Ben Roethilisberger and Edwin Valero

[cardinalslugger]

Carl Prine of the PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW recently examined the possibility that Ben Roethlisberger’s alleged anti-social behavior could be connected to head trauma suffered during NFL games and as the result of a motorcycle accident.People who suffer repeated head injuries often exhibit signs of aggression, childishness, impaired self-control, inappropriate sexual activity and alcohol abuse, according to the National Institutes of Health.
“Ben Roethlisberger is a guy with a lot of concussions,” said famed forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht. “It would be a very wise decision, a very appropriate one, for the NFL to test him for damage related to them. That’s being very fair to Ben. It’s conceivable to think that there is a possibility that those concussions have led to some behavioral issues.“

i read this article and all of it seems way too familiar. we know that his motorcycle accident caused enough damage to his head that he legally wasn't allowed to fight in the U.S.

with this head trauma in conjunction to the head trauma he receives during his fights, plus drugs, why is it people point to him as a villain rather than a victim. when i heard that his wife was killed i felt more as if it were an accident than a murder, no different than being hit by a drunk driver while driving down the road.

he clearly wasn't sane in the head. and i do not support killing anyone under any circumstances but all of this should be taken into consideration rather than telling him to "burn in hell".

just my 2 cents...

[Born2Live]

The motorcycle accident was in 2002 i believe, Edwin Valero's alcohol & drug abuse started when he was 18 according to his parents that was 10 years ago.

[cardinalslugger]

thats my point exactly. roethilisbergers accident was a couple years ago too. its just the accumulation of blows to the head in addition to the drugs, to me the end was inevitable with that combination. it wasnt entirely be his choice.

it says in the article that head trauma can lead to anti social behavior and drug use. both of which valero engaged in. meaning that the head trauma started the odd behavior and the drug use enhanced it.

[DLT]

Nah, Im not buying big Ben's. I mean the whole point that people were upset over the Motor Cycle thing was that he was acting like a ****y jerk about even before then. I think Ben's problem is he fell far in the draft, came in as a rookie, went like 15-1, and won the SB. After that his head got big and you couldnt tell him nothing. It has continued ever since until now his ass has finally truly been humbled and if he screws up again then Goodell is going to tap dat ass, no ****

[cardinalslugger]

haha i dont disagree with that argument! his head did get way to big. but when you **** your head off of pavement traveling down the street like jerk that he is, that has to cause some damage. i think it may have increased the horrible behavioral problems he already had.

[Verstyle]

The motorcycle accident was in 2002 i believe, Edwin Valero's alcohol & drug abuse started when he was 18 according to his parents that was 10 years ago.

In all honest, without condoning what he did; He could of got gotten worse after the accident. The more issues the worse.

[cardinalslugger]

i mean come on blunt force head trauma and a severe ******* addiction? this guy was hallucinating who knows what. this was a damaged brain that was acting out, not valero in my opinion.

[ИATAS]

actually rapistburger was fuuckin hoes at random at clubs and actin a fool long before he had his accident and his concussions. It was widely known locally but not really reported nationally that ben has always had problems with ladies and not being able to keep his hands off them.

[cardinalslugger]

actually rapistburger was fuuckin hoes at random at clubs and actin a fool long before he had his accident and his concussions. It was widely known locally but not really reported nationally that ben has always had problems with ladies and not being able to keep his hands off them.

do you have a source on that?

[Ekscape]

I find this as a bull**** excuse