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POSTED 9:58 p.m. EDT, June 14, 2006
PLATES IN BEN'S HEAD CONFIRMED
As it turns out, the Findlay, Ohio rumor mill was more accurate than not regarding the condition of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
We reported on Wednesday morning that the talk on the street in Ben's hometown was that doctors had placed five metal plates in his head during a seven-hours surgery on Monday.
As it turns out, doctors indeed used small titanium plates to reconfigure Big Ben's face, which sustained multiple fractures when he came out on the losing end of the "sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug" routine.
The use of the plates means that Roethlisberger's jaw was not wired shut, and that he likewise won't lose a bunch of weight on a liquid-only diet. In fact, he's already eating pudding (based on his not-so-girlish figure, something he's likely used to) and yogurt (something he's likely not).
Though Roethlisberger is scheduled to be released from the hospital tomorrow, he has severe bruising and swelling in his face and neck area. So unless he's whisked away in an ambulance, look for the Pittsburgh paparazzi to try to get a few shots of Big Ben and his even fatter Fathead.
PLATES IN BEN'S HEAD CONFIRMED
As it turns out, the Findlay, Ohio rumor mill was more accurate than not regarding the condition of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
We reported on Wednesday morning that the talk on the street in Ben's hometown was that doctors had placed five metal plates in his head during a seven-hours surgery on Monday.
As it turns out, doctors indeed used small titanium plates to reconfigure Big Ben's face, which sustained multiple fractures when he came out on the losing end of the "sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug" routine.
The use of the plates means that Roethlisberger's jaw was not wired shut, and that he likewise won't lose a bunch of weight on a liquid-only diet. In fact, he's already eating pudding (based on his not-so-girlish figure, something he's likely used to) and yogurt (something he's likely not).
Though Roethlisberger is scheduled to be released from the hospital tomorrow, he has severe bruising and swelling in his face and neck area. So unless he's whisked away in an ambulance, look for the Pittsburgh paparazzi to try to get a few shots of Big Ben and his even fatter Fathead.
