stillers4me
01-03-2015, 11:14 AM
Ben Roethlisberger was so sick before last Sunday’s game at Heinz Field against the Cincinnati Bengals, he was unable to go out with his teammates for pre-game warmups.
But there was no panic among the Steelers’ players that their Pro Bowl quarterback wouldn’t play against Cincinnati with the AFC North title at stake.
“You couldn’t even tell he was sick when he was out on the field,” said Steelers left tackle Kelvin Beachum. “In the locker room, you could tell something was wrong. Once he got on the field, he was a football player. Once you’re on the field, you forget about that stuff. He’s a competitor. He’s a leader.”
There was no way Roethlisberger, sick or not, was going to miss a game with the division title and a home game in the playoffs, which will be played tonight against the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field, on the line............
read more @ http://observer-reporter.com/article/20150102/SPORTS0403/150109882#.VKgjDpV0ycx
But there was no panic among the Steelers’ players that their Pro Bowl quarterback wouldn’t play against Cincinnati with the AFC North title at stake.
“You couldn’t even tell he was sick when he was out on the field,” said Steelers left tackle Kelvin Beachum. “In the locker room, you could tell something was wrong. Once he got on the field, he was a football player. Once you’re on the field, you forget about that stuff. He’s a competitor. He’s a leader.”
There was no way Roethlisberger, sick or not, was going to miss a game with the division title and a home game in the playoffs, which will be played tonight against the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field, on the line............
read more @ http://observer-reporter.com/article/20150102/SPORTS0403/150109882#.VKgjDpV0ycx