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Mon, 12 Jun 2006 09:11:04 -0700
KDKA.com reports [COLOR=#0000ff]Pittsburgh Steelers[/COLOR] QB [URL="http://www.kffl.com/player/9341/nfl"][COLOR=#0000ff]Ben Roethlisberger[/COLOR][/URL] (head) has been injured in a motorcycle accident around 11:30 am Monday, June 12. The team has confirmed Roethlisberger was injured. He was not wearing a helmet when he flew over the handlebars and hit his head on the windshield of a car, according to an eyewitness. The witness added Roethlisberger seemed groggy and was bleeding from his head, but was able to say his first name. He has been taken to Mercy Hospital, but officials are not commenting on his condition.

sounds pretty bad....hopefully he won't miss any of the regular season

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Live feed here
[url]http://www.wpxi.com/video/9356341/index.html[/url]

Listening now

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I work in Baltimore and my coworkers started cheering when they heard about this. That pretty much sums up the attitude of dirtball Ravens fans.

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[quote=djnemo65]I work in Baltimore and my coworkers started cheering when they heard about this. That pretty much sums up the attitude of dirtball Ravens fans.[/quote]thats digusting, people who act like that are disgraceful.

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I hope that he is ok but I do not feel bad or sorry for him...

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After KWII had his "accident", Roethlisberger told reporters that he rode, and [u]would not[/u] wear a helmet. This is no one's fault but his own.

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What a f'ing moron. Riding a bike without a helmet is an absolute NO-NO.

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[QUOTE=BrudLee]After KWII had his "accident", Roethlisberger told reporters that he rode, and [u]would not[/u] wear a helmet. This is no one's fault but his own.[/QUOTE]
And that is why I do not feel bad or sorry for him... He knew that everytime he went out on his bike that this could happen...

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[B]This is why you shouldn't ride motorcycles, ATVs, or anything of the kind while you're a professional athlete!!![/B]

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Thankfully the injuries don't seem to be life-threatening

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Stupid is as Stupid does! Ain't that right Forest? Bill is not going to be happy!

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As a fellow rider, I can tell you I have never gotten on a bike without a helmet, and I can't understand the mentality of those who do.

For heaven sakes, the kid wouldn't step into the huddle without a helmet would he? NFL linebackers are fast, but that is still nothing compared to the asphalt at 55 or 60 MPH!

I hope he's alright, but if I were Cowher or the rest of his teammates, I would set him straight ASAP. Very selfish move on his part.

Mc2guy

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Look, I hate helmet laws (I think they interfere with natural selection). But I will put this in the same category as somebody who does stupid things to get themselves suspended from the league.

Why? Playing in the NFL is not a right. It is not something anyone other than very, very few get to do. What BRoth has done by getting on a motorcycle (with or without helmet) is to not take care of a special opportunity.

NFL QBs only have so many shots to the head they can take before they are done. Why lower that number by getting on a bike and not wearing a helmet.

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most teams put clauses in the contracts of their players for situations just like this, i wonder how big bens contact is worked. and if there is a clause concerning this type of thing will pitt. be willing to pursue it considering he is the star qb.

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[quote=RiggoRules]Look, I hate helmet laws (I think they interfere with natural selection). But I will put this in the same category as somebody who does stupid things to get themselves suspended from the league.

Why? Playing in the NFL is not a right. It is not something anyone other than very, very few get to do. What BRoth has done by getting on a motorcycle (with or without helmet) is to not take care of a special opportunity.

NFL QBs only have so many shots to the head they can take before they are done. Why lower that number by getting on a bike and not wearing a helmet.[/quote]

AMEN!

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I'm all about personal freedoms. Helmet laws, like seat belt and some smoking laws, infringe upon personal choices. If you want to choose to risk your life and livelihood, by all means do so.

I don't wish injury on anyone - certainly not a guy like Roethlisberger, who by all accounts seems to be a swell guy. Just don't stay awake waiting for the get well soon card if your own foolishness contributed strongly to your injury.

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I was watchin ESPN2 this morning before the cup games, and Big Ben was on Mike and Mike via telephone, and its kinda wierd, bc several hours after this happened.

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I'm listening to this live feed now, they aren't saying much right now.
I mean the guy went through the windshield, I certainly hope he is okay.

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That sucks for him...he could be dead. Hopefully he has learned his lesson now.

Why ride without a helmet? Too uncomfortable? Too sissy-looking?

How comfortable is having your head broken? How sissy would you look/feel if you had to wear a helmet all the time b/c of a stupid head injury (like John Olerud)?

Just another case of adults acting like children.

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[quote=TheInspector]That sucks for him...he could be dead. Hopefully he has learned his lesson now.

Why ride without a helmet? Too uncomfortable? Too sissy-looking?

How comfortable is having your head broken? How sissy would you look/feel if you had to wear a helmet all the time b/c of a stupid head injury (like John Olerud)?

Just another case of adults acting like children.[/quote]

I mean it's easy to sit here and type words and bash the guy for not wearing a helmet.

Let's just hope he's okay first, and that he'll be back on the field this year.

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While I don't agree with riding without a helmet I certainly hope Big Ben is ok and this injury is not serious. We will know shortly as the Chief of Trauma is coming out to make a statement...

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Who didn't see this coming?!

I hope he's ok, but riding without a helmet is just dumb, dumb dumb. No excuses, riding a bike is dangerous enough. The least you can do is strap on a helmet.

Dumb.

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UPDATE:

He is undergoing surgery for his injuries right now. Trauma surgeon very vague in his comments. Said Ben is stable but in serious condition. WOW! Hope he is ok.

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Appearantly, he's in serious but stable condition...he's undergoing surgery for injuries. They didn't say for what though.

