link (http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_163114722.html)
QuoteReport: Big Ben Injured In Motorcycle Accident
(KDKA) PITTSBURGH City dispatchers have confirmed a motorcycle accident along the 10th Street Bridge; andt the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review is now reporting that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was injured in the crash.
The accident happened around 11:30am at the intersection with Second Avenue.
The victim has been taken to Mercy Hospital.
At this point, officials are not yet commenting on the victim's condition -- or confirmed the identity of the person injured in the accident.
Wonder if he has conditions in his contract that says you will not be stupid, you will not sky dive, you will not ride a motor bike?? Hope he's OK but it could cost him some :deion
Somewhere... Kellen Winslow, Jr. is smiling.
Wasn't the motorcycle an issue with him in the past? I remember Chin and the owners were trying to get him to not ride it or something?
When I clicked on MURP's link, the story had been updated:
Quote
The Pittsburgh Steelers have now confirmed that Ben Roethlisberger was injured in a motorcycle accident on Second Avenue, near the intersection with the 10th Street Bridge.
The accident happened around 11:30am.
According to an eyewitness, he was not wearing a helmet when he flew over the handlebars and hit his head on the windshield of a car. The witness tells KDKA he said his name was Ben and seemed groggy.
She says he was bleeding from his head.
He has been taken to Mercy Hospital.
At this point, officials are not yet commenting on the victim's condition.
According to the radio he wasn't wearing a helmet.
From 5/2005
QuoteUneasy rider: Roethlisberger not getting off motorcycle
By ALAN ROBINSON
The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH - Despite Kellen Winslow Jr.'s accident and his own coach's admonition, Big Ben isn't hopping off his big bike just yet.
Ben Roethlisberger was lectured Friday by Steelers coach Bill Cowher on the dangers of riding a motorcycle without a helmet - as Roethlisberger has been spotted doing recently - but the quarterback isn't ready to get off his $20,000 cycle.
"He talked about being a risktaker and I'm not really a risktaker. I'm pretty conservative and laid back, but the big thing is to just be careful," Roethlisberger said as the Steelers opened their minicamp. "I'll just continue to be careful. I told him we don't ever ride alone, we always ride in a group of people, and I think it makes it even more safe."
Asked why he doesn't wear a helmet - something he wouldn't think about doing on a football field - Roethlisberger pointed out Pennsylvania's 35-year-old state law requiring helmets to be worn was amended two years ago.
"Obviously Pennsylvania doesn't think people need to (wear a helmet)," he said. "There's a law you've got to wear it in football."
Steelers linebacker Joey Porter was surprised to hear the NFL offensive rookie of the year is taking such risks so soon after Winslow's accident. The Browns' tight end, drafted five spots ahead of Roethlisberger last year, was injured Sunday when he flew off a newly purchased motorcycle after running it into a parking lot curb.
"Some guys are real good on motorcycles and know what they're doing, but accidents happen," Porter said. "I can't the knock the guy for doing it, but it's probably not the wisest thing to do. I don't own a bike because I don't trust them."
Porter occasionally gets on a Jet Ski, but he said that's different from steering a motorcycle through heavy traffic. Roethlisberger acknowledged many drivers become distracted when they see him riding, shouting or waving at him.
"If I fall off a Jet Ski, I hit the water, and I like my odds," Porter said. "I'm going to get wet. What I say about motorcycles is that concrete is undefeated."
Of course, Roethlisberger was, too, as a rookie, going 13-0 during the Steelers' team-record 15-1 regular season before losing to New England in the AFC championship game.
The Steelers are understandably cautious about combining a first-round draft choice and a high-speed vehicle. Gabe Rivera, the defensive lineman they chose instead of quarterback Dan Marino in the 1983 draft, was paralyzed after wrecking his sports car midway through his rookie season and has not walked since.
Many NFL contracts prohibit engaging in dangerous activities, but Roethlisberger's deal apparently does not specifically ban motorcycle riding.
Cowher didn't criticize Roethlisberger's riding, but is visibly uneasy with it.
"I certainly don't condone that," Cowher said. "It (playing pro football) is a very small time in your life and you've got to be very careful - you can see it documented with Kellen Winslow in Cleveland. There are choices and consequences ... not just in riding motorcycles, but where you go and who you associate with. You have control over them but once you make your decision, they control you."
Meanwhile, all players reported to the minicamp, unlike a year ago when wide receiver Plaxico Burress was a no-show. Burress was unhappy at not being offered a contract extension, but publicly blamed the decision to hold the three-day minicamp during Mother Day's weekend.
Cowher was reminded of that Friday by several players.
"I told them that's why they have phones," Cowher said. "They can call their mom and wish them a happy Mother's Day."
The minicamp is the formal start to the final month of the Steelers' offseason workouts. Most players will remain in town through mid-June for "coaching sessions," daily workouts that technically are voluntary but usually are fully attended.
This story would be so much juicier if he didn't already have a Super Bowl win.
From 5/2005:
QuoteLike Roethlisberger, Maddox rides motorcycle without helmet
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
It turns out Tommy Maddox has more things in common with Ben Roethlisberger than playing quarterback for the Steelers. Maddox also rides a Harley-Davidson motorcycle without wearing a helmet.
