Big Ben says player taunted him after hit

[Oxx]

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[b]Big Ben says player taunted him after hit
Unnamed Falcon made remark about stealers QB's surgically repaired face[/b][/size]

Updated: 35 minutes ago

pissburgh - Ben Roethlisberger won’t have any trouble remembering the hit that gave the pissburgh stealers quarterback his latest concussion.

“It felt like it busted my whole jaw,” he said Wednesday.

[b]He also won’t forget the crude comment made by one of the three Atlanta Falcons players who, while sacking him Sunday, apparently taunted Roethlisberger by saying he wanted to hit him in his surgically repaired face.[/b]

Roethlisberger took part in limited work during practice Wednesday and is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game in Oakland, despite receiving his second concussion in about four months. He has not been cleared by doctors to play but, if he is, plans to “beg and plead” with coach Bill Cowher to do so.

“If you ask me, I’m always leaning toward playing, no matter what it is,” he said Wednesday. “But it’s something we have to be smart about.”

Roethlisberger, who led the stealers to a Super Bowl win last season, was injured during a helmet-to-helmet hit by defensive end Chauncey Davis immediately after releasing a pass during the third quarter. Roethlisberger also was sandwiched by defensive lineman Patrick Kerney and linebacker Ed Hartwell.

“They got me from every angle,” he said.

Roethlisberger lay motionless for several minutes, and at least one teammate said he was unconscious on the turf. He was visibly dazed while being taken to the locker room, but felt better within a few minutes and later returned to the sideline.

“The last thing I remember is throwing to Hines (Ward) and I tried to duck out of it, and as I tried to duck out of it I remember getting hit in the chin — it felt like I busted my whole jaw or something,” he said. “One of their players said something to me and that’s the last thing I remember.”

He declined to identify the player who talked about the facial injuries the quarterback received during his June motorcycle crash, but said: “I’ll remember his number.”

“They made a little comment, but I won’t bring it up right now,” he said. “When I got hit, I wasn’t worried about the front of it (the jaw) — it’s stronger than it was before — but the back of it was a little sore.”

Roethlisberger needed seven hours of surgery to repair the facial damage caused during the crash, with strips of titanium placed in the jaw to strengthen it. He also received a concussion during an accident that occurred while he wasn’t wearing a helmet.

Despite another head injury, he doesn’t plan to switch to the recently designed football helmet that affords a player more protection from concussions.

Roethlisberger has had headaches since Sunday, though they are not as bad as they initially were. Still, Cowher is encouraged by the tests Roethlisberger has taken at least twice this week.

The tests measure a player’s memory, attention, mental processing speed and reaction time. The results are compared to those taken when the player was healthy, and are used to determine when he can play again after a concussion.

While those close to Roethlisberger labeled the concussion as “mild” and not worrisome, the symptoms he describes suggest otherwise.

According to widely recognized grading systems used by neurosurgeons and other medical professionals, any concussion that involves a loss of consciousness cannot be labeled as mild. Loss of consciousness, headaches and memory loss are more often associated with severe concussions.

The concussion tests NFL players take were largely designed by doctors who work in the medical complex where the stealers practice, so Cowher isn’t worried Roethlisberger might be cleared prematurely to play.

“The biggest thing is we get clearance from the medical people,” Cowher said. “Once that has been decided then I have to sit down and talk to Ben and see how comfortable he is and see where he is.”

Long-term medical studies have suggested that players who receive multiple concussions can be increasingly susceptible to others. Roethlisberger acknowledged he may have had others in his career.

“I’ve been playing football a long time,” the 24-year-old said. “I’m sure I’ve had a few mild dings here and there.”

[TeeBengal]

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[quote]“They made a little comment, but I won’t bring it up right now,” he said.[/quote]

You just did....What a retard.....


[quote]“They got me from every angle,” he said.[/quote]





[quote]“The last thing I remember is [s]throwing to [/s] [b]blowing[/b] Hines (Ward) and I tried to duck out of it, and as I tried to duck out of it I remember getting hit in the chin — it felt like I busted my whole jaw or something,” he said.[/quote]

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Sick fucker.


What a HOMO.

[MULLY]

[quote name='Oxx' post='372131' date='Oct 26 2006, 07:23 AM']“I’ve been playing football a long time,” the 24-year-old said. [b]“I’m sure I’ve had a few mild dings here and there.”[/b][/quote]


Yeah, I bet he has had a few "dings" here and there. Fuckin' queen.
MULLY
I've been hurt worse falling out of bed

[CatScratchFever]

Wow. That article should be titled "Big Ben Whines Hard"

[Rumble In the Jungle]

[quote]He also won't forget the crude comment made by one of the three Atlanta Falcons players who, while sacking him Sunday, apparently taunted Roethlisberger by saying [b]he wanted to hit him in his surgically repaired face.[/b][/quote]


[b]what a bitch ! i never fucking thought id say this but their better off with charlie batch ![/b]

[Storm]

There isn't anyone even close to him as being the biggest drama queen the NFL has ever seen, he needs constant attention and wants people to pity and feel sorry for him, how many times has this guy been busted for faking injuries? this guy has the mind of a 9 year old.


I'm starting wonder if he crashed his motorcycle on purpose just to get attention

[Hooky]

"I'll remember his number."

For what? A date?

1. You won't play them again for 4 years or 300 concussions and other assorted ailments from now.

2. What are you going to do when you do play him? Keep throwing inteceptions to him until you get a good hit on him on the return?

And BTW, a Stealer complaining about taunting? That's hilarious. I'm surprised one of the stealers wasn't taunting him. "Stay down, stay down! We have a better chance of winning with Charlie."

[Guest Johnsons4Life]

Ben is the biggest pussy in the NFL. He says all this stuff but than he wont call out the player that said it. He is a huge drama queen as somebody has stated above. There is taunting in the NFL??????? Who would have thought that. Joey Porter never ever does that does he?????

[Guest ONYX]

[quote name='Hooky' post='372419' date='Oct 26 2006, 08:30 AM']"I'll remember his number."

For what? A date?

1. You won't play them again for 4 years or 300 concussions and other assorted ailments from now.

2. What are you going to do when you do play him? Keep throwing inteceptions to him until you get a good hit on him on the return?

And BTW, a Stealer complaining about taunting? That's hilarious. I'm surprised one of the stealers wasn't taunting him. "Stay down, stay down! We have a better chance of winning with Charlie."[/quote]




[b]WHO RIDE !?! WHO RIDE !?![/b]



.......Ben rides!!!.........in a John Deer cart that is.

[Guest Coy Bacon]

What a whining bitch Rothlisberger is.

[-GoBengals-]

In arelated story, Ben Rothlesberger claims teammates are big doody faces for not wanting to take a ride in his self proclaimed "pimp out escalade" and peep his "bangin ass system" Ben added that the actions of his teammates has left him his a broken heart and is questionable for sundays game.

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[-Dan_Bengals_FL-]

[quote name='GoBengals' post='373136' date='Oct 27 2006, 12:49 PM']In arelated story, Ben Rothlesberger claims teammates are big doody faces for not wanting to take a ride in his self proclaimed "pimp out escalade" and peep his "bangin ass system" Ben added that the actions of his teammates has left him his a broken heart and is questionable for sundays game.

[img]http://www.pimped-out.info/imgs/cars/car-escalade1.gif[/img][/quote]