Topic: Pittsburgh Steelers

Steelers bad boy Harrison blasts NFL commissioner

Pittsburgh Steelers bad boy James Harrison says the NFL's crackdown on illegal hits to the head is turning the America's most watched sport into a game of weekend flag football.Harrison, who has been slapped with about 125,000 dollars in fines this season, ...
As Warner shows, culture of hiding concussions in NFL seems to be slowly changingKurt Warner headed to a meeting with Arizona Cardinals medical staff and coaches before Sunday's game wrestling with the question of whether to be honest about the post-concussion symptoms ...

Concussion to sideline Roethlisberger

Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will miss Sunday night's game at Baltimore because of a concussion, the NFL team confirmed Saturday.After several US media reports said Roethlisberger was unlikely to start the Steelers confirmed that second-year pro Dennis Dixon will start under center ...
Steelers QB Roethlisberger has concussion, but is expected to play Sunday at BaltimoreBen Roethlisberger's fourth concussion since 2006 apparently won't put him on the bench.Roethlisberger will play Sunday in Baltimore as long as he continues to pass post-concussion tests, coach Mike Tomlin ...
Steelers don't know if Big Ben's rib injury claim is trueThe Pittsburgh Steelers have no knowledge that Ben Roethlisberger played the Super Bowl with two broken ribs, as the quarterback told a Web site.According to SI.com, Roethlisberger said his fractured ribs did ...
Big (Ben) headache? Steelers insist QB Roethlisberger's concussion not an off-week worryBig Ben's headache apparently isn't a big worry to his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates.Ben Roethlisberger was on the practice field Tuesday, two days after sustaining his third concussion in as many years, ...
Despite seventh career concussion, Steelers' Polamalu may play against GiantsPittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu has not been ruled out of Sunday's key game against the New York Giants despite sustaining the seventh concussion of his career last weekend.Steelers coach Mike Tomlin confirmed ...