Man dated women by pretending to be Steeler Quarterbacks

[Champ]

PITTSBURGH -- Police have flagged a man for an illegal quarterback sneak.

Authorities said Brian Jackson, 31, dated two women by pretending to be Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks Ben Roethlisberger and Brian St. Pierre.

Jackson, arrested Friday, was charged with harassment for allegedly continuing to contact both women after they learned of the ruses. He was also charged with criminal mischief for allegedly ruining a Steelers jersey owned by one of the women's neighbors when he signed his worthless rendition of Roethlisberger's autograph on it. The jersey was worth $75 before it was signed, police said.

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In one of the scams, Jackson arrived at the woman's home on July 6, gave her an autographed football and pretended to be Roethlisberger, signing the neighbor's jersey, authorities said.

When she got home from their date that night, the neighbor brought her a newspaper article and told her that the man wasn't Roethlisberger.

Allegheny County police said Jackson pretended to be St. Pierre, the third-string quarterback, when he met a woman last September. She told police that during the three weeks they were in contact, Jackson often talked of his "teammates" and offered to autograph footballs for neighborhood kids. Jackson also told the woman to watch Steelers games so she could see him when he went into the game, police said.

When the woman did watch a Steelers game, she saw the real Brian St. Pierre on the screen and realized that Jackson was an impostor, police said. Jackson tried to explain to the woman that he looked "different" on TV,:rofl: but she asked him not to contact her, police said.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2109054

[amber dog democrat]

1. I read it the other way.

I was hoping there acutally were women who pretended to be Steelers quaterbacks.
but how stupid is this? Someone needs to get a life.

[Champ]

2. Fixed it

I can see how you saw that.

[amber dog democrat]

7. James Reston once commented on a badly edited front page story headline:

" Man Falls Off Bride, Breaks Leg "

supposed to be " Bridge " . Every editor's nightmare.

[flakey_foont]

3. Please allow me to introduce myself

Hi, I'm Terry Bradshaw ,,,want to see my Super Bowl rings?

Hi, I'm Kordell Stewart

[tjdee]

4. After my first date with the guy, I'd look up his pics, no?

I hope these relationships were shorter than two days, because if a guy told me he was an athlete, I'd get home from the date and google him....pass the pics around to a friend or two....

[NewJeffCT]

5. don't guys try this thing all the time?

I mean, I know a guy that used to try to pass himself off in Florida as a mid-level hockey player in Florida for rehab on his surgically repaired knee.

[amber dog democrat]

6. No , I think its pretty uncommon.

I mean, how often in my day-to-day routine do I encounter men trying to pass themselves off as fameous/notorious people? Not very. There is something sociopathic about this.

[R. A. Fuqua]

8. these guys are out there.

my girl friend is an ice skater and there is a psycho loser type that hangs around the rink constantly--whenever any new girl starts coming there to skate regularly this creep makes up a pack of entertaining lies to try and get her. (He hangs out--and occasionally drives the Zamboni at the rink---but he like to tell the ladies tales of corporate glory--ie that he is the CEO of a fortune 500 company--who just likes to skate so he hangs at the rink all the time---hilarious stuff like that!)

Of course, they always quickly figure out he is a liar--he is not very skilled and his stories are rather outrageous.

However, it bothers me that he is always lurking around the place--he has a creepy stalkerish serial killer-like quality about him that really puts me off. Sometimes when my girl friend is skating at a session late at night, I go and watch her--just because I don't want her to leave that place alone---he worries me.