The only thing Adam "Pacman" Jones did right in his accusations that Steelers wideout Antonio Brown faked a concussion was to apologize when he discovered he was wrong.
Aqib Talib didn't get the memo on the moral of Jones' story.
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Astonishingly, the Broncos cornerback accused Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of faking his separated shoulder that he suffered in the last week's AFC Wild Card Game victory over the Bengals, according to tweets from NFL.com's Gregg Rosenthal, via complex.com.
Aqib Talib: Ben was healthy as hell. He didn’t fool anybody
— Gregg Rosenthal (@greggrosenthal) January 18, 2016
Aqib Talib just said Roethlisberger was faking the arm injury. Can't make this stuff up. — Adam Crowley (@adamcrowleySNR) January 18, 2016
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Roethlisberger completed 24-of-37 passes with no touchdowns or interceptions in the Steelers' 23-16 loss to Talib's Broncos in the AFC Divisional Round playoff game.
The Steelers quarterback left last week's game against Cincinnati in the third quarter after being slammed to the ground on a sack by Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict.
Roethlisberger did not return until the Steelers' final possession of the game when he engineered a nine-play, 74-yard, game-winning drive, aided by two 15-yard penalties on the Bengals, capped by a 35-yard Chris Boswell field goal in one minute, 17 seconds.
It was Burfict, who also hit Brown in the head that drew the first 15-yard penalty on the Bengals during the Steelers' game-winning drive. Jones accused Brown of faking, saying Brown winked at him after the play. Jones said he'd apologize to Brown if Brown wouldn't play against the Broncos.
Brown was ruled out on Friday, and Jones apologized.
The Steelers officially listed Roethlisberger as questionable during the week leading up to the game against the Broncos.
"What would be the point of leaking an injury all week if he just planned on starting anyway?" complex.com asked. "You think the Broncos spent any time game planning for Landry Jones this week?"
ESPN reported on the nature of Roethlisberger's injury heading into the game and the questions he faced as a result of his injured shoulder. The main questions about Big Ben entering the game were:
- Can he get his arm overhead?
- How much does it affect his normal throwing arc?
- Can he still push the ball downfield?
"It didn't hurt when I reached back to throw," Roethlisberger said about the last drive against the Bengals to a Pittsburgh radio station, via ESPN. "But it was pushing forward to throw and then the end of the throw."
Perhaps a week's time helped Roethlisberger recover, or he was able to push past the pain. CBS analyst Phil Simms did say Roethlisberger's arm strength looked fine.
But to claim Roethlisberger faked his shoulder injury qualifies Talib as even more confused than Jones, which is nearly impossible to do. Whether another apology is forthcoming remains to be seen.
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