Maddox said while he does offer counsel to the quarterback who took his starting job from him, it would be difficult to recommend he wear a helmet when he rides.
"I don't wear one either," Maddox said. "I've ridden one for four years, and it was no big deal until what's-his-face wrecked."
Cleveland tight end Kellen Winslow had knee and internal damage when he was thrown as his Suzuki struck a curb in a parking lot May 1.
"I don't try to do tricks on it in the parking lot," said Maddox, who rides a Road King Classic.
Coach Bill Cowher spoke to Roethlisberger about the risks of riding a motorcycle without a helmet, but did not have the same talk with Maddox because he might not have known about it.
"Everybody's had bikes for a long time, and one guy wrecks and everybody makes a huge deal out of it," said Maddox, 33. "I've got a bike, everybody rides. One guy's doing tricks in the parking lot and wrecks, and all of a sudden it's a front-page story.
"You have to look at life, obviously you have to be smart, and I try to be smart because I have a wife and two kids, not because I'm playing a game. I want to be there for my kids growing up and my wife. You do understand there's consequences to your actions, not only on motorcycles, but that's how you live your life."
Maddox was riding high with the Steelers two years ago when he was their popular starting quarterback after he earned the NFL comeback player of the year in 2002. He, too, was setting records here. But the drafting of Ben Roethlisberger last year, an elbow injury to Maddox in the second game and the best rookie performance in the history of the NFL by Roethlisberger changed all that.
What it hasn't changed is Maddox's desire to start. He realizes it probably will not happen with the Steelers unless Roethlisberger is hurt, and he says he does not want that. He thinks a trade someday is possible, something he thought might happen during the draft last month.
"Going through the draft, you never knew if they really wanted somebody, if I was on the board as trade material," Maddox said. "But I think people know who I am and how I am; I'm not going to go to them and demand anything. I'm going to play as hard as I can and do the things I want to do. If they decide it's best to move me, then I'm going to go somewhere else and play as hard as I can."
Maddox's contract is attractive for the Steelers if he remains their backup or if they want to trade him. He will earn $750,000 in salary and count $1.35 million against their cap this season. Next year, they must pay him a $100,000 roster bonus March 1, and a $900,000 salary and he will count $1.7 million against their cap. He would count $1.9 million in 2007.
By re-signing Charlie Batch this spring, the Steelers hedged their bets for a backup quarterback if they trade Maddox.
Maddox said he would not ask for a trade "right now."
"I think that's something that's kind of out of my control. I'm going to make the best out of what situation I'm in and, if the situation changes, I'm going to make the best out of that."
Once a backup to Kordell Stewart, Maddox knows how to play the role but he does not know how to accept it.
"I don't think you ever accept it. If you accept it, then hang it up and go play golf. I want to be the guy out there playing. I truly in my heart of hearts know my best football's still ahead of me. I feel like I'm getting better and better every day."
Maddox set team records with 519 passing attempts and 298 completions in 2003, when he started every game and was voted a team captain. His 3,414 yards passing that season are second most in club history. The Steelers rewarded him with a $2 million signing bonus in June for him to extend his contract through 2007.
While he says he loves Pittsburgh and playing for the Steelers, Maddox knows it's unlikely he will fulfill his wish of starting again here unless Roethlisberger gets hurt.
"I'm 33 years old and feel good and feel young, and guys are playing longer and longer, especially at this position," Maddox said. "We've seen in the past that in their mid-30s there have been guys at this position start playing pretty good. I'm excited about the future."
If he wasn't wearing a helmet, he's a farging dumbass who got what was coming to him.
To reiterate, athletes are dumb.
QuoteEarly indications are injuries not life-threatening
ESPN.com news services
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was involved in a motorcycle accident in Pittsburgh on Monday morning.
"He was alert and conscious," said Ernie Roman, shift commander for the Allegheny County emergency service.
Witnesses told authorities that the player's motorcycle collided with a car near a downtown intersection and that Roethlisberger's head hit the windshield and was bleeding. Roethlisberger has said in the past that he prefers not to wear a helmet when riding.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that Roethlisberger wasn't wearing a helmet. In previous interviews, Roethlisberger has said that he does not like wearing a helmet while wearing a motorcycle.
ESPN.com's John Clayton reports that early indications are the injuries are not life-threatening.
One of his agents, Ryan Tollner, is in route to Pittsburgh for what was supposed to be a pre-planned trip and will arrive later Monday.
One witness told KDKA television that Roethlisberger was conscious but appeared disoriented before he was taken from the scene to Mercy Hospital.
A Steelers spokesman is at the hospital and confirmed Roethlisberger is being treated there, but wouldn't provide additional details.
Why couldnt this be Terrell Owens?
Quote from: MDS on June 12, 2006, 12:43:55 PM
Why couldnt this be Terrell Owens?
:-D I don't think it would change his personality :-D
my pittsburgh sources say its a broken jaw and concussion
What a fleshpopbag.
Kellen Winslow
Jay Williams (Bulls)
Jamie Henderson (Jets)
Jerome Mathis (Texans)
Roethlisberger
All of these guys have been in bike accidents. I'm sure there are a few I am forgetting, but Williams and Henderson were pretty bad. Henderson almost died.
From a year ago TO THE DAY:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05163/520196.stm
QuoteROETHLISBERGER IN SURGERY
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger currently is undergoing surgery for injuries suffered in a Monday morning automobile accident.
