Ben Roethlisberger showed up to work Wednesday with a big bandage over his nose, looking like an actor that just got a little corrective surgery. The broken honker is actually getting Roethlisberger some credit in in the Pittsburgh area, though.
“Mario Lemieux told me I finally look like a hockey player,” Roethlisberger said via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Not everyone is impressed though. Terrell Owens again questioning Roethlisberger’s toughness on Twitter this week, saying, “i’ve played w/2 screws & a plate n my ankle and a broken leg! And tht ws a severe injury! A broken nose??? Puh-lease! Lmao!”
Roethlisberger seemed to take Owens’ words in strides, saying he’s happy he could help T.O. with his ratings. (Owens wishes.)
“I guess I’m soft or something, I don’t know. I just want to play the game,” Roethlisberger said.
With a matchup against the Bengals this week, the Steelers quarterback says his foot feels much better. He’s not too worried about the nose, even if was in bad shape before his surgery.
"[The surgeon] said he got in there and he said the nose bones looked like Corn Flakes. I was like, oh, that’s good,” Roethlisberger said.
Our west coast readers can thank us later for the free breakfast suggestion.