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Karl Rasmussen

Ben Roethlisberger Admits He Initially Wanted Steelers’ Kenny Pickett to Struggle

Former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger made an eye-opening comment about current signal-caller Kenny Pickett during the latest episode of his podcast, Footbahlin With Ben Roethlisberger.

Pickett was featuring as a guest on the podcast episode when Roethlisberger stunningly admitted that he was rooting against the young quarterback when he first arrived in Pittsburgh.

“I wouldn’t say that I wanted Kenny to necessarily fail, but when someone comes to replace you, I still felt like I had it. I hope he doesn’t come and ball out, because then it’s like, ‘Ben who?” said Roethlisberger. “As you started playing, I found myself rooting more and more for you.”

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