profootballtalk.com - 1/29/2009
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From the gloom of a Super Bowl week chock full of the same-old canned sound bites comes the first juicy tidbit regarding, you know, the game itself.
We’re told by a source with knowledge of the situation that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger underwent an X-ray on Wednesday on his ...
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I contacted some of my favorite Pittsburgh Steelers
bloggers* and asked them what they are wearing for...
the Super Bowl. Then I realized that the question sounded a little inappropriate at best and creepy at worst, so I rephrased the question to this: ...
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What Are You Wearing for the Super Bowl (and Predictions)
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TODAY'S TOP PICS "Below is my daughter, Natalie,
born today (1-29-09)" -- Ed H., Morgantown, PA (yes,...
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Ben X-Ray Rumor Gives Us Something Else to Worry About
D.C. Steeler Nation —
... ProFootballTalk got the ball rolling this morning on a rumor about Ben Roethlisberger getting a furtive X-Ray on his ribs yesterday. When asked by Gregg Rosenthal of NBCSports, Roethlisberger issued a fishy sounding non-denial about it. ...
Ben Roethlisberger is Talkative
Bootlegger Sports- Sports Humor Blog —
... I know it seems like I make fun of all the Super Bowl hype every time I post a story about the Super Bowl, but then I go and post another story, which only serves to give the hype a greater sphere of influence. It’s a whole, vicious, astronomical cycle we’ve got going and I can’t stop. Ben Roethlisberger had an X-Ray on his ribs the other day, as reported by profootballtalk.com. He doesn’t appear on the injury report, however, and today a blogger for ...
Ben Roethlisberger’s Clutchness Extends to His Ability to Play Through Injuries That May Not Exist
The Big Lead —
So did Big Ben have fractured ribs or not? Did he have a top secret x-ray conducted the week of the Super Bowl? Why did his coach, Mike Tomlin, deny it? Why, two weeks after the fact, does the organization continue to play dumb about the injury? Did the Steelers have an obligation to reveal such information? Is Roethlisberger extending the truth? What happens if you get caught between the moon and New York City?
So when’s the NFL combine again? We know the draft is set for April 25.
Speed Read: Is Big Ben Lying About Broken Ribs?
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... PRO FOOTBALL TALK seems to have the biggest problem with all of this because, if it’s true that he had bad ribs and had in fact had an x-ray prior to the Super Bowl, it should have been on the injury report because NFL rules require teams to disclose injuries (for gamblers, of course). All Ben admitted to was ...
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ROETHLISBERGER PLAYED WITH BROKEN RIBS
profootballtalk.com 2/9/2009 — Some in the media (including John Clayton of ESPN) openly scoffed at our Super Bowl-week report that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger secretly underwent an X-ray on his ribs/back.
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Roethlisberger’s MRI Reveals Fractured Ribs
sportsgasbord.com 2/10/2009 — According to the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, they had no idea that QB Ben Roethlisberger had played the game with two broken ribs. Big Ben, however, did confirm this later on in the week.
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TOMLIN SAYS HE HASN’T “HEARD” THAT BEN HAD X-RAY
profootballtalk.com 1/30/2009 — Somehow, we made the pool report from Steelers practice on Thursday.
After quarterback Ben Roethlisberger oddly declined to comment on our item that, on Wednesday, he underwent X-rays on his back, coach Mike Tomlin addressed the topic at practice, ...
Steelers deny X-ray report; Big Ben fine —
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TAMPA -- The news of the day is a report that Ben Roethlsiberger had X-rays on his back. It looked to me like Roethlisberger was laboring. Do I think Big Ben's health will be a factor on Sunday? No, I thought he looked pretty good out there.
The Cardinals Are Not a One-Man Show —
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The Arizona Cardinals will be the underdogs Sunday in the Super Bowl at Tampa because Pittsburgh has a far better defense and experience in the big game.
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