Because they're both dumbasses.
If anyone remembers, Aaron Boone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Boone) was the 3rd baseman of the Yankees who made the famous (or infamous, if you're from Boston) walk off homer in the 11th inning of the 2003 ACLS to give the Yanks a 6-5 victory over the Bos Sox. Then the next summer, in violation of his Yankee contract, he played a pick up basketball game in which he ended up tearing a knee ligament. He ended up getting cut from the team.
Likewise, Big Ben, the youngest man ever to lead an NFL team to a Super Bowl victory was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash that resulted in several facial and head fractures. All of which have been repaired by surgeons. It is possible that Roethlisberger will be able to play again, fortunate considering that he wasn't wearing a helmet.
Please don't get me wrong. I don't wish these guys harm in any way, however sometimes you just have to call a spade a spade. When you make millions and millions of dollars with your body the intelligent thing to do is to protect your investment. People talk about athletes being danger seekers, but shouldn't the glory of their profession provide them enough thrills to carry them through the year? People work their entire life to make what these guys do in a season, and yet these guys seem to squander their opportunities for a rush of adrenaline. A person's life is their own, and they have the right to do what they see fit, but at the same time I also have the right to call them dumbasses.
I hope for Big Ben's full recovery, both physically and mentally.
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