In the wake of the latest sexual assault accusation against Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, PLB Sports CEO Ty Ballou suggested that the company could stop making and marketing Big Ben Beef Jerky.
In the wake of the announcement that Roethlisberger won’t be charged, Ballou has nevertheless decided to pull the plug on the product.
According to Judy Battista of the New York Times, Ballou was troubled by the portion of the Monday press conference in which prosecutor Fred Bright spoke about the details of the night the devil-shirted quarterback went down to Georgia. “Even thought there were no criminal charges, there are just enough issues here that it’s the best interests of PLB Sports to break ties,” Ballou told Battista by phone.
Ballou also is rooting for a suspension. “I can’t imagine anyone touching Ben Roethlisberger,” Ballou said. “Enough is enough. I hope there is a suspension. At some point in time, Ben has got to put himself in the right position and understand what it means to be a celebrity, a quarterback, a Steelers player.”
We’ve got a feeling that Ben will be hearing the same thing at roughly 2:00 p.m. ET, when he meets with the NFL’s version of Dean Wormer.