Dr. Larry Jones of Mercy Hospital declined to offer any details regarding the nature of the surgery.
Roethlisberger is listed in serious but stable condition. Dr. Jones said that Roethlisberger was alert and talking before the commencement of the procedure.
Reporters on WTAE are speculating that Roethlisberger is having surgery to repair jaw injuries.
How long until the windshield shows up on Ebay? You know Steeler fans are already thinking about that.
Here's the car
(http://www.post-gazette.com/images4/20060613sm_benwreck01_580.jpg)
Quote from: Beermonkey on June 12, 2006, 02:11:42 PM
How long until the windshield shows up on Ebay? You know Steeler fans are already thinking about that.
Or some of his teeth that are probably laying in the street still.
Buy Big Ben's teeth and get a Primanti sandiwch for free!
Update:
QuoteBIG BEN NOT SO LUCKY AFTER ALL?
Minutes after we learned from a solid and credible league source that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is not expected to have any serious injuries after suffering a motorcycle accident on Monday morning, we were alerted to reports that Roethlisberger has suffered "serious" injuries to both of his knees.
Per the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, which broke the story of the accident minutes after it happened, Roethlisberger has fractured his left sinus cavity bone, a nine-inch gash in the back of his head, injuries to both knees, a broken jaw, and he has lost either "most" or "several" of his teeth.
Our source on the "Ben got lucky" story told us he was operating on information that apparently has been superseded, and it's a sign of just how fluid and uncertain the situation has been.
If Ben's knees are seriously injured, his ability to play in 2006 will be significantly affected. So then the question becomes, what do the Steelers do to replace him?
Personally, we'd call Doug Flutie. He's a better option than any of the stiffs and retreads currently on the market. Alternatively, if there's a chance that Roethlisberger is gone for more than one season, we'd get the Falcons on the horn about a trade for Matt Schaub.
We're still digging for more details
We should offer the Steelers Koy Detmer for a 2nd rounder.
some steelers friends have told me that there was a huge pile of blood on the ground. i think it's worse than originally reported.
QuoteFrom The Pittsburgh Channel: "According to a police source, Roethlisberger suffered a broken jaw, broke his left sinus cavity, suffered a 9-inch laceration to the back of his head, lost many teeth and has severe injuries to his knees from hitting the pavement. A plastic surgeon has been called in, the source said."
You ride without a helmet, you land on your head, you get hurt.
Not farging rocket science. I'm not crying over this fool, that's for sure.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 12, 2006, 03:20:49 PM
QuoteA plastic surgeon has been called in, the source said."
One should have been called in before the accident.
(http://conservativerevolution.com/wp-content/fifthbenpicture.jpg)
How could anyone be stupid enough to ride a motorcycle without a helmet?
(Note: Not sure if this applies to PA, but a few years ago they took out the mandatory helmet rule for motorcyclists in Florida. The rider has to have proof of a certain level of injury insurance- not sure how much- in order to be "legal" to ride without a helmet, but of course, who's going to check for that insurance, at least until after an accident turns their brains into mush.)
Quote from: FFatPatt on June 12, 2006, 03:09:42 PM
We should offer the Steelers Koy Detmer for a 2nd rounder.
I think the Steelers would want more than a 2nd to take Koy. Let's just give them Garcia.
Nice:
(http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/football/nfl/06/12/bc.fbn.apnewsalert.ap/p1_ben_blood.jpg)
thats it? i coughed up more blood than that this morning.
When I hear "puddle of blood" I think Clint Malarchuk.
That's nothing.
Yinzers exaggerating to get on the local news, I guess.
I'm not much for pointing and laughing at other people's misfortunes but something like this almost demands it.
He's an out and out fargtard for riding it without taking the proper safety precautions beforehand.
How many professional athletes have to be seriously injured before they get it through their thick heads that they're not indestructible?
What a farging moron.
I can't believe this dope said he doesn't need a helmet because he'll ride safely.
I wonder if he was set to be on the Madden 2007 cover. ???
Quote from: Beermonkey on June 12, 2006, 03:54:05 PM
I wonder if he was set to be on the Madden 2007 cover. ???
That would kick ass.
Shaun Alexander is.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 12, 2006, 04:04:50 PM
Shaun Alexander is.
This only cements my thinking that the Seahawks will disappoint this year, even in a weak division.
I wonder if Omar Jacobs will start if Ben is out for a big chunk/all the season. That is, if they don't get a veteran in there, because Maddox clearly isn't winning you anything.
Quote from: FFatPatt on June 12, 2006, 04:00:11 PM
Quote from: Beermonkey on June 12, 2006, 03:54:05 PM
I wonder if he was set to be on the Madden 2007 cover. ???
That would kick ass.
Actually Portis on the cover would kick ass.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 12, 2006, 04:15:24 PM
I wonder if Omar Jacobs will start if Ben is out for a big chunk/all the season. That is, if they don't get a veteran in there, because Maddox clearly isn't winning you anything.
I think Maddox has been cut already anyway.
Peter King is psychic (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/)
Look at the teaser for the Peter King article on the right, directly underneath the story about Ben.
Ha.
"Let's hit the road!"
