Plaxico
00giovedì 3 febbraio 2005 21:38
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 3, 2005) -- Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback BEN ROETHLISBERGER was named the 2004 PEPSI NFL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, Pepsi and the National Football League announced today.
More than 336,000 fans voted for five candidates on NFL.com from January 7 through January 31 to determine which rookie would win the third PEPSI NFL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR award. Last year, Houston Texans running back DOMANICK DAVIS was named the 2003 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year. New York Giants tight end JEREMY SHOCKEY was named the 2002 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year. More than 1.2 million fans voted for the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year during the regular season and playoffs.
Roethlisberger was presented the award during a press conference in Jacksonville, the site of Super Bowl XXXIX.
Roethlisberger won all 13 of his starts in 2004, leading all rookie quarterbacks with 2,621 passing yards and 17 touchdown passes. He posted a passer rating of 98.1, fifth among all NFL quarterbacks, and led the Steelers to a 15-1 record and the top seed in the AFC playoffs. In leading his team to back-to-back wins over the defending-champion New England Patriots and the NFC’s top-seeded Philadelphia Eagles in Weeks 8 and 9, Roethlisberger recorded passer ratings of 126.4 and 109.3 respectively, throwing two touchdown passes in each game. He was nominated for Pepsi Rookie of the Week nine times, winning the award every week he was nominated.
The five finalists were chosen after tabulating this season’s fan voting. Each week, five nominees were chosen and NFL fans voted for the winner on NFL.com.
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Ricky71
00giovedì 3 febbraio 2005 22:27
E bravo Ben.
Son curioso di vederlo il prossimo anno, che sarà sicuramente duro.
In bocca al lupo.