Friend Offers Inside Glimpse at the ‘New’ Ben Roethlisberger
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Now inquiring minds are switching to that other NFL story of redemption for the ages.
As was the case for Michael Vick, who made the transformation this season from dogfighting felon to nearly the league’s most valuable player with the Philadelphia Eagles, the following question is pertinent for Ben Roethlisberger, who is Super Bowl-bound for a third time with the Pittsburgh Steelers after a reckless motorcycle accident in 2006 and a couple of sexual assault allegations within the last three years:
Is this real or fantasy?
Marriage supposedly is on the horizon for Roethlisberger, who hinted of becoming John Belushi from the movie “Animal House.”
Consider, too, that Roethlisberger changed from ranking among the least favorite players of the media to receiving The Chief Award, given annually by the Pittsburgh members of the Pro Football Writers Association to the Steelers‘ player who best showed the spirit of cooperation that was expressed by team founder Art Rooney.
“My take is to try to be positive when talking about Ben, because while I can’t guarantee that he won’t have another hiccup, I do want to see him do well and be successful, and to keep his priorities where he seems to have them right now,” said Martin Nance, 27, a long-time Roethlisberger buddy, who also is an interesting soul — even beyond the fact that he is a former NFL player who currently is seeking a master’s degree in business administration at the University of Michigan.
Source: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2011/01/24/friend-offers-inside-glimpse-at-new-ben-roethlisberger/