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{{Infobox NFL player |image= James Farrior.jpg |image_size=150 |caption= James Farrior in 2006. |currentteam= |currentnumber=51,58 |currentpositionplain=Middle linebacker |birth_date= (1975-01-06) January 6, 1975 (age 37) |birth_place=Petersburg, Virginia |heightft=6 |heightin=2 |weight=243 |college=Virginia |draftyear=1997 |draftround=1 |draftpick=8 |debutyear=1997 |debutteam=New York Jets |pastteams=
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|statweek=16 |statseason=2011 |statlabel1=Tackles |statvalue1=1,411 |statlabel2=Sacks |statvalue2=35.5 |statlabel3=INTs |statvalue3=11 |statlabel4=Forced Fumbles |statvalue4=19 |nfl=FAR709765 James Alfred Farrior (born January 6, 1975) is an former American football inside [[linebacker. He played college football at the University of Virginia, and played with the New York Jets from 1997 to 2001. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2002 to 2011 and earned two Super Bowl rings with them (XL and XLIII).
Farrior was born in Ettrick, Virginia. He was a Parade All-America selection and named Virginia's Group AA Co-Offensive Player of the Year as senior at Matoaca High School in his hometown and birthplace of Ettrick, Va. also selected first-team All-Conference at both FB and LB, also earned All-Metro and All-State honors, he was The Richmond Times-Dispatch's co-Player of the Year after posting 78 tackles, 11 sacks, five blocked kicks, four forced fumbles and two interceptions, he rushed the ball 105 times for 1,006 (9.6 avg.) and 22 TD and had 19 receptions for 340 yards (17.9 avg.) and 4 TDs receiving as a senior fullback.He earned All-Metro, district and region honors as a junior, lettered three times in football, track and wrestling.
Benjamin Todd "Ben" Roethlisberger (pronounced /ˈrɒθlɨsbɜrɡər/; born March 2, 1982), nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers in the first round (11th overall) in the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Miami University.
Roethlisberger earned the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award in 2004 and his first Pro Bowl selection in 2007. He became the youngest Super Bowl-winning quarterback in NFL history, helping lead the Steelers, in his second professional season, to a 21–10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL at the age of 23. Roethlisberger led the Steelers to a second Super Bowl title in four seasons as they defeated the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, 27–23, after completing a game-winning touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes in the final 35 seconds.
Roethlisberger has been one of the most efficient passers in NFL history. He currently ranks 10th all-time in NFL passer rating (92.9), 5th in yards per attempt (8.06), and 11th in completion percentage (63.24%) among quarterbacks with a minimum of 1,500 career attempts. He has the fourth highest career winning percentage (.710) as a starter in the regular season among quarterbacks with a minimum of 100 starts.