We know that Ben Roethlisberger got away with some things in the early part of his career.
In the latter part, he has been pretty much on the straight and narrow, but that doesn’t change the fact there were serious and credible rape accusations against him that only went away once the checkbook was open. It is good that he can speak about his shortcomings, but ignoring what happened in the past makes you wonder how much has he really changed?
Ben Roethlisberger’s demons include a prior addiction to alcohol and pornography, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback said at the ManUp Pittsburgh conference on Saturday.
Roethlisberger was an invited speaker at the conference, which deals with faith and a man’s role as a husband and father.
Roethlisberger used his 15-minute segment to discuss his shortcomings off the football field.
“I’ve fallen as short as anybody,” Roethlisberger said while speaking with former Steelers player Tunch Ilkin, one of the program’s hosts. “I’ve been addicted to alcohol. I’ve been addicted to pornography, which makes me then not the best husband, not the best father, not the best Christian I can be.
“You have to dedicate yourself and understand that you can get out of it because of the grace of God.”
Porn star Stormy Daniels wrote in her book about an encounter with Roethlisberger, who was introduced to her by Donald Trump at a Lake Tahoe resort in 2006. Daniels said she was “terrified” of Roethlisberger, claiming he tried to kiss her after being escorted by the quarterback back to her hotel room.
Roethlisberger claims he rededicated himself to christ after he got married and left the past in the past.
Flip the pages for court docs of how he was accused of raping women.