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The Big Ben Jerky Empire Comes To An End

Apr 13, 2010, 6:40 PM UTC

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been unusually busy for this time of the year, even with the draft approaching. They sent Santonio Holmes to the Jets for a fifth-round pick. The D.A. said no chargers would be brought against Ben Roethlisberger. Then Big Ben made a public statement (with a sweet new hair cut) on Monday. Things haven’t slowed down today. A Boston lawyer says he looked into a Vegas incident involving Roethlisberger six months ago. But the big news of the day: Ben Roethlisberger no longer has his own beef jerky line.â†µâ†µJudy Battista of the New York Times breaks the news:â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥Pitt-based business that markets “Big Ben Beef Jerky” is terminating its five year relationship with him today. ... Owner of comp. that is dropping Ben: “I can’t imagine anyone touching Ben Roethlisberger. Enough is enough.” Also hopes 4 suspension.â†µâ†µâ†µPreviously, PLB Sports worked with Doug Flutie on Flutie Flakes among other notable products. At least Big Ben still has Nike. Then again, they have a history of sticking with folks who have been through some things.â†µ

â†µâ†µ(H/T to Darren Rovell) â†µ

â†µâ†µAfter the jump, a little something I’d suggest for Ben’s next ad campaign:â†µ

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â†µThe ad below was created with YouTube.com/searchstories. Enjoy that for a few hours. I smell a campaign with Google coming for Big Ben!â†µ

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