Roethlisberger in motorcycle accident?

Not funny.

 

Oh f*%&. I was just chuckling with Cougarguy this morning about which quarterback had the better drunk photos - Ben Roethlisberger or Kyle Boller. This is not good.

 

No need for that ... his hair is probably falling out in clumps anytime he runs his hand through it.

 

Mr Headbutt, someone else is asking for your name.

After Winslow, one would think these guys would be more careful. I hope he's ok.

 

He apparently was talking after the accident, but didn't know where he was.

 

http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/PIT/8449812

 

Please, please, please keep those of us not in Pittsburgh informed of what's going on. Terrible news all around.

 

Profootballtalk blurb...I guess this is one way to take attention from soccer on its biggest day

ROETHLISBERGER WRECKS

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that Steelers quarterback Ben Roetlisberger has been injured in a motorcycle accident near the 10th Street Bridge in Pittsburgh.

(As of 12:10 p.m. EDT, the Tribune-Review's web site had crashed, apparently due to the enormous spike in traffic.)

The accident occurred at 11:37 a.m.  He was not wearing a helmet.

Per WTAE-TV, Roethlisberger has been taken to the trauma unit at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh.  There are no specifics as to his condition.

A witness to the aftermath of the accident told WTAE at 12:11 p.m. that Roethlisberger was alert and talking to paramedics, but there was "blood everywhere."  The witness also said that Roethlisberger was wearing a neck collar.  As of 12:17 p.m., neither the Mercy Hospital officials nor the team would divulge any details.

Roethlisberger was criticized in 2005 for not wearing a helmet, which was revealed after Browns tight end Kellen Winslow wrecked his crotch rocket and suffered a torn ACL and internal injuries.  

Said Roethlisberger at the time:  "I'm pretty conservative and laid back.  I'll just continue to be careful.  [W]e always ride in a group of people, and I think it makes it even more safe."

There's no indication that Roethlisberger was riding in a group on Monday morning.

Stay tuned.

 

Heb beat me to it. I was just going to say, didn't Kellen Winslow teach anybody a lesson?

 

they didn't actually use "crotch rocket" in the story, did they?

 

Isn't a helmet mandatory? Or is that just a California thing?

 

Varies by state.