The Steelers will be without Ben Roethlisberger for the first time since his 2004 rookie season this year. The franchise legend retired after the 2021–22 season.
It’s a new era of Pittsburgh football, and the former quarterback recently spoke with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to discuss how retirement has treated him thus far.
The 2021 season was the 40-year-old’s farewell tour, and Roethlisberger admitted in his interview that key members of team management were divided on bringing him back for his final season. General manager Kevin Colbert and coach Mike Tomlin were the ones Roethlisberger said were ready for a change after the 2020 season.
