big ben is hurt!!!!!!

[theproudestmonkey]

all im saying is he IS a young guy...he said the reason he rides helmetless is "cause its not a law" he said he wears his football helmet cause "it is a rule"...well guess what, maybe if the steelers organization would stated that he couldn't do any of this, he WOULD have listened to their rules...why let your young franchise QB make that decission when you could make it for him? its obvious the guy is a partier (i got some great pics to prove it...ask if you wanna see them)...if i was a coach/gm/owner, i would not have let it get to this point.....

however, aparently ben isn't supposed to ride AT ALL!!....just reported that he doesn't even have a PA motorcycle license!!

[boostboi]

That's enough. One more time and a suspension will be coming.

he can call me names but i can't defend myself????? what kind of b.s. is that???

[stalking_WOLF_21]

i think when Ben recoves alittle more and he's at a good mind state he'll be having a good talk with cowhers and the owners and maybe even his team...He's gotta relize that he's the steelers leader and he's got to be smart...we don't want a jay williams of football so he better watch what he does

[TurdFerguson]

he can call me names but i can't defend myself????? what kind of b.s. is that???

Being called a "failed athlete" don't compare to being called a "popsicle lover". Just stop posting on this thread because you aren't adding the the content of the original post by your immature remarks. The next post about anything other than the topic will result in a suspension. PERIOD !

[11chaos]

Dude,
I didn't come on here to start a fight with you. I came here and have been here to talk and trade football. By the way, the Packers need more help than A.J. Hawk will provide.

[Vick_All_The_Way]

he didn't even have a legal license...it was expired. He only had a learner's permit. That's wat espn said anyways...

[11chaos]

Maybe that is how he should live on the edge instead of riding. You know "Breaking the Law, Breaking the Law!"

[tutall]

I saw on Sports Center tonight that Roethlisberger has some vague wording in his contract that states that if he gets hurt doing something other than football, then that injury could result in him not getting paid. Not wearing a helmut while riding a motorcycyle, whether the law or not is just plain foolish when he has so much to lose.

actually Rick - Most athletes if not all have that wording in the contract... it is pretty much standard business... Most young players think they are invinsible... most young people think they are... its just if i get in a wreck i am not criticized and put on a spotlight.

[maccards44]

WOW - I didn't know about the no-license thing, that could be huge.

As for the no helmet on motorcycle thing, here are a couple things to keep in mind:

We ALL pay $66 million a year in extra insurance premiums, fees and taxes to pay for people who are injured in motorcyle crashes who were not wearing helmets. By the way, they can't take care of themselves at all. As in can't wipe the drool that is forming constantly on their chins. Just for that fact alone we should have a mandatory helmet law in this country.

I hate the, "it's my right to be free argument." That's bull, when your "freedom" starts raising my HMO rates... it's over.
Plus - nobody has a "right" to anything behind the wheel, or handlebars.
The government owns the roads and makes the rules. So strike the "it's my right argument" now.

*(see also the old argument against seat belt laws)

20 years from now, people will look back and laugh at the days when we didn't have helmet laws, much the same way we now wonder how anyone lived with smoking in restaurants, no seat belt laws, kids in the back of a pickup, and bicycle helmets.

So, Big Ben clearly should have been wearing one but keep this in mind:

THIS GUY LIVES ON THE EDGE AS A MATTER OF PRACTICE

Sure, I would wear a helmet on a bike, I also wouldn't do a job with 350lb guys trying to kill me as a daily matter of course. By definition these guys (athletes) are going to be a little "off" in comparison to you and me.
That's what got them where they are, it's not just stuff you can get in a gym or in practice, you have to be a little nuts to be an athlete.

Lastly - it's 90 degrees today - who doesn't love popcicles!

[stalking_WOLF_21]

helmets should definetly be a law and i think Ben is gonna help that...does anyone know if he's still gonna be able to start next season and play okay i don't know much about the injury's other than he broke his jaw...

oh yeah 90 degrees well its 112 over here so yeah who doesn't love popcicles