Roethlisberger Breaks Thumb, Not Expected To Miss Time

Roethlisberger Breaks Thumb, Not Expected To Miss Time
November 15, 2011 2:54 PM


PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Steelers are on a bye this week. As it turns out, the timing could not be any better.

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger announced that he has a broken thumb, but does not expect to miss any time.

“We’ll put a splint on it and get prepared for the game against Kansas City just like we would if we were playing this week,” Roethlisberger said.

The broken thumb is on his throwing hand, which he also broke during the 2005 season.

Listen to the full interview here:



“Luckily, we have the bye week. I don’t have to throw right now. I don’t have to throw for seven days or [whenever we have to practice again.] So, that will be a good time for it to rest. The big thing is just getting used to throwing with a splint on it again and a glove on, which I’ve done before,” Roethlisberger said.


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Bionic Ben rides again! :regulator:

this might explain some of his passes late in the bengals game

vasteeler wrote:

this might explain some of his passes late in the bengals game

It was pointed out on sports talk radio today (105.7 The Fan in Baltimore) that the last time Roethlisberger had this type of injury, the Steelers won the Super Bowl.

Buddha Bus wrote:

vasteeler wrote:

this might explain some of his passes late in the bengals game

It was pointed out on sports talk radio today (105.7 The Fan in Baltimore) that the last time Roethlisberger had this type of injury, the Steelers won the Super Bowl.

add that to the fact that last time sep was out for the year we also won the superbowl........championship!!!

I think Ben plays better when he's injured.

No. 7 looms as No. 1 in toughness

Wednesday, November 16, 2011
By Ron Cook, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The news out of Houston is not good. Quarterback Matt Schaub has a fractured right foot and will miss the rest of the season. The Texans, who would be the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs if they started today, are left with Matt Leinart -- a first-round draft bust in 2006 -- to guide their team down the stretch.

The news out of Kansas City is not good. Quarterback Matt Cassel could miss the rest of the season with a "significant" right hand injury. The Chiefs, very much alive in the AFC West Division race despite a 4-5 record, must turn to Tyler Palko, who has played sparingly in just four NFL games and thrown 13 passes since leaving Pitt after the '06 season.

The news out of Pittsburgh is not good. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has a broken right thumb and is expected to miss ...

Not one game.

Not one play.

Amazing.

Even Roethlisberger's harshest critics have to admit he is as tough as any NFL player. If you want to call him the toughest, you'll get no argument here. It's hard to say with any certainty that he would keep playing with Schaub's injury or Cassel's. But would you bet against him?

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11320/1190138-87-0.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml#ixzz1dqcTrucZ