Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburg Steelers QB, said Wednesday night that he was told he was “seconds, maybe a minute away from dying” immediately after his motorcycle accident last month. He has just spoke out about not wearing a helmet when he rode as he felt more comfortable with out it and that he was very careful.

Kellen Winslow was injured in a motorcycle accident on May 1st, 2005. He was contractually obligated not to ride a motorcycle and he crashed when he was popping wheelies in a parking lot. His injuries were considered serious, but not life threatening. It was eventually determined that Winslow suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and was put on the Physically Unable-to-Perform (Non Football Injury) list for the 2005 season. Winslow also fought off a six-week staph infection that resulted from his knee injury.

There are other stories like this. What can teams do to prevent players from performing tasks that are potentially threatening to their career. Tasks that are usually not permitted per their contract with the team.

I believe that the union or the league should be able to suspend them for failure to follow the terms of their contract? Whether it is the starting QB or the last player on the depth chart.

The teams will not do anything that might prevent them from winning. If Big Ben is healthy enough to play for the team, he will play for the team whether he follows the rules of his contract or not. That is why I think the union and the league should require all players to live up to the rules and restrictions of their contract.

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