Words Can Hurt

Big Ben can add a few more items to his wish list; a dozen roses and some fancy chocolates to send to his scorned and sullen receiver, Hines Ward. Ward, commonly regarded as the NFL's toughest wide out, showed his deep sensitive side by taking offense with Ben's public coveting of a tall receiver.

Insiders close to the team suggest that this is not the first time that Ben has shown a bias against the vertically challenged. Some sources claim that part of Ben's pre-game ritual is to repeatedly listen to Randy Newman's "Short People". Ben has also been known to throw parties in which entrance is restricted to those 6'3" and over. More on this newest Post-Gazette induced Steeler melodrama as it unfurls.


Ben is in favor of height discriminating signs like this posted throughout Heinz Field