NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger may have avoided sexual assault charges in Georgia, but the Pittsburgh Steelers player has been banned from playing in the first six games of the season. Roethlisberger was banned without pay for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy and ordered to undergo a “comprehensive behavioral evaluation by professionals.” The NFL handed down the punishment after prosecutors decided not to charge Roethlisberger in a case involving a 20-year-old college student who accused him of sexually assaulting her in a Georgia nightclub last month. Sitting out all six games will cost Roethlisberger $2.8 million, though the penalty could be shortened to four games for good behavior.
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