November 20
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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The timing of the Steelers' offense seemed to be off last Sunday in an 18-12 loss to the Bengals. That could translate into the timing not being right for the Chiefs Sunday when the Steelers visit Kansas City for a 1 p.m. game. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will try to rebound from his worst performance of the season against the Chiefs. "In the past, you didn't want to play him (following a bad game)," offensive coordinator Bruce Arians said. "He's been outstanding bouncing back, and he takes it personal - like all of us." That is not exactly good news for the Chiefs, who rank 24th in the NFL in passing defense and probably will see a different Roethlisberger than Cincinnati did. ..."
November 12
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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News that franchise quarterback Ben Roethlisberger called himself a bad teammate early in his career caught Steelers players off-guard Wednesday. Roethlisberger made the admission one night earlier during a national television interview on ESPN's primetime news program, "E:60." "That surprises me," said defensive lineman Brett Keisel, who is Roethlisberger's closest friend on the team. "That doesn't sound like something he would say." In a 10-minute interview Tuesday that also focused on pending sexual assault allegations against Roethlisberger, the Steelers' quarterback talked about the relationships he has forged with his teammates since entering the NFL in 2004. "I wasn't a good leader ..."
November 11
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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It was a fight that not many would be able to stop. But into the middle of Chris Kemoeatu wrestling with all 344 pounds of himself stepped Ben Roethlisberger on Monday night. And following the missed block that got Roethlisberger crushed -- the mistake also resulted in a lost fumble and Broncos touchdown -- the Steelers' quarterback essentially ordered his left guard to forget about it. "I always have a hard time moving on to the next play, especially when our dude back there gets hit," Kemoeatu said. "I think that helped me bounce back and make up for it." Roethlisberger's impact on the Steelers goes beyond the gaudy statistics he has piled up through the first half of the season. It is ..."
November 10
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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Ben Roethlisberger will tell his side of the story - or at least what he has been through since being accused of rape in a civil lawsuit - tonight on the ESPN magazine program E:60. The Steelers quarterback talks one-on-one with reporter Michael Smith at 7 p.m. about a subject on which he has said very little since being named in the highly publicized lawsuit. It was filed on behalf of a former employee of a Lake Tahoe resort who claims Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her in his hotel room in 2008. Roethlisberger, who was playing in a celebrity golf event at the time of the alleged incident, has denied any wrongdoing. He tells Smith that the tarnishing of his family name is one reason ..."
November 6
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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One thing that stood out to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger as he watched film of the Denver Broncos' 30-7 loss to the Ravens last Sunday could impact how the Steelers try to attack the No. 1 defense in the NFL. "It seemed like in the second half, (the Ravens) did a lot of no-huddle," Roethlisberger said Thursday. "They kind of just picked up tempo and had a couple of plays that got things going." So does that mean Roethlisberger, who excels in a no-huddle attack, has been lobbying Bruce Arians to employ the change-of-pace offense more against the Broncos? "He lobbies every week," Arians said. "It's something that Ben likes to do," wide receiver Hines Ward said. "We've got a great feel for ..."
October 23
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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A Nevada judge has refused a request by attorneys for Ben Roethlisberger to impose sanctions against the lawyer representing a casino worker who accused the Steelers quarterback of sexual assault. Roethlisberger's lawyers last month accused Calvin Dunlap, a Reno lawyer who represents the woman, of violating the law by filing a "frivolous" lawsuit "to punish her employer and coerce a windfall from an admired, civic-minded and successful professional football star." District Judge Brent Adams filed his order Thursday, denying the motion for sanctions. The 31-year-old woman claims Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her in July 2008 at the Harrah's Lake Tahoe Hotel and Casino, where she worked ..."
October 23
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Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has never met Minnesota Vikings counterpart Brett Favre. Roethisberger didn't make the trip to Green Bay in 2005 when Favre played for the Packers after underging arthroscopic surgery for a torn miniscus in his right knee. The Steelers defeated Green Bay 20-10 that year with Charlie Batch as the starter. "It's going to be fun," Roethlisberger said Thursday. "I grew up watching Brett, kind of idolized him, molding a little bit of my game after him." • Roethlisberger didn't take the bait when asked to compare his game with Favre's. "I'm not going to compare myself to Brett because he is a legend, and I'm just trying to get to his level,'' Roethlisberger said. ..."
October 12
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
columnist John Harris
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Finally, some much-needed love shown for Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Yes, the same deep, passionate love affair the NFL has with Tom Brady and Peyton Manning was on display Sunday afternoon at Ford Field when Roethlisberger was taken down at the knees by Detroit Lions defensive tackle Landon Cohen after tossing an interception in the second quarter. A penalty flag thrown in Roethlisbeger's direction told the story as he disengaged from a tangle of players. In the offseason, team owners passed a rule that made it illegal for defensive players to dive at a quarterback's legs. For a change, Roethlisberger's legs were off limits. "I was surprised,'' said left tackle Max Starks, a ..."
October 9
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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Ben Roethlisberger put a spike in the ratings for WWE's "Monday Night Raw" this past week. Now it's time for the two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback to do the same for "The Jay Leno Show." Roethlisberger is set to appear on the weekly 10 p.m. show on NBC on his off day Tuesday to take part in a segment called "10 @ 10". The skit has Leno asking a celebrity 10 off-the-wall questions via satellite."
