Make-A-Wish Kid Tries To Unsuspend Ben Roethlisberger

Timing Is Everything Zach

During the NFL Draft just before the Pittsburgh Steelers first-round selection was announced the crowd chanted, “She said no,” in reference to details from the police investigation of Ben Roethlisberger alleged sexual assault.

What made the chants especially notable was that Pittsburgh’s pick was to be announced by Zach Hatfield, a 15-year-old who suffers from acute promyelocytic leukemia and who endured a heart attack last summer. The crowd’s jeers turned to cheers right when NFL commissioner Roger “Godfather” Goodell handed the microphone over to Hatfield.

While backstage with Goodell, the teenager asked the commissioner if “maybe you could unsuspend Ben Roethlisberger?” Goodell declined to accomodate Hatfield’s request.

“And I mentioned to the commissioner, I asked him, ‘So, do you think maybe you could unsuspend Ben Roethlisberger?’ The commissioner just kind of smiled and said, ‘I don’t think we can do that.’ “

Roethlisberger is currently suspended for six games and is forced to undergo a “comprehensive behavior.” More importantly let the Steeler fans down especially a sick teenager named Zach, who was willing to trade his Make-A-Wish in.