Posted on 06/12/2006 2:42:22 PM PDT by kellynla
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Steelers star Ben Roethlisberger, the youngest quarterback to lead a team to the Super Bowl championship, broke his jaw and nose in a motorcycle crash Monday in which he was not wearing a helmet.
Roethlisberger was in serious but stable condition Monday afternoon, Dr. Larry Jones, chief of trauma at Mercy Hospital said before surgery.
The player's agent, Leigh Steinberg, described the injuries to The Associated Press and said he did not know if there was further damage.
"He was talking to me before he left for the operating room," Jones said. "He's coherent. He's making sense. He knows what happened. He knows where he is. From that standpoint, he's very stable."
Steelers president Art Rooney said the team was "encouraged by the early reports from the medical team" at the hospital. "I am sure Ben knows that we are praying for his complete recovery."
The 24-year-old Roethlisberger was without a helmet, police said. He has said he likes to ride without one, a habit that once prompted a lecture from Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher.
Roethlisberger was between radio interviews and on his black 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa - large, racing-style bike - and heading toward an intersection on the edge of downtown. A silver Chrysler New Yorker traveling in the opposite direction took a left turn and collided with the motorcycle, and Roethlisberger was thrown, police said.
The other car was driven by a 62-year-old woman, police said. They didn't immediately release her name and no charges were filed.
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What?
YES!
That all depends on whether the hit was direct or indirect and whether he would have had a full helmet or one of those beanie types.
I could never ride with all those nats in my eyes.
All right... Show some class. Feel free to gripe after we know there's no drain bamage.
I'm hearing from some ex-Steeler friends that the injuries to his knees are not that serious.
But, Natalie Gulbis better like Ben with a little different appearance. His head took a lot of punishment.
Umm actually I was using a lot of restraint from posting what I wanted to post.
I hope BR recovers 100% so the the Seahawks can shut him down again in 2007.
Remind my executors that you should definitely NOT speak at my funeral. :)
If only you would have had a little oxygen when you were born.
*****
But no brains? What's with that?
fast vehicles+tons of money+pro athlete smarts= bad accident waiting to happen.
Read proudpapa's profile page............ he thinks he's a decent conservative.
I guess not.
Dream on, genius.
Does anyone have that picture of that great Seattle whine?
That's a rather unfair conclusion you're jumping to. The article said no charges were filed by the police. It's just as likely she had a green arrow and he was in the wrong by trying to beat a red light or totally ignoring it. Maybe the intersection was regulated by stop signs and he just thought he had the right to take his turn before it actually was his turn. Since you weren't there and the details are sketchy, it'd be great if you could hold off on your armchair quarterbacking this incident. Thanks.
"Roethlisberger's contract does not have a specific clause regarding riding a motorcycle" http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2480830
Additional news.
"Big Ben in serious condition after motorcycle accident"
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2480830
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 injured both of his knees when he hit the ground,
police said.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_457685.html
He apparently has a serious head injury
lost most of teeth, broken jaw, broken sinus bone, laceration to back of his head
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 injured both of his knees when he hit the ground,
police said.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_457685.html
And he did it all his way!
If he were a boxer and not a football player
with these injuries I would not let him fight again.
In football the quarterback takes quite a battering, and this, at the least, does not bode well for his future.
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