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First Post Crash Photos of Roethlisberger (1 Viewer)
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HULLOBUDMAN
Footballguy
Bengal fans insert your "Oh my God, he's horribly deformed" comments here.
fridayfrenzy
Footballguy
He does look different though, thats for sure.
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MLBrandow
Guest
Looks like Joan Rivers
edit: potential fantasy impact of looking like a 70s gray-headed woman? Will defenses underestimate him more???
Sharks
edit: potential fantasy impact of looking like a 70s gray-headed woman? Will defenses underestimate him more???
Sharks
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RenegadeGM
Footballguy
throw a cowboy hat on him and he looks eerily similar to "Cowboy" from Big Brother.
edited to add this link.
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I'd say a little FF. His nose is still swollen. And he's looked different at different times as his weight has fluctuated. But this seems pretty normal to me. http://benroethlisberger.typepad.com/photo...2142922_10.html
Pretty amazing considering he was undergoing surgery 30 days ago.
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KnowledgeReignsSupreme
Footballguy
Looks like your typical forklift driver.
Biabreakable
Footballguy
He looks like he aged 5-10 years to me.
Construction Man Jim
Footballguy
It's the new Ben Roethlisberger Fat Head!
Jeff Pasquino
Footballguy
Some (re)assembly required.
GRIDIRON ASSASSIN
Footballguy
You know what... appearance from a distance and with makeup on, a hat on is one thing.
Appearance with the hat off, and the ability to make quick decisions and take hellacious hits to the body/head are another.
I'm glad Ben is alive and looks healthy - but let's see how he does on the football field.
One appearance on Good Morning America can be deceiving.
Appearance with the hat off, and the ability to make quick decisions and take hellacious hits to the body/head are another.
I'm glad Ben is alive and looks healthy - but let's see how he does on the football field.
One appearance on Good Morning America can be deceiving.
clayton crushers
Footballguy
Looks to me that the 7 hours of reconstructive surgery went pretty well. His appearance has definately changed but the reason he looks decent 30 days after the accident is that the surgery he had was not to save his life it was solely reconstructive to try and save his appearance
GRIDIRON ASSASSIN
Footballguy
Somebody should tell him that only MLB players, IT guys and music store employees have goatees nowadays...
Cecil Lammey
Footballguy
nose is swollen, and probably won't look the same again.
Da Good Da Bad an Da Ugly
Footballguy
RenegadeGM
Footballguy
I guess this means the dude who likes to impersonate him will need reconstructive surgery, too.
the branded hand
Footballguy
Kind of looks like he played his first game with only a leather helmet a couple days ago...
Helmets baby,
, smart men wear them. The lucky ones get to play football for a living!
Thoughts and prayers for '06...
Helmets baby,
, smart men wear them. The lucky ones get to play football for a living!Thoughts and prayers for '06...
Steelers QB Roethlisberger was told he was close to dying
Associated Press
7/12/2006
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) -Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said Wednesday night that he was told he was "seconds, maybe a minute away from dying" immediately after his motorcycle accident last month.
Roethlisberger, in his first interview since the June 12 accident, told ESPN's "SportsCenter" that he doesn't remember much about the accident when he rammed his motorcycle into a car that was making a left turn in front of him on a Pittsburgh street. He did, however, remember what he was told by people at the scene.
"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," he said in Los Angeles where he was for the taping of the ESPY Awards.
"I remember very few things about the accident," Roethlisberger said. "I remember one car turning in front of me, I don't remember the car that hit me, but I remember that first car turning in front of me and the next thing I remember is being in the ambulance and asking, 'Is this really happening?'
"I said, 'Tell me this is just a bad dream,' and he said, 'No, everything is going to be OK,' and he asked me, 'Is there anyone you want me to call?' ... I just gave him two numbers and I don't remember anything until I woke up from surgery."
Roethlisberger underwent seven hours of surgery to repair a broken jaw and other facial bones. Tests showed no brain injuries, although he had a mild concussion. He also lost two teeth and chipped several others.
