Big Ben=Big Bang

[The Leaper]

I don't think it is right for teams to ban their players from being able to ride motorcycles...however, they should be able to force them to wear helmets. Refusing to wear a helmet is ridiculous for anyone...let alone a guy who is worth millions.

Something tells me Ben won't be riding sans helmet in the future.

[Little Whiskey]

motorcyclist = organ donor!

[K-town]

motorcyclist = organ donor!

donorcycle?

[Rastak]

I hope hes ok

Busted Jaw, cuts that sort of thing per profootballtalk.com. Early word is that's it. But if you saw the picture....OUCH. He's extremely lucky to still be walking the planet.

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I hope hes ok

Busted Jaw, cuts that sort of thing per profootballtalk.com. Early word is that's it. But if you saw the picture....OUCH. He's extremely lucky to still be walking the planet.

is there a picture of it?

[Rastak]

I hope hes ok

Busted Jaw, cuts that sort of thing per profootballtalk.com. Early word is that's it. But if you saw the picture....OUCH. He's extremely lucky to still be walking the planet.

is there a picture of it?

espn has a picture of the car, he hit the front quarter panel and then bounced his mellon off the windshield cracking it like you threw a big rock off it.

Lucking he isn't drooling on himself in a home for the rest of his life.

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dang, i saw it. it looks like his head might have nailed the metal upright on the side of the windshield.

he's lucky as hell right now

[Rastak]

dang, i saw it. it looks like his head might have nailed the metal upright on the side of the windshield.

he's lucky as hell right now

Breaking stuff from our pals at PFT.com


Per the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, which broke the story of the accident minutes after it happened, Roethlisberger has fractured his left sinus cavity bone, sustained a nine-inch gash to the back of his head, suffered injuries to both knees and a broken jaw, and he has lost either "most" or "several" of his teeth.

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dang, i saw it. it looks like his head might have nailed the metal upright on the side of the windshield.

he's lucky as hell right now

Breaking stuff from our pals at PFT.com


Per the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, which broke the story of the accident minutes after it happened, Roethlisberger has fractured his left sinus cavity bone, sustained a nine-inch gash to the back of his head, suffered injuries to both knees and a broken jaw, and he has lost either "most" or "several" of his teeth.

WOW

injuries to both knees? he's in trouble. so are the steelers right now

they say they're "serious" injuries to both knees

[Little Whiskey]

and he has lost either "most" or "several" of his teeth.

okay, i'll say it before anyone else can

"guess he will now be a nascar fan"

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and he has lost either "most" or "several" of his teeth.

okay, i'll say it before anyone else can

"guess he will now be a nascar fan"

LOL

he kind of seemed to me that he was a fan before

[AtlPackFan]

motorcyclist = organ donor!

I beg to differ. Motorcycles are no different than any other recreational motorsport like snowmobiles, waverunners and motorboats. With proper training, equipment and common sense, risks are minimized.

If your on a motorcyle without proper instruction, without proper equipment and are goofing around then yes, you might as well sign your donor card now. But if you take the MSF training (and the follow-up advanced training), wear and use the proper equipment and ride defensively, then there is no reason you can't ride safely without incident. I have been riding for 34 years and have never had an accident.

All that said, I hope he is OK and if he was riding without a helmet they better do a THOROUGH examination of his head because he was probably missing a few marbles BEFORE the accident

[Rastak]

This is NOT good......

from pittsburg paper.....


Roethlisberger lost most of his teeth, fractured his left sinus cavity bone, suffered a nine-inch laceration to the back of his head and a broken jaw, and severely injured both of his knees when he hit the ground, police said.

A plastic surgeon has been summoned.

"He is right now in the (operating room) undergoing some surgery from injuries he received in this accident today," said Dr. Larry Jones, chief of trauma and burns at Mercy Hospital, Uptown. ... He was talking to me before he left for the OR. He's coherent. He's making sense. He knows what happened."





Roethlisberger, 24, who was not wearing a helmet, collided with a Chrysler New Yorker shortly before 11:25 a.m. and was thrown off his motorcycle, flying head-first into the car's windshield "with a pretty good force," said a veteran city police officer.

Roethlisberger was talking and moving his arms and legs after the accident. He suffered injuries to his face and lost several teeth, according to city firefighters.

The injured quarterback was taken to Mercy Hospital, said a Steelers spokesman, who declined to provide other information.

The car, which has Maine license plates, was heading west on Second Avenue and was turning left onto the 10th Street Bridge. Roethlisberger was driving east on Second Avenue riding a Suzuki Hayabusa and collided with the car at the intersection of the bridge and the Armstrong Tunnels.

Several teammates, including backup quarterback Charlie Batch, linebacker Joey Porter and safety Mike Logan, arrived at the hospital emergency room but did not comment. The team planned to issue a statement later Monday, but no one from the team would be made available, said spokesman Dave Lockett, who left the hospital at about 2:40 p.m.

Roethlisberger, who led the Steelers to a Super Bowl championship this year, slammed into the windshield, rolled over the car and landed on the pavement, striking his head again, said a woman who witnessed the accident.

The witness, who declined to give her name, asked Roethlisberger several times if he was OK. He eventually replied, "My name is Ben."

He asked: "Where am I?"

"You're at the Armstrong Tunnel," the witness said.

"What city is that in?" he said.

"Pittsburgh," the woman replied.

Roethlisberger fell silent for about a minute and then tried to stand up.

"I'm OK," he said.

"No you're not," said the woman, who instructed him to stay still.

Pittsburgh homicide detectives are investigating the accident, which is standard procedure when critical injuries are involved, said city police Lt. Kevin Kraus.

Roethlisberger's 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa, which is named after a Japanese bird of prey, was totaled. The front wheel was broken in half. The handle bars were broken. The left pedal was shattered. The 170-horsepower bike, which weighs 500 pounds fully loaded, was targeted by law enforcement agencies worldwide after its 1998 debut because it could reach a top speed of 189 mph.

Suzuki Motorcycles of North America gave Roethlisberger the bike as part of a promotional deal in exchange for him appearing at several Suzuki dealerships in the area, including Andrews Cycle in Salem, Ohio where he picked up the motorcycle last summer. Andrews' sales staff declined comment.

The motorcycle is popular among first-time buyers, said Steve Stiller, a salesman at Northgate Motorcycles in Cranberry, Butler County.

Roethlisberger has said in the past that he prefers not to wear a helmet when riding his motorcycle. He has pointed out Pennsylvania's 35-year-old state law requiring helmets to be worn was amended to make helmets optional.

In May 2005, Steelers coach Bill Cowher lectured Roethlisberger on the dangers of riding without a helmet.

"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 at the time. "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."

In May 2005, Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. tore knee ligaments in a motorcycle accident and was lost for the season.

Roethlisberger continued to ride after Winslow's accident and that angered Terry Bradshaw, who quarterbacked the Steelers to four Super Bowl victories during the 1970s.

Visiting the Steelers' training camp last summer, Bradshaw remarked: "Ride it when you retire."

Earlier this year, Roethlisberger led the Steelers to the NFL title, giving the team the fifth Super Bowl win they had been chasing since 1980.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

[BigDmoney]

any word on recovery time. Suck that it happend at all, but REALLY sucks that it happened weeks before training camp. And is there any truth to the fact that he was riding a crotch-rocket? I thought he was a harley guy, but man do i lose respect if he was indeed riding a crotch-rocket.

[GoPackGo]

oh no