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Feb 9, 2009 8:15 pm US/Mountain

Steelers Don't Know About Big Ben's Rib Injury

PITTSBURGH (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have no knowledge that Ben Roethlisberger played the Super Bowl with two broken ribs, as the quarterback told a Web site.

According to SI.com, Roethlisberger said his fractured ribs did not show up on X-rays taken before he led the Steelers to a 27-23 win over Arizona on Feb. 1, but were revealed during an MRI test last week.

"Luckily, in the game, I didn't take any big hits to make 'em hurt," Roethlisberger told SI.com. "But I knew all along there was something wrong ... It was just suck it up and play.

Roethlisberger did not miss any practices before the game.

"There's not a whole lot to say," Steelers spokesman Dave Lockett said Monday. "Ben was fine to go. He was cleared to play."