The rivalry between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers in recent memory is defined by Ben Roethlisberger, who beat the Browns more than he beat any other team. Soon, though, the rivalry between these AFC North foes will have a different feel.

The tables have turned in the rivalry due to a much-improved Browns team. Myles Garrett and his extreme talents are a big reason why. As someone who has spent the past few seasons facing Roethlisberger, Garrett addressed Big Ben's impending potential retirement.

Per Mary Kay Cabot off Cleveland.com:

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“[Will I] miss him?’’ Garrett said. “It’s kind of like when I was growing up, I barely remember the retirement of Michael Jordan because I was very young, but just seeing players at the end of their careers slowly retired and not fading into obscurity but they leave their mark on the game, and they go do other things.

“I will miss his presence in the game, but as far as going against him and the rivalry against him versus us, no, I will not miss that. I will be looking forward to new things, new challenges, new quarterbacks and new people to put in the front yard.”

Garrett's quarterback graveyard may keep Roethlisberger but it will soon feature someone else in a Steelers jersey. Whoever fills Roethlisberger's shoes will be put in a position to maintain the tenacity in the rivalry with Cleveland (as well as Baltimore and Cincinnati). They will also have to spend time trying to avoid Garrett in the backfield.