Pennsylvania governor chastises Big Ben for barbershop visit

Ben Roethlisberger shared a video Monday of himself celebrating his return to health from a season-ending elbow injury by throwing to teammates and then cutting his hair and woolly beard.

The end of the video, which showed the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback getting his hair and beard cut at a barbershop, drew criticism from Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday.

During his daily briefing, Wolf said no Pennsylvanian should take such a chance at this stage of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

"My concern is just a general concern," Wolf said, according to ESPN's Brooke Pryor. "Anybody who puts himself or herself into harm's way is something that I think we have to try to avoid. When you go to something like a barbershop and you're not protected, I don't care who you are, the chances of that virus actually wreaking havoc on your life increases."

Many of the local Pennsylvania counties are in the "yellow" phase of reopening, according to Pryor. Barbershops can't open until those counties move into the "green" phase.

Roethlisberger had said he wouldn't cut his hair or beard until he was able to throw to teammates again, which prompted Monday's viral video.