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Bleacher Creature

(11,450 posts)
Mon Jan 3, 2022, 08:23 PM Jan 2022

Is anyone else grossed out by the glowing farewell tributes to Ben Roethlisberger?

I couldn't even stomach the pregame for MNF, so I turned it off. The guy was known as being a monumental jerk to people for much of his career, much less the two credible rape allegations. I realize that he was one of the greater Steelers ever, but I'm now seeing stories recapping his career that don't even mention the sexual assaults. I get that he found Jesus and won two Super Bowls, but come on.

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Is anyone else grossed out by the glowing farewell tributes to Ben Roethlisberger? (Original Post) Bleacher Creature Jan 2022 OP
I hear you. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2022 #1
👆 Drum Jan 2022 #2
I missed the pregame show calguy Jan 2022 #3
He might be a jerk YP_Yooper Jan 2022 #6
Yes -- grossed out by the tribute and the Browns lousy showing Auggie Jan 2022 #4
During the game, the announcers mentioned his "mistakes" tishaLA Jan 2022 #5

calguy

(5,775 posts)
3. I missed the pregame show
Mon Jan 3, 2022, 08:52 PM
Jan 2022

He might be a jerk, but he had a magnificent career, although he embarrassed himself this year and should have retired last year or before.

Whatever accolades he gets from the commentators are deserved and are given whenever a player of his stature reaches the end of his career.

And I say this as an Oakland Raider fan who's hated the Steelers ever since they beat the Raiders in the 'Immaculate Reception" game. If there was instant replay in place for the refs back then, that play would have been overturned and the Raiders would have gone to the Super Bowl that year.

 

YP_Yooper

(291 posts)
6. He might be a jerk
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 09:00 AM
Jan 2022

that was also 14 years ago. By any measure, he turned around his life from a young, wealthy, famous (and dick-ish) NFL football QB to a very charitable, decent family man and first round hall of famer.

tishaLA

(14,343 posts)
5. During the game, the announcers mentioned his "mistakes"
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 02:06 AM
Jan 2022

as in "he grew up in Pittsburgh. Sure, he made some mistakes and the fans forgave him for them" as if that was a normal way to describe the rape allegations and whether the fans were the people to offer the forgiveness.

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