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Surgery?

That can't be good.

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1. I hope he makes a full recovery and lives to a ripe old age.
2. I sincerely hope he did not injure anyone else with his foolish act.
3. He certainly has some explaining to do to his teamates and fans.
4. He deserves to be penalized ... enough to get his attention and maybe save his life or the life of another innocent.

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[quote=Mattyk72]Surgery?

That can't be good.[/quote]certainly not!! the accident was this morning and hes already in surgery?must be pretty serious

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I think they are speculating a broken jaw....just speculation though.

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[quote=12thMan]I think they are speculating a broken jaw....just speculation though.[/quote]no chunky soup for him


pay attention bsb, its coming

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Docs can't talk about his condition until he signs the necessary forms that allow them to do so. HIPAA prevents healthcare providers from discussing medical conditions with anyone except next-of-kin, so until Big Ben (or someone with power of attorney) signs a waiver, we're going to get a lot of vagueries and speculation.

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[quote=12thMan]I think they are speculating a broken jaw....just speculation though.[/quote]

That sounds about right since they're saying he did a face plant off a car windshield. Hopefully that's the worst of it.

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[quote=Mattyk72]That sounds about right since they're saying he did a face plant off a car windshield. Hopefully that's the worst of it.[/quote]

If so, he could still be ready for the opener. They would get him one of those fancy smancy face guards like Steve Deberg had years ago.

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At least some good may come from this: getting some attention on the dangers of riding a bike (with or without a helmet). The way I look at it, you're taking a much bigger risk with riding a motorcycle versus driving a car - to me, it just isn't worth it.

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Or they could be reliving pressure from is brain. In any case, the idiot had it coming and I for one I'm not sympathetic.

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[quote=warriorzpath]At least some good may come from this: getting some attention on the dangers of riding a bike (with or without a helmet). The way I look at it, you're taking a much bigger risk with riding a motorcycle versus driving a car - to me, it just isn't worth it.[/quote]

Do you think that MC riders are suddenly going to wake up the fact that riding is dangerous because some NFL player got into an accident? Riders know that riding is dangerous. So is driving a car. 40,000 people a year die driving cars in this country. So is smoking. Over a million a year die from smoking related illnesses. Do you think they didn't know it was dangerous?

It isn't worth it to you, fine, don't ride, but don't condemn riding just because you don't think the reward is worth the risk. Simply put, if I have to explain to you why people ride, then nothing I can say will convey the reasoning to you so I won't try.

By the way, I'll put money that Ben was cut off by the other driver and was not at fault. It's a classic situation for riders...car doesn't look/see you and turns in front of you. Look out for riders guys, they are out there and you have to look for them.

He's still an idiot for not wearing a helmet. Just my $0.02

Mc2guy

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Wow. Hope he's alright, but no one to blame but himself. My father in law rides without a helmet, and tried to tell me that in crashes, helmets don't save lives. Maybe at 60mph, but at 30 when you land on your FACE, you better believe a helmet makes all the differnce between getting up and walking away, and going into surgery.

Note to Ben: ride AFTER your NFL career. Why risk the dream job that SO many strive for? WHy let all your fans and teammates down becuase you like the feel of the wind through your hair? Man.

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[quote=Mc2guy]Do you think that MC riders are suddenly going to wake up the fact that riding is dangerous because some NFL player got into an accident? Riders know that riding is dangerous. So is driving a car. 40,000 people a year die driving cars in this country. So is smoking. Over a million a year die from smoking related illnesses. Do you think they didn't know it was dangerous?

It isn't worth it to you, fine, don't ride, but don't condemn riding just because you don't think the reward is worth the risk. Simply put, if I have to explain to you why people ride, then nothing I can say will convey the reasoning to you so I won't try.

By the way, I'll put money that Ben was cut off by the other driver and was not at fault. It's a classic situation for riders...car doesn't look/see you and turns in front of you. Look out for riders guys, they are out there and you have to look for them.

He's still an idiot for not wearing a helmet. Just my $0.02

Mc2guy[/quote]

I do think that some people are going to reconsider riding bikes because of this. I just think that some people really aren't aware that motorcycles are that dangerous. To me, a car cutting off another car is dangerous in itself - but a car cutting off a motorcycle is much more life-threatening because of vulnerability and also a less likelihood of being aware that the motorcycle is even there. And of course, there are dangers with driving cars - but there is more of a danger to your life when you ride a motorcycle because you don't have the same protection of airbags, seatbelts, or even the physical car itself. Not to mention, motorcycles are smaller and thus less visible.

And I'm not condemning anybody for riding motorcycles - I just don't think they are aware of the dangers all of the time.

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I hope he'll be fine, but it's his fault. Maybe he'll learn from this and start wearing a helmet.

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[quote=Mc2guy]By the way, I'll put money that Ben was cut off by the other driver and was not at fault. It's a classic situation for riders...car doesn't look/see you and turns in front of you. Look out for riders guys, they are out there and you have to look for them.
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This is another reason why I don't ride motorcycles. Even if it isn't your fault, the one riding the motorcycle is the one that will have the greater chance of being injured.

Accidents happen all the time and I don't know about you, but when I hear about a motorcycle being involved - the first thing I say is: what happened to the guy on the motorcycle ?

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On a somewhat related note, is Kellen Winslow going to play this year? The'r both kind of dumb for riding motorcycles when they know they probably shouldn't. I won't say that people shouldn't buy motorcycles, I'm actually thinking about getting one, but Ben obviously should have been wearing a helmet regardless of whether or not he likes them b/c he knows he's go a lot riding on his health. Really, he's just being selfish by not at least wearing a helmet when he does choose to ride.