BWAHAHAHAHA
QuoteLet's hit the road! My nine-day guide to the Ultimate NFL training camp trip.
Ooops.
The Steelers should sign his imposter:
(http://images.viacomlocalnetworks.com/images_sizedimage_196163907/lg)
i heard that they already changed his sandwhich out there. when you order one, it's comes with ketchup dripping out of the roll and there are chiclets spread on top
Primanti's is excellent late-night drunk food. Otherwise, bad idea to touch the stuff.
after living in pittsburgh for 2 years i can tell with the utmost authority that primanti's sucks. almost as much as iron city beer.
although...for an out of town sandwich...Quaker Steak and Lube is pretty damn good. they are steak sandwiches...but they don't try and pretend that they are "cheesesteaks"
primanti's still sucks though
Also, seeing a cocky football player get exactly what's coming to him is delicious.
Pitt sucks in general. Any town that calls soda "pop" deserves to be hit by a meteor.
you know if a taterskins fan said the same thing about McNabb that you'd call him classless, right?
Quote from: SunMoTzu on June 12, 2006, 04:42:48 PM
you know if a skins fan said the same thing about McNabb that you'd call him classless, right?
Yes, of course. What's your point?
that cocky football player just won a Super Bowl while our momma's boy has yet to do so.
therefore....motorcyle accidents = Super Bowl wins.
somebody get Donny a motorcycle. my logic is impregnable.
Quote from: FFatPatt on June 12, 2006, 04:40:27 PM
Also, seeing a cocky football player get exactly what's coming to him is delicious.
They can change his nickname now. It always pissed me off when people called him "Big Ben".
Maybe something vegetable-related.
Begonia Ben?
Rudabega Roethlisberger?
Ol' Applesauce Brain 2?
Toothless Ruthless Roethlisberger.
im not doing Beermonkey's dirty work for him
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 12, 2006, 04:47:37 PM
Toothless Ruthless Roethlisberger.
I like it, but can we put something about him being dickless in there?
Quote from: FFatPatt on June 12, 2006, 04:46:47 PM
Ol' Applesauce Brain 2?
that's only funny because you just added a #2 to a name of mine
Hematomaberger
ha, i laughed
Bigger jackass - Federline or Roethlisberger?
Vroom vroom crash
(http://tahoecelebritygolf.com/Players/images/roethlisberger-ben-2.jpg)
OR
Po Po ZOW
(http://images.usatoday.com/life/_photos/2006/03/29/inside1-federline.jpg)
In all fairness Federline has made a living out of banging hot chicks, leaving them, and banging other richer hot chicks. So the real question is, Who's the bigger tool? Federline or the bitches who farg him?
I still say Federline.
Quote from: rjs246 on June 12, 2006, 04:54:19 PM
In all fairness Federline has made a living out of banging hot chicks, leaving them
This is his previous baby's mama. Not very hot, really.
(http://www.celebritywonder.com/picture/Shar_Jackson/SharJackson_DeGuire_6086377.jpg)
She might be a little smooth, but I would tear that shtein apart.
no...you wouldn't
Quote from: rjs246 on June 12, 2006, 04:59:43 PM
She might be a little smooth, but I would tear that shtein apart.
igy has dibs.
CONFLICTING REPORTS ON ROETHLISBERGER
There are conflicting reports from Pittsburgh's two leading papers regarding the severity of the injuries suffered by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in Monday morning's motorcycle accident.
The Tribune-Review reports that Big Ben has, among other things, two serious knee injuries. The Post-Gazette reports that the team is "encouraged" by reports from Mercy Hospital, and former teammate Jerome Bettis said that he's been told that Ben will be fine.
A league source told us earlier that Roethlisberger did not have serious injuries, beyond a broken jaw. The source has since told us that he has not been able to confirm reports that Ben has two serious knee injuries.
Stay tuned.
I heard that his right arm was torn off in the accident, but Roethlisberger re-attached it himself using bailing wire, and it will be fine by the start of trianing camp.
I heard that my balls are enormous. I went to the men's room to do some fact checking and lo and behold, the reports were spot on.
that might be cancer, you should probably go to a doctor
...or it could just be SunMo clinging to them....he is ball colored from the reports I hear out of Pittsburgh.
I was going to advise that a course of penicillin would clear that right up, but he should get it checked just to be sure.
If it's my fate to die of a massive beanbag, then so be it.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 12, 2006, 05:11:53 PM
I heard that his right arm was torn off in the accident, but Roethlisberger re-attached it himself using bailing wire, and it will be fine by the start of trianing camp.
McRoethlisguyburger
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 12, 2006, 03:31:45 PM
How could anyone be stupid enough to ride a motorcycle without a helmet?
(Note: Not sure if this applies to PA, but a few years ago they took out the mandatory helmet rule for motorcyclists in Florida. The rider has to have proof of a certain level of injury insurance- not sure how much- in order to be "legal" to ride without a helmet, but of course, who's going to check for that insurance, at least until after an accident turns their brains into mush.)
PA reinstated a no helmet law maybe 2 or 3 years ago but I'm not sure if they have to provide a certain amount of insurance in order to ride without a lid.
I have to laugh that at the same time more and more restrictions are being placed on drivers in the name of safety, the main one for motorcycle riders has been removed.
