Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger conducted his first interview since his motorcycle accident nearly a month ago and is more than lucky to be alive. According to onlookers at the scene of the accident, Big Ben was very close to dying.
“They told me that I was literally seconds, maybe a minute away from dying because I slit a vein or artery in my mouth or my throat and it was draining blood right into my stomach and luckily the paramedic noticed it and stopped it or else I would have had too much blood in my stomach,” he told ESPN’s Jim Rome in Los Angeles, where he was for the taping of the ESPYS.
Roethlisberger went on to say that he forgot his helmet in the basement that day. Even though he isn’t thinking about riding anytime soon, Big Ben didn’t completely rule out the possibility of riding a motorcycle again. If I were him and were involved in a near deadly motorcycle accident, there’s absolutely no way I would ever sit on a motorcyle again. Kellen Winslow, Jr. has already gone on record stating he would never ride again after his mishap. If Roethlisberger values his career and, more importantly, his life, he should rid himself of any thoughts of motorcycle riding for the rest of his life. Note to Ben: Just say no!
