Monday, February 9, 2009
An MRI a week after the Super Bowl reveals that Roethlisberger played with fractured ribs
The broken ribs that were discovered during Ben Roethlisbergers MRI this week reportedly did not show up on X-rays taken before the Steelers Super Bowl victory on Feb. 1st. Big Ben reports that even though the fractures did not show up on his X-rays the previous week, he knew something was wrong. "Just suck it up and play" was the mindset of Roethlisberger Super Bowl Sunday.
Roethlisberger did not miss any practices the week prior to the Super Bowl, although he did miss one practice the week before because of what his teammates say was a back injury.
"There's not a whole lot to say," said Steelers spokesperson Dave Lockett on Monday. "Ben was fine to go. He was cleared to play. He didn't miss any time. There was no doubt he was going to play."
Even though Roethlisberger had fractured ribs, his teammates agree that it would have been very difficult for him to perform better than he did Super Bowl Sunday, who lead his sixth and final scoring touchdown drive of the season when he connected with Santonio Holmes on a 35 yarder with 2:37 left in the final minutes of the Super Bowl.
This isn't the first time that there have been rumors of inuries to Roethlisberger. Numerous times during the season Roethlisberger reported injuries thats were quickly extinguished by former coach Bill Cowher and Steelers spokespeople. After Bill Cowher resigned after the 2006 season Roethlisberger admit that he and Bill Cowher did not have the best relationship because Cowher often times thought Roethlisberger exaggerated his injuries.
"Ben's health is often the subject of inaccurate reports," coach Mike Tomlin said before the Super Bowl. "He's fine."
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