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I wish I could say this is a surprise. Goodell really dislikes Ben. The timing of this article is a real brow raiser too, I mean to come out and say that no Steelers would support Ben during Super Bowl week? I think he's trying to divide us before the game. I have a feeling we're going to win this thing Sunday, and I hope Goodell has to endure BB as MVP in the end as well!
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Teammates wouldn’t go to bat for Roethlisberger with Goodell
Posted by Michael David Smith on January 31, 2011, 8:10 AM EST
Ben Roethlisberger may win his third Super Bowl with the Steelers on Sunday — and perhaps his first with teammates who actually like him.
Peter King of Sports Illustrated writes in today’s Monday Morning Quarterback column that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told him he talked to two dozen Steelers while he was deciding how to punish Roethlisberger at the beginning of this season, and to a man, Roethlisberger’s teammates declined to say anything supportive of their quarterback.
“Not one, not a single player, went to his defense,” Goodell told King. “It wasn’t personal in a sense, but all kinds of stories like, ‘He won’t sign my jersey.’ ”
Goodell also told King he “doesn’t feel any connection” with Roethlisberger.
From all indications, however, Roethlisberger has made a concerted effort to change his ways since returning from his four-game suspension at the start of the 2010 season — and has started to earn the respect of teammates who, six months ago, weren’t prepared to speak to the commissioner on his behalf.
Posted by Michael David Smith on January 31, 2011, 8:10 AM EST
Ben Roethlisberger may win his third Super Bowl with the Steelers on Sunday — and perhaps his first with teammates who actually like him.
Peter King of Sports Illustrated writes in today’s Monday Morning Quarterback column that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told him he talked to two dozen Steelers while he was deciding how to punish Roethlisberger at the beginning of this season, and to a man, Roethlisberger’s teammates declined to say anything supportive of their quarterback.
“Not one, not a single player, went to his defense,” Goodell told King. “It wasn’t personal in a sense, but all kinds of stories like, ‘He won’t sign my jersey.’ ”
Goodell also told King he “doesn’t feel any connection” with Roethlisberger.
From all indications, however, Roethlisberger has made a concerted effort to change his ways since returning from his four-game suspension at the start of the 2010 season — and has started to earn the respect of teammates who, six months ago, weren’t prepared to speak to the commissioner on his behalf.
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