Hines Ward Is Apologetic
December 1st, 2009 at 12:32 pmBy Chris
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After essentially throwing his quarterback under the bus during an interview with Bob Costas prior to the Pittsburgh/Baltimore game, receiver Hines Ward has apologized for his remarks, saying he shouldn’t have reacted emotionally. Not only did Ward apologize to Ben Roethlisberger in private, he also posted it on his Facebook account in order to further legitimize his capitulation.
“So the moral of this story is not to do an interview based off of emotions and I made that mistake and I have apologized to Ben for that. Ben and I are cool and always will be. We will not let this come between us, our talk was very productive.”
If the Steelers want to salvage the defense of their most recent Super Bowl title, they’ll need to move past this little “incident” rather quickly. Currently, their record is 6-5, which has them on the AFC Wild Card bubble. A contentious relationship between the quarterback and one his star receivers could very easily damage whatever playoff-salvaging attempts this team has going forward.
Granted, the Steelers’ upcoming record is not the toughest in the NFL (three of their last remaining five opponents are the Cleveland Browns, the Oakland Raiders and the Miami Dolphins), but just like the Kansas City Chiefs proved, even the lower-tiered, sub-.500 teams have a shot “upsetting” the defending champs.
December 1st, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Personally, I didn’t think his comment was a shot at “Go Ben!”. I think he was probably a little pissed about losing to K.C., not to mention getting swept by the Bengals
This will blow over and they’ll probably still make the playoffs. (I hope you see what I’m doing here bro). Ohhhh I love seeing Pittsburgh players bitch and whine. BEAUTIFUL.
December 2nd, 2009 at 5:03 pm
It was a shot a Roethil-something not playing; one grounded in the frustration you mentioned, no doubt, but a shot nonetheless.