Super Bowl quarterback injured in motorcycle wreck

[Kooperman]

Big Ben in serious condition after motorcycle accident

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2480830

[Kooperman]

PITTSBURGH - Steelers star Ben Roethlisberger, the youngest quarterback to lead a team to the Super Bowl championship, broke his jaw and nose in a motorcycle crash Monday and underwent surgery.

Roethlisberger was in serious but stable condition Monday afternoon, said Dr. Larry Jones, chief of trauma at Mercy Hospital. The player’s agent, Leigh Steinberg, described the injuries to The Associated Press. He said he did not know if there was further damage, but the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that the quarterback also suffered nine-inch laceration on the back of his head, broken teeth and knee damage, quoting an unnamed police source. A plastic surgeon has been called in, the newspaper reported, citing the source.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13279232/

[NelsonG]

I heard about this while I was watching the USA soccer game as it scrolled across the screen at the bottom. I was shocked, especially since it said he wasn't wearing a helmet, hit a car, and broke the windshield. It's crazy... hopefully nothing happened to his brain or anything like that.

[DudeAsInCool]

I was shocked, especially since it said he wasn't wearing a helmet, hit a car, and broke the windshield.

Not smart - let's hope he is ok.

[rainbowdemon]

Heard about this earlier today.

This is NOT good at all.

[rainbowdemon]

And, by the way, why in the hell is Ben wearing a Raiders hat in the first picture?