Ben Roethlisberger Remains Essential to the Steelers Franchise

April 17, 2010   ·   Mimi McCann   ·   Jump to comments

I have changed my daily routine.  
I generally love to read the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and PG+ online, then watch Dan Patrick as I work.  
Today, I swapped my online reading for a good book and I left the TV off because I want to get some distance from hearing about Ben Roethlisberger.
My opinions have bounced back and forth as I think about what a great player he is and then I am confronted on a daily basis by some of the worst possible news that a Steelers fan could read.
I have had enough.  I have seen enough.  
I cannot express my disappointment that I am reading this news.  It is tragic.
However, Roethlisberger's escapades would have never made the news if he were not an NFL superstar.
The suit may have been filed in Reno and the accusation made in Georgia, but there were no criminal charges filed in either case.  For argument's sake, even if criminal charges were filed, this story is minor news in relation to ...

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