That said, law or no law, riding without a helmet is one of the most stupid things that a person could do.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Steelers-BIG-BEN-Roethlisberger-Bike-parts-from-wreck_W0QQitemZ9530442367QQihZ007QQcategoryZ1467QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 12, 2006, 05:47:30 PM
I have to laugh that at the same time more and more restrictions are being placed on drivers in the name of safety, the main one for motorcycle riders has been removed.
That said, law or no law, riding without a helmet is one of the most stupid things that a person could do.
I was quite surprised when I heard that PA 86'd their helmet law simply for the fact that PA is a fairly conservative state. I personally don't have a problem with it. When you get on a bike you're already facing a major death risk with or without the helmet so if you want to ride without one then that's on you, not me.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 12, 2006, 05:56:54 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/Steelers-BIG-BEN-Roethlisberger-Bike-parts-from-wreck_W0QQitemZ9530442367QQihZ007QQcategoryZ1467QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
That's brutal.... >:D
Kerry Collins has a new home :-D
Quote from: mussa on June 12, 2006, 06:47:07 PM
Kerry Collins has a new home :-D
Seriously? That's juicy.
Is Big Ben dead yet or what?
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 12, 2006, 05:05:01 PM
CONFLICTING REPORTS ON ROETHLISBERGER
The Tribune-Review reports that Big Ben has, among other things, two serious knee injuries. The Post-Gazette reports that the team is "encouraged" by reports from Mercy Hospital, and former teammate Jerome Bettis said that he's been told that Ben will be fine.
The bottom line is that the doctors said first that the injuries to both of his knees were "very severe" and and then the team came out and said that those reports were exaggerated. I'm in Pittsburgh and little else was discussed by anyone today.
Quote
Description
PLEASE DONT GET ME WRONG for what I am selling.
I hope to god Big Ben is OK, I am praying for him.
Here is what I have, I live in the Ohio Valley and work in Pittsburgh.
Coming home today I got held up at the 10th street overpass when I got out to see what happened.
After hearing people talk it turns out Ben Roethlisberger had been in a serious car vs Bike wreck.
Ben was getting loaded into an ambulance and while watching the emergency personel working I bent over and picked up some items off the ground.
I cant gaurantee the items but they were very very close to the wrecked vehicles.
I have what looks to be a motorcycle chain, and something else from a bike.
Sold as-is
Ben I hope everything turns out ok.
Best Ebay auction ever. :-D
Eagles players offer their comments on the crash...
QuoteEagles React To Cycle Crash
June 12, 2006
By ZACH BERMAN
While the Eagles were practicing on Monday, news broke that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was in a motorcycle accident. In an immediate rush to localize the story, reporters sequestered the Eagles - both players who ride motorcycles and those who don't - to gauge their reaction to the crash.
The immediate reactions from the players were well wishes to Roethlisberger, who despite being an intra-state rival, is part of the fraternity of NFL players. But there was also a faction of players who defended the activity of riding motorcycles but admonished riding without a helmet, which Roethlisberger was reportedly doing.
"Accidents happen no matter what you do," kicker David Akers said. "You try to take the best precautions. It's a shame, and all you can do is hope for a guy who goes through this. But he has to be careful. In that position, you have to look at the owners as well. They invest a lot of money in us to be able to go out there and perform."
DE Jevon Kearse prefers water sports to motorcycles
Akers, who grew up riding motorcycles, said he gave up the practice when he signed his last contract. While he said he'll probably continue riding at some point, his decision was based on considerations to his family and clauses in his contract.
It was a personal decision for Akers, and that's what Eagles cornerback Sheldon Brown said it should be. Brown, who rides motorcycles and four-wheelers, says he wears his helmet, but doesn't feel right telling a player what they should or should not do in regards to a motorcycle.
"You can't ask a guy to quit his whole life," Brown said. "No one can tell him what to do. We have a lot of guys in this league who make their own decisions, whether it be riding a motorcycle or whatever they do."
Brown said he's the type of player who thinks it's not going to happen to him, and although every person seems to think that way, he insists he takes the necessary precautions to avoid accident or injury.
"I'm the kind of guy who respects the bike," Brown said. "Hopefully the guys out there on the road respect me on the bike."
Brown's locker is right next to safety Quintin Mikell, who identified the other drivers on the road as the people who motorcycle riders have to worry about.
"There's a lot of bad drivers out there, particularly when you're on a bike," Mikell said. "You find there are a lot of bad drivers who aren't looking and don't know what's going on. So just me seeing that, I am a little surprised by that. But he's a man; he can choose what he chooses to do."
The issue of professional athletes riding a motorcycle has escalated in recent years after Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow II was sidelined for the season after a motorcycle accident last off-season and NBA guard Jay Williams stalled his young career after his rookie season in 2003. Williams hasn't played professional basketball since the accident.
One person the Eagles don't have to worry about driving a motorcycle, though, is franchise quarterback Donovan McNabb. McNabb met with a pool of reporters in the locker room after practice and said he doesn't drive motorcycles and doesn't plan to start.
"Maybe a scooter when it only goes like 40 miles an hour or 60 miles an hour, but with my body weight, it wouldn't even go that fast," McNabb said. "It's dangerous to do anything, but I don't know how to ride. And if you don't know how to ride, why get on?"
