When Ben Roethlisberger's season was cut short after a an elbow injury that required surgery, he started growing a pretty impressive beard.
Last month during a game broadcast on NBC, Roethlisberger told sideline reporter Michelle Tafoya that he wasn't going to shave the beard until he's able to resume throwing the football.
Coincidentally, after Sidney Crosby underwent core muscle surgery earlier this season, he started growing a rare midseason beard. This is what he looked like in the last game he played on Nov. 9:
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