Roethlisberger Motorcycle Accident

'Serious but stable' Roethlisberger undergoes seven hours of surgery By: SI.com "PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger broke his jaw and nose in a motorcycle crash Monday, but doctors said they had successfully treated his multiple facial fractures after hours of surgery. Roethlisberger, the youngest quarterback to lead a team to the Super Bowl championship, was taken to Pittsburgh's Mercy Hospital, where he underwent seven hours of surgery after the late morning accident. It was unknown whether the accident would affect Roethlisberger's chances of playing this season, when the team hopes to repeat its Super Bowl victory of earlier this year. Dr. Harry W. Sell, chairman of the hospital's surgery department, told reporters that four doctors operated on Roethlisberger for multiple facial fractures and that "all of the fractures were successfully repaired." Continue article