Tomlin Discusses Roethlisberger

On the same day that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation withdrew its request for a DNA sample from Ben Roethlisberger, his head coach addressed a boatload of microphones about the situation at the winter meetings in Florida...

Andy Sheehan from KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh has the details and the tape from Florida...


Roethlisberger's Atlanta attorney, Ed Garland, would not say whether the decision impacted the case or if charges would be filed. He said he hopes GBI's investigation would conclude within the next month. Garland also added that the request was made a week ago to withdraw the request for DNA...

The HQ still thinks that "Coach" Garland will make minced meat out of any case the GBI thinks they have when they think they have it...

Jolly Roger will be visiting with Roethlisberger

There hasn't been much out in the world information on the Ben Roethlisberger story in the past couple of weeks, but that changed...albeit slightly over the weekend.

First came Steelers coach Mike Tomlin saying to the NFL Network that "I'm highly concerned for our franchise and for Ben personally.

Then today, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, speaking at the NFL Owners meeting in Orlando, Florida said that he'd be meeting with Roethlisberger in the near future about the accusations that have been made of him over the past year. The Commissioner adding that he is "Concerned" that Roethlisberger keeps putting himself in those kind of situations.

More from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette RIGHT HERE

A little bit more from our friends at Pro-Football Talk RIGHT HERE

((Ben being Ben//Courtesy: Scrapetv.com))

The HQ...or at least the Satellite office says Big Ben needs to be really careful here. Yes, we know the case is still being investigate, but being called to the principal's office is not a good thing. Best case, if exonerated he'll be told, last strike, get in trouble again and you face sanctions. Worst case, if he gets indicted, he may be facing league sanctions along with whatever the legal system decides to do.

Since Ben's attorney, Ed Garland has had Roethlisberger withdraw from the celebrity golf event he was to play in last week, we suspect Garland won't allow anyone to see his client until a decision has been made. When that will be...is anyone's guess.

BREAKING NEWS (?) New Roethlisberger Presser Reveals One New Clue...

But we figured we'd tell you anyway... the only revelation is the monitoring of surveillance video tapes from inside Capital City by the Milledgeville Police Department and the GBI.

Here's the GBI's Special agent in charge, Tom Davis, discussing the impending return of Roethlisberger and his new attorney, Ed Garland... for about a minute...

Thanks to our friends at 13WMAZ and 13wmaz.com


The HQ is familiar with Garland's work in the Ray Lewis and Dany Heatley cases... Middle Georgia won't know what hit them when they all hit town...

You don't hire "Coach" unless there's something to be worried about or coached on...

MPD hopes to interview Roethlisberger in the next few days and expect Garland to arrange the appropriate time to talk.

Garland told the gathered media-types today in a statement that there was "no criminal activity" and Roethlisberger is "completely innocent of any crime." Garland also says that no sexual assault occurred.

((What else is he going to say...?))

Paul Martino is in Milledgeville for KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh...


The Steelers issued a statement this afternoon...
However brief...

"All of us in the Steelers family are concerned about the recent incident involving Ben Roethlisberger in Georgia. We cannot comment on any of the specifics until law enforcement's investigation is concluded. Certainly, we will continue to closely monitor the situation."