If true this is possibly one of the best stories of all time. We originally saw the story on ProFootBallTalk.com. Here is Mike Florio version of the story:
We preface this by saying we don’t know whether it’s true. But we’ve heard it from someone with connection to multiple NFL players.
As we’ve heard it, Ben went golfing with Palmer at the Laurel Valley club in Latrobe. Ben, supposedly, was a general jerk during his round with Palmer.
So then Ben later wanted to play at Laurel Valley, and he dropped Palmer’s name in the hopes of getting in. (Or is it “on”?) Palmer eventually made a phone call to help get Ben in/on the course without Palmer there.
While on the course, Ben supposedly was rude to some kids.
The kids ended up being Palmer’s grandchildren.
The kids called Palmer, who then drove to the club and went berserk on Ben.
The thought of Arnold Palmer going crazy on Ben Roethlisberger for being rude to his grandkids is something I would have paid a million dollars to see and threw in Jake Delhomme’s goat just as an added bonus. Tiger’s wife would be proud.
I don’t know if you noticed but there haven’t been a lot of “nice stories” coming out about Ben lately, the majority of them have portrayed him as being an a**hole.
This doesn’t mean he is a sexual predator, but as I always tell you, you never really know who these guys are just by what you see on TV.