Georgia – from www.espn.go.com – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has withdrawn its request for a DNA sample from Ben Roethlisberger, according a source familiar with the investigation.

No reason was given as to why the GBI has withdrawn its request or when it did so. When asked what this means in terms of the status of the investigation of Roethlisberger, GBI public information officer John Bankhead declined to comment.

When asked how this would affect the timetable on when the GBI and the Milledgeville police department will complete their investigation and submit their case to the district attorney, so the DA’s office can decide whether it will seek to press charges against Roethlisberger, Bankhead said,

“I don’t know. I’d have to have my crystal ball out but I don’t have it with me.”

When asked what the GBI withdrawing its request for a DNA sample for Ben Roethlisberger meant to the case, Lee Parks, an attorney for the accuser, said, “We’re not commenting on the investigation. It’s not our place to do that.”