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stillers4me
12-11-2011, 09:00 AM
Is Big Ben growing up?

Pittsburgh Steelers star quarterback Ben Roethlisberger – once maligned in his own locker room for being immature and lacking leadership skills – was heralded for his toughness and dedication after Thursday’s grueling 14-3 win over the Cleveland Browns.

Grit is nothing new for Roethlisberger, who came back from a broken nose to lead the Steelers to win over the Baltimore Ravens a year ago. The quarterback had a broken thumb going into the game against Cleveland – long before he suffered the leg injury in the second quarter that had fans in the stadium and watching at home holding their breath.

But the 2011 version of Big Ben seems to have garnered more respect from his teammates than the past version...........

read more @ http://tribune-democrat.com/editorials/x891765509/Becoming-Big-Ben-Roethlisberger-putting-team-before-self