Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wore specialized cleats Sunday to pay tribute to the victims of last week’s shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
The cleats featured a Star of David inside the Steelers’ logo and were decorated with the words, “Stronger than hate.”
Roethlisberger and his wife are close to Michele Rosenthal, who worked in Steelers’ community relations and assists with Ben’s foundation. Michele lost two of her brothers in the shooting.
Roethlisberger wore the cleats during pregame warmups, then switched to standard cleats during the game against the Baltimore #Ravens to avoid an NFL uniform violation.
Ben Roethlisberger wearing these cleats today in response to shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue. Roethlisberger and his wife are close to Michele Rosenthal, who worked in Steelers’ community relations and assists with Ben’s foundation. Michele lost two of her brothers in shooting pic.twitter.com/W3UrHDBb6M
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 4, 2018
Ben Roethlisberger (@_BigBen7) wearing the #StrongerThanHate cleats pic.twitter.com/9IxPVz5S1b
— Chase Williams WPXI (@chasepwilliams) November 4, 2018
We are #StrongerThanHate. pic.twitter.com/ZMwwfs04aM
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) November 4, 2018
Ben Roethlisberger wearing his ‘Stronger Than Hate’ cleats during pregame warmup hugs. pic.twitter.com/82GU3V9LYk
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) November 4, 2018
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Roethlisberger and his wife are close to Michele Rosenthal, who worked in Steelers’ community relations and assists with Ben’s foundation. Michele lost two of her brothers in the shooting.
And if she didn’t work for them they wouldn’t do anything?