegends
Ben: ‘I still wanna be great’
From his interview with Mike Prisuta at Steelers.com:
At 36 and entering his 15th NFL season, Ben Roethlisberger is unquestionably getting older.
But the Steelers’ quarterback also maintains he’s getting better.
“I feel as good as I’ve felt in a long time health-wise,” he said. “And going back and looking at last year’s tape and really studying and evaluating and talking with (offensive coordinator) Randy (Fichtner) and some other people that I value their opinion on, I might have had one of my best seasons (in 2017). Statistically, it was a pretty good season. But in terms of arm strength, making decisions, all those things, I still feel like I’m playing at a high level and I still feel like I’m going up. I don’t feel like I’m coming down yet.
“As you get older people start talking about what’s the first thing to go? Your legs, your mobility, right? I still feel my arm’s as strong as it’s ever been. I’m out there playing with the receivers, playing catch, and they’re telling me the ball’s getting there faster than it ever has. So I think my arm has actually gotten stronger.
“But if you look in that Jacksonville (playoff) game down the stretch, there were a couple scramble plays, down the field, where I’m running and making some plays. I think those, to me, were kind of like, ‘OK, maybe I still have it a little bit.”
Roethlisberger also emphasized his desire to win and continue to compete is what it’s always been.
“Once you get here (to training camp) it really charges the battery up,” he said. “As long as physically I can do it, that’s the most important thing. If (center Maurkice) Pouncey is still here, if I have that (offensive) line in front of me, that’s a big deal because that helps with me being physically healthy.
“But you know, I was doing the math, I’ve spent over a year of my life here. Which is crazy to think of, over a year of my life is spent here at Saint Vincent College. And when I come here you still get excited. You still wanna go and you wanna win. Yeah, I’m still driven. I still wanna be great.”
Roethlisberger addressed a number of other topics late this morning in a one-on-one interview with […]