However, with his championships and 2 million contract have come several off-the-field problems.

In 2006, he defied his coach's orders and rode his motorcycle without a helmet -- and wound up with a concussion, broken jaw and other injuries after a wreck.

As Pittsburgh's first-round draft pick out of Miami of Ohio in 2004, Roethlisberger led the Steelers to Super Bowl victories in 20.

He has frequently donated time and money to charities, and his charitable foundation awards a police dog to a department near every Steelers road opponent.

One patron at the bar on Friday night, 21-year-old college student Brandon Harris, said he saw Roethlisberger come in the night before with two or three big men who were keeping other club goers away.

Harris said the group went into a curtained VIP area in the back of the club, and some women were let inside.

Roethlisberger, who was not in custody, has not been criminally charged in either case and has claimed counter-damages in the lawsuit.

Still, to hear it on the airwaves in Pittsburgh, this latest situation seems to have shaken fans of the star quarterback, a man who has never hidden the fact he enjoys the nightlife.

She said she asked the quarterback to take a photo with her friend, who was a fan, but he seemed disappointed that's all she wanted.

The player's agent, Ryan Tollner, said in a statement he was skeptical of the motive of the alleged victim in Milledgeville because of the previous Lake Tahoe allegations.

Steelers spokesman Dave Lockett said the team was gathering information and had no comment.

Tom Davis, the special agent in charge of the regional Georgia Bureau of Investigation in Milledgeville, told ESPN on Saturday that Milledgeville police and the GBI will be working the case throughout the weekend and into next week.

Authorities had no plans to comment further until Monday at the earliest.