Quote from: QB Eagles on June 12, 2006, 08:02:31 PM
The bottom line is that the doctors said first that the injuries to both of his knees were "very severe" and and then the team came out and said that those reports were exaggerated. I'm in Pittsburgh and little else was discussed by anyone today.
:-D It went from irreparable knee damage to "...we squirted some Bactine on it, slapped on a Curad & sent him on his way."
Seven hours later, he's out of surgery.
link (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2480830)
QuotePITTSBURGH -- Steelers star Ben Roethlisberger, the youngest quarterback to lead a team to the Super Bowl championship, broke his jaw and nose in a motorcycle crash Monday in which he was not wearing a helmet.
Roethlisberger remained in serious but stable condition following seven hours surgery that ended at approximately 9 p.m. ET, according to Dr. Daniel Pituch, Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Mercy Hospital. His condition is not expected to change throughout the evening, Pituch said at a news conference.
"He suffered multiple facial fractures," Pituch said. "All of the fractures were successfully repaired. His brain, spine, chest and abdomen appear to be without serious injury. And there are no other confirmed injuries at this time."
ESPN.com's John Clayton has confirmed that Roethlisberger also suffered a 9-inch laceration to the back of his head, has lost or chipped a number of teeth and has minor injuries to his knees from hitting the pavement. A plastic surgeon has been called in.
A broken jaw normally takes seven weeks to heal. It is not known how long it will take for the other injuries to heal.
More at link, with pic of bike on trailer.
PFT is accepting nickname suggestions for him.
Ben Toothlessberger and Ben Roethlisbarbaro are the only two mentioned so far.
Dumbassrider?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 13, 2006, 12:23:06 AM
Ben Toothlessberger
That's so painfully obvious that I'm mad for not thinking of it myself.
Kearse prefers water sports. Did you hear that, Beermonkey?
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I'm curious about how the accident happened. It appears to be a classic bike vs. car collision: four wheeler travelling opposite direction to bike makes left turn into motobike path, bang. "I didn't see him," is invariably the excuse, and the cops/courts almost always sympathize with the car driver.
Dickhead should have been wearing a helmet, but that doens't mean he was speeding, acting like an ass, or at fault in any way for the accident.
If the car driver was at fault, she ought to be ticketed and fined.
supposedly it was a 62year old lady who failed to yield at a sign and plowed into him.
Quote from: FFatPatt on June 13, 2006, 07:44:48 AM
Kearse prefers water sports. Did you hear that, Beermonkey?
Do mean like riding jetskis or pissing on his partner? Either way, I'm a go!
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on June 13, 2006, 09:51:43 AM
supposedly it was a 62year old lady who failed to yield at a sign and plowed into him.
That's exactly what it reads like.
I don't think anyone is saying it was Ben's fault that the accident occurred, jut that he's an idiot in the first place for not wearing a helmet.
And yeah it was a 60 something year old woman, they haven't released her name, which is probably smart since she will be murdered within the week.
Someone called into a Pitt radio station yesterday and compared yesterday to 9/11.
that person needs to take his Ben jersey off when he goes to sleep...f-in ridiculous
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on June 13, 2006, 09:51:43 AM
supposedly it was a 62year old lady who failed to yield at a sign and plowed into him.
Did anyone look to see if her car had Bengals stickers on it? >:D
Quote from: phattymatty on June 13, 2006, 09:56:57 AM
And yeah it was a 60 something year old woman, they haven't released her name, which is probably smart since she will be murdered within the week.
I think they have actually.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/06/12/bc.fbn.apnewsalert.ap/1.html
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The other car was driven by a woman identified in published reports Tuesday as Martha Fleishman, 62, of Pittsburgh.
I would seriously consider moving to France if I were her.
Clearly the motorcycle hit her car, she didn't plow into him. That doesn't mean it wasn't her fault.
I seriously consider moving to France if I were her.
why woudl they bother her....who cares if he died much less that he got hurt...they won the farging superbowl last year...selfish bastiches
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 13, 2006, 10:27:24 AM
why woudl they bother her....who cares if he died much less that he got hurt...they won the farging superbowl last year...selfish bastiches
I agree about them being selfish, but do you think that matters?? What would have happened had someone run over Mike Schmidt in Philly in 1981? There would ahve been a public execution. :-D
Quote from: MadMarchHare on June 13, 2006, 10:20:33 AM
Clearly the motorcycle hit her car, she didn't plow into him. That doesn't mean it wasn't her fault.
Making a left against oncoming traffic when you don't have the right of way is tantamount to plowing into someone.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 13, 2006, 10:27:24 AM
why would they bother her....who cares if he died much less that he got hurt...they won the farging superbowl last year...selfish bastiches
My buddy is a hard-core Steeler fan & when I told him that it may be more serious than originally thought, said "that stupid bastich, thank god I didn't buy a Roethlisberger jersey."
He's already on the Omar Jacobs wagon.
thats the nastiest avatar Beerman :yay
so seven weeks for a broken jaw to heal. how long until he can get hit?
