Ben Roethlisberger

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Even if he may have never been deemed one of the top two quarterbacks in any one season, he still has one hell of a resume. He’s certainly a Hall of Fame player, but if I were him, I wouldn’t take it for granted, either. It is the one jewel in the crown that Roethlisberger doesn’t have yet—or at least the last one that’s still attainable. I think I did it at a high enough level for a long enough time that I think it would be pretty cool to get in. I don’t know for sure, but I’m guessing there aren’t too many players in the All-Pro era who are in the Hall of Fame without having ever made an All-Pro list. I did it for a long time”, the 40-year-old father of three told Ron Cook of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette of his playing career and of what he expects to come next.

Retired NFL QB Ben Roethlisberger doesn't like what he sees in the college game. During an interview with Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Roethlisberger felt the ...

It was all about the team. They’re treated so well in college. The team was so important.

Pittsburgh Steelers icon Ben Roethlisberger lamented the shift in attitudes amongst NFL players from a team-centric approach.

However, the Steelers legend believes that this change has encouraged players to take a more self-centric approach to the team. According to the Steelers legend, the mentality has shifted from a team-first attitude to a more player-centric approach. Steelers’ Roethlisberger: “I feel like the people have changed in a sense.

Ben Roethlisberger was quick to point the finger as to why the Pittsburgh Steelers did not have the playoff success they should have during his career.

Roethlisberger was the perfect Steelers quarterback. Not to say the 2010 Steelers should have or would have beaten Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl 45, but how has Pittsburgh not been back since? Big Ben was the one player constant throughout. It was all about the team. The team was so important. Roethlisberger spoke recently with Ron Cook of the Post-Gazette on several topics.

Ben Roethlisberger's 17-year NFL and Pittsburgh Steelers career came to an end this past season. It actually could've came one year sooner.

“I think Mike [Tomlin] was a little ready to move on, but I think he was OK with me coming back. I’m pretty confident I could still play. My arm feels like I still could go out and play.

Earlier this offseason, longtime Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and likely future Hall of Famer Ben Roethlisberger retired after an 18-year career.

) The allegations were rarely mentioned, let alone the focus of intense attention, as he received (mostly deserved, based solely on the totality of his on-field accomplishments) something like living-legend treatment during his final NFL season. As our friends over at PFT mentioned, Roethlisberger also benefitted from friendly media treatment, what with the near-memory-holing of the sexual assault and rape allegations levied against him early in his career. They rarely utilized pre-snap motion because he felt it affected his picture of the defense. The Steelers maintained one of the league's lowest play-action rates because he did not like turning his back to the defense. We already detailed his assertion that former Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert wanted Roethlisberger to retire earlier, while the Rooney family was content to let him continue playing. It was all about the team.

Former quarterback Ben Roethlisberger took some time to reflect on his storied legacy with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Steelers notched a record of .500 or better in each of Roethlisberger’s 18 campaigns as their starting quarterback. Still, the AFC North powerhouse never finished with a losing record in the Ben Roethlisberger era. It means so much to me that I won football games.” I just want to beat you. But I just wanted to win. Roethlisberger took some time to look back on his career during an interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Ron Cook. The six-time Pro Bowler touched on numerous such matters, which included opening up about a feat that makes him most proud.

Future Hall of Famer Ben Roethlisberger said in an interview this week he feels football has "turned from a team-first to a me-type attitude. It was hard.”

"My arm feels like I still could go out and play. "I might be standing on a soapbox a little bit, but that’s my biggest takeaway from when I started to the end. "I thought I went out on my terms. ‘You stayed last year.’ But I thought I played pretty well last year, to be honest," Roethlisberger said. It was all about the team. The team was so important.

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I think Mike was a little ready to move on, but I think he was OK with me coming back. It was all about the team. “I feel like the people have changed in a sense. That’s something that we all take pride in as a receiver, being able to catch the ball.” I think Mr. Rooney really wanted me to come back last year to play,” Roethlisberger told Ron Cook of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “I thought I went out on my terms. However, team owner Art Rooney wouldn’t allow it to happen and brought Big Ben back for a final season that didn’t go exactly as planned. “It starts with how he talks in the huddle. We have a lot of verbiage in the huddle. So when I drop a pass, I know why I dropped that pass.” I try to make sure that it doesn’t happen again. I take it to heart. Every time I drop a ball, it’s always one minor thing that I didn’t do, whether looking it in or my hands aren’t in the right place.

Ben Roethlisberger is arguably the greatest quarterback in Pittsburgh Steelers history. He led the team to three Super Bowls and brought two championships ...

But they have not won a playoff game since the 2016 season and have just three playoff victories overall since they lost Super Bowl 45 to the Packers following the 2010 season. The Steelers have not had a losing season since 2003, the year before Roethlisberger was drafted. It was all about the team. The team was so important. Ben Roethlisberger is arguably the greatest quarterback in Pittsburgh Steelers history. He is going to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer.

Officially, yes, the legendary Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is retired from playing professional football. However, that does not mean that Big Ben ...

However, that does not mean that Big Ben believes he can no longer play the game. "He's so far OVER the hill, he can't SEE the top of the HILL anymore," another fan wrote. Ahead of training camp, the future Hall of Fame quarterback said he believes he could still play if he had to.

Ben and his longtime wife, Ashley, celebrated their wedding anniversary on Saturday. The former Steelers quarterback shared a heartwarming message for his ...

I love you Ashley, even more today then I did that day 10 years ago," he wrote. "10 years ago I married the most amazing woman in the world. I’m looking forward to many more years, and many more adventures with my best friend.

Ben Roethlisberger has injected himself into the conversation, and maybe it is time for this to stop happening as the 2022 Steelers report to work this ...

I think Mike [Tomlin] was a little ready to move on, but I think he was OK with me coming back. “I know somePackers. I have talked to them. To an extent, I get it. Ward took a job with NBC after his retirement, and gave his opinion on the Steelers, but Roethlisberger once again injecting himself into the conversation as the team prepares for training camp just seems odd. I look back at it and think, man. It was all about the team. My arm feels like I still could go out and play. “It was mostly Kevin [Colbert]. He was ready to move on. The team was so important. When you think back to Roethlisberger’s weekly spot on the local sports radio, it almost always resulted in headlines, and very few of them were deemed positive. Maybe later in the year or next offseason. Sure, he has a good relationship with Cook, but if Cook sends Roethlisberger a text message it could look something like this: