Big Steelers Linemen, QB Roethlisberger Drive Small MINI Coopers To Camp

When Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and his offensive linemen report for training camp on Friday, they won't be driving their owns cars. They'll be rolling into St. Vincent College in Latrobe in MINI Coopers.

Picture the sight -- in some rides, more than 300 pounds of football player will be behind the wheel.

Steelers offensive tackle Max Starks came up with an idea to drive the small cars to camp. He thought it would be fun to start training camp off with a laugh. Well, he certainly had See & Be Seen laughing on Thursday at Pittsburgh's MINI dealership.

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It was tight squeeze, but the football players fit.

"It's ironic that all of the biggest guys on the team are the ones doing it. These cars are pretty small," said Steelers' Trai Essex said.

Along with Essex, Starks and Big Ben were Justin Hartwig, Doug Legursky and Chris Kemoeatu.

"I took the guys out for dinner last year on my birthday, and the food was really bad, so I hope this isn't Max's way of getting back at me," said Hartwig.

I guess we'll never know what Starks' motives were. What we do know is that offensive line and Roethlisberger will be the talk of day one at training camp.