Big Ben

I couldn't have a sports blog and be a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, and not post about my main man Big Ben. Ben holds a special place in my heart that I reserve for special athletes. He brought the first Super Bowl, since i've been alive, to my favorite team, and he did it in his second year. I was ecstatic when he dropped all the way down to the Steelers in the draft three years ago. I can remember all week long, wishing and hoping we didn't have to suffer another year of the not so great XFL MVP Tommy Maddox. When we landed him I new he'd be special, and he hasn't disappointed since. I have never been able to make it over to Pittsburgh just quite yet, but from what I read and see he's all ready a living legend. As a matter of fact one of my roommates is living in Pittsburgh for the summer and he told me the city about stopped yesterday. It was all that was on the news casts, kids in school were watching the updates while in class, and business were having people come in to sign get well cards for Ben.

Having said all that, it's time for some responsibility on the part of our modern day athletes. Of course athletes are always going to push the envelope, and when they get money handed to them by the boatloads, when they are fresh out of college, watch out. We've seen this before, Jay Williams only got to play one year with the Chicago Bulls before he ruined his career by getting into a motorcycle accident. Kellen Winslow did the same thing when he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns. Big Ben is lucky to get out of this with a broken jaw, nose, facial bones, and a laceration to the back of his head. Terry Bradshaw came out and said that he was putting the team at risk, but more importantly to me he was putting his life at risk especially without a helmet.

I am thankful that Ben's injuries weren't too bad, not just because he can lead us to back to back Super Bowl wins, but because he didn't lose his life.