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Quote from: phattymatty on June 13, 2006, 02:34:51 PM
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QuoteHere is a atte congradulations for the super bowl win, i would imagine it wasnt easy. i may be a amature football player, but i know it isnt easy, even though i am a girl. i hope you blog again soon, but i dont doubt that you have alot to do. i like your dog, it is very cute. school is out, and college is around the corner. i was thinking about going to college in cleveland, but then i thought about it a little harder, and figured it wasnt a good idea. ill stick to PA colleges, since i think cleveland wouldnt like me much. i went to one of your cleveland games, and i was very impressed. football is even more exciting to watch with your own eyes than to see on tv. youve got a good arm, and a sharp mind. i know i am alot younger, but i know that if you rely on those things, and trust your instinct, you wont go wrong on the field. good luck in training, ben. i better jet, i am getting wierd looks from my mom. god bless, and know you are remembered in my prayers.
love
Jamie
:-D
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Hey BIG guy i hope your alright. i just want you to know that your like a romodel to me. i dont want to be a athlete i really want to be a doctor. but the way you inspire me is by not giving up,not listening to what other people think about you. by doing that your doing an awsome job. thanks for showing me if you follow your dreams it could come true.
sincerly
THE MANKOWSKIS
QuoteReport: Roethlisberger didn't have motorcycle license
ESPN.com news services
Ben Roethlisberger might have been riding without a license to drive a motorcycle when he was involved in an accident Monday.
Pittsburgh television station KDKA reported Tuesday that police are checking whether the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback had a license.
Sources told the TV station that Roethlisberger had a license to operate a car but has never had a Pennsylvania motorcycle license.
Roethlisberger had a learner's permit to operate a motorcycle that expired March 29 but had never taken the written and driving tests for a motorcycle license, a source told KDKA.
Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Tammy Ewin told the station that police would "have no comment on licensing issues" until after the accident investigation.
Roethlisberger, the youngest quarterback to lead a team to the Super Bowl championship, had surgery Monday after breaking his jaw and nose in a motorcycle crash.
Roethlisberger remained in serious but stable condition after seven hours of surgery, according to Dr. Daniel Pituch, chief of oral and maxillofacial surgery at Mercy Hospital.
"He suffered multiple facial fractures," Pituch said. "All of the fractures were successfully repaired. His brain, spine, chest and abdomen appear to be without serious injury. And there are no other confirmed injuries at this time."
The doctors declined to release further information at the family's request.
ESPN.com's John Clayton confirmed that Roethlisberger also suffered a 9-inch laceration to the back of his head, has lost or chipped a number of teeth and has minor injuries to his knees from hitting the pavement.
Roethlisberger, 24, was not wearing a helmet, police said. He has said he likes to ride without one, a habit that once prompted a lecture from Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher.
In May 2005, Cowher warned him about safe riding after Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. was injured in a motorcycle accident. Winslow tore knee ligaments and was lost for the season.
Roethlisberger has pointed out a Pennsylvania state law requiring helmets was amended in September 2003 to make helmets optional.
ESPN.com football writers Len Pasquarelli and John Clayton and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on June 13, 2006, 03:02:03 PM
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Hey BIG guy i hope your alright. i just want you to know that your like a romodel to me. i dont want to be a athlete i really want to be a doctor. but the way you inspire me is by not giving up,not listening to what other people think about you. by doing that your doing an awsome job. thanks for showing me if you follow your dreams it could come true.
sincerly
THE MANKOWSKIS
That is, if your dreams consist of smashing your face off a car windshield.
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My wheelie was still better. And SO worth it.
Posted by: Kellen Winslow Jr | June 13, 2006 at 02:58 PM
Ha.
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Good to see you wore a helmet there meatsickle. Jay Williams aka-Evil Knivel's retarded step cousin
Posted by: Jay Wiliams | June 13, 2006 at 02:49 PM
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Hey Ben, thank goodness you made it through this alive. You still owe me some money.
Posted by: Super Bowl XL Referees | June 13, 2006 at 02:36 PM
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Hey Ben. Thanks for stealing my thunder.
P.S. Send more apples.
Posted by: Barbaro | June 13, 2006 at 02:35 PM
Awesome.
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Hey Ben. Thanks for stealing my thunder.
P.S. Send more apples.
Posted by: Barbaro | June 13, 2006 at 02:35 PM
i snorted laughing at that one.
This one is awesomely farged up:
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Darn it. I was really hoping to meet you.
Posted by: JonBenet Ramsey | June 13, 2006 at 03:01 PM
Quote from: Wingspan on June 13, 2006, 03:12:40 PM
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Hey Ben. Thanks for stealing my thunder.
P.S. Send more apples.
Posted by: Barbaro | June 13, 2006 at 02:35 PM
i snorted laughing at that one.
That made me cry.
Quote from: PhillyPhaninDC on June 13, 2006, 03:16:06 PM
This one is awesomely farged up:
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Darn it. I was really hoping to meet you.
Posted by: JonBenet Ramsey | June 13, 2006 at 03:01 PM
Wow.
Quote from: PhillyPhaninDC on June 13, 2006, 03:16:06 PM
This one is awesomely farged up:
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Darn it. I was really hoping to meet you.
Posted by: JonBenet Ramsey | June 13, 2006 at 03:01 PM
That infuriates me...because I didn't think of it first
I was leaving some other ones and came across this beauty:
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Ben,
Safety gear is overrated.
Posted by: Dale Earnhardt | June 13, 2006 at 04:36 PM
Dale's e-mail is dale@brickwall.com. Wow.
