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Roethlisberger played SB with two broken ribs.

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I think the "Terminator" title should now be applied to Big Ben instead of Favre. This guy just takes a licking and keeps on ticking.

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According to SI.com, Roethlisberger said his fractured ribs didn't show up on X-rays taken before he led the Steelers to a 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Feb. 1, but were revealed only during an MRI test he had last week.

"Luckily, in the game, I didn't take any big hits to make 'em hurt," Roethlisberger told SI.com. "But I knew all along there was something wrong. There wouldn't have been anything that could have been done about fractured ribs anyway. It was just suck it up and play."

Roethlisberger didn't miss any practices before the Super Bowl, although a pool report from the Wednesday practice said he attempted to stretch his torso during the middle of the workout. Roethlisberger missed one practice during the off week before the Super Bowl because of what the team said was a back injury.

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He never struck me as the type of guy that would over-complain about an injury. Most guys would probably do the opposite and hide their injuries, making millions and millions of dollars.

Emmitt Smith was accused on more than one occasion of exaggerating the severity of his injuries. It made him look like a "warrior" :rolleyes:

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Emmitt Smith was accused on more than one occasion of exaggerating the severity of his injuries. It made him look like a "warrior" :rolleyes:

I am with you Mr. Scot.

Personally, I would rather not even know that he had played with "tweaked" ribs even if they lost.

I like players that just say, "they beat us, we had chances, but they came to play" BS like that.

Don't throw the D under the bus, don't talk about your teammates badly, and don't say that you were hurt, when you can play.

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The point is not whether he is tough, because he is. The point is that the Steelers didn't say anything about the injury, but Roethlisberger managed to work it into a casual interview and not for the first time. He seems to like to refer to himself as being injured and playing thru it while his team appears to want to keep that out of the media. Whatever his motivation it seems like grandstanding, but I guess he's entitled, he won...

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I've thought he was a drama queen since he said he broke his toes in 2004 and Cowher was pissed and denied it and as far as I know, it wasn't true. If it was a one time thing I would blow it off but it has been going on for awhile now. He also shittalked Whiz to the press after he left for AZ. He's just immature, IMO. I find it interesting that at first he didn't confirm the x-ray at all then he says he did have an x-ray "somewhere". With the shoulder, he crowed about it to the press then Tomlin got mad and he sort of shut up about it. Two different HCs, and he has the same conflicts? To me that means it isn't merely a conflict between him and a certain HC, it's more likely his issue.

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I've thought he was a drama queen since he said he broke his toes in 2004 and Cowher was pissed and denied it and as far as I know, it wasn't true. If it was a one time thing I would blow it off but it has been going on for awhile now. He also sh*ttalked Whiz to the press after he left for AZ. He's just immature, IMO. I find it interesting that at first he didn't confirm the x-ray at all then he says he did have an x-ray "somewhere". With the shoulder, he crowed about it to the press then Tomlin got mad and he sort of shut up about it. Two different HCs, and he has the same conflicts? To me that means it isn't merely a conflict between him and a certain HC, it's more likely his issue.

lol you dont like any QB in the league other than Brady and Delhomme.

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