When the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Kenny Pickett in the first round last season, the pressure was on him to replace the legendary Ben Roethlisberger. On this week’s Footbahlin Podcast, Roethlisberger got very candid about how he felt watching Pickett take over the starting quarterback job in Pittsburgh.
“I’m gonna be sure transparent about this. I’m gonna get blasted, I probably shouldn’t say this,” Roethlisberger said. “Early on, I didn’t want you to succeed…That’s selfishness in me and I feel sorry for that.”
