Roethlisberger Involved In Motorcycle Accident (Steelers)

yahoo.com ^ | 6/12/06

[Hatteras]

"Riding is as safe as YOU want to make it."

How safe YOU want to make it is not necessarily up to YOU. As a motorcyclist, you are the knife in the gunfight, you are the bug on the windshield. You have no say in what happens when an 80 year-old in a Lincoln Towne Car forgets to stop for the red light.

The point to be made here is that Big Ben makes a very good living with his body. If his body is broken, he doesn't earn money. It is pure idiocy that athletes would even consider getting on a motorcycle during the length of their relatively short (yet extremely lucrative) careers.

[MarineBrat]

...lost many teeth

Well, if he does come back go play, maybe he'll be a new breed of quarterback. One who looks like Jack Lambert and scares the opposing players just because of the way he looks. :) 'Cause he sure ain'g gonna be a pretty face the next time we see him.

The new face of NFL quarterbacks?

I wish you luck Ben! I got knocked off of my motorcycle on the Ventura Freeway at 70mph several years ago, and am thankful that I had a full face helmet on. After I came to a stop I could no longer see through the visor because it was so scraped up, and it had a big ding on the back of the thing.... but all that happened to me was that I got scraped up knees. Oddly, it took about 36 hours before it started to really hurt. My ribcage felt like I had gone a few rounds with Mike Tyson. But my face was still just as pretty as it's always been! :)

[jdm]

"If his body is broken, he doesn't earn money. It is pure idiocy that athletes would even consider getting on a motorcycle during the length of their relatively short (yet extremely lucrative) careers."

It's something a lib would do. As long as they have their money, who cares about any sort of allegiance to a team or their performance going forward?

"It's all about ME, ME, ME... MEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"

[Right Wing Assault]

It may not matter much when the average Joe rides his bike and ends up using his face as a battering ram

"May" is the key word here. If he has a family and friends, it DOES matter.

Someone asked what I think when I see people on cycles. For about the half of them that drive like lunatics, weaving in and out of lanes, driving between cars in lanes, speeding, crossing 4 lanes on a freeway at once with no signal, etc., I just pray that the driver who squashes them someday isn't traumatized for life. Especially when the first nice weather day hits. Some go berserk. Most riders are safe, but I worry for them because one bad move by them or a car or truck and they are in a world of hurt compared to someone in a car.

I know someone who had a cycle turn in front of him when he was a young kid. Killed the guy. Not a scratch on the kid. Not his fault. But it will be with him forever.

[ltc8k6]

He is probably insured against not being able to play due to injury. So he will still have a generous income.

I hope there wasn't a clause in there about riding motorcycles though.....

[57Chevy]

Hey, he was riding a motorcycle and had a little accident. Thats how back up quaterbacks get their start. The lord giveth and then we make CHOICES!

[SoothingDave]

"May" is the key word here. If he has a family and friends, it DOES matter.

Yes, of course, I don't mean to sound utterly unfeeling. My point is that someone who takes millions of dollars for the phenomenal operation of their body on the field of play has a special responsibility to ensure the care of that body. His actions can swing millions of dollars one way or another (jobs and revenue from merchandise, playoff games, hotels, bars, etc.)

The average guy, though loved by family and friends and perhaps even a crucial part of his business doesn't have the same magnitude of duty to preserve his body from harm.

SD

[beyond the sea]

Well, he's an NFL quaterback after all. Probably thought nobody was allowed to hit him. ........... What a great line! And more than a hint of truth!

ROFL.

Yes it was a great line ........ Jack Lambert loves it!

;-)

[HOTTIEBOY]

I am moving on to another thread.

I don't have the time and will likely make enemies if I reply to some of the most idiotic postings I have ever heard about a subject of which the poster has not the slightest idea what he/she is talking about.

Electrowoman,
Keep the rubber side down.

[beyond the sea]

I had it on there and it was moved. Oh well.

[beyond the sea]

My Lord!

[beyond the sea]

Again...... that is very bad news.

[beyond the sea]

The knees may be horrible.

[Radix]

I just saw this on Drudge.


I hope that he is OK. That kid has talent, and I love it when my Patriots beat a talented team.

Seriously, I really hope that he is alright.

I have known a few who have been hurt in motorcycle accidents. At least one veggie, and at least one mortality.

I once saw a guy fly 30 feet in the air after the light turned. He did nothing wrong, just hit a stone or something. It happened right in front of me while I was riding my bicycle when I was a kid. I think that fellow broke his leg real bad.

[ContemptofCourt]

Go 'Phins! (Stuck here in Steeler Country)

[Kaisersrsic]

As a Steelers fan, I wonder if it would be out of line for me to speculate on whether Campbell's will use his six weeks of drinking Chunky Soup through a straw in their commercials next year? Maybe I will hold off.

[rawhide]

The extent of his injuries was not known, although the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that police said Roethlisberger lost most of his teeth, fractured his left sinus cavity bone, suffered a 9-inch laceration to the back of his head and a broken jaw, and severely injured both of his knees.

[Radix]

"Figures that those damn New England Patriots fans would pull something like this to help their team....."

Check to see who won the last game b/n those two teams.

I hope that Brady has a bodyguard if there are people out there who think like you do. We'll beat you again this year too.

[MarineBrat]

Again...... that is very bad news.

Yup. Looks like Charlie Batch will get his big opportunity. As far as Ben is concerned, I'll just pray for him to be able to recover enough to live a relatively enjoyable life as a retired rich guy. Very sad day for Ben's family/friends/fans!

I was trying to get some video of the doctor supposedly giving a news converence at 3:00pm EDT, but it wasn't on any of the news/sports channels I have.

Anyone have a feed for that?

[beyond the sea]

I just heard on local radio he has a broken jaw, lost a lot of teeth, a nine inch laceration on the back of his head, and has "severe damage to both of his knees".

That is the worst thing I've heard so far.

This is making me physically sick.