Ben Roethlisberger Broken Nose:If you were watching the Steelers Ravens game last night, “Ben Roethlisberger Broken Nose” comes as no surprise to you. It happened in the first quarter of the game.

I have to admit that I’m more of a sit beside my husband reading a book while the game is on type of a girl rather than one who doesn’t take her eyes off the screen.

But, even I could see that Steeler Ben Roethlisberger had a broken nose. Thanks to the beauty of being able to pause live television, I got a good look, as my husband paused it and then played it in slow motion so that I could get a good look at just how crooked and out of place his nose was.

But, then the announcers were saying that it wasn’t broken. I rolled my eyes and went back to my book.

So, the news this morning really comes as no surprise.

Ben Roethlisberger needs surgery to repair his broken nose.

He kept playing despite his broken nose. Oh, AND a sprained foot that he was wearing a special shoe for reinforcement.

As parents, is this the sort of example you want for your kids? I know I don’t want mine sitting on the sidelines over every little bump and bruise. But, is this taking that toughen up attitude a little too far?

Ben Roethlisberger Broken Nose:On Pittsburgh’s opening drive Sunday night against the Ravens, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was sacked by Baltimore’s defense to force a punt. Defensive tackle Haloti Ngata got his hand through Roethlisberger’s facemask and was able to rearrange the quarterback’s beak with a paw to the face. Check out the damage it did in these pictures of Ben Roethlisberger’s broken nose:

Big Ben was bleeding and the trainers seemed to pop it back into place prior to the team’s next drive. As if playing with a broken foot wasn’t enough, Roethlisberger also had to play through a displaced beak. The Pittsburgh quarterback sure is a tough character for playing through all the injuries, but he’s not as tough as this guy.