NFL: Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers Play the Race Card (Satire)

November 26, 2010   ·   Ben Steigerwalt   ·   Jump to comments

If Ben Roethlisberger was a white, Super Bowl-winning quarterback for one of the NFL’s great franchises, this never would have happened. 
In fact, it’s hard not to sympathize with the plight of a man who was hit in the face by another man for trash talking.  I feel terrible every time this happens at the bar.  Nightly. 
Except this time, it took place on a between two sober adults (hopefully).  One of whom has an alleged history of, shall we say, attitude issues.  (Not to mention he was giving up 100 pounds to the other guy.)
So pardon me for failing to pity Ben Roethlisberger and his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates who bravely defended him against that bully, Richard Seymour.  Yes, the same Steelers who whined about the NFL cracking down on hits that carry the intent to injure.
Those Steelers are now whining about the injustice of a $25,000 fine for Seymour after his ejection for the hit on Roethlisberger. ...

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