The Pittsburgh Steelers voted on their team captains recently. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who is serving a month-long suspension after being accused of rape for the second time in as many offseasons, was not among them.
↵Instead, the captains are wide receiver Hines Ward, tight end Heath Miller, middle linebacker James Farrior, and backup linebacker and special teams standout Keyaron Fox.
↵Roethlisberger wasn't the only former captain to get snubbed by his teammates this year: kicker Jeff Reed and outside linebacker James Harrison, both former captains, were not among those to receive the honor.
↵It's probably a good thing that Roethlisberger wasn't selected. After all, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell recently reduced Roethlisberger's suspension for four games to six -- to Terry Bradshaw's dismay -- a positive development for the Steelers' on-field production, but perhaps not for the purposes of humbling Roethlisberger into finally behaving himself.