Roethlisberger was cited for not wearing a helmet when the accident happened.
"That day I wasn't, I forgot it. I literally forgot it," he said. "You know there are times that, people that have been making a big deal for the last couple years about me riding first of all, and then me riding without a helmet, but it's one of those things that I ride with a helmet also. I do a little bit of both. If you don't wear a seat belt every time you ride in the car should I label you as a person who doesn't wear a seat belt? And unfortunately I happened to not have it on that day because I forgot it in the basement."
Roethlisberger said he didn't know if he would ride a motorcycle again.
"I don't know. I am not even thinking about that right now," he said. "To me, right now, like I said when I first started thinking about things, I started thinking about my family. Now that I am doing better and I feel good, now all I am thinking about is football and that is what is on my mind right now. I am getting healthy and I am getting better every day so all I am thinking about is football. I am not thinking about anything else."
Roethlisberger is scheduled to play in a celebrity golf tournament this weekend in Lake Tahoe, Nev.
Including the postseason, the Steelers are 27-4 with Roethlisberger at quarterback. They advanced to the AFC championship game in both his seasons as a starter, winning the Super Bowl in January.
Associated Press
7/12/2006
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) -Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said Wednesday night that he was told he was "seconds, maybe a minute away from dying" immediately after his motorcycle accident last month.
Roethlisberger, in his first interview since the June 12 accident, told ESPN's "SportsCenter" that he doesn't remember much about the accident when he rammed his motorcycle into a car that was making a left turn in front of him on a Pittsburgh street. He did, however, remember what he was told by people at the scene.
"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," he said in Los Angeles where he was for the taping of the ESPY Awards.
"I remember very few things about the accident," Roethlisberger said. "I remember one car turning in front of me, I don't remember the car that hit me, but I remember that first car turning in front of me and the next thing I remember is being in the ambulance and asking, 'Is this really happening?'
"I said, 'Tell me this is just a bad dream,' and he said, 'No, everything is going to be OK,' and he asked me, 'Is there anyone you want me to call?' ... I just gave him two numbers and I don't remember anything until I woke up from surgery."
Roethlisberger underwent seven hours of surgery to repair a broken jaw and other facial bones. Tests showed no brain injuries, although he had a mild concussion. He also lost two teeth and chipped several others.
Roethlisberger was cited for not wearing a helmet when the accident happened.
"That day I wasn't, I forgot it. I literally forgot it," he said. "You know there are times that, people that have been making a big deal for the last couple years about me riding first of all, and then me riding without a helmet, but it's one of those things that I ride with a helmet also. I do a little bit of both. If you don't wear a seat belt every time you ride in the car should I label you as a person who doesn't wear a seat belt? And unfortunately I happened to not have it on that day because I forgot it in the basement."
Roethlisberger said he didn't know if he would ride a motorcycle again.
"I don't know. I am not even thinking about that right now," he said. "To me, right now, like I said when I first started thinking about things, I started thinking about my family. Now that I am doing better and I feel good, now all I am thinking about is football and that is what is on my mind right now. I am getting healthy and I am getting better every day so all I am thinking about is football. I am not thinking about anything else."
Roethlisberger is scheduled to play in a celebrity golf tournament this weekend in Lake Tahoe, Nev.
Including the postseason, the Steelers are 27-4 with Roethlisberger at quarterback. They advanced to the AFC championship game in both his seasons as a starter, winning the Super Bowl in January.
i can't put my finger on it, but there is something vaguely different about his face & head...
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/2084/fgwynne.html
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/2084/fgwynne.html
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
I really shouldn't be but
Ben Stiller
Footballguy
ESPN.com has a portion of Roethlisberger's interview with Jim Rome up on the main page right now. The camera gets pretty close, Benny still has some blood in his eye and his nose is crooked but other than that he looks dyn-O-mite! Post-crash he still looks a helluva lot better than Neil O'Donnell or Kordell ever did.