October 9
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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The question of whether the NFL has blurred the line between protecting quarterbacks and coddling them has become pertinent once again. Ben Roethlisberger weighed in on the hot-button issue Thursday, although he treaded lightly when asked if the NFL has stripped the game of some of its essence by restricting where defensive players are allowed to hit quarterbacks. "I am going to have to be real careful on how I answer that," the Steelers quarterback said before practice yesterday. "You know you have to protect Tom Brady and Peyton Manning and those guys, because they are kind of the face of the NFL." The Ravens drew a pair of questionable roughing-the-passer penalties in a 27-21 loss to ..."
October 6
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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Big Ben did a lot of talking, but no wrestling in his off-day appearance at Monday Night Raw last night. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger laid the verbal smack down as guest host of World Wrestling Entertainment's cable television show that was broadcast live last night from Wilkes-Barre. Since Roethlisberger's involvement with the wrestling show was announced last week, his participation was questioned because it came in the middle of the Steelers' season. But Monday is the players' day off, and Big Ben used the occasion to take his offensive linemen with him to Wilkes-Barre. Max Starks, Willie Colon, Trai Essex, Justin Hartwig, Chris Kemoeatu and injured lineman Darnell Stapleton ..."
September 30
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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A Nevada judge has refused a request by Ben Roethlisberger to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the Steelers quarterback of raping a casino worker. Washoe County District Judge Brent Adams issued the order last night. The Reno judge also refused to drop a fraud claim against Roethlisberger, strike portions of the lawsuit, speed up the evidence discovery process or dismiss the lawsuit because the accuser's employer was not included as a defendant. Details of the judge's orders were not immediately available. Roethlisberger's lawyer said he has not yet received the court rulings. The accuser's lawyer could not be reached. A 31-year-old woman filed the civil lawsuit this summer accusing ..."
September 10
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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A Nevada casino worker accusing Ben Roethlisberger of raping her sought nearly $3 million from Harrah's before suing the Steelers quarterback in July, according to a document released today by a Roethlisberger lawyer. A "remedy request" dated July 6 and intended to initiate a settlement with the resort sought nearly $375,000 in medical bills accrued while she sought psychiatric treatment and another $2.5 million for emotional distress and damage to her reputation, as well as having all adverse information deleted from her personnel file at Harrah's Lake Tahoe Casino & Resort, where the woman still works. Roethlisberger's lawyer, David Cornwell, has not filed the document with the Nevada ..."
September 10
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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A lawyer for a Nevada casino worker accusing Ben Roethlisberger of sexually assaulting her last year at a Lake Tahoe resort wants a list of every woman the Steelers quarterback has slept with and any who have claimed sexual misconduct on his part. Reno attorney Calvin Dunlap filed the request late Tuesday as part of a court filing opposing motions to have the civil lawsuit dismissed. Dunlap also requested, among other things, Roethlisberger's telephone and e-mail records and for him to undergo psychiatric and physical examinations. His lawyers have suggested the same for his accuser, calling her "disturbed and calculating" and a "sex addict." Dunlap declined to comment beyond the court ..."
September 9
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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The woman who claims Ben Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her at a Nevada resort has offered toher civil lawsuit if he admits that the assault occurred and writes a letter of apology. The Steelers quarterback also must agree to pay $100,000 to the Committee to Aid Abused Women or some similar entity, according to a letter that the woman's attorney, Calvin Dunlap, wrote to Roethlisberger's lawyers Aug. 31 and submitted to a Nevada court Friday in the latest in a series of court filings in the case. The woman claims Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her July 11, 2008, at the Harrah's Lake Tahoe Hotel and Casino, where she worked as a VIP concierge and he was attending a celebrity golf ..."
August 26
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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Speaking for the first time since he got injured near the end of the final practice of training camp, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said today that his right foot is "not 100 percent, but it's coming along." Roethlisberger returned to practice Monday, albeit on a limited basis, and coach Mike Tomlin said yesterday he will play Saturday night against the visiting Buffalo Bills. The 7:30 p.m. game will be the last significant game action the starters see until the start of the regular season "I think a lot of us will get a lot of playing time, a half or so," Roethlisberger said."
August 23
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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As expected, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger did not play in Saturday night's preseason game against the Redskins because of an injured Achilles tendon. Roethlisberger hurt his right foot in the Steelers' final practice of training camp last Thursday after left tackle Max Starks stepped on it while trying to block outside linebacker James Harrison. The injury to Roethlisberger is not believed to be serious, and the Steelers had even more reason to hold him out of last night's game at FedEx Field because of soggy weather. "Of course, if he was fine, he would have played," coach Mike Tomlin said after the Steelers' 17-13 loss to the Redskins. "But we don't think it's going to be a ..."
August 22
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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In another sign that the injury Ben Roethlisberger suffered at the end of training camp is not serious, the Steelers quarterback traveled with the team to the Washington D.C. area Friday for a preseason game against the Redskins. Roethlisberger hurt his right foot when left tackle Max Starks got pushed back into him by outside linebacker James Harrison during an 11-on-11 drill. He had been scheduled to play a little more than a quarter with the first-team offense today against the Redskins. The Steelers will likely err on the side of caution and hold Roethlisberger out of the game with backups Charlie Batch and Dennis Dixon getting additional work. The Steelers have only said that ..."
August 1
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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Two quarterbacks were among the topics that just about every arriving Steeler was asked about Friday at St. Vincent College in Latrobe. The players strongly, if predictably, backed Ben Roethlisberger, who was recently accused of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit. Meanwhile, coach Mike Tomlin didn't rule out the Steelers having an interest in Michael Vick, who is a free agent - and is free again after serving a two-year prison sentence on dog-fighting charges. Rumors swirled about Vick meeting with the Steelers Friday. And they were fueled in part by a caller to a Pittsburgh radio station who claimed to be a cab driver that had driven the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback from the airport ..."