not that it matters as the steelers season is pretty much done but...
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06297/732434-66.stm
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
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Ben Roethlisberger absorbs a hit from Atlanta's Chauncey Davis (92) that knocked him out of Sunday's game.
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<CENTER>By Ed Bouchette
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
</CENTER>ATLANTA -- Big Ben may be Lucky Ben again after it appears he came through another head injury with only mild distress and could play Sunday for the Steelers in Oakland.
Ben Roethlisberger was to visit a neurosurgeon yesterday afternoon to follow up on tests that were conducted Sunday in Atlanta after he left the game in the third quarter after a blow to his head that left him with a concussion.
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Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger closes his eyes and leans back on the bench after being knocked out of Sunday's game by a hit to the head from Atlanta's Chauncey Davis.
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</TABLE><!--END PHOTO-->Ryan Tollner, Roethlisberger's agent, spoke to his client twice Sunday night -- once after the game, before the quarterback joined his teammates for the flight home, and again after he arrived home in Pittsburgh. Tollner said while he did not know the extent of the injury, he heard nothing to lead him to believe that Roethlisberger had a severe concussion.
"He was very coherent and had no ill effects in his thinking," Tollner said. "He was aware of everything that occurred."
The Steelers would have kept Roethlisberger in Atlanta for observation had it been a severe concussion.
The team, through a spokesman, said it would have no information on Roethlisberger's condition yesterday. Coach Bill Cowher usually updates injuries to his players at his weekly news conference, scheduled for noon today. Cowher did not call the injury a concussion when he spoke to the meida after the game but did say, "Ben is sore."
Tollner would not speculate on whether Roethlisberger will play Sunday.
Roethlisberger had an appointment yesterday afternoon with Joseph Maroon, the Steelers' UPMC neurosurgeon who is vice chairman of the department of neurological surgery at Pitt's School of Medicine.
The fact the team waited nearly 24 hours before scheduling Roethlisberger to visit Maroon also was an indication the injury was not severe.
"My feeling was I was happy just to see Ben get up," Tollner said. "When he was laying motionless, it was a frightening sight. It was good to see him get up, walk off the field and return to the sideline."
Tollner also was happy to see Roethlisberger get on the charter flight back to Pittsburgh Sunday night.
"We've had other cases with clients where that individual stays in a hospital in that city overnight," Tollner said.
Roethlisberger's agent said that while he believes the quarterback will be OK, he welcomed the precautionary stance the Steelers took with him after the blow on Sunday. "When you're talking about concussions and injuries to the brain and cerebral functions, that's far more concerning than physical injuries to the rest of the body," Tollner said. "We are intent on taking every precaution with Ben or any client we have to make sure he's never rushed back too soon, that every test and scan under consideration is exhausted."
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06297/732434-66.stm
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
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Doug Pensinger, Getty Images
Ben Roethlisberger absorbs a hit from Atlanta's Chauncey Davis (92) that knocked him out of Sunday's game.
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<CENTER>By Ed Bouchette
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
</CENTER>ATLANTA -- Big Ben may be Lucky Ben again after it appears he came through another head injury with only mild distress and could play Sunday for the Steelers in Oakland.
Ben Roethlisberger was to visit a neurosurgeon yesterday afternoon to follow up on tests that were conducted Sunday in Atlanta after he left the game in the third quarter after a blow to his head that left him with a concussion.
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Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger closes his eyes and leans back on the bench after being knocked out of Sunday's game by a hit to the head from Atlanta's Chauncey Davis.
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</TABLE><!--END PHOTO-->Ryan Tollner, Roethlisberger's agent, spoke to his client twice Sunday night -- once after the game, before the quarterback joined his teammates for the flight home, and again after he arrived home in Pittsburgh. Tollner said while he did not know the extent of the injury, he heard nothing to lead him to believe that Roethlisberger had a severe concussion.
"He was very coherent and had no ill effects in his thinking," Tollner said. "He was aware of everything that occurred."
The Steelers would have kept Roethlisberger in Atlanta for observation had it been a severe concussion.
The team, through a spokesman, said it would have no information on Roethlisberger's condition yesterday. Coach Bill Cowher usually updates injuries to his players at his weekly news conference, scheduled for noon today. Cowher did not call the injury a concussion when he spoke to the meida after the game but did say, "Ben is sore."
Tollner would not speculate on whether Roethlisberger will play Sunday.
Roethlisberger had an appointment yesterday afternoon with Joseph Maroon, the Steelers' UPMC neurosurgeon who is vice chairman of the department of neurological surgery at Pitt's School of Medicine.
The fact the team waited nearly 24 hours before scheduling Roethlisberger to visit Maroon also was an indication the injury was not severe.
"My feeling was I was happy just to see Ben get up," Tollner said. "When he was laying motionless, it was a frightening sight. It was good to see him get up, walk off the field and return to the sideline."
Tollner also was happy to see Roethlisberger get on the charter flight back to Pittsburgh Sunday night.
"We've had other cases with clients where that individual stays in a hospital in that city overnight," Tollner said.
Roethlisberger's agent said that while he believes the quarterback will be OK, he welcomed the precautionary stance the Steelers took with him after the blow on Sunday. "When you're talking about concussions and injuries to the brain and cerebral functions, that's far more concerning than physical injuries to the rest of the body," Tollner said. "We are intent on taking every precaution with Ben or any client we have to make sure he's never rushed back too soon, that every test and scan under consideration is exhausted."