QuotePosted by: Kayla Ritenour | June 13, 2006 at 01:43 PM
Ben, I really hope you make it through this fine. If you need any help, or someone to talk to on or off the record, give me a call.
I'm sure he'll be calling ::)
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Ben,
Safety gear is overrated.
Posted by: Dale Earnhardt | June 13, 2006 at 04:36 PM
:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
Anyway, word here is the team docs are saying it looks like he'll be fine for Week 1 of the regular season.
:-D @ the responses
PFT.com this morning:
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With the caption:
"Amazingly, Ben Roethlisberger's injuries actually increase his marketing potential."
i wanna know why this punk gets out of the hospital in two friggin days but pelle lindbergh and jerome brown die on impact
because they played for Philadelphia teams
you already know the anser to that IGY
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 15, 2006, 01:10:55 PM
i wanna know why this punk gets out of the hospital in two friggin days but pelle lindbergh and jerome brown die on impact
ha ha
Don't forget Jerome's nephew.
Quote from: Diomedes on June 15, 2006, 01:16:26 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 15, 2006, 01:10:55 PM
i wanna know why this punk gets out of the hospital in two friggin days but pelle lindbergh and jerome brown die on impact
ha ha
Don't forget Jerome's nephew.
But his nephew wasnt famous or from Philly 8) It really is amazing he's out of the hospital already. IGY is 100% right if it was a philly guy, his head would have severed
I'll tell you how dumb riding without a helmet is, especially for NFL players.
If you asked Ben Rothlisberger to go out on the football field during a game without a helmet, he'd probably tell you your crazy. But yet, he gets on a motorcycle and drives the roads without one and thinks nothing of it.
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More bad photoshop fun from the internet.
Since we've been sort of discussing helmet laws in the wake of Roethlisberger's accident, here's an article about Florida, which repealed a mandatory helmet law six years ago:
Fla. motorcycle fatalities reportedly soar (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060618/ap_on_re_us/motorcycle_helmets)
That JonBenet Ramsey thing was sick.
That didn't stop me from laughing out loud when I read it, though.
If motorcycle riders were never allowed to sue anyone over head injuries, then I'd say helmet laws were ridiculous, as it only poses a threat to the person choosing to not wear one.
BTW, basically no one here in Myrtle Beach wears a helmet apparently.
From PFT:
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Captioned: Says Bengals coach Marvin Lewis: "And that wasn't a late hit either, biatch." :-D
CNN has a big red banner proclaiming:
QuoteBREAKING NEWS: Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to be cited for failure to wear a helmet, not having a proper license at time of his June 12 accident.
CNN sucks.
So he'll have to pay a whopping $100 fine.
Yeah, that'll teach him.
Like I said...this lady should just move to France.
QuotePolice Chief Dominic Costa said the woman driving the car had received some threatening phone calls, which police were investigating.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2490987
Gutless cowards threatening an old lady.
Nice.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on June 19, 2006, 12:38:46 PM
Gutless cowards threatening an old lady.
Nice.
Ha. Imagine if it was Philly fans.
Quote from: Beermonkey on June 19, 2006, 12:43:02 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on June 19, 2006, 12:38:46 PM
Gutless cowards threatening an old lady.
Nice.
Ha. Imagine if it was Philly fans.
oh then she'd be dead of course. cause we're the worst!
she deserves it. old people shouldn't be allowed to drive anyway. stupid blue hairs.
yea if you can't even control your bladder or bowels. get the hell off the road.
I'm tempted to call her and ridicule her for doing a half assed job. I mean seriously, who hits a helmetless motorcycle rider and doesn't kill them? farging worthless old people.
QuoteRoethlisberger will be issued $388 in fines and fees for riding without a license and not wearing a helmet, police Collision Investigator Dan Connolly said Monday. Only licensed motorcyclists are allowed to ride bareheaded in Pennsylvania, with certain restrictions.
That's like fining one of us regular folk - what... $10? I'm sure that'll teach him!
What are you, some kind of socialist bastich who would fine people comensurate with their wealth, like they do in Scandinavia?
I'm basically just saying it's a huge non-story.
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that's funny shtein
ha. good one.
QuoteSteelers | Roethlisberger told he was close to dying
Wed, 12 Jul 2006 21:15:19 -0700
The Associated Press reports Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger (head) was told by people at the scene of his accident that he was close to dying. Roethlisberger said, "They told me that I was literally seconds, maybe a minute away from dying because I slit a vein or artery in my mouth or my throat and it was draining blood right into my stomach and luckily the paramedic noticed it and stopped it or else I would have had too much blood in my stomach." Roethlisberger admitted to remembering very few things from the accident and said he was not sure if he would ever ride a motorcycle again.
I saw the teaser of his interview. His face doesn't look nearly as bad as I'd hoped.
i saw a couple minutes of it on sportscenter this morning. you can tell he had mad plastic surgery. he looks better than he did before the accident. (no homo) his face is all smooth and shtein.
Quote from: phattymatty on July 13, 2006, 12:09:57 PM
i saw a couple minutes of it on sportscenter this morning. you can tell he had mad plastic surgery. he looks better than he did before the accident. (no homo) his face is all smooth and shtein.
stop lying
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He definitely looks different. And probably better (no homo).