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Ben Roethlisberger Compares Himself To Superman In Public Apology

In two separate interviews with local Pittsburgh TV stations, Ben Roethlisberger apologized “for being immature, for being dumb, for being young, for not knowing any better.”

Although he said he was sorry multiple times, he never said exactly for what – the interviews were marked by a deliberate vulnerability but no clear admission of guilt. They were the sort of public apologies one would expect from someone who has avoided legal repercussions, but has miles to go in rehabbing their public image. Such is the position that the quarterback currently finds himself in.

Regarding the events that may or may not have taken place that night in Milledgeville, and the public perception of him that has since formed, Roethlisberger made an awkward comparison:

“Big Ben just kept building up. It ended up coming off the field. It kept taking over. Superman kept taking over Clark Kent and you just never saw who Ben Roethlisberger was any more. At the time, I didn’t see it. I was gaining everything but I was losing a lot of who I was raised to be.”

Now, I’m not sure how old Superman is, but let’s say he’s 28, the same age as Roethlisberger. And let’s say he’s just as famous as Roethlisberger is, since he can shoot lasers out of his eyes and whatnot. Would he get caught dead partying in a college town? No. Which, forgetting about the more serious allegations for a second, is dumb in and of itself. Not only that, but it’s creepy, a fact noted by Roethlisberger’s accuser.

So, yeah, Big Ben does not equal Superman. Big Ben equals a larger, scarier, more abrasive version of Wooderson from “Dazed and Confused.” The first step in Roethlisberger’s “rehabilitation” will be the self-awareness to notice the difference.