The Steelers didn't know it, but quarterback Ben Roethlisberger played in Super Bowl XLIII with a pair of broken ribs.
According to SI.com, Big Ben said his fractured ribs did not show up on X-rays taken before the game on Feb. 1, but were revealed during an MRI last week.
"Luckily, in the game, I didn't take any big hits to make 'em hurt," Roethlisberger said. "But I knew all along there was something wrong. There wouldn't have been anything that could have been done about fractured ribs anyway. It was just suck it up and play."
Roethlisberger Played With Two Broken Ribs