The 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers look a lot like the Steelers we saw at the end of last season as they were on their way to a Super Bowl championship. Led by a rugged defense and the undying nerve of Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback, the Steelers beat the Tennessee Titans in overtime by a final score of 13-10.
To send the Steelers to a 1-0 start, Jeff Reed nailed a 33-yard field goal less than five minutes into overtime. Reed was 2-for-2 on field goals for the game, while Titans kick Rob Bironas hit only one of his three attempts.
Offensively, the Steelers …read more

Heath Miller, the starting tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers, recently agreed to a lucrative extension that will keep him in Pittsburgh until the 2015 season. According to multiple reports, Miller’s extension is worth more than $35 million over the next six years. He’ll also received a signing bonus worth $12.5 million.
The 26-year-old who played college football at Virginia has steadily improved in his career. Last season, Miller played in 14 games and had 48 catches for 514 yards and three touchdowns. In each of his four seasons, he has improved his receptions from the previous season.
When Miller isn’t catching …read more

Ben Roethlisberger, quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers, has been accused of sexual assault. An employee of the Harrah’s Lake Tahoe said Roethlisberger attacked her when he stayed there for a celebrity golf tournament in July 2008. The woman is asking for $390,000 in damages.

The suit she filed has an unusual twist to it. Along with the sexual assault complaint against Roethlisberger, there is also a libel and slander suit complaint against eight other defendants. The eight others are “reportedly employees at Harrah’s whom the woman accuses of defaming her following the assault and whom McNulty says …read more

I think the latest problem professional athletes are going to have to deal with is people making false claims about them using social networking sites. Or worse, pretending to be them with a Facebook, Twitter, or MySpace account. Here’s another one of those incidences.

Ben Roethlisberger is having to deny he has skin cancer because someone on a Facebook account pretending to be him made an announcement that he did. Roethlisberger said, “I get people all the time who come up to me and they actually get really mad because I didn’t talk to them on Facebook or …read more

5. Hines Ward
Although he says he is 100% sure to play in the Super Bowl, Hines Ward will be playing with a sprained MCL. Will he be able to help the Steelers or will he be a liability out on the field?
4. Kurt Warner
At 96 years of age, Kurt Warner is the oldest human to play in a Super Bowl. When upright, he’s dangerous. Will the Steelers be able to get him on his back?
3. Ben Roethlisberger
In his last Super Bowl, Ben Roethlisberger was horrible. While technically he has a Super Bowl ring, Pittsburgh won despite of his play. Can …read more

Ben Roethlisberger has a pretty big game coming up this weekend. His Pittsburgh Steelers are playing the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the NFL playoffs. How is Big Ben getting ready?
By falling down as he tries to bowl, of course. Don’t worry Steelers fans, it doesn’t appear as he got hurt. Or at least he didn’t get hurt badly enough to stop him from standing back up.
You can watch the Ben Roethlisberger bowling video at the end of this entry. This weekend, you can watch live as Big Ben tries to reclaim the magic that allowed him …read more