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Fan gets personal camp invite from Ben Roethlisberger, proceeds to lose mind

PITTSBURGH -- Cindy Koehler said she rarely posts videos online, but she figured her son's response was too good not to share Sunday night.

Asked which person he'd most like to meet, 9-year-old Caleb said he'd "probably hyperventilate and pass out" if he met Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, then urged mom to hit send because "no risk, no reward," a phrase she'd never heard him say.

"I was kind of joking about getting the video [to Roethlisberger] but he said, 'mom, can you really get this to him online?'" Koehler said. "I said I would try.