... the Ben Roethlisberger alleged rape situation.  I'm not here to debate Ben or Andrea McNulty's claims, or the situation itself.

Instead, I wish to shed light (for those of you who may not have families) on how these situations affect families.  The repercussions are far different than on sports fans who are single.

I have two sons.  One just turned 10, the other will turn 7 in September.  They will be in fourth and first grades respectively.  They, like me, are already both avid Steelers fans. My oldest son has already been to multiple Steelers games, one in Philadelphia (that is an entirely different story). 

Both own Roethlisberger jerseys and idolize him as young kids have a